Personnel
Assessment
APPL 645.185 Fall 2023 (3 credit hours)
Instructor: Tom Mitchell, Ph.D.
Email: TMITCHELL@ubalt.edu
Home Page: http://home.ubalt.edu/tmitch
Office Phone: 410 812 0354
Office Hours: By Appointment
Classes meet: Thursdays 5:30
PM to 8:00 PM; BC 313A
WEB BOARD FOR CLASS IS:
CANVAS
Schedule
of dates and assignments - Overview:
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Date |
Session |
Chapters |
Topic / Activity |
Due |
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August 31 |
1 |
1 Understanding Personnel Assessment |
Org Analysis, Job Analysis, Competency Modeling |
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Sept 7 |
2 |
3 Developing Predictive Hypotheses |
Conceptual & Operational Def, Criteria, Predictors |
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Sept 14 |
3 |
10 Assessing via Traditional Tests |
Cognitive & non-Cognitive Tests, Work Samples, SJTs,
Test Methods |
PAP O*Net job |
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Sept 21 |
4 |
11 Assessing Via Inventories and Interviews |
Personality, Biodata, Interviews |
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Sept 28 |
5 |
12 Assessing Via Ratings |
Rating Formats, Rating Research, Rater Bias |
PAP
draft (opt) |
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Oct 5 |
6 |
5 Minimizing Error in Measurement |
Measurement Theory, Reliability,
Validity |
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Oct 12 |
7 |
5 Minimizig Error in Mesruement (con’t) |
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Oct 19 |
8 |
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*** Midterm ** |
PAP Report Due |
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Oct 26 |
9 |
4 Knowing What's Legal |
Title
VII, Uniform Guidelines, Affirmative Action, Negligent Hiring |
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Nov 2 |
10 |
9 Analyzing Bias and Assuring Fairness |
Unfair Discrimination, Item
& Test Bias, Test-Score Banding |
DAP Draft (Opt) |
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Nov 9 |
11 |
6 Predicting Future Performance |
C-R Validation, Reg & Corr, Sig Testing |
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12 |
7 Using Multivariate Statistics |
MR,
Cutoff Models Aids, Utility Analysis |
DAP Report |
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Nov 30 |
13 |
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Making Judgments and Decisions |
Intuitive
Prediction, Judgment Aids, Centers |
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13 Individual and Group Assessment |
Complex Judgments, Individual Assessment, Assessment Review for Final Exam |
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Dec 14 |
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Final Exam ***
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I. Catalog Description for APPL 645 Personnel Assessment
Application of the technical
material learned in Personnel Psychology related to assessment techniques used
to select, promote and evaluate personnel. Hands-on experience with these
methods, including development of the most common ones. Assessment techniques
discussed may include ability tests, personality and honesty tests, drug
testing, work samples, interviews, training and evaluation forms and
performance appraisals. Students go through the process of developing surveys
for attitude assessment. Lab fee required. Prerequisite: APPL 644 or permission
of instructor. This course is open only to the following majors: Applied
Psychology or Certificate in Professional Counseling Studies. Other majors may take this course with departmental
permission only
II. Student Learning Outcomes: At the end of the course you should be able to:
III. Class format:
· Work on projects will be done
outside of class
· CANVAS may be used for discussion
of course readings
· Two projects:
o Personnel Assessment Proposal
(PAP) – Identify predictors and construct criterion to develop a selection
procedure
o Data Analysis Project (DAP) –
Analyze data set provided and construct report to management
IV
Texts:
V. Course requirements and % of
grade for each component:
· Grade Scale:
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Assignment/exam
GRADE |
TOTAL
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A |
90-100 |
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B |
80-89 |
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C |
70-80 |
GRADE
CALCULATOR to estimate your final grade (download Excel file)
Syllabus Resources:
Session / Date / Chapters in texts
(1)
August 31 Chap 1
Understanding Personnel Assessment: Assumptions, Validation and Its
Limitations, Theory and Practice (p. 3)
Not required:
(2)
September
7 Chap 3 Developing
Predictive Hypotheses: Cognitive & Non Cognitive
Abilities, Personality, Criteria (p 44)
Required:
Not required:
(3) September
14 Chap 10
Assessing via Tests: Paper & Pencil, Work Sample, Situational Judgment,
Computer Adaptive (p. 195)
*** DUE: PAP project O*Net job choice ***
Required:
Not required:
(4) September 21 Chap 11 Assessing
Via Inventories and Interviews: Self-Report, Biodata, Unstructured 7
Structured Interviews
Required:
Not required:
(5) September 28 Chap 12 Assessing Via Ratings: Rating Formats, Rater Training, Evaluation Process
Required:
· Schmidt, F., Oh, I., Shaffer, J.
(2016). The validity and utility of selection in personnel psychology:
Practical and theoretical implications of 100 years of research findings.
(Working paper)
Not required:
(6)
October
5 Chap 5 Minimizing Error in Measurement:
Minimizing Error in Measurement: Measurement Theory, Reliability, Validity (p.
97)
(7) October 12 Chap 5 Minimizing Error in Measurement:
Minimizing Error in Measurement: Measurement Theory, Reliability, Validity (p.
97)
(8) October
19 *** Midterm
Exam RPNow ***
*** PAP Report due ***
(9) October 26 Chap 4
Knowing What's Legal (and What's Not): Title VII, Uniform Guidelines,
Affirmative Action, Negligent Hiring (p. 67)
Required:
· Uniform Guidelines are Detrimental to the Field of Selection PPT (McDaniel et al.)
(10) November 2 Chap 9 Analyzing Bias and Assuring Fairness: Analyzing Bias and Assuring Fairness (p. 172)
*** DAP Draft
due (Optional)***
Be prepared to ask any question about the DAP project. (Review your DAP dataset)
Required:
Not required:
(11) November 9 Chap 6 Predicting Future Performance: Criterion-Related Validation, Regression & Correlation (p. 124)
Not required:
(12) November 16 Chap 7 Using
Multivariate Statistics: Multiple Regression, Multiple Correlation, Validity
Generalization (p. 140)
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DAP Report due ***
Required:
(13) November 30 Chap 8 Making
Judgments and Decisions:
Guest Lecture: Dr. Peter Leeds – People Analytics Decision Tree Modeling
Not required:
560
Personnel Selection lecture (Neil Swartz)
(14) December 7 Chap 13
Individual and Group Assessments (p 258)
Required:
(15)
December 14 ***** Final Exam RPNow ***
