Week 9 | Psychology homework help

WEEK9ASSIGNMENT.LEGALCONSIDERATIONSINI.OPSYCHOLOGY.docx

Week 9 assignment. Legal Considerations in I/O Psychology

In 2017, a pregnant Walmart employee who worked as a packer at a distribution center was struggling with morning sickness and asked for a break from some of her duties. Her supervisor responded that she would need a doctor’s note. Consequently, the woman obtained a note from her doctor that said she was to avoid heavy lifting and gave it to her supervisor. In turn, her supervisor referred her to Human Resources. A Human Resources employee informed her that she could not return to work until after she gave birth because she was a “liability,” and that she would have to apply for unpaid leave to keep her job. Did Walmart discriminate against this employee?

In the United States, there are many anti-discrimination laws; yet, as the Walmart example shows, discrimination continues to be a problem in the workplace. For this Assignment, you will examine the role of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in enforcing anti-discrimination laws. You will also consider what steps you would take to ensure equity in the workplace as an I/O psychology practitioner.

To Prepare:

· Read Chapter 3 in the Aamodt text, Industrial/Organizational Psychology: An Applied Approach, and “Title VII” of The Civil Rights Act of 1964.

· Identify unlawful employment practices and anti-discrimination laws.

· Consider the role of the EEOC in addressing unlawful employment practices.

· Think about the best practices you would apply as an I/O psychology practitioner to prevent discrimination and ensure equity in the workplace.

Required Readings

Legal Considerations

· Aamodt, M. (2016). Industrial/organizational psychology: An applied approach (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.

· Chapter 3, “Legal Issues in Employee Selection” (pp. 77–116)

· Time Estimate: 80 minutes

· U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Links to an external site. . Retrieved from https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/titlevii.cfm

· Time Estimate: 20 minutes

· Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Ethical Considerations

· Lowman, R. L. (2017). Ethical issues and standards in research and applications of industrial, work, and organizational psychology. In D. S. Ones, N. Anderson, C. Viswesvaran, & H. R. Singagil (Eds.), SAGE handbook of industrial, work, and organizational psychology: Vol. 1. Personnel psychology and employee performance Links to an external site. (2nd ed., pp. 39–51). SAGE.

· Note: Chapter 2

· Time Estimate: 60 minutes

· American Psychological Association. (2017). Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct Links to an external site. . Retrieved from https://www.apa.org/ethics/code

· Time Estimate: 20 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS: Submit a 2–3-page paper that addresses the following questions. Your paper should follow APA style, be double-spaced with one-inch margins, and include a title page and reference list.

· Describe the role of the EEOC in the practice of I/O psychology and three different laws that are enforced by the EEOC.

· Describe two different types of discrimination prohibited by the laws enforced by EEOC and at least three best practices you would suggest for ensuring equity in the workplace.

· Suppose you find yourself in an elevator with the CEO of a Fortune 500 company that you admire greatly. You strike up a casual conversation that suddenly turns to the topic of discrimination in the workplace, and you quickly realize that the CEO has no understanding of I/O psychology or I/O psychologists’ roles in addressing these concerns. One day you hope to begin your I/O career at this company or one similar to it. Therefore, you decide to give a quick elevator speech on I/O psychology and its role in best practices to address discrimination and inequity in the workplace. What would you say?

WEEK9DISCUSSION1.TRENDSINTHEPRACTICEOFINDUSTRIALPSYCHOLOGY.docx

Week 9. discussion 1. Trends in the Practice of Industrial Psychology

In this Discussion, you will examine how current and emerging workplace trends can be applied to the practice of industrial psychology.

To Prepare

· Read the journal articles in this week’s Learning Resources about workplace trends.

· Conduct your own research about additional current and emerging workplace trends that could be applied to the practice of industrial psychology.

· Based on the Learning Resources and your own research, select a current and emerging trend that you think would have the most significant impact on the workplace and could be applied in the practice of industrial psychology.

