IOP3702-Exam Notes.

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION: PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGY IN CONTEXT DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (HR) AND INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANISATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (I/O PSYCHOLOGY) IN TERMS OF THE FOLLOWING HEADINGS: Description of the type of work, roles and responsibilities IOP = the focus of an Industrial and Organizational Psychologist is on people, behaviour, scientific research and well-being. HR = the focus of a Human Resource practitioner is on the organization in terms of planning, strategies, policies, vision, mission and the overall performance of the organization. Qualification and registration categories  Industrial psychologist registration at the HPCSA, a master’s degree and a formal one (1) year internship.  Psychometrist registration at the HPCSA, an honours degree and a formal 6-month internship and at least 70% for board exam.  HR practitioner only needs the relevant HR diploma or degree (3 years). IOP3702-Exam Notes. Overlap between these two fields  Both influence the effective functioning of the organisation  Involved in staffing of organisation – recruitment, selection, placing, evaluation and development  Workplace matters – dispute resolution, negotiations, conflict resolution, skills plan and training needs/reports, studying legislation EXPLAIN HOW PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGY RELATES TO THE PROFESSION OF INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANISATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY AS A WHOLE.  Industrial and organizational psychology is regarded as a study of specialization within the field of psychology. Historically industrial psychology was referred to as personnel psychology which studies human behaviour within the organization. Since organizational psychology is closely related to industrial or personnel psychology the two are referred to jointly as industrial and organizational psychology.  Industrial psychologists who specialize in organizational psychology they work at organizational level to understand how employees function within the organization and how the organization functions as a whole. Personnel psychology is therefore concerned with all the aspect of the theory of psychology in understanding individual differences in the work setting, and how employee efficiency and effectiveness can be measured and improved. FUNCTIONS OF THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS COUNCIL OF SOUTH AFRICA  The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) is a coordinating body for all the professions registered with the HPCSA. The aim of establishing the (HPCSA) was to provide better control over the training, registration and practices of practitioners of health professions, and to provide for matters incidental thereto.  In order to protect the public and guide the professions, council ensures that practitioners uphold and maintain professional and ethical standards within the health professions and ensure the investigation of complaints concerning practitioners and to ensure that disciplinary action is taken against persons who fail to act accordingly. CHAPTER 2: RESEARCH METHODS IN PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGY INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGISTS ARE CONSTANTLY FACED WITH A HOST OF PRACTICAL PROBLEMS. UNDERSTANDING THE RESEARCH PROCESS HELPS THEM TO SOLVE THESE PRACTICAL PROBLEMS, APPLY THE RESULTS OF STUDIES REPORTED BY OTHERS AND ASSESS THE ACCURACY OF CLAIMS MADE ABOUT NEW PRACTICES AND EQUIPMENT. EXPLAIN THE FIVE STEPS EMPIRICAL RESEARCH PROCESS IN DETAIL, DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS. STEP 1: FORMULATING THE RESEARCH QUESTION There are various questions asked that could be addressed in a research study. Each question requires a very specific answer. Based on the kind of answer that is required, we distinguish between various types of questions, namely:  Exploratory questions: often asked when a relatively new field or area is investigated. The results of this research can often be used to generate more specific research questions that should be addressed in consecutive studies. For example In case studies research: A medical researcher or specialist who wants to enhance a certain medical procedure needs to make sure he/she analyses the cases carefully in regards to all the variables present in the previous case against his own case.