Psychology 2660B-001

Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology

If there is a discrepancy between the outline posted below and the outline posted on the OWL course website, the latter shall prevail.

 

Revised Jan 13, 2022

 

WESTERN UNIVERSITY

LONDON               CANADA

Department of Psychology

2021-2022

 

Psychology 2660B    Section 001

INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

 

Welcome to our course, which introduces how psychology is applied to understand and improve workplaces. For some students this course can be a foundation for a career in industrial and organizational psychology. But for the many for whom that is not the case, this course will help you leverage an understanding of psychology to improve your workplaces in the future.

 

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Course delivery with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic

Although the intent is for this course to be delivered in-person, the changing COVID-19 landscape may necessitate some or all of the course to be delivered online, either synchronously (i.e., at the times indicated in the timetable) or asynchronously (e.g., posted on OWL for students to view at their convenience).  The grading scheme will not change.  Any assessments affected will be conducted online as determined by the course instructor.

 

When deemed necessary, tests and examinations in this course will be conducted ONLINE.  By taking this course, you are consenting to the use of this software and acknowledge that you will be required to provide personal information (including some biometric data) and the session will be recorded.  Completion of this course will require you to have a reliable internet connection and a device that meets the technical requirements for this service.  More information about this remote proctoring service, including technical requirements, is available on Western’s Remote Proctoring website at: https://remoteproctoring.uwo.ca

 

Highlighted text indicates amendments to the syllabus for the proposed online shift for January of 2021

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  • CALENDAR DESCRIPTION

 

An introduction to the theories, methods, findings and applications of industrial and organizational psychology. Topics to be covered include: employee recruitment and selection, employee training and development, performance appraisal, work attitudes and motivation, leadership and group processes, and organizational design.  See course in the institutional calendar at: https://westerncalendar.uwo.ca/Courses.cfm?CourseAcadCalendarID=BRESC_009092_5&SelectedCalendar=Live&ArchiveID=  

 

Antirequisite: Psychology 2060, Psychology 2061A/B.

Antirequisites are courses that overlap sufficiently in content that only one can be taken for credit. If you take a course that is an antirequisite to a course previously taken, you will lose credit for the earlier course, regardless of the grade achieved in the most recent course.

 

Prerequisite(s): A mark of at least 60% in 1.0 credits of Psychology at the 1000 level.

 

2 lecture hours and 1 tutorial hour; Course Weight: 0.5

 

Unless you have either the prerequisites for this course or written special permission from your Dean to enrol in it, you may be removed from this course and it will be deleted from your record. This decision may not be appealed. You will receive no adjustment to your fees in the event that you are dropped from a course for failing to have the necessary prerequisites.

 

 

 

2.0  COURSE INFORMATION

 

Instructor:   Dr. M. Blair Evans, Assistant Professor, Industrial/Organizational Unit                       

Office and Phone Number: 8410 Social Sciences Bldg, 519-661-2111 x84663

Email: mevan3@uwo.ca

Office Hours: Use ‘Sign-up’ in OWL to book a meeting with me during a time slot. Time slot ranges are from 9am-10:30am on Wednesdays, and 1pm -3:30pm on Fridays. You must book your time slot at least 12 hours beforehand to ensure that I will be on zoom for your meeting. If your need is urgent, then please arrange a separate office hour meeting by e-mailing me. Also, an in person office hours meeting can be requested if/when in-person instruction resumes.

Zoom office hours link for Dr. Evans: https://westernuniversity.zoom.us/j/6176657023   

 

Our instruction team includes one teaching assistant:     

Teaching assistant: Eva Kwan, PhD Candidate, Industrial/Organizational Psychology

       e-mail: tkwan42@uwo.ca

       Office hours: TBD

 

Time and Location of Lectures: The course and tutorial sessions will take place in two instructional settings.

 

Lecture: FNB-1250 – 11:30-1:30 Tuesdays

[During the online shift, this lecture will be ASYNCHRONOUS AND POSTED ON OWL AS VIDEOS. If/when in-person courses resume, we will return to FNB-1250]

 

 

Tutorial session 002: SSC-3028 – 1:30-3 :30 Thursdays

Tutorial session 003: AHB-1B08 – 10:30-12:30 Wednesdays

[During the online shift, tutorials will be SYNCHRONOUS AND hosted via zoom. If/when in-person courses resume, we will return to tutorial classrooms]

 

Students in Section 002 will meet on Thursdays, and those in Section 003 on Wednesdays.  During your first tutorial session you will be further split into two smaller subgroups who will attend tutorials on alternating weeks, and this will be communicated using the ‘Post’em’ tab in OWL.

