APY3010

Psychology in the industrial setting

Ms Dianne Vella-Brodrick

8 points (6 points for students who commenced from 1994)
* Two 1-hour lectures, one 1-hour tutorial, one 2-hour workshop per week
* First semester
* Caulfield* and Peninsula*
* Prerequisites: APY2020

*To be confirmed.

Objectives On successful completion of this subject students should understand the principles of psychological testing, including concepts of validity and reliability, limitations of statistical prediction, ethical and practical issues in test administration and interpretation; know a range of psychological tests currently in use; have acquired knowledge and practical experience of skills training; have acquired an understanding of the application of experimental psychology to the design and management of technological systems.

Synopsis Central theme: applied psychology. Psychological assessment and classification: theory and practice of psychological assessment; test construction; concepts of validity and reliability; administration of psychological tests; prediction of performance; limitations of statistical prediction. Education and training: the identification of training needs; developing objectives; course planning; the selection of instructional methods in relation to objectives and learner characteristics; evaluation of learning outcomes. Human factors in industry: human- machine and human- human interaction in industry; the human component in systems; design and development of new systems.

Assessment Three tests: 70%
* One tutorial: 15%
* One workshop: 15%

Prescribed texts

Kaplan R M and Saccuzzo D P Psychological testing: Principles, applications and issues 4th edn, Brooks Cole, 1997