TWINTECH COLLEGE
SARAWAK BRANCH
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Nama Program Pengajian
Universiti Rakan Kerjasama
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Diploma (Pengurusan Teknologi)
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
NAMA MATA PELAJARAN
INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL / ORGANIZATION PSYCHOLOGY
KOD MATA PELAJARAN
DDG 1283
TARAF MATA PELAJARAN
Major
JAM KREDIT
3
JAM KONTAK
3 hours lecture
PERINGKAT
Diploma
SEMESTER & TAHUN
DIAJAR
Semester 1 & Year 1
PRASYARAT (SEKIRANYA
ADA)
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KAEDAH PENYAMPAIAN /
PENGENDALIAN
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SISTEM PENILAIAN DAN
PECAHAN MARKAH
Test 1
Test 2
Assignment
Final Examination
10 %
10 %
20 %
60 %
An 80% of attendance is required for the course registered. If you failed
to meet the requirement, you are not allowed to sit for the final exam.
GURU YANG MENGAJAR
OBJEKTIF MATA
PELAJARAN / LEARNING
OUTCOMES
By the end of the course, students are able to:
1. Understand the basic industrial / organization psychology theory on the
organizational personnel
2. Apply methods and principals of the industrial / organization psychology
in the organizations / working environment
3. Choose and decide which performance evaluation techniques that are
suitable with the industrial / organization environment
4. Able to identify behavioural aspects that lead to the problems at the
workplace and able to prevent / control negative behaviour
5. Define factors that lead to the accidents in the workplace and able to
suggest / plan the preventions for achieve the work safety climate
SINOPSIS MATA
PELAJARAN
This course introduces students about the application of basic principal and
knowledge in industrial / organization psychology at the work environment.
The topics cover in an industrial / organization psychology subject including
Introduction to Industrial / Organization Psychology; Job Analysis;
Recruitment; Hiring Interview; Evaluating Employee Performance; Training
and Development; Positive Aspects of Work; Negative Employee Attitudes
and Behaviours Influence; Power and Politics; and Occupational Health
Psychology.
GENERIC SKILLS
ADDRESSED
1.
2.
3.
4.
Critical thinking on the latest issues and real Industrial / Organization
environment – knowledge
Communication skill and self-confidence
Team working and decision making skill
Self-esteem
SUMBER RUJUKAN UTAMA
1.
2.
SUMBER RUJUKAN
TAMBAHAN
1.
2.
3.
4.
LAIN-LAIN SUMBER
RUJUKAN
Riggio, Ronald E. (2003), Introduction to Industrial / Organizational
Psychology, 4th edition, Prentice Hall, New Jersey
Schultz, Duances P. & Schultz, Sydney Ellen (2002), Psychology and
Work Today, 8th edition, Prentice Hall, New Jersey
Maimunah Aminuddin et.al. (2001), Human Resource Management
Toolkit for Malaysian Prationers, McGraw Hill, Malaysia
Ishak Mad Shah (2002), Pengenalan Psikologi Industri dan Organisasi,
Penerbit UTM, Skudai
Michael G.A. (1992), Applied Industrial / Organization Psychology, Cole
Publishing, California
Miner, J.B. (1992), Industrial and Organizational Psychology, McGraw
Hill, New York
Any applicable references
TAJUK MATA PELAJARAN DAN NILAI JAM KONTAK
TAJUK MATAPELAJARAN
JAM
KULIAH
JAM
TUTORIAL
JAM
PRAKTIKAL
1. Introduction to Industrial / Organization Psychology

Definition of Industrial / Organization Psychology

History of Industrial / Organization Psychology

Areas of study in Industrial / Organization Psychology
3
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2.
Job Analysis

Overview of human resource management process and
definition of personnel psychology

Overview of recruitment & selection process

Definition of job analysis, job description, job specification,
job evaluation

General job analysis methods: JEM and FJA
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PAQ and CIT

Job evaluation, definition, compensable factors and
comparable worth
6
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3.
Recruitment

Recruitment definition, criteria and predictors

RJP, definition and objective

Employee screening, definition, evaluation of written
material (application form, CV) references and letter of
recommendation, employee testing
3
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-
4.
Hiring Interview

Objective,
first
impression
management,
snap
management

Types of interviews, unstructured, structured and
situational interviews

Biases, influences on interview judgement
3
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5. Evaluating Employee Performance

Definition, performance appraisal and their purpose

Definition, objective and subjective performance criteria

Objective and subjective (judgement) performance
appraisal methods
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Supervisor, self, peer, subordinates and customer
appraisals, 360-degree feedback

Definition and effective performance feedback
6
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6. Training & Development

Objective, need analysis, relationship between training &
development and organizational goals
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Orientations, retirement planning, employee career
development and benefits of career development system

Social learning theory, modelling, cognitive theories of
learning, transfer of training, trainee readiness, program
structure
3
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7. Positive Aspects of Work

Job satisfaction factors. Porter-Lawler model

Factors
that
effect
job
satisfaction-performance
relationship. Definition of organizational commitment and
job satisfaction

Organizational citizenship behaviour (OCB), types of OCB.
Positive affect and employee well-being
3
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8.
Negative Employee Attitude & Behaviours

Definition of counterproductive work and behaviours
(CWB)

The causes of counterproductive work and behaviour

Employee assistance programs (EAPs)
6
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9.
Influence, Power & Politics

Definition of influence, power & politics

Influence: social control, ingratiation and type of
influences. Power: sources and types

Politic: types, causes and consequences. Managing
organizational politics
6
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10. Occupational Health Psychology

Introduction and definition of occupational health
psychology

Work safety, workplace dangers, occupational diseases

Accident proneness, model of factors contributing to
workplace accident types of organizational programs
3
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