 

We will also use the OWL system (http://owl.uwo.ca) to coordinate all aspects of this course, and deliver in-course activities like quizzes. [During the online course shift, all course content will be provided in OWL]  

 

 

Students who are in emotional/mental distress should refer to Health and Wellness @Western https://www.uwo.ca/health/ for a complete list of options about how to obtain help.

 

 

Please contact the course instructor if you require material in an alternate format or if you require any other arrangements to make this course more accessible to you. You may also wish to contact Student Accessibility Services (formerly known as Services for Students with Disabilities) at 519-661-2147.

 


 

3.0  TEXTBOOK

 

Our readings will involve a combination of an online text (see below) along with additional chapters, academic articles, and online content. All will be freely available on the OWL site and through a formal course readings page supported by Western Libraries. The class schedule below identifies weeks with assigned readings, and these readings are provided along with a guide that identifies key messages to derive from each reading.

ONLINE BOOK, AVAILABLE THROUGH UWO LIBRARY

Dipboye, R. L. (2018). The emerald review of industrial and organizational psychology. Emerald Group Publishing. 

Our chapter readings will be posted from this textbook that is available through online access from our Library. Some chapters include ‘advanced’ topics beyond introductory content, but our reading guide and occasional podcasts from Dr. Evans will help you navigate the readings.

 

 

4.0  COURSE OBJECTIVES & LEARNING OUTCOMES

 

This course introduces the field of industrial and organizational (I/O) psychology.  This course will introduce a spectrum of psychological constructs and theories that help understand people at work.  The course also introduces the range of ways that that psychology is used to produce evidence-based tactics to improve the workplace. 

 

A focus of this course is also the profession of organizational psychology.  People who work within Industrial and Organizational Psychology often make it out of ‘academia’ and into roles with large-scale multinational organizations (e.g., Google), smaller-scale companies, the military, independent consulting groups, and hospital systems. The types of tasks that these professionals engage-with include those such as training employees, selecting new employees, marketing, team building, and promoting well-being among employees. Following this course, successful students will have the capacity to:

 

Learning Outcome

Learning Activity

Assessment

 

Depth and Breadth of Knowledge.

-Recognize the origins and traditions within Industrial/Organizational Psychology.

-Identify key theories and research findings in Industrial/Organizational psychology

·       Online modules

·       Lectures

·       Readings

Multiple choice exams Graded quizzes

Knowledge of Methodologies.

-Recognize the key research methods used by researchers in Industrial/Organizational Psychology

-Recall effective strategies to select, train, and evaluate employees – and to improve workplace environments.

·       Online modules

·       Lectures

·       Readings

Multiple choice exams Graded quizzes

Application of Knowledge.

-Reflect on how they can improve their workplaces as employees and/or leaders.

·        Tutorial discussions

·        Partnership activities

Tutorial assignments

Communication Skills 

Critically discuss and write-about contemporary issues within industrial/organizational psychology.

·        Tutorial discussions

Tutorial assignments

 

5.0  EVALUATION

 

Evaluation for this course will be based on eight quizzes (15%), a mid-term test (25%), an end-of-term test (40%), and tutorial assignments (20%). 

 

Mid-term Exam (25%) and Final Exam (40%)  

 

Mid-term and final examinations will comprise most of the course evaluation activities, worth a total of 60% of the final grade. Items will consist of primarily multiple-choice, matching, and select-all-that-apply questions based on material from the preceding lectures and readings. The final exam will be cumulative, although lectures will have ‘Questions of the day’ that will help students recognize key content. Questions of the day are short-answer style questions and are learning preparation activities that will guide students toward the critical concepts when leading into the final exam. Further information about exam content will be provided in class throughout the term, along with exam reviews.

 

The Mid-term exam will be scheduled during class time (Feb 15th) and will be completed in our classroom. The final exam will be scheduled with the registrar. All exams will be closed book, and no extra materials or resources will be allowed for students.

 

Exam conflicts.  Make-up exams will not be offered for mid-terms. Students with an adequate excuse for missing a mid-term, arranged through academic counselling, will be assigned a score based on your grade on the final exam. Students who do not have a documented and excused absence for a missing midterm will receive a grade of 0.

 

To excuse yourself from the registrar-scheduled final exam, contact academic counselling with our course’s information, the final exam date, and any documentation to validate your excuse. If your accommodation is approved, you and the academic counsellor should contact me via email to schedule you for a make-up exam.

