Fall 2022
Psyc 455: Development and Evaluation of Training in Organizations
The goal of this course is to provide the learner with a systems perspective to training in organizations. Through readings, discussions, in class exercises and project work students will learn to identify organizational issues that can be solved using a training intervention and develop appropriate training. The focus of the course will primarily be on knowledge application. Students will learn about the various steps involved in designing a training program including needs assessment, influence of learner characteristics, transfer of training and training evaluation. Through project work students will gain skills in implementing these steps.
Spring 2023
Psyc 588: Compensation
Through this course, students will develop an in-depth understanding of the principles and techniques for designing and managing compensation systems. The course will examine compensation processes, systems, and strategies through a comprehensive evaluation of the methods and tools used to build compensation frameworks. The course investigates the role of job analysis, job evaluation, internal alignment, and market considerations in developing compensation systems in public and private sector organizations. The course also explores pay-for-performance, compensation incentives, benefits, and other tools for effective compensation design.
Summer 2023
Psyc 714: Assessment Centers
This course will develop the knowledge and skills needed for the design and implementation of assessment centers and other individual assessment methods.
Fall 2023
Psyc 545: Graduate Statistics I
Basic course in elementary statistics Introduction to inferential statistics and statistical analysis of psychological data. Emphasis on hypothesis testing procedures and computer applications.
Psyc 556: Organizational Psychology
Theory and research concerning human behavior in formal organizations, communication nets, dynamics of managerial jobs; current ideas concerning organizations. This graduate course is focused on Organizational Psychology and Behavior which encompasses on the development and growth of the individual, the group, and the organization and how to foster creativity, innovation, and positive work practices/organizational cultures. Other topics include diversity, attitudes at work, leadership, and motivational/cultural elements of work.
Spring 2024
Psyc 546: Graduate Statistics II
Statistical procedures used in the prediction and explanation of psychological data, including multiple regression. Emphasis on computer applications.
Psyc 529: Personnel Selection and Evaluation
Principles and techniques of employee selection and placement. Analysis of test data which will maximize the effectiveness of such techniques.
Fall 2024
Psyc 720: Individual Assessment for IO Psychology
This course is designed to teach students how to assess individuals for hire, promotion, and development. Students will develop a testing protocol including a structured interview, cognitive ability, and personality testing. The course will provide applied experience conducing assessments of executives who have volunteered to serve as testing subjects. Interviewing skill, test interpretation, and report writing are the primary learning objectives of the course.
Psyc 535: Personnel Selection Seminar
A critical review of advanced techniques in personnel selection. Includes such topics such as validity generalization, utility analysis, and applications of latent trait theory.
Psyc 511: Psychometric Theory
Basic understanding of principles and theories of psychological measurement emphasizing (1) theories and methods for estimation of reliability and validity, (2) techniques for the measurement of psychological variables and (3), methods for construction of psychological and educational measuring instruments.
Psyc 597: Special Problems
Individual research project wherein the student works with an instructor to craft a project related to a topic of interest in IO Psychology. Comprehensive research proposal and annotated bibliography submitted at end of semester for grading.
Spring 2025
Psyc 531: Organizational Attitudes and Behavior Seminar
The course is an in-depth study of factors that affect Organizational behavior and attitude (motivational theories). The various key attitudes and behaviors that organizations are defined and research relating to them is discussed (e.g. job satisfaction, organizational commitment, job involvement, turnover, absenteeism, and organizational citizenship). We also identify the stresses on today’s employees’ life and discuss some ways to manage them (e.g. job stress, work-family conflict, minority and immigrant worker.
Psyc 502: Social Bases of Behavior
Critical overview of theory and research in social cognition, interpersonal relations, group dynamics and organizational psychology. Implications of principles for issues and problems in real-world social systems are developed.
Psyc 558: Industrial Psychology Internship I
Supervised experience in psychological practices in an industrial setting.
Fall 2025
Psyc 503: Individual and Cultural Differences
Review of the basic models used to explore and explain how and why people differ from each other. The course will explore the influence of culture and individual characteristics such as gender, ability and personality, as well as how these influences change over a person’s lifetime.
Psyc 517: Performance Appraisal Seminar
The objectives of the seminar are to 1) provide a broad understanding of the multiple facets of performance appraisal, 2) understand research and advances in the field, and 3) understand the challenges and pitfalls of successfully implementing a PA system in an organization.
Psyc 554: Survey of Multivariate Statistics
Introduction to the major multivariate statistical procedures used in psychology; factor analysis, discriminant analysis, multivariate analysis of variance and canonical correlation.
Spring 2026
Psyc 501: Biological Bases of Behavior
A critical review of the anatomical and neurophysiological bases of behavior as related to theory and practice in psychology.
Psyc 722: Consulting Fundamentals
The course will focus on identifying customer groups, developing products or services, pricing, proposal writing, and ethics in consulting.
Psyc 450: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Work
This course provides an overview of the science and practice of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in work organizations. The course centers on a diversity management project in which students will asses and identify a DEI-related issue (e.g., pay disparities, sexual harassment, discrimination in hiring, poor diversity and inclusion climate) in an existing organization and develop a diversity management intervention aimed at addressing the issue. Toward this goal, foundational concepts and theory in DEI research are presented along with the translation of these principles toward best practices in diversity management.
Psyc 559: Industrial Psychology Internship II
Supervised experience in psychological practices in an industrial setting.