PSY 428 ENTIRE COURSE

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PSY 428 ENTIRE COURSE

PSY 428 Week 1 Individual Assignment Organizational Psychology Paper


Prepare a 800- to 1,050-word paper in which you examine the field of organizational psychology. In your examination, be sure to address the following items:

· Define organizational psychology.
· Explain the role of research and statistics in organizational psychology.
· Describe how organizational psychology can be used in organizations.

Format according to APA standards.


PSY 428 Week 1 DQS

DQ 1

Watch this documentary, at least several parts of it (there are 23 parts in all). What do you think? Are corporations the bane of our existence, the real government, spreading greed across the globe? Or are they our lifeblood, providing jobs, careers, and the most affluent middle class in history? What advice can we give them from social science which migh make them more efficient--and possible more humane?

DQ 2

What is Organizational Psychology? What is Industrial Psychology? Define these other terms: Organizational Behavior, Organizational Culture, Organizational Development, Organizational Change.




PSY 428 Week 2 Individual Assignment Productive and Counterproductive Behaviors Paper

Preparea 800- to 1,050-word paper in which you analyze the relationship between productive and counterproductive behavior in organizations. As a part of your analysis be sure to address the following items:

· Define productive behavior and counterproductive behavior.
· Describe the impact that productive and counterproductive behaviors have on job performance and the overall performance of an organization.
· Recommend strategies to increase productive behavior and decrease counterproductive behavior in organizations.

Format according to APA standards.


PSY 428 Week 2 DQS

DQ 1

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do? How about the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991?


DQ 2

What is emotional intelligence? In your opinion, which is more important in the workplace, emotional intelligence or cognitive intellience?





PSY 428 Week 3 Individual Assignment Improving Organizational Performance Simulation Summary

Resource: “Improving Organizational Performance” Simulation located on the Week Three Course website

Complete the simulation “Improving Organizational Performance.”
Prepare a 1000- to 1,450-word simulation summary in which you address the following items:

· For each of the four major phases in the simulation, briefly describe:

o The situation
o Your recommended solution(s), including why
o Your results

· Summarize the organizational psychology concepts addressed in this simulation by answering the following questions:

o Based on the situation illustrated in the simulation, what theory/theories of employee motivation could be used to increase productivity? Why?
o Based on your findings from the simulation, how can knowledge of human behavior, cognition, and affect, be used to enhance relationships in the workplace?
o Based on your findings from the simulation, how can organizations reduce workplace stressors for employees?

Format according to APA standards.
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PSY 428 Week 3 Team Assignment Job Satisfaction Paper


Use the University Library, and/or other resources, to conduct research concerning the concept of job satisfaction.
Prepare a 1,000 to 1,200-word paper in which you address the following items:

· Define job satisfaction.
· Explain the impact that organizational socialization has on job satisfaction.
· Provide an example of how an organization can use organizational socialization to positively impact job satisfaction.
· Describe the relationship between organizational commitment and job satisfaction.
· Provide an example of how an organization can use organizational commitment to positively impact job satisfaction.

Format your paper according to APA standards.


PSY 428 Week 3 DQS

DQ 1


How do you feel about employee performance reports? Are they based on real objective criteria?

DQ 2

Your text talks about different "need" and "motivation" theories. What are some of these theories? What makes an employee want to work or derive "job satisfaction" from work. The idea of "job satisfaction" is a construct--just as "intelligence" is. What is a construct?



PSY 428 Week 4 DQS

DQ 1
What is the Job Description Index?

DQ 2

What is "stress". Where does it come from and what can we do about it? What is the General Adaptation Syndrome?


DQ 3

Define the following: cohesiveness, Groupthink, Transformational Leadership.






PSY 428 Week 5 Team Assignment Environmental Proposal and Presentation

In preparation for this assignment, use the link on the Week Five Course website to access information on the different virtual organizations. Select one of the virtual organizations as the basis for this proposal. Be sure to obtain your instructor’s approval of your selection prior to beginning this assignment.

Prepare a 1,650- to 2,000-word paper in which you utilize organizational psychology concepts to make recommendations to improve the environment within your selected virtual organization. Be sure to address the following items in your paper:

· Recommend at least two strategies to create alliances between your selected virtual organization and its networked internal and external stakeholders.
· Explain how the differences between leadership and management affect networking within your selected virtual organization.
· Propose an environment that is supportive of team functioning and learning and that allows for sustainable innovation and creativity within your selected virtual organization. Be sure to include the rationale for your proposal.



Additionally, Prepare a 10- to 15-minute oral presentation accompanied by 10 to 12 Microsoft® PowerPoint® slides illustrating your Environment Proposal. Online Campus students will submit a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint®presentation with presenter notes.
Format your paper and presentation according to APA standards.



PSY 428 Week 5 Individual Assignment: Organizational Development Paper


Prepare a 350 to 700-word paper in which you examine the concept of organizational development. Be sure to address the following items in your examination:
o Explain the process of organizational development.
o Identify the theories associated with organizational development.
o Describe the conditions necessary for successful organizational change and developme