 

Reviewing exam results. Exam grades will be posted within OWL. An online video reviewing exam items and response options will be posted within two weeks after the exam is completed. Each student is also permitted to view their midterm responses by scheduling a meeting with a teaching assistant at any point in time during the term.

 

Potential online exams. If we continue online instruction during the time when the mid-term or final exams are scheduled, the exams will be completed by students ‘synchronously’ during the scheduled time period (e.g., mid-term exam at 11:30am Tuesday the 15th) The specific protocol for completing exams (i.e., any video or proctoring software) are to be determined. You can nevertheless anticipate that completion of this course will require you to have a reliable internet connection and a device that meets system requirements for completing online exams. Completing online exams synchronously means that technical difficulties may harm your performance. To reduce technical concerns: (a) If you know beforehand that you have limited access to required technology or internet, then reach out to the instructor, and (b) during the exam, it is the student’s responsibility to contact me immediately when any issues arise. If students do not communicate technical issues as they happen then there are few options to reconcile these challenges.

 

Quizzes (15%)

Throughout this semester, students will complete brief quizzes on assigned reading material using OWL. The purpose of these quizzes is to assess understanding of the reading material and to provide practice at retrieving information. The quiz will cover the content of the reading or listening assigned for that day only.

 

Quizzes will take place in-class (Weeks 2, 3, 7, 8, 12). Quizzes will be completed using your personal device (i.e., computers) in OWL. There will be seven quizzes averaging 7-10 items in length and will primarily be in multiple choice format.

 

Unless otherwise communicated in class and online, quizzes will be asynchronous, completed on Tuesdays as noted within the schedule during a 12-hour window (i.e., 9am EST to 9pm EST). There will be seven quizzes averaging 7 to 10 items in length in matching, multiple choice, and short-answer format. Students can submit late quizzes – but these are only accepted up until 48 hours after the quiz is closed and will have a 20% deduction in the grade.

 

If you have formal accommodations or a self-reported absence to justify missing one or more quizzes at the outset of the term, please contact the professor as soon as possible to determine a resolution. Otherwise, it is your responsibility to complete all quizzes.

 

       Tutorial assignments (10% each; total of 20%).

During our tutorials, students will be engaged with a partnership opportunity to engage in student-directed partnership activities with community partner(s). Students will form small groups and engage within small group settings focused on a specific ‘mini-project.

 

Evaluation related to the tutorial consists of two components:

(a) Independent written reflection assignment commenting on partner-identified topic of interest.

(b) Final deliverable provided to partner – consisting of grade assigned for group deliverable, as well as a peer-rated component, and a tutorial engagement component.

 

These assignments will be introduced and described during tutorial sessions, on zoom, and related rubrics will be posted in OWL during the second week of class.

 

5.1 POLICY ON MISSING COURSEWORK

As a summary of the policies about assignment submission: (a) graded quizzes up to 48 hours late receive 20% off of the grade unless they have appropriate accommodation approval, (b) tutorial assignment submissions up to 48 hours late receive 20% off of the grade unless they have appropriate accommodation approval – after 48 hours late they will not be graded, (c) mid-term exam make-up sessions will not be scheduled, (d) alternative final exam sessions may be scheduled, with appropriate accommodation approval.   

 

Keep in mind that instructors are not permitted to receive documentation directly from the student in relation to accommodation requests. All documentation required for absences that are not covered by the absence reporting policy must be submitted to your Academic Counselling Office

 

Grading details.

 

The expectation for course grades within the Psychology Department is that they will be distributed around the following averages:

70%      1000-level to 2099-level courses

72%      2100-2999-level courses

75%      3000-level courses

80%      4000-level courses

 

The Psychology Department follows Western’s grading guidelines, which are as follows (see: http://www.uwo.ca/univsec/pdf/academic_policies/general/grades_undergrad.pdf)

 

A+      90-100              One could scarcely expect better from a student at this level

A        80-89                Superior work that is clearly above average

B        70-79                Good work, meeting all requirements, and eminently satisfactory

C        60-69                Competent work, meeting requirements

D       50-59                Fair work, minimally acceptable

F        below 50           Fail

Note that in the event that course grades are significantly higher or lower than these averages, instructors may be required to make adjustments to course grades. Such adjustment might include the normalization of one or more course components and/or the re-weighting of various course components.

