Internship in Human Development

Catalog description

Seminar for students in the Human Development Research and Policy (HDRP) MA program to support their 135-hour, semester-long internship. Focus is on managing complex projects; communicating ideas clearly and impactfully; giving and receiving constructive feedback; and engaging in effective negotiations. Readings, assignments, and class activities are grounded on insights and practices from organizational and personality psychology, human-resource management, and business. Class meetings are practice based and combine individual, pair, and group exercises.