3 credits
Fall 2025 Lecture
This seminar is designed to familiarize doctoral students with the basic areas of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management. The course will include a discussion and analysis of book chapters and journal articles related to key topics. The goal of this seminar is to help students develop frameworks for organizing the myriad conceptual, professional, and technical issues associated with Industrial Psychology / Human Resource Management. Development of these frameworks is requisite for effective acquisition and integration of information provided in future seminars and development of research ideas. Permission of department required. Prerequisites: Any undergraduate Statistics course and any undergraduate Social Science Research Methods course.
Learning Outcomes1Articulate the key areas of research and concepts in Organizational Psychology.
2Evaluate conceptual and theoretical gaps in the current literature.
3Analyze the strengths/weaknesses of extant research and theory.
4Develop research ideas related to key areas of study in Organizational Psychology.
Restrictions
made by Purdue students.