 

Policy on Grade Rounding: Please note that although course grades within the Psychology Department are rounded to the nearest whole number, no further grade rounding will be done. No additional assignments will be offered to enhance a final grade; nor will requests to change a grade because it is needed for a future program be considered. To maximize your grade, do your best on each and every assessment within the course.

 

6.0  ASSESSMENT/EVAUATION SCHEDULE

 

 

COURSE COMPONENT (DATE)

GRADE %

1.     Quizzes (Weeks 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, and 12)

15%

2.     Mid-term Exam (Feb 15)

25%

3.     Final Exam (Final Exam Period)

40%

4.     Tutorial assignments (Feb 18; Mar 25)

20%

 

 

7.0  CLASS SCHEDULE

 

The complete course schedule is provided on the next page. 

 

Keep in mind that attendance in online or in-person tutorials is critical to performing well in class. Particularly for tutorials we will keep track of attendance. Attendance at tutorial sessions, in particular, will be integrated into grading for the assignment.  As such, if you need to miss a tutorial you are asked to please contact your TA to discuss whether there is a way for you to make up your missed session.   

 

All students will be required to access OWL for class information and materials and any updates to the course schedule. Slides and supplemental required readings will be posted under the appropriate modules. A more detailed editable course schedule and a reading guide will also be available within OWL.

 

Note that this course is scheduled to be in-person and synchronous, but that during the shift online: (a) lectures are asynchronous and video-based in OWL, and (b) tutorials will remain synchronous and will be hosted on zoom.

 

 

 

The following table outlines the planned timing for all lectures, readings, activities, and tutorials. 

Lec.

Date

LECTURE TOPIC

Preparation for Lecture Day

Tutorial schedule/activities

Required Readings

Class activities

Jan 11

1. Introduction to I/O and research methods.

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Tutorial introduction and assigning to “I” and “O” groupings.

Jan 18

2. Job analysis and acquiring talent

Ch. 10

 

‘I’ groups 002/003

 

Jan 25

3. Personnel and performance

Ch. 11

 

‘O’ groups 002/003

 

Feb 1

4. Training

[RESEARCH PARTNER VISIT PLANNED]

Ch. 12

‘I’ groups 002/003

 

Feb 8

5. Diversity and Inclusion

Galinsky et al. 2015. Maximizing the gains …

 

‘O’ groups 002/003

 

Feb 15

6. Mid-term exam Feb 15 in class

[TUTORIAL ASSIGN 1 DUE FEB 18]

Feb 22

Reading week and family day

Mar 1

7. Work Motivation

[Podcast] Grant (2018). How to Love Criticism.

 

‘I’ groups 002/003

 

Mar 8

8. Attitudes and behaviour

Ch. 4

 

 

‘O’ groups 002/003

 

Mar 15

9. Leadership

Ch. 9

 

‘I’ groups 002/003

 

Mar 22

10. Teams

Lacerenza et al. (2018). Evidence-Based Approaches …

‘O’ groups 002/003

 [TUTORIAL ASSIGN 2 DUE MAR 25]

Mar 29

11. Well-being

-

 

‘I’ groups 002/003

Apr 5

12. Organizational development / Occupational health

 

[RESEARCH PARTNER VISIT PLANNED]

CDC Workplace Health Promotion: https://www.cdc.gov/workplacehealthpromotion/index.html

 

 

‘O’ groups 002/003

 

FINAL EXAM PERIOD April 10-30

 

 

 

8.0  Land Acknowledgement

 

We acknowledge that Western University is located on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabek, Haudenosaunee, Lūnaapéewak and Attawandaron peoples, on lands connected with the London Township and Sombra Treaties of 1796 and the Dish with One Spoon Covenant Wampum.

 

With this, we respect the longstanding relationships that Indigenous Nations have to this land, as they are the original caretakers. We acknowledge historical and ongoing injustices that Indigenous Peoples (e.g. First Nations, Métis and Inuit) endure in Canada, and we accept responsibility as a public institution to contribute toward revealing and correcting miseducation, as well as renewing respectful relationships with Indigenous communities through our teaching, research and community service.

