Contemporary Topics in Industrial/Organizational Psychology

4 Credits

Industrial / Organizational Psychology is the application of psychological principles, tools, and theories to the workplace. This subdiscipline employs a scientist-practitioner model in the quest to optimize fit between persons, jobs, and the organizational environment. Optimization criteria include finding a balance between productivity and quality of work life for workers. Motivation, leadership, personality, stress, feedback, technology, diversity, and human potential are some of the themes explored amidst a changing landscape of challenges to the world of work. Prerequisites: PSYC 121 or PSYC 153 Attribute/Distribution: SS