Required Readings

Workplace Trends

· Côté, S. (2014). Emotional intelligence in organizations. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior Links to an external site. , 1, 459–488.

· Luthans, F., & Youssef-Morgan, C. M. (2017). Psychological capital: An evidence-based positive approach. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational BehaviorLinks to an external site. , 4, 339–366.

INSTRUCTIONS: Post a response to the following:

Briefly describe the trend you think would have the most significant impact on the workplace and explain why. Then explain how this trend could be applied to an aspect of industrial psychology (i.e., assessment, selection, job analysis, training, performance evaluation). Use evidence from the literature to support your points.

WEEK9DISCUSSION2.TRENDSINTHEPRACTICEOFORGANIZATIONALPSYCHOLOGY.docx

week 9 discussion 2. Trends in the Practice of Organizational Psychology

In the first Discussion this week, you examined how current and emerging workplace trends can be applied to the practice of industrial psychology. For this Discussion, you will examine how current and emerging workplace trends can be applied to the practice of organizational psychology.

To Prepare

· Read the journal articles in this week’s Learning Resources about workplace trends.

· Conduct your own research about additional current and emerging workplace trends that could be applied to the practice of organizational psychology.

· Based on the Learning Resources and your own research, select a current and emerging trend that you think would have the most significant impact on the workplace and could be applied in the practice of organizational psychology.

Resources

Workplace Trends

· Côté, S. (2014). Emotional intelligence in organizations. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior Links to an external site. , 1, 459–488.

· Luthans, F., & Youssef-Morgan, C. M. (2017). Psychological capital: An evidence-based positive approach. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational BehaviorLinks to an external site. , 4, 339–366.

INSTRUCTIONS: Post a response to the following:

· Briefly describe the trend you think would have the most significant impact on the workplace and explain why. Then explain how this trend could be applied to an aspect of organizational psychology (i.e., group dynamics, leadership, change management). Use evidence from the literature to support your points.

WEEK9DISCUSSION3.ETHICALCONSIDERATIONSINI.OPSYCHOLOGY.docx

Week 9 Discussion. 3 Ethical Considerations in I/O Psychology

Consider the following ethical dilemma: The CEO asks you to assess the job satisfaction of employees. Therefore, you send employees an electronic survey, with a statement confirming that individual results will be kept confidential. Upon reviewing the results, you see that several female employees have provided qualitative comments about sexual harassment they endured at the hands of the CEO. What would you do? Would you break confidentiality and inform the Director of Human Resources? Would you confront the CEO directly? Or would you do nothing to maintain confidentiality?

In this Discussion, you consider ethical dilemmas related to I/O psychology and apply ethical standards and guidelines to resolve the dilemmas.

To Prepare:

· Read Chapter 2 in The SAGE Handbook and view the media resource, “Ethical Decision-Making.” Review the ethical dilemmas and relevant ethical standards and guidelines that apply.

· Read the Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct. Consider ethical standards that apply to the practice of I/O psychology.

· Identify an ethical dilemma that an I/O psychology practitioner might encounter and the ethical standards that you would apply to address the dilemma.

Learning Resources

Required Readings

Legal Considerations

· Aamodt, M. (2016). Industrial/organizational psychology: An applied approach (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.

· Chapter 3, “Legal Issues in Employee Selection” (pp. 77–116)

· Time Estimate: 80 minutes

· U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Links to an external site. . Retrieved from https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/titlevii.cfm

· Time Estimate: 20 minutes

· Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Ethical Considerations

· Lowman, R. L. (2017). Ethical issues and standards in research and applications of industrial, work, and organizational psychology. In D. S. Ones, N. Anderson, C. Viswesvaran, & H. R. Singagil (Eds.), SAGE handbook of industrial, work, and organizational psychology: Vol. 1. Personnel psychology and employee performance Links to an external site. (2nd ed., pp. 39–51). SAGE.