 

9.0  STATEMENT ON ACADEMIC OFFENCES

 

Students are responsible for understanding the nature and avoiding the occurrence of plagiarism and other scholastic offences. Plagiarism and cheating are considered very serious offences because they undermine the integrity of research and education. Actions constituting a scholastic offence are described at the following link: http://www.uwo.ca/univsec/pdf/academic_policies/appeals/scholastic_discipline_undergrad.pdf

 

As of Sept. 1, 2009, the Department of Psychology will take the following steps to detect scholastic offences. All multiple-choice tests and exams will be checked for similarities in the pattern of responses using reliable software, and records will be made of student seating locations in all tests and exams. All written assignments will be submitted to TurnItIn, a service designed to detect and deter plagiarism by comparing written material to over 5 billion pages of content located on the Internet or in TurnItIn’s databases. All papers submitted for such checking will be included as source documents in the reference database for the purpose of detecting plagiarism of papers subsequently submitted to the system. Use of the service is subject to the licensing agreement, currently between Western and Turnitin.com (http://www.turnitin.com).

 

Computer-marked multiple-choice tests and/or exams will be subject to submission for similarity review by software that will check for unusual coincidences in answer patterns that may indicate cheating.

 

In classes that involve the use of a personal response system (PRS), data collected using the PRS will only be used in a manner consistent to that described in this outline. It is the instructor’s responsibility to make every effort to ensure that data remain confidential. However, students should be aware that as with all forms of electronic communication, privacy is not guaranteed. Your PRS login credentials are for your sole use only. Students attempting to use another student’s credentials to submit data through the PRS may be subject to academic misconduct proceedings.

 

Possible penalties for a scholastic offence include failure of the assignment/exam, failure of the course, suspension from the University, and expulsion from the University.

 

10.0      POLICY ON THE USE OF EXAM PROCTORING SOFTWARE

 

When examinations and tests cannot be given in person (e.g., in courses coded as Distance Studies; in the event of a lockdown order), they may be conducted using either a monitoring platform such as Zoom or a remote proctoring service, such as Proctorio. If Zoom is used for exam invigilation, you will be required to keep your camera on for the entire session, hold up your student card for identification purposes, and share your screen with the invigilator if asked to do so at any time during the exam. The exam session using Zoom will not be recorded.*

If a remote proctoring service is used, the service will require you to provide personal information (including some biometric data). The session will be recorded. The instructor will alert you to the use of this software as close as possible to the start of the term, however, in the event that in-person exams are unexpectedly canceled, you may only be given notice of the use of a proctoring service a short time in advance. More information about remote proctoring is available in the Online Proctoring Guidelines. Please ensure you are familiar with any proctoring service’s technical requirements before the exam. Additional guidance is available at the following link: https://www.uwo.ca/univsec/pdf/onlineproctorguidelines.pdf

 

* Please note that Zoom servers are located outside Canada. If you would prefer to use only your first name or a nickname to login to Zoom, please provide this information to the instructor in advance of the test or examination. See this link for technical requirements: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us  

 

11.0 POLICY ON ACCOMMODATION FOR ILLNESS OR OTHER ABSENCES

 

Western’s policy on Accommodation for Medical Illness can be found at:
http://www.westerncalendar.uwo.ca/PolicyPages.cfm?PolicyCategoryID=1&Command=showCategory&SelectedCalendar=Live&ArchiveID=#Page_12

 

The full policy for consideration for absences can be accessed at: https://www.uwo.ca/univsec/pdf/academic_policies/appeals/Academic_Consideration_for_absences.pdf

 

If you experience an extenuating circumstance (e.g., illness, injury) sufficiently significant to temporarily make you unable to meet academic requirements, you may request accommodation through the following routes:

  1. Submitting a Self-Reported Absence form (for circumstances that are expected to resolve within 48 hours);
  2. For medical absences, submitting a Student Medical Certificate (SMC) signed by a licensed medical or mental health practitioner in order to be eligible for Academic Consideration;
  • For non-medical absences, submitting appropriate documentation (e.g., obituary, police report, accident report, court order, etc.) to Academic Counselling in their Faculty of registration in order to be eligible for academic consideration. Students are encouraged to contact their Academic Counselling unit to clarify what documentation is appropriate.

 

Students must see the Academic Counsellor and submit all required documentation in order to be approved for certain accommodation. The self-reported absence form must be submitted before the exam/coursework deadline in order to be valid. It may NOT be used for absences longer than 48 hours; coursework/tests/exams/etc., worth more than 30% of the final grade; or exams scheduled in the December or April final-exam periods: http://counselling.ssc.uwo.ca/procedures/medical_accommodation.html

 

Students seeking academic consideration:

  • are advised to consider carefully the implications of postponing tests or midterm exams or delaying handing in work;  
  • are encouraged to make appropriate decisions based on their specific circumstances, recognizing that minor ailments (upset stomach) or upsets (argument with a friend) are not normally an appropriate basis for a self-reported absence;
  • must communicate with their instructors no later than 24 hoursafter the end of the period covered by either the self-reported absence or SMC, or immediately upon their return following a documented absence

 

Students seeking accommodation for religious purposes are advised to contact Academic Counselling at least three weeks prior to the religious event and as soon as possible after the start of the term.

