Something I do in my I/O class (and in my Social Psych class) is have class short and informal presentations on specific topics. I give 4 topics and students select from them, with a minimum number of persons who must sign up for each topic to ensure all are covered by a variety of people. They are to bring in a work life experience that they now understand better due to having gained an academic understanding of the phenomenon and/or how they have a better understanding of the studied topic based on their life experience. It is essential that they focus on the linkage between the two and how understanding has been improved by the seeing the phenomenon in their experience.
For instance, my topics for one week this past semester were: A: Forming a Group; B: Group Decision Failings; C: An Admired Leader; D: Shopping and Selling. (I'll be selecting a new topic for the first one next year.) These roughly matched major sections of the chapters and students were required to be 'drill down' to find a specific topic within these broad areas to illustrate in their story. For 2.25 hour class meetings 4 days a week, these kinds of discussions could be a very nice break in the monotony and take about 30 to 45 minutes in the middle with only a portion of the class presenting. Mine worked out to each student having about 7 minutes of time which was plenty for me to ask questions and provide commentary if they were focused. Paul On Jun 10, 2013, at 1:58 PM, <g...@coultonandassociates.com<mailto:g...@coultonandassociates.com>> wrote: Good afternoon. I'm teaching an undergraduate I-O Psychology course later this summer. Class sessions are 2.25 hours/day, 4 days/week. I've typically given two exams and a final. This time I plan to give an exam per week for the first 4 weeks (the final is scheduled for the last day of the session). In the past I've pretty much stuck with exams and haven't done much in the way of assignments. This summer I plan to have students each do a job analysis (on a job other than their own). I've required this before (but in groups as part of a larger assignment). However, I'd like to add another short assignment or two (manageable for students and for me). I'd appreciate any and all suggestions. Thank you. Gary Coulton, PhD Associate Professor of Psychology Texas A&M Univesity-San Antonio (210) 784-2203 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: pcbernha...@frostburg.edu<mailto:pcbernha...@frostburg.edu>. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263003&n=T&l=tips&o=25988 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-25988-13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-25988-13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=25995 or send a blank email to leave-25995-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