· Note: Chapter 2

· Time Estimate: 60 minutes

· American Psychological Association. (2017). Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct Links to an external site. . Retrieved from https://www.apa.org/ethics/code

· Time Estimate: 20 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS: Post a response to the following:

Describe a common ethical dilemma an I/O practitioner might encounter and explain why. Then explain how you would resolve the dilemma, using specific ethical standards and guidelines.

WEEK9ASSIGNMENT.LEGALCONSIDERATIONSINI.OPSYCHOLOGY.docx

Week 9 assignment. Legal Considerations in I/O Psychology

In 2017, a pregnant Walmart employee who worked as a packer at a distribution center was struggling with morning sickness and asked for a break from some of her duties. Her supervisor responded that she would need a doctor’s note. Consequently, the woman obtained a note from her doctor that said she was to avoid heavy lifting and gave it to her supervisor. In turn, her supervisor referred her to Human Resources. A Human Resources employee informed her that she could not return to work until after she gave birth because she was a “liability,” and that she would have to apply for unpaid leave to keep her job. Did Walmart discriminate against this employee?

In the United States, there are many anti-discrimination laws; yet, as the Walmart example shows, discrimination continues to be a problem in the workplace. For this Assignment, you will examine the role of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in enforcing anti-discrimination laws. You will also consider what steps you would take to ensure equity in the workplace as an I/O psychology practitioner.

To Prepare:

· Read Chapter 3 in the Aamodt text, Industrial/Organizational Psychology: An Applied Approach, and “Title VII” of The Civil Rights Act of 1964.

· Identify unlawful employment practices and anti-discrimination laws.

· Consider the role of the EEOC in addressing unlawful employment practices.

· Think about the best practices you would apply as an I/O psychology practitioner to prevent discrimination and ensure equity in the workplace.

Required Readings

Legal Considerations

· Aamodt, M. (2016). Industrial/organizational psychology: An applied approach (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.

· Chapter 3, “Legal Issues in Employee Selection” (pp. 77–116)

· Time Estimate: 80 minutes

· U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Links to an external site. . Retrieved from https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/titlevii.cfm

· Time Estimate: 20 minutes

· Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Ethical Considerations

· Lowman, R. L. (2017). Ethical issues and standards in research and applications of industrial, work, and organizational psychology. In D. S. Ones, N. Anderson, C. Viswesvaran, & H. R. Singagil (Eds.), SAGE handbook of industrial, work, and organizational psychology: Vol. 1. Personnel psychology and employee performance Links to an external site. (2nd ed., pp. 39–51). SAGE.

· Note: Chapter 2

· Time Estimate: 60 minutes

· American Psychological Association. (2017). Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct Links to an external site. . Retrieved from https://www.apa.org/ethics/code

· Time Estimate: 20 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS: Submit a 2–3-page paper that addresses the following questions. Your paper should follow APA style, be double-spaced with one-inch margins, and include a title page and reference list.

· Describe the role of the EEOC in the practice of I/O psychology and three different laws that are enforced by the EEOC.

· Describe two different types of discrimination prohibited by the laws enforced by EEOC and at least three best practices you would suggest for ensuring equity in the workplace.

· Suppose you find yourself in an elevator with the CEO of a Fortune 500 company that you admire greatly. You strike up a casual conversation that suddenly turns to the topic of discrimination in the workplace, and you quickly realize that the CEO has no understanding of I/O psychology or I/O psychologists’ roles in addressing these concerns. One day you hope to begin your I/O career at this company or one similar to it. Therefore, you decide to give a quick elevator speech on I/O psychology and its role in best practices to address discrimination and inequity in the workplace. What would you say?

WEEK9DISCUSSION1.TRENDSINTHEPRACTICEOFINDUSTRIALPSYCHOLOGY.docx

Week 9. discussion 1. Trends in the Practice of Industrial Psychology

In this Discussion, you will examine how current and emerging workplace trends can be applied to the practice of industrial psychology.

