Duration
30h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in psychology (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
To create and use a methodology to identify necessary competencies to a 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 learning unit
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
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
PSYC0043-1 Selecting and evaluating professional skills, 30h Th, HANSEZ Isabelle
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, hybrid learning)
The course includes a part of traditional lessons and a part of permanences to help students in their personal/collective work.
Attend to the classes is required.
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Recommended or required readings
Syllabus including written notes and references.
Required readings :
1. Lothe, B., Bertrand, F., & Hansez, I. (2012). Elaboration et validation de tests de jugement situationnel comme outil de sélection professionnelle : guide méthodologique. Psychologie du Travail et des Organisation, 18(3), 215-231.
2. Organ, D.W., Podsakoff, P.M., & Podsakoff, N.P. (2010). Expanding the criterion domain to include organizational citizenship behavior (OCB): Implications for employee selection. Zedeck & Sheldon (Eds.), APA handbook of industrial and organizational psychology, Vol 2: Selecting and developing members for the organization (pp.281-323). Washington, DC : American Psychological Association.
3. Whetzel, D. L., & McDaniel, M. A. (2009). Situational judgment tests: An overview of current research. Human Resource Management Review, 19(3), 188-202.
Recommended reading :
Thompson, N.A. (2009). Classical Item and Test Analysis with CITAS. Saint Paul, MN: Assessment Systems Corporation.
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
June session :
- In-person
written exam AND oral exam
- Remote
written exam AND oral exam
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
August-september session :
- In-person
oral exam
- Remote
oral exam
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Additional information:
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
Audrey BABIC, assistante, Unité de Valorisation des Ressources Humaines.
Tél. : 04/366.22.36
E-mail : audrey.babic@ulg.ac.be