Industrial/Organizational Master s Program List Required s Number Title PSY 6070 Advanced Industrial O rganizational Training and PSY 6085 Pre-Practicum: PSY 6090 Practicum: PSY 6280/ 72 80 PSY 6281/ 72 81 Regression Psychological Statistics Regression Lab. PSY 6290/ 72 90 PSY 6291/ 72 91 ANO VA ANO VA Lab PSY 6300 Literature Review and Reading in : PSY 6320 Performance Appraisal and Job Analysis PSY 6330 Professional Issues in PSY 6420 Advanced Personnel Selection and Placement PSY 6450 Advanced O rganizational PSY 6570 Psychological Research Methods in Human Resource Management PSY 6640 Thesis Research Two of the following Elective s PSY 5290 Wage and Salary Administration PSY 6360 O rganizational Change and PSY 6365 O rganizational Surveys and Employee Attitudes and Motivation PSY 6380 Work Group Effectiveness Two Electives (not an inclusive list; may also take graduate courses outside of the department with approval or from the elective course list directly above) PSY 5340 Human Factors PSY 6370 O rganizational Skills PSY 6460 Factor Analysis and Related Methods PSY 6620 Independent Study:
s Required s PSY 6070 Advanced Industrial O rganizational Training and PSY 6085 Pre-Practicum: PSY 6090 Practicum: PSY 6280/ 72 80 Regression PSY 6281/ 72 81 Psychological Statistics Regression Lab. PSY 6290/ 72 90 ANO VA PSY 6291/ 72 91 ANO VA Lab PSY 6300 Literature Review and Reading in : PSY 6320 Theory and methodology used in the training and development of human resources in organizations: needs assessment, program development, program evaluation, and legal and special issues in training and development. Expectations, requirements, and procedures involved in a practicum in the program. Encourages students to assess career goals and helps facilitate selection of a practicum that moves toward exploring and meeting those career goals. Three credits. Prerequisite: Consent of Supervised experience in industry, business, or government using psychological principles at a professional, applied level. Corequisite: PSY 6281. Survey of theoretical and practical aspects of multiple regression as typically used by psychologists. Simple and multiple regression through model comparison approach in the general linear model paradigm. Laboratory included. Corequisite: PSY 6291. Review of basic statistics. Scientific quantification, research design, and statistical analysis from the perspective of analysis of variance: one-way, factorial, repeated measures, and mixed designs. Laboratory included. Survey of issues related to professional ethics, relevant legislation, professional affiliations, professional identity, and professional responsibilities. Three credits. Prerequisites: PSY 6280 or permission of
Performance Appraisal and Job Analysis PSY 6330 Professional Issues in PSY 6420 Advanced Personnel Selection and Placement PSY 6450 Advanced O rganizational PSY 6570 Psychological Research Methods in Human Resource Management PSY 6640 Thesis Research Two of the following Elective s PSY 5290 Three credits. Wage and Salary Administration Analysis of theory and practice in job analysis and performance appraisal, including legal aspects, a survey of techniques available, current research, cognitive aspects, and reliability and validity issues. Survey of issues related to professional ethics, relevant legislation, professional affiliations, professional identity, and professional responsibilities. Three credits. Prerequisites: PSY 5260 or 605 0 and preferably PSY 6280. Legal and research aspects of personnel selection. Methods used for selection, including assessment centers, work samples, and psychological testing. Three credits. Review of theory and empirical research in organizational psychology. Students will apply theory and research findings to understand and explain work behavior at the individual, group, and organizational levels and will use this knowledge to solve organizational problems. Three credits. Prerequisite: PSY 6280 or permission of Theory and appropriate methodology for conducting research relevant to human resource practices in organizations. Applied psychometric theory and quasiexperimental design. O ne to six credits. Selection of a research problem, review of pertinent literature, collection and analysis of data, and composition of thesis. O nce enrolled, student should register for at least one credit hour of master s research each semester until completion. S/ U grading. Analysis of theory and practice in administering
PSY 6360 O rganizational Change and PSY 6365 O rganizational Surveys and Employee Attitudes and Motivation PSY 6380 Work Group Effectiveness compensation. Practices and issues related to job evaluation, salary market data, pay for performance, and legal considerations. Three credits. Prerequisite: PSY 6450 or permission of Analysis of theory and practice of organizational change and development, process of change, organizational development (O D) interventions, and evaluation and research of O D effectiveness. Three credits. Prerequisite: PSY 6450. Special topics in employee attitudes and motivation and the measurement of employee attitudes through the use of organizational surveys. Develops skills in survey techniques and includes practical experience with surveys. Three credits. Prerequisite: PSY 5380, 6450, or permission of Analysis of factors leading to effective work groups. Topics covered include task effects on performance, group composition, leadership, group processes, and team building. Two Electives (not an inclusive list; may also take graduate courses outside of the department with approval or from the elective course list directly above) PSY 5340 Human Factors Three credits. Prerequisite: PSY 3320/ 5320 or consent of PSY 6370 O rganizational Skills PSY 6460 Factor Analysis and Related Methods The process of designing for human use. Considers individual differences, visual, auditory, and tactile displays, anthropometry, illumination, noise, humans in motion, and space and environmental studies. Three credits. Prerequisite: PSY 6450 or permission of Analysis of a variety of interpersonal situations which impact organizational effectiveness and climate. of skills: conflict resolution, interviewing, performance feedback, effective meetings, giving recognition, discipline. Three credits. Prerequisites: PSY 6280, HHP 6700, or equivalent. Surveys each of the major factor analysis techniques and
PSY 6620 Independent Study: related latent theories with main focus on application. Nature, power, procedure, computer programming, interpretation, and limitations of each technique. O ne to three credits. Prerequisite: Permission of Individualized library or empirical research project approved by A maximum of three credits will apply to a Master s degree.