To Prepare

· Read the journal articles in this week’s Learning Resources about workplace trends.

· Conduct your own research about additional current and emerging workplace trends that could be applied to the practice of industrial psychology.

· Based on the Learning Resources and your own research, select a current and emerging trend that you think would have the most significant impact on the workplace and could be applied in the practice of industrial psychology.

Required Readings

Workplace Trends

· Côté, S. (2014). Emotional intelligence in organizations. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior Links to an external site. , 1, 459–488.

· Luthans, F., & Youssef-Morgan, C. M. (2017). Psychological capital: An evidence-based positive approach. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational BehaviorLinks to an external site. , 4, 339–366.

INSTRUCTIONS: Post a response to the following:

Briefly describe the trend you think would have the most significant impact on the workplace and explain why. Then explain how this trend could be applied to an aspect of industrial psychology (i.e., assessment, selection, job analysis, training, performance evaluation). Use evidence from the literature to support your points.

WEEK9DISCUSSION2.TRENDSINTHEPRACTICEOFORGANIZATIONALPSYCHOLOGY.docx

week 9 discussion 2. Trends in the Practice of Organizational Psychology

In the first Discussion this week, you examined how current and emerging workplace trends can be applied to the practice of industrial psychology. For this Discussion, you will examine how current and emerging workplace trends can be applied to the practice of organizational psychology.

To Prepare

· Read the journal articles in this week’s Learning Resources about workplace trends.

· Conduct your own research about additional current and emerging workplace trends that could be applied to the practice of organizational psychology.

· Based on the Learning Resources and your own research, select a current and emerging trend that you think would have the most significant impact on the workplace and could be applied in the practice of organizational psychology.

Resources

Workplace Trends

· Côté, S. (2014). Emotional intelligence in organizations. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior Links to an external site. , 1, 459–488.

· Luthans, F., & Youssef-Morgan, C. M. (2017). Psychological capital: An evidence-based positive approach. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational BehaviorLinks to an external site. , 4, 339–366.

INSTRUCTIONS: Post a response to the following:

· Briefly describe the trend you think would have the most significant impact on the workplace and explain why. Then explain how this trend could be applied to an aspect of organizational psychology (i.e., group dynamics, leadership, change management). Use evidence from the literature to support your points.

WEEK9DISCUSSION3.ETHICALCONSIDERATIONSINI.OPSYCHOLOGY.docx

Week 9 Discussion. 3 Ethical Considerations in I/O Psychology

Consider the following ethical dilemma: The CEO asks you to assess the job satisfaction of employees. Therefore, you send employees an electronic survey, with a statement confirming that individual results will be kept confidential. Upon reviewing the results, you see that several female employees have provided qualitative comments about sexual harassment they endured at the hands of the CEO. What would you do? Would you break confidentiality and inform the Director of Human Resources? Would you confront the CEO directly? Or would you do nothing to maintain confidentiality?

In this Discussion, you consider ethical dilemmas related to I/O psychology and apply ethical standards and guidelines to resolve the dilemmas.

To Prepare:

· Read Chapter 2 in The SAGE Handbook and view the media resource, “Ethical Decision-Making.” Review the ethical dilemmas and relevant ethical standards and guidelines that apply.

· Read the Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct. Consider ethical standards that apply to the practice of I/O psychology.

· Identify an ethical dilemma that an I/O psychology practitioner might encounter and the ethical standards that you would apply to address the dilemma.

Learning Resources

Required Readings

Legal Considerations

· Aamodt, M. (2016). Industrial/organizational psychology: An applied approach (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.

· Chapter 3, “Legal Issues in Employee Selection” (pp. 77–116)

· Time Estimate: 80 minutes

· U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Links to an external site. . Retrieved from https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/titlevii.cfm

· Time Estimate: 20 minutes

· Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Ethical Considerations

· Lowman, R. L. (2017). Ethical issues and standards in research and applications of industrial, work, and organizational psychology. In D. S. Ones, N. Anderson, C. Viswesvaran, & H. R. Singagil (Eds.), SAGE handbook of industrial, work, and organizational psychology: Vol. 1. Personnel psychology and employee performance Links to an external site. (2nd ed., pp. 39–51). SAGE.

