Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Master in psychology (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Substitute(s)
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
This course consists of 2 parts.
The first part addresses the place of selection in the context of human resources, personnel recruitment and selection (including e-recruitment and use of social networks), professional skills, function analysis, skills identification, realistic job preview, performance evaluation.
The second part focuses on the tools and techniques used in selection and recruitment: situational tests, situational judgment tests and their validation, selection interview, assessment and development centers, psychological tests.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
- To understand the current context and challenges of personnel selection and evaluation
- Based of the psychometric indices, to train the students to criticize the existing tools for selection
- To understand relevant topics for companies through the experience of HR professionals
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Multiple teaching methods:
- Traditional: "ex-cathedra" type
- Practical: illustration by speakers and use of concrete examples
- Reflective: building and using students' critical thinking skills around recruitment, selection and competency management practices
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
2 hours a week face-to-face
Recommended or required readings
Required: slides including written notes and references.
Recommended 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 Cook, M. (2016). Personnel Selection: Adding Value Through People, A Changing Picture: Sixth Edition. West Sussex (UK): John Wiley & Sons (p.71-93).
5. Chapter 10 : Assessment centres. In Cook, M. (2016). Personnel Selection: Adding Value Through People, A Changing Picture: Sixth Edition. West Sussex (UK): John Wiley & Sons (p.207-226).
6. Chapter 11: Assessment Centers: Recent Developments in Practice and Research. In Lievens, F., & Thornton, G. C. (2005). The Blackwell Handbook of Personnel Selection. Malden (USA): Evers, A., Anderson, N. & Voskuijl, O. (p.243-264).
7. 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.
8. Chapter 2 : Validity of selection methods. In Cook, M. (2016). Personnel Selection: Adding Value Through People, A Changing Picture: Sixth Edition. West Sussex (UK): John Wiley & Sons (p.25-54).
9. Lievens, F. & Chapman, D. Recruitment and selection. (2019). SAGE Handbook of Human Resource Management. 123-150. Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School of Business.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
- Remote
oral exam
Additional information:
January session :
- In-person : written exam (open-ended questions)
- Remote : 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
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Some course sessions may be extended or added.
For more information, we refer you to the first session of the course
Contacts
Françoise BERTRAND, professor, Unité de Valorisation des Ressources Humaines.
Francoise.bertrand@mil.be
Francoise.bertrand@uliege.be
Delphine SUTTOR, assistante, Unité de Valorisation des Ressources Humaines.
E-mail : delphine.suttor@uliege.be