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Final Paper – Movie/TV Show Critique (100pts)

Due Date: Tuesday, May 1st, 2018 by NOON (12 pm) CST

Paper Length: minimum 8 pages (including title & reference pages)

What is included in the paper?

Title Page in APA format

• Introduction

• At LEAST 5 Main Topics For each topic:

• Define the topic and explain what I/O psychology tells us about the topic (e.g., how it should be performed, causes or effects, etc.).

• Provide at least one example from the movie/tv show (i.e., describe scenes and/or provide dialogue) that exemplify this topic.

• Explain whether the movie/tv show demonstrated the topic being utilized correctly or incorrectly and why.

• If done incorrectly, explain how the characters in the movie/tv show or the movie/tv show writers could have shown the topic more accurately.

• If done correctly (e.g., the movie/tv show demonstrates job stress resulting in employee dissatisfaction), explain how the characters in the movie/tv show

could apply I/O principles relevant to the topic to improve employee

performance, satisfaction and/or well-being.

• Summary and Conclusion

*If you use information from any sources, you need to cite them appropriately and include a

reference page. See Blackboard information about citations and references in APA style.

Sample Topics for Paper (Anything we covered in class or in the book is acceptable)

Performance

Research Methods in I/O Psychology

Job Analysis

Performance Appraisal

Selection

Placement

Employee Training

Employee Motivation

Goal Setting

Organizational Justice

Job Satisfaction

Organizational Commitment

Emotions at Work

OCB

CWB

Organizational Norms

Safety

Occupational Stress

Burnout

Turnover

Work-Family Conflict

Work Groups and teams

Social loafing

Group-think

Leadership – Sources of Power

Abuse of Power

Organizational Development

Organizational Change

Theory X/Theory Y

Organizational Culture

Acceptable Movies

Office Space (1999) R

• Peter Gibbons is computer programmer who at the ripe old age of 28 is having a mid-life crisis. Unable to endure another moment of the mind-numbing routine and petty annoyances that assault him day after day, Peter and some equally frustrated colleagues

hatch a plot which could lead to a very lucrative and early retirement. Gung Ho (1986) PG-13

• To save jobs in a small Pennsylvania town, cocky Hunt Stevenson (Michael Keaton) goes to Japan and asks the owners to re-open the auto plant where he used to work.

Hunt gets what he asks for, but gets a curve ball thrown at him when the Japanese bosses

agree to his proposition only if the the plant will be run by the Japanese–who have a far

more strict work ethic and expect undying loyalty from the workers. The concept of

seven day work weeks and mandatory free overtime doesn’t go over big with the

American employees, leading to a constant clash between the workers and the

management. Antz (1998) PG

• Central Park ant drone Z longs to be an individual of accomplishment, but Z’s colony is a society that puts the value of the colony over personal achievement. Young Z sets his sites on the colony’s Queen daughter Bala- who is uninterested until Z successfully

mounts a revolution within the colony for the advancement of individuality.

Twelve Angry Men (1957) Not rated

• In the definitive version of Reginald Rose’s timeless script, an all-white jury decides the fate of a youth accused of murder. This tightly constructed searing exposé of prejudice in the American legal system stars Henry Fonda and a pantheon of great character actors.

Acceptable TV Shows

* For TV shows, please name a describe the episode that relates to the topic you have chosen.

Veep (2012)

• A political satire starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep follows Meyer and her staff as they attempt to make their mark” in the political arena (HBO, 2012).

The Office (2001 or 2005 series)

• A series that depicts the everyday work relations in a fictional organization, Dunder Mifflin. Typical workdays at Dunder Mifflin are wrought with tedium, cultural clashes, and

questionable workplace behavior.

Parks and Recreation (2009)

• A small-town bureaucrat in the Parks Department, Leslie Knope handles everyday workplace issues while leading her staff and improving the likes of Pawnee, Indiana.

Final Paper Grading Rubric

APA STYLE & REFERENCES ( /10pts) Comments

1. Title page uses correct APA format.

2. Headings, margins, and font size are in correct APA format.

3. Page numbers and page headers are in correct APA format.

4. Reference citations in the manuscript are in correct APA format.

5. Reference page is in correct APA format.

GRAMMAR, SPELLING, & PUNCTUATION ( /20pts)

1. Proper English grammar, including sentence structure, subject-verb agreement, etc. is used.

2. Paper is free of spelling errors.

FILM REVIEW AND DEMONSTRATION OF I/O KNOWLEDGE ( 70pts)

1. At least 5 I/O topics are clearly identified, correctly defined, and information about

what I/O psychology tells us about the topic (e.g., how it should be done, causes or

effects) is presented.

2. Demonstrates understanding of topics and avoids over-reliance on direct quotations.

3. Appropriate examples are given for how each topic is portrayed in the film.

4. Author explains whether the movie/tv show demonstrated the topic correctly or

incorrectly and why.

5. Author explains how the characters in the movie/tv show could apply I/O

principles relevant to the 5 topics to improve employee performance, satisfaction

and/or well-being.

TOTAL /100 pts

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