This course addresses the legal and ethical issues in the organizations from a multicultural perspective. The course explores managerial decision-making and reinforces ethical considerations in test decision making, employment selection, compensation, performance appraisal and general treatment of employees at work. Emphasis is on the study of multiple perspectives on an issue, analysis and problem solving strategies to create policy and sustain practices that conform to the spirit of the ethics codes of the American Psychological Association and the Society of Human Resources Management in its applicability domestically and globally.

This course focuses on the structure and process of experimental research across the disciplines of business, education, and behavioral science. This course presents the concepts of probability, cause-effect relationships, and experimental paradigms. Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to design a quasi-experimental or true experimental research study that has internal and external validity, utilize correct experimental sampling techniques, collect and organize data systematically, adhere to acceptable reliability and validity standards in measurement, apply appropriate experimental methodology, perform inferential statistical analysis including t-tests with unmatched groups, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), and infer cause-effect relationships. The student will master the language of experimental research, distinguish between various methodologies, conduct literature surveys that provide the foundation of investigation, critique experimental research, review the dissertation research process, and construct effective research proposals. Also, computer applications, logistical issues, and ethical considerations are examined.

This course covers the conceptual foundations of several topics including employee selection, training and development, performance appraisals, motivation and leadership, intervention strategies, employer/employee attitudes and behaviors, organizational structure and function, as well as law and ethics. Additionally, there will be a focus on perspectives that extend student understanding beyond that of individual psychology and business concepts to system and organizational structures, functioning, intervention and change. As a survey course, the purpose is to give an overview of relevant terminology, scope of the discipline and the variety of functions those that practice within the discipline. Particular focus will be given to application, multi-cultural considerations, and understanding organizational life from a variety of perspectives.

This course is a blend of theory, research, and practice and examines human behavior in organizations at the individual, interpersonal, group, organizational, societal, and global level. Human behavior is examined in organizations through cross cultural and multicultural lens. Given globalization and the growing diversity of the workforce and consumers, students will learn to help organizations incorporate different cultural voices into the fabric of their organizational life. Students gain knowledge of theories that explain why people and organizations do what they do. The course explores ways to apply theories and research that benefit organizational effectiveness and individual well being.

This course will examine organization development, which is the theory and practice of planned change, by studying the historical and current foundations of organization development as an applied behavioral science, and its integration with the dynamics of leadership, organizational behavior and human resource management. Within this over arching framework, the course will also examine theoretical models of organizational change, the use of diagnostic models, organizational problems, the ethical issues that can arise when invoking organizational change, and the role and responsibilities of change agents.

This course explores in depth the applied field of industrial psychology. Learning how industrial psychologists study and apply psychological principles and research methods to a variety of human resource/ personnel issues, and their relevance to settings and situations of particular interest to the field of industrial psychology will be explored. Topics discussed include job analysis, carefully selected performance criteria, and an appreciation of individual differences underlie the successful application of performance appraisal, recruitment, screening, selection, placement, training, and development. Additionally, there will be a discussion of testing and assessment, international dimensions of applied psychology, leadership, and ethics in the workplace.

This course will focus on the organizational and psychological processes and strategies that can guide leaders and managers in their appraisal efforts. The course focuses on the integration of psychology, business and education to create the greatest opportunity for capacity development in industrial/organizational psychology, business and education learners. The course also will address the psychological developmental processes that can assist, support and enhance leader effectiveness in their pursuits of equitable appraising and providing feedback to others. Skill sets in mentoring, coaching, facilitating will be addressed. Gender-based, ethnicity-influenced, and diversity leadership shall also be explored to ensure that participants in the course are exposed to issues that impact front-line leaders seeking to create a more effective and congruent workforce.

This course includes an overview of quantitative methods, basic concepts in descriptive and inferential statistics, and experimental research design. The course emphasizes the development of critical thinking skills and the methodological tools necessary for functioning as an Industrial Organizational Psychologist in applied settings. The focus is on: a) non-parametric and parametric statistical procedures including when and how to use each; and b) quantitative methods including choice of the most appropriate research method and strategies to address common problems encountered.

This course is primarily designed for the practitioner who provides services to agencies, professionals, or organizations. The purpose of the course is to provide an understanding of the process of organizational consultation. The course focuses on providing the professional with a philosophy, a process, and evaluative criteria for determining the effectiveness of the consulting intervention that he or she provides. The course requires that the student actually do a consulting assignment as part of the course. The course also highlights case study and problem resolution strategies.

Effective organizational psychology is grounded in the foundational, organizational and psychological assessment theories within behavioral, organizational, social, anthropological, and management sciences. This course provides students with the knowledge and competency to analyze design and initiate assessment in industrial, business, education, government, nonprofit and grassroots organizations. The course enables students to understand how assessment builds capacity of organizations to achieve greater effectiveness.

This course focuses on approaches, skills and strategies that allow industrial/organizational psychology, business and education learners to understand how psychological testing, theory and practice approaches support and enhance employee recruitment, selection, placement, promotion, and classification systems. The course will also address issues and concerns that one might experience in addressing these issues in a multicultural, multinational organization. IO6501 Industrial Organizational Assessment (3) Effective organizational psychology is grounded in the foundational, organizational and psychological assessment theories within behavioral, organizational, social, anthropological, and management sciences. This course provides students with the knowledge and competency to analyze design and initiate assessment in industrial, business, education, government, nonprofit and grassroots organizations. The course enables students to understand how assessment builds capacity of organizations to achieve greater effectiveness.

This course is designed to enhance skills for facilitating/consulting with organizational leadership in Organizational Change (ORA). Theories and techniques for understanding and facilitating change processes within diverse organizational cultures are discussed and applied.

This course encompasses the theory and techniques used to generate information about what is involved in performing a job or task, the physical social, and psychological context of this performance, and the attributes needed by an incumbent for such performance. Subjects center on fundamental concerns of job and task analysis, which is to obtain descriptive information to design and strategically align training programs, performance criteria, develop selection systems, job evaluation systems, machinery or tools, and career paths for personnel. After successful completion of this course, students will have knowledge of the different approaches to job and task analysis and the impact of those approaches on institutional effectiveness, as well as skill in applying these techniques in the field.

The capstone is an opportunity for students to complete a focused study of an area of special interest. The capstone builds on the student’s prior course work and integrates this knowledge into a paper or project that reflects mastery of program learning outcomes.