Industrial Organizational Psychology

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This course would serve as an introductory course to the area of Industrial Organizational Psychology as a potential career field. The course would offer a broad description and examination of the psychological principles used in the world of work. Students would examine major theories, their applications in the workplace, and research conducted on those theories. The role of psychologists in job analysis, employee selection processes, employee training, performance appraisal processes, worker motivation, job satisfaction, and skills analysis, eliminating stress in the workplace, group, and team communications as well as the leadership skills leading to maximal outcomes would all be discussed in this course. The course would also move beyond theory to an overview of the applications of those theories in practice. PSYC/EDUC 3303 Development Across the Life Span (3 cr.) This course is a study of human development and the nature of those social structures that impact it, especially social, emotional, physical, and cognitive aspects of human development throughout the life span. Prerequisite : PSYC 1103.