· Note: Chapter 2

· Time Estimate: 60 minutes

· American Psychological Association. (2017). Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct Links to an external site. . Retrieved from https://www.apa.org/ethics/code

· Time Estimate: 20 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS: Post a response to the following:

Describe a common ethical dilemma an I/O practitioner might encounter and explain why. Then explain how you would resolve the dilemma, using specific ethical standards and guidelines.

WEEK9ASSIGNMENT.LEGALCONSIDERATIONSINI.OPSYCHOLOGY.docx

Week 9 assignment. Legal Considerations in I/O Psychology

In 2017, a pregnant Walmart employee who worked as a packer at a distribution center was struggling with morning sickness and asked for a break from some of her duties. Her supervisor responded that she would need a doctor’s note. Consequently, the woman obtained a note from her doctor that said she was to avoid heavy lifting and gave it to her supervisor. In turn, her supervisor referred her to Human Resources. A Human Resources employee informed her that she could not return to work until after she gave birth because she was a “liability,” and that she would have to apply for unpaid leave to keep her job. Did Walmart discriminate against this employee?

In the United States, there are many anti-discrimination laws; yet, as the Walmart example shows, discrimination continues to be a problem in the workplace. For this Assignment, you will examine the role of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in enforcing anti-discrimination laws. You will also consider what steps you would take to ensure equity in the workplace as an I/O psychology practitioner.

To Prepare:

· Read Chapter 3 in the Aamodt text, Industrial/Organizational Psychology: An Applied Approach, and “Title VII” of The Civil Rights Act of 1964.

· Identify unlawful employment practices and anti-discrimination laws.

· Consider the role of the EEOC in addressing unlawful employment practices.

· Think about the best practices you would apply as an I/O psychology practitioner to prevent discrimination and ensure equity in the workplace.

Required Readings

Legal Considerations

· Aamodt, M. (2016). Industrial/organizational psychology: An applied approach (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.

· Chapter 3, “Legal Issues in Employee Selection” (pp. 77–116)

· Time Estimate: 80 minutes

· U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Links to an external site. . Retrieved from https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/titlevii.cfm

· Time Estimate: 20 minutes

· Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Ethical Considerations

· Lowman, R. L. (2017). Ethical issues and standards in research and applications of industrial, work, and organizational psychology. In D. S. Ones, N. Anderson, C. Viswesvaran, & H. R. Singagil (Eds.), SAGE handbook of industrial, work, and organizational psychology: Vol. 1. Personnel psychology and employee performance Links to an external site. (2nd ed., pp. 39–51). SAGE.

· Note: Chapter 2

· Time Estimate: 60 minutes

· American Psychological Association. (2017). Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct Links to an external site. . Retrieved from https://www.apa.org/ethics/code

· Time Estimate: 20 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS: Submit a 2–3-page paper that addresses the following questions. Your paper should follow APA style, be double-spaced with one-inch margins, and include a title page and reference list.

· Describe the role of the EEOC in the practice of I/O psychology and three different laws that are enforced by the EEOC.

· Describe two different types of discrimination prohibited by the laws enforced by EEOC and at least three best practices you would suggest for ensuring equity in the workplace.

· Suppose you find yourself in an elevator with the CEO of a Fortune 500 company that you admire greatly. You strike up a casual conversation that suddenly turns to the topic of discrimination in the workplace, and you quickly realize that the CEO has no understanding of I/O psychology or I/O psychologists’ roles in addressing these concerns. One day you hope to begin your I/O career at this company or one similar to it. Therefore, you decide to give a quick elevator speech on I/O psychology and its role in best practices to address discrimination and inequity in the workplace. What would you say?