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Academic year 2014-2015Value date : 12/05/2015
PSYC0068-1  Practical questions on selecting and evaluating professional skills

Duration :  30h Pr
Number of credits :  
Master in Psychology, professional focus in social, work and organizations psychology, 1st year3
Lecturer :  Isabelle Hansez
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Organisation and examination :  
All year long
Course contents :  
To select a job interesting to analyze and identical in content from one company to another (ex. executive secretary, human resources manager, marketing man, etc.).

To create and use a methodology to identify necessary competencies to this job and behavioural anchors included in each competency.

To elaborate and validate situational judgement tests/work sample tests (either individual or collective, either oral or written) relevant to assess each competency which has been identify.
Learning outcomes of the course :  
To learn the selection process from criteria/competencies identification to the assessment of these criteria/competencies :

- How to identify the competencies relevant to a job : To develop a methodology


- How to create, develop and validate a a tool (situational judgement test or a work sample test) for assessing relevant identified competencies
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
PSYC0043-1 Selecting and evaluating professional skills, 30h Th, HANSEZ Isabelle

PSYC0019-1 Introduction to Theories and Measuring Methods in Psychological and Educational Sciences , 30h Th, MONSEUR Christian
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
For a given job :

1. identify relevant competencies

2. develop an evaluation tool

3. validate this tool
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
The course includes a part of traditional lessons (5) and a part of private study periods to help students in their personal/collective work.

Attend to the classes is required.
Recommended or required readings :  
Syllabus including written notes and references

Books of reference in English:

- Cooper, D., Robertson, I.T., & Tinline, G. (2003). Recruitment and selection: A Framework for Success. London: Thomson.

- Weekley, J.A., & Ployhart, R.E. (2005). Situational judgement tests: theory, measurement and application. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Personal work for the competencies identification and Collective work for the competencies evaluation.

Collective written work & Individual oral examination
Work placement(s) :  
Organizational remarks :  
Course not available for the ERASMUS students
Contacts :  
LOTHE Benoit

Benoit.Lothe@ulg.ac.be

+32(0)4.366.22.36



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