TRICOUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE

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TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE

• PSY 120
• Organizational Psychology
• Professor Jackie Kroening
• 864-646-1430
• 864-646-1425 (PSY office)
• www.lifetour.com
• Book The Human Side of Organizations by Michael
  Drafke

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COURSE COMPETENCIES

• Demonstrate understanding of terms, theories and
  concepts.
• Able to develop a strategy of increasing your own
  motivation, to increase your productivity, and to
  increase your self-discipline and assertiveness.
• Understand factors that contribute to job
  satisfaction and pinpoint consequences of job
  satisfaction and dissatisfaction.
• Become a more creative problem-solver in
  organizational climates.

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COURSE COMPETENCIES

• Evaluate kinds and degrees of stress in your life
  and state several coping strategies.
• Gain understanding of conflicts within
  organizations and the complexity of factors
  creating conflict and be able to discuss ways of
  dealing with conflict.
• Evaluate your effectiveness as a team player and
  will be able to analyze and suggest solutions to
  team problems.

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COURSE COMPETENCIES

• Increase your ability to communicate verbally, in
  writing, and non-verbally.
• Gain ability to analyze power politics, identify
  ethical and unethical political tactics.
• Become aware of the kinds of programs in
  organizations designed to increase interpersonal
  skills and realize the need for on-going training.

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METHODS OF INSTRUCTION

• Designed to make you THINK.
• Pure memorization is not the intent.
• It is expected that you will read and study the
  material before each class.
• Attend every possible class.
• Master much of the material on your own or ask
  about it in class.

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COURSE REQUIREMENTS

• 4 tests (15 each) 60
• Activities 15
• Book Review 15
• Class participation 10
• 100

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Evaluation Strategies and CriteriaTests (60 of
grade)

• Tests must be taken with the class on the
  designated date. No make-up tests will be
  allowed. If it is necessary for you to miss an
  exam, the final exam will count as two. Notify
  the instructor before missing an exam. It may be
  possible for you to take it with another class.
• A. Tests Will Be Composed Of
• Objective multiple choice, true-false,
  and/or matching questions designed to test your
  knowledge, understanding and application of the
  basic information, terms, concepts, theories, and
  research data.
• B. Grading of Tests
• In the grading of multiple choice and
  matching items, the student may disagree with the
  answer designated as correct, though an effort
  will be made to keep these questions clear and
  direct. To receive consideration for additional
  credit for his/her answer, the student must
  explain in writing his/her reasoning for the
  answer selected and/or his/her interpretation of
  the question and answers. These justifications
  must be written at the beginning of the class
  after the test is returned.

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Evaluation Strategies and CriteriaActivities
(15)

• One of two Options
• Notebook For each chapter you will write your
  answers to the questions at the end of every
  chapter. You are to answer the questions
  thoroughly in an organized and grammatically
  correct manner. Date each entry.
• Journal Describe your own personal thoughts and
  feeling about what you learned and give your
  evaluation of each class and how you think or
  feel the class can be improved.
• Example Leadership is something I have not
  thought about much. Im surprised at how many
  ways you can look at Leadership. I will be able
  to use this when looking for my next job.
  Selecting the leader I work for has a great
  barring on my work success.
• NOTE I dont want today we covered leadership.

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Criteria for Book Review

• 4 to 6 typed pages (double spaced using APA
  style) Cover and reference pages dont count.
• A brief summary of the book.
• What was it about (15 of the paper)
• What were the important concepts or ideas
  presented (35of the paper)
• Application Section
• What meaning or relevance does the book have to
  you and/or how does it relate to this course
  (40)
• Evaluation
• Was the book well-written? Support you opinion
  with evidence (10) Must have one creatable
  outside reference and one reference to the text
  book.

