Study Programmes 2015-2016
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| Selection, evaluation and professional competences | ||
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Duration :
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| 30h Th | ||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Isabelle Hansez | ||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language | ||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January | ||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||
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Course contents :
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| - Actual context and challenges for personnel selection and evaluation - Personnel recruitment including e-recruitment - Personnel selection as a process - Methods in personnel selection, including e.g. tests, work sample test, situational judgment tests, etc. - Elaboration and validation of Situational Judgements Tests - Advantages of computer testing |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| - To understand the current context and challenges of personnel selection and evaluation - To learn about the personnel evaluation process (annual appraisal, assessment and development centres, etc.) - To train the students to criticize the existing tools for selection - To understand relevant topics for companies through the experience of HR professionals. |
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| PSYC0022-1 Work and Organizational Psychology, partim 1- 30h Th, HANSEZ Isabelle
PSYC0019-1 Introduction to Psychometrics, 30h Th, MONSEUR Christian |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| 2 hours a week | ||
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Syllabus including written notes and references.
Required reading : 1.Anderson, N., Lievens, F., van Dam, K., & Ryan, A. M. (2004). Future perspectives on employee selection: key directions for future research and practice. Applied Psychology: an International Review, 53(4), 487-501. 2.Chapter 12 : Ability tests. In Gatewood, R. D., Feild, H. S., & Barrick, M. (2008). Human Resource Selection: Sixth Edition. Mason, OH : Thomson (p.533-569). 3.Chapter 13 : Personality assessment. In Gatewood, R. D., Feild, H. S., & Barrick, M. (2008). Human Resource Selection: Sixth Edition. Mason, OH : Thomson(p.571-603). 4.Chapter 4 : The interview. In Gatewood, R. D., Feild, H. S., & Barrick, M. (2008). Human Resource Selection: Sixth Edition. Mason, OH : Thomson (p.70-93). 5.Chapter 10 : Assessment centres. In Gatewood, R. D., Feild, H. S., & Barrick, M. (2008). Human Resource Selection: Sixth Edition. Mason, OH : Thomson(p.203-219). 6.Lievens, F., & Patterson, F. (2011). The validity and incremental validity of knowledge tests, low-fidelity simulations, and high-fidelity simulations for predicting job performance in advanced-level high-stakes selection. Journal of Applied Psychology, 96(5), 927-940. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Group oral presentation in December
Written exam in January Oral exam in September |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Audrey BABIC, assistante, Unité de Valorisation des Ressources Humaines.
Tél. : 04/366.29.49 E-mail : audrey.babic@ulg.ac.be |
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