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PSY 302 Entire Course

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• PSY 302 Week 1 DQ 1 Career Possibilities
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• PSY 302 Week 1 DQ 2 Employee Selection
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• PSY 302 Week 1 Assignment Self Confidence
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• PSY 302 Week 2 DQ 1 Motivation Theory
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• PSY 302 Week 2 DQ 2 Decision Making in the
  Workplace
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• PSY 302 Week 2 Assignment Motivational Theories
  and Factors
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• PSY 302 Week 3 DQ 1 Leadership

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PSY 302 Week 1 Assignment Self Confidence

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• Enhancing My Self Confidence
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• Identify your present level of self confidence.
  Out of the twelve techniques on p. 86-87 of the
  course text that are designed to increase self
  confidence, select at least six and describe how
  they can help you strengthen your own
  self-confidence. Does self confidence affect job
  performance? Why or why not? How are inter-office
  relationships affected by differing levels of
  self-confidence?

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PSY 302 Week 1 DQ 1 Career Possibilities

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• Now that you are familiar with I/O psychology, if
  you wanted to pursue a career in this area, what
  could you do between now and graduation to make
  this career possible? What unique opportunities
  does the field of I/O psychology present in the
  workplace? In which area of I/O psychology would
  you specialize?

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PSY 302 Week 1 DQ 2 Employee Selection

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• Describe the major factors related to employee
  selection. Be sure to include factors of job
  analysis, responsibilities, knowledge, skills,
  and abilities (KSAs), job contexts and
  organizational culture. How many of these factors
  are contingent upon the individual vs. the
  organization itself?

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PSY 302 Week 2 Assignment Motivational Theories
and Factors

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• Motivational Theories and Factors
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• As we contemplate what motivates employees in the
  workplace, we include in this topic motivational
  affects of stress and conflict in the workplace.
  In a one-to-two page paper compare and contrast
  three motivational theories including the
  relationship of stress and conflict in relation
  to individual motivations. When you are involved
  in a stressful situation at work, what effective
  techniques do you use? What effective techniques
  could you use in the future?
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PSY 302 Week 2 DQ 1 Motivation Theory

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• An individual may be extrinsically or
  intrinsically motivated. Theories differ in their
  descriptions of motivation, as do the factors
  that facilitate and inhibit motivation in various
  work settings. Which motivation theory would you
  use to describe the challenges with alternative
  work arrangements (e.g., flex-time, compressed
  work PSY 302 Week, and telecommuting) as
  discussed in the text? Do you believe the
  practice of providing alternative work
  arrangements will continue? Why or why not?

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PSY 302 Week 2 DQ 2 Decision Making in the
Workplace

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• The decision-making process is important at every
  level of an organization. Regardless of position,
  workers are faced with making daily decisions.
  Apply the six-step rational decision-making
  model, within Chapter 8 of your course text, to
  one of the following situations
• a. You are a product officer for a high-tech
  company. You have two new products to market, but
  only have funding for one. How will you determine
  which product to introduce?

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PSY 302 Week 3 Assignment Personality and
Communication Styles in the Workplace

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• In the role of a consultant, create a report
  about one person and his or her interactions in
  the workplace. This person is really you but you
  will be writing about yourself under a pseudonym.
  Describe your personality and communication style
  in the workplace in the third person grammar. Use
  a fictitious name for yourself. Include examples
  of your interactions with at least three people
  who have different personality and/or
  communication styles as you. Consider what advice
  as a consultant you would provide yourself to
  improve the relationships for a more productive
  workplace environment.

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PSY 302 Week 3 DQ 1 Leadership

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• The origin of a leader has been a topic of debate
  for decades. While some believe that leaders are
  born, others argue that leaders are made. Both
  sides of the debate have major implications for
  future leaders and the I/O psychologists who will
  work with them. Explore the relationship between
  leadership characteristics, including innate
  ability, personality, and communication.

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PSY 302 Week 3 DQ 2 Team Dynamics

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•  Although originally an Eastern concept, team
  culture has slowly been integrated into the
  culture of the American workplace. As we learned
  this PSY 302 Week, there are several types of
  teams that one can be a part of self-managed
  work team (S.M.W.T.) , manager-led teams,
  cross-functional teams, project teams, virtual
  teams and more. Based on your reading this PSY
  302 Week, consider the following

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PSY 302 Week 4 DQ 1 Assessment in the Workplace

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• Testing and assessment are critical components of
  selection, recruitment, and training and
  development processes in any business or
  organization. Indentify an assessment that might
  be used by an I/O psychologist working in your
  industry (this may be an assessment that you have
  taken or one you are familiar with). Describe the
  intended purpose and population for this
  assessment. Evaluate the validity and reliability
  of this assessment. Do you think that the
  assessment is measuring what it is intended to
  measure? Identify at least two strengths and at
  least two weaknesses of the assessment.
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PSY 302 Week 4 DQ 2 Positive Psychology

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• Positive psychology focuses on improving the
  performance and morale of employees. In this PSY
  302 Weeks chapters, we learned that positive
  psychology plays a large role in an
  organizations performance appraisals and/or
  training and development.
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• In your own words, define positive psychology.
  Explain how positive psychology manifests itself
  in your workplace. Assess whether positive
  psychology is more applicable to performance
  appraisal processes or the training and
  development process.

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PSY 302 Week 5 DQ 1 Employee Attitudes

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•  Employee attitudes are one of the many
  components that contribute to the overall health
  and well being of an individual within an
  organization. Think about the best and the worst
  boss you have ever had (if you have never had a
  boss, interview a friend or family member who has
  had one). How did your attitude shape the
  affective and behavioral components in the
  workplace? Of the theories we have discussed
  throughout the course, which one(s) assist in
  explaining poor leadership/management and its
  effects in an organization?

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PSY 302 Week 5 DQ 2 Job Exploration

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• In American society, it is not uncommon for
  employees to leave an organization for another
  promising job opportunity. Typically, a complex
  combination of various organizational factors is
  involved in any decision to change jobs. In your
  own words, describe the key organizational
  factors that influence organizational commitment
  and job satisfaction. Assess the value of the
  following factors (co-workers, boss, salary, the
  work, and the location) as predictors of job
  satisfaction within your current organization (if
  you do not currently have an organization, you
  may use a past experience or interview a friend
  or family member who has one). Explain.

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PSY 302 Week 5 Research Paper Final

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• The Research Paper should demonstrate
  understanding of the reading assignments as well
  as the implications of new knowledge gained from
  the course.
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• The eight-page paper should integrate readings
  and class discussions into work and life
  experience. It may include explanation and
  examples from previous experience as well as
  implications for future application.

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