Industrial-Organizational Psyc

Catalog description

Industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology is the study of human behavior in the workplace. Core topics involve psychology as applied to personnel selection, performance evaluation, work motivation, job satisfaction and other work attitudes, training, and leadership. Themes of fairness and diversity/inclusion exist in relation to many core I-O topics. Emphasis is placed on scientific rigor and the development and implementation of best practices based on empirical literature. Students should be able to apply the concepts and knowledge learned in this class to real world situations, thinking broadly about issues in the workplace and the meaning of “work” in the 21st century. College of Health and Human Sciences School of Psychology