Industrial-Organizational Psychology

How would you choose the ideal worker out of 400 applicants? Is it possible to predict employee motivation? Are virtual teams more effective than in-person teams? Questions like these can be answered through the help of industrial and organizational (I/O) psychology, which is the application of psychological theories and principles to the workplace.

Examining decades of research from psychology, sociology, management, and statistics, we discuss a wide range of theories and practices which have had an impact on I/O psychology applications.

We also focus on how organizations currently use I/O principles in everyday scenarios and evaluate practical examples of how the field continues to influence talent management.

Examined through the scientist-practitioner lens, course material covers both theoretical and real-world applications and addresses the gap between the two.

Course topics include job/worker analysis, organizational research methods, employee selection, motivation, attitudes, health and stress, leadership, and a variety of other content areas.

Students may not take both IORP S-1501 and <a href="/search/?p=PSYC%20E-1501" data-action="result-detail" data-group="code:PSYC E-1501" class="notoffered" title="This course is not being offered in the selected term.">PSYC E-1501</a> (offered previously) for degree or certificate credit.