M.S. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
California State University, Long Beach
2022
The MSIO program at CSULB is a rigorous, applied program in which students utilize scientific theories to seek organizational solutions. It has strongly informed my knowledge and skills within the field.
Research in Industrial/
Clinical Interviewing
Study and development of clinical techniques of observation and the interview. Coverage will include a detailed exposure to Client- Centered and Gestalt counseling methods. Emphasis will be on understanding theory and acquisition of basic skills.
Issues in Organizational Development
Examination of theory, research, techniques, and practices in field of organizational development, professional practice of managing change in organizations. Techniques, such as team building, systems analysis, process consultation, large-group interventions and survey feedback will be examined.
Organizational Psychology
Analysis of organizational behavior and practices from a systems point of view. Consideration of employee motivation, power, leadership, communication, decision-making, and organizational change. Research methods for studying organizations.
Issues in Training
Discusses theoretical and applied issues with the development of employee training programs. Topics include needs assessment, adult learning theory, training methods, training evaluation, and learning organizations. Experiential assignments reinforce course concepts.
Research methods and problems in industrial psychology. Includes direct observational, psychophysical, regression, survey, experimental, and quasi-experimental methods.
Research in I/O Psychology
Covers logic, application, and limitations of multivariate (multiple independent and dependent variables) statistics. Topics may include multivariate analysis of variance, single and multiple correlation/regression, logistic regression, factor analysis, and path analysis.
Multivariate Statistical Analysis
Focuses on logic, application, and interpretation of analysis of variance (ANOVA) models in addition to other statistical procedures. Various issues of research design and experimentation are also covered.
Statistical Design Analysis
This course examines social network theory, research, and analytic methods. Topics covered include centrality, centralization, network topology, social exchange, diffusion and influence, subgroup analysis, and organizational risk. Application of social network knowledge to real-world problems is emphasized.
Social Network Analysis
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Leadership and Social Influence
Explores leadership from theoretical and practical perspectives. Focuses on skills essential for creating organizations in which people can develop their potential as leaders. Students examine relevant readings, case studies, and research to analyze today’s successful leaders and followers.
Principles of Group Dynamics
Behavior in groups with attention to such factors as leadership, followership, interaction and influence including organization, management, morale, and efficiency. Problems, techniques and methods of investigation.
Personnel Psychology
Advanced consideration of problems and procedures in personnel psychology. Includes both differentiation and synthesis of major areas within this field.
Test Construction
Consideration of problems in the construction of tests for personnel selection, educational screening, personality assessment, aptitude estimating, and measurement of academic achievement. practice in the development of tests.
Practice of industrial psychology or human factors in various industrial settings. Individual research and consultation with industrial or governmental organizations.
Practicum in I/O Psychology
Capstone for the MSIO Applied/Portfolio track. Intensive study of theoretical and/or experimental problems in psychology under the guidance of a faculty member. Portfolio development.
Directed Research and Portfolio
Historical background and development of psychology as a science. Contributions of major individuals and systems.
History of Psychology
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