SYLLABUS for
Personality at Work
APPL 657
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General Objective: Provide the student with an understanding of how personality measures are used in selection, how personality interacts with situations factors in the work environment to influence performance. Upon completion of the course, students should have an enhanced understanding of the important role personality plays in organizational behavior. They will also gain a better understanding of the kind of work environment that best suits their personality type.
Specific Objectives are:
For each student to develop an in-depth understanding of his or her profile on the most widely used valid personality inventories and to understand how his or her profile fits best with specific work environments and settings
To gain an understanding of the primary issues relating to the measurement of personality constructs
To understand the issues relating to the effect use of personality as a predictor of successful job performance
To understand the dynamics of the role that personality plays in teamwork
To understand the effects of response distortion on the validity of personality uses for selection
To have a firm grasp on how his or her personality profile relates to occupational and organizational fit.
The class will be conducted as a seminar. Discussions will focus on chapters, readings and personality inventories (primarily, HPI, NEO-PI R, IPIP and CPI). Each student will bring a (1) one page written summary of each article assigned and pose two questions for each article, and (2) short answers to the questions for each Chapter (linked to chapter titles). Discussions will focus on the articles and chapters assigned, and questions. Students will be responsible for completing the self-assessments online or in the Wagman Lab outside of scheduled class time. Assignments for specific dates are subject to change, but advanced notice will be given.
Schneider, B. & Smith, D. B., eds. (2004).
Personality in Organizations. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Pub: London.
ISBN: 0-8058-3758-2
V. Course requirements for each student:
The student will be evaluated onPoints possible Activity:
- 20 % Article summaries and answers to chapter questions
- 60 % Midterm and Final Exams (30% each)
- 20% Paper: Description of personal profile
- 100 % Total points possible
Grade scale: 90 = A; 80 = B; 70 = C
Links to useful information on personality at work:
- CPI California Personality Inventory at: to complete the CPI login at https://online.cpp.com/ (obtain LOGIN and PW from instructor)
- HPI on line: https://www2.hoganassessments.com/loginp.asp to complete HPI (obtain PW from instructor) Instructions for HPI online assessment
- SIOP Personality at Work
- OPM assessments http://apps.opm.gov/ADT/ADTclientMain.aspx
- SIOP employment testing: http://www.siop.org/workplace/employment%20testing/employment_testing_toc.aspx
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