Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Catalog description

Introduces students to the content areas of industrial psychology and the application of psychological theory to organizational issues. Topics include employment law, job analysis, recruitment and selection, training, performance appraisal and discipline, employee motivation, total rewards equity, and workplace well-being. Using an applied approach, this course will help prepare students for their roles as employees and managers in a complex and continuously changing 21st-century environment. Students enrolled in IOP will learn about the specialty of industrial-organizational psychology, apply statistical concepts in making personnel decisions, and gain relevant experience by completing hands-on projects involving job analysis, selection decisions, training programs, and employee well-being. Students will deepen their understanding of IOP/HR by designing a research study, completing an adverse impact study, writing a job description, developing a training program, determining pay equity, developing a structured interview, designing a 360-feedback system, and other applications.