PSYC 306 Industrial and Organizational Psychology
This course provides an in-depth survey of the application of empirically obtained psychological principles to business and industrial settings.
Offered
Summer
Student Learning Outcomes
- Formulate a researchable topic that can be supported by database search strategies.
- Locate and, choose relevant sources from appropriate media, which may include data and perspectives outside traditional psychology and Western boundaries.
- Use selected sources after evaluating their suitability based on --appropriateness, accuracy, quality, and value of the source --potential bias of the source --the relative value of primary versus secondary sources, empirical versus non-empirical sources, and peer-reviewed versus nonpeer-reviewed sources.
- Read and accurately summarize the general scientific literature of psychology.
- Use APA Style.
- Quote, paraphrase, and cite correctly from a variety of media sources.
- Define and avoid plagiarism.
- Avoid distorting statistical results.
- Honor commercial and intellectual copyrights.