| Course | PSYC 651 Personnel and Performance Management (PSYC651) |
|---|---|
| Credit hours | 3 |
| Program | MS in Industrial/Organizational Psychology |
| Length | 8 Module/Weeks, online |
| Weeks with written work | 8 of 8 |
| Samples on this site | 8 week sample papers |
| Sources | Liberty's 2026-2027 catalog and the published PSYC 651 course guide |
| Updated | October 2026 |
What PSYC 651 covers
Every module brings a Weekly Reading Summary of 1.5 to 2 APA pages with an introduction, three to five themed paragraphs and an applied conclusion, plus a narrated 5 to 7 minute presentation for the week's presenter or two cited responses of 150 words for everyone else, a case study and a 350-word research article review.
The open-book midterm of five short-answer questions falls in Module/Week 4, and the Performance Appraisal Project of at least 1,500 words, explaining the value of assessment in a familiar workplace and creating an appraisal for one position, closes Module/Week 8.
Examination of personnel psychology. Topics include workforce planning, recruitment and selection of employees, performance criteria and appraisal, job analysis, job evaluation, and compensation. (Crosslisted with MSPS 660 )
PSYC 651 week by week, with the sample for each
| Week | Written work in the course guide | Points | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Weekly Reading Summary 1 (Presentation/Discussion 1, Case Study 1, Research Article Review 1 and checklist also due) | 25 | Read the Week 1 sample |
| Week 2 | Weekly Reading Summary 2 (Presentation/Discussion 2, Case Study 2 and Research Article Review 2 also due) | 25 | Read the Week 2 sample |
| Week 3 | Weekly Reading Summary 3 (Presentation/Discussion 3, Case Study 3 and Research Article Review 3 also due) | 25 | Read the Week 3 sample |
| Week 4 | Weekly Reading Summary 4 (Midterm Exam, Presentation/Discussion 4, Case Study 4 and Research Article Review 4 also due) | 25 | Read the Week 4 sample |
| Week 5 | Weekly Reading Summary 5 (Presentation/Discussion 5, Case Study 5 and Research Article Review 5 also due) | 25 | Read the Week 5 sample |
| Week 6 | Weekly Reading Summary 6 (Presentation/Discussion 6, Case Study 6 and Research Article Review 6 also due) | 25 | Read the Week 6 sample |
| Week 7 | Weekly Reading Summary 7 (Presentation/Discussion 7, Case Study 7 and Research Article Review 7 also due) | 25 | Read the Week 7 sample |
| Week 8 | Performance Appraisal Project (Weekly Reading Summary 8 and the week's other work also due) | 140 | Read the Week 8 sample |
Where PSYC 651 papers lose points
PSYC 651 work loses points when a summary retells the chapter page by page instead of by theme, when the conclusion restates the reading without applying it to a business, when Module/Week 4's four chapters are covered unevenly and when an appraisal rates vague traits instead of results and anchored behaviors.
Using a PSYC 651 sample well
The samples cite Aguinis, Pulakos and O'Leary, DeNisi and Murphy, Cawley and colleagues, Pichler, Rodgers and Hunter, Locke and Latham, Scullen and colleagues, Woehr and Huffcutt, Smither and colleagues, Atwater and colleagues, Theeboom and colleagues, London and Smither, Jenkins and colleagues, Werner and Bolino, Levy and Williams and Smith and Kendall.
PSYC 651 questions, answered
What textbook does PSYC 651 use?
Aguinis's Performance Management, one chapter per module except Module/Week 4, which assigns chapters 4 through 7 on measurement, information gathering and implementation.
How do PSYC 651 presentations work?
Each student narrates a 5 to 7 minute YouTube presentation of a reading summary in an assigned week and ends with two questions; classmates answer both in at least 150 words, each answer citing one reference.
What is the PSYC 651 Research Article Review?
A weekly summary of at least 350 words of one article from the reference list of that week's Aguinis chapter, written in the format of the course's review example.
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