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Evaluation Strategies and CriteriaBook Review
(15)

• Criteria for evaluation of papers
• 1 . Thoroughness and accuracy of information
• presented
• 2. Logic, support for ideas, and organization
• Two outside references supporting your ideas.
• Relate ideas to the course text book (reference
  once).
• Must have a reference page
• 3. Originality of thought and creativity, where
• appropriate
• 4. Appropriate introductory and concluding
• paragraphs
• 5. Effective and accurate word choice
• 6. Correct grammar and effective writing style

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Evaluation Strategies and CriteriaClass
participation (10)

• The evaluation of your participation will be on a
  0-100 point scale based on the following
  criteria
• 100 - Volunteers for demonstrations, shares
  willingly with class,
• participates enthusiastically in
  structured experiences, stimulates
• class discussion, asks relevant
  questions.
• 80 - participates enthusiastically in structured
  experiences, contributes
• to class discussion, asks relevant
  questions.
• 60 - cooperates in structured experiences,
  occasionally contributes to
• class discussion, occasionally asks
  relevant questions.
• 40 - reluctantly participates in structured
  experiences, does not
• contribute to class discussion, does not
  ask relevant questions.
• 0 - uncooperative in structured experiences,
  distracts from class discussion and other
  learning activities.

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Tri-County Technical College Grading Policy

• A (100 90) - Excellent "A" is used in GPA
  calculations, earns credit hours, and carries a
  value of 4 grade points for each credit hour.
• B (89 80) - Above Average "B" is used in GPA
  calculations, earns credit hours, and carries a
  value of 3 grade points for each credit hour.
• C (79 70) Average "C" is used in GPA
  calculations, earns credit hours, and carries a
  value of 2 grade points for each credit hour.
• D (69 60) - Below Average "D" is used in GPA
  calculations, earns credit hours, and carries a
  value of I grade point for each credit hour.
• F (59 0) Failure "F" is used in GPA
  calculations, earns no credit hours, and carries
  0 grade points for each credit hour attempted.
  (When the student retakes the course, the "F" is
  negated and the higher grade is used in GPA
  calculations.)

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Tri-County Technical College Grading Policy

• WF Withdrawn Failing WF is used in GPA
  calculations, earns no credit hours, and carries
  0 grade points for each credit hour attempted.
  (When the student retakes the course, the WF is
  negated and the higher grade is used in GPA
  calculations.) "WF" may be given from the first
  day after the tenth week through the last day of
  class before the final examination period if the
  student is failing. (The time period for
  awarding "WF" grades will be prorated for
  ten-week summer session terms and for other terms
  of varying lengths.)
• W Withdrawn - "W" is not used in GPA
  calculations, earns no credit hours, and
  generates no grade points.

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Attendance Policy

• Any student who accumulates more absences during
  the semester than the class meets in a two-week
  period is subject to being withdrawn from the
  class. The number of allowable absences during
  the summer term or other terms of varying length
  will be 10 of the total number of class meetings.

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Attendance Policy

• Entering a class late is rude to your instructor
  and to your classmates. If it is unavoidable,
  apologize and explain to your instructor after
  class.
• Three tardies will count as one absence, unless
  the instructor decides to drop the student for
  habitual lateness.

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Attendance Policy

• A student who arrives late may, at the discretion
  of the instructor, be marked absent for that
  class.
• A student who arrives late to class three times
  will be marked absent for one class. For each
  three late arrivals, another absence will be
  marked.
• A student who continually arrives late to class
  is subject to being withdrawn from the class.
• In extenuating circumstances, a student may
  request readmittance to class by meeting with the
  instructor and explaining the circumstances of
  the absences. If the instructor agrees to readmit
  the student, the student will be informed of the
  requirements which must be met to successfully
  complete the course.

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Policy On Academic Dishonesty

• 1. Academic dishonesty as used here includes
  using another's work without giving credit to the
  source and cheating.
• 2. Charges of academic dishonesty must be
  substantiated by evidence.
• 3. The instructor has the option of dealing with
  a first offense in one of two ways
• a. giving an "F" or a "0" for that particular
• assignment.
• b. demanding that the student redo the
• assignment.
• 4. With second offenses, the instructor may
  assign a grade of "F" for the course.
• 5. The student may appeal the decision to the
  Faculty-Student Behavior Committee.