PSY 6450 - Psychology of Work

This course is an advanced course designed to examine human behavior in organizations from a behavioral psychology perspective. Topics covered include: the history of industrial/organizational psychology, motivation, performance improvement techniques, compensation, quality, job satisfaction and its relation to productivity, and the ethics of personnel management. Students entering the course are expected to have an understanding of the basic principles of operant and respondent conditioning because these concepts are used to interpret and analyze worker behavior.

Note: Open to graduate students only.

Credits: 3 hours

Restrictions: Restricted to master’s or doctoral students in psychology, or instructor approval.