 

12.0 Contingency Plan for Return to Lockdown: IN-Person & Blended classes

 

In the event of a COVID-19 resurgence or any other event that necessitates the course delivery moving away from face-to-face interaction, all remaining course content will be delivered entirely online, either synchronously (i.e., at the times indicated in the timetable) or asynchronously (e.g., posted on OWL for students to view at their convenience). The grading scheme will not change. Any remaining assessments will also be conducted online, as determined by the course instructor.

 

13.0      STATEMENTS CONCERNING ONLINE ETIQUETTE

 

In courses involving online interactions, the Psychology Department expects students to honour the following rules of etiquette:

  • please “arrive” to class on time
  • please use your computer and/or laptop if possible (as opposed to a cell phone or tablet)
  • please ensure that you are in a private location to protect the confidentiality of discussions in the event that a class discussion deals with sensitive or personal material
  • to minimize background noise, kindly mute your microphone for the entire class until you are invited to speak, unless directed otherwise
  • In classes larger than 30 participants please turn off your video camera for the entire class unless you are invited to speak
  • In classes of 30 students or fewer, where video chat procedures are being used, please be prepared to turn your video camera off at the instructor’s request if the internet connection becomes unstable
  • Unless invited by your instructor, do not share your screen in the meeting

 

The course instructor will act as moderator for the class and will deal with any questions from participants. To participate please consider the following:

  • If you wish to speak, use the “raise hand” function and wait for the instructor to acknowledge you before beginning your comment or question.
  • Please remember to unmute your microphone and turn on your video camera before speaking.
  • Self-identify when speaking.
  • Please remember to mute your mic and turn off your video camera after speaking (unless directed otherwise).

 

General considerations of “netiquette”:

  • Keep in mind the different cultural and linguistic backgrounds of the students in the course.
  • Be courteous toward the instructor, your colleagues, and authors whose work you are discussing.
  • Be respectful of the diversity of viewpoints that you will encounter in the class and in your readings. The exchange of diverse ideas and opinions is part of the scholarly environment. “Flaming” is never appropriate.
  • Be professional and scholarly in all online postings. Use proper grammar and spelling. Cite the ideas of others appropriately.

 

Note that disruptive behaviour of any type during online classes, including inappropriate use of the chat function, is unacceptable. Students found guilty of Zoom-bombing a class or of other serious online offenses may be subject to disciplinary measures under the Code of Student Conduct.

 

14.0 OTHER INFORMATION

 

Office of the Registrar: http://registrar.uwo.ca 

 

Student Development Services: www.sdc.uwo.ca

 

Please see the Psychology Undergraduate web site for information on the following:

http://psychology.uwo.ca/undergraduate/student_responsibilities/index.html

 

- Policy on Cheating and Academic Misconduct

- Procedures for Appealing Academic Evaluations

- Policy on Attendance

- Policy Regarding Makeup Exams and Extensions of Deadlines

- Policy for Assignments

- Short Absences

- Extended Absences

- Documentation

- Academic Concerns

- 2021-2022 Calendar References

 

If you wish to appeal a grade, please read the policy documentation at: https://www.uwo.ca/univsec/pdf/academic_policies/appeals/appealsundergrad.pdf

Please first contact the course instructor. If your issue is not resolved, you may make your appeal to the Undergraduate Chair in Psychology (psyugrd@uwo.ca).

 

Copyright Statement: Lectures and course materials, including power point presentations, outlines, videos and similar materials, are protected by copyright. You may take notes and make copies of course materials for your own educational use. You may not record lectures, reproduce (or allow others to reproduce), post or distribute any course materials publicly and/or for commercial purposes without the instructor’s written consent.

 

Policy on the Recording of Synchronous Sessions: Some or all of the remote learning sessions for this course (if scheduled) may be recorded. The data captured during these recordings may include your image, voice recordings, chat logs and personal identifiers (name displayed on the screen). The recordings will be used for educational purposes related to this course, including evaluations. The recordings may be disclosed to other individuals participating in the course for their private or group study purposes. Please contact the instructor if you have any concerns related to session recordings. Participants in this course are not permitted to privately record the sessions, except where recording is an approved accommodation, or the student has the prior written permission of the instructor.