Effective Interviewing and Survey Design

Catalog description

In I/O psychology, interviews and surveys are two of the most common data collection methods. This course builds upon the content from PSYC 5810 Behavioral Statistics and PSYC 5820 Research in Psychology, to give you specific skills related to the collection of data from employees, organizations, and stakeholders. The course introduces various types of interviews and the best practices for each, then covers the process for development of a valid and reliable survey. Students will perform interviews both in the classroom and in the real-world and will develop and test a survey instrument.