Psychology 571 - Seminar in Work Motivation and Leadership
Required Text: Northouse, P. G. (2012). Leadership theory and practice (6th Ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. & Latham. G. P. (2011). Work motivation: History, theory, research, and practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Course Description: The primary goal of the I/O seminars is to increase your mastery of contemporary theoretical and practical issues related to “work life”. In this course, the specific focus will be on motivation and leadership issues, although you will be expected to integrate information learned in your other courses (e.g., Personnel/Organizational seminars, social psychology, learning, statistics, experimental methods, etc.). In addition, the course format should allow you to apply your knowledge to the field and to practice important written and oral communication skills. Thus, the objectives for this course are four-fold (at the very least) 1) to develop a basic knowledge of empirical and theoretical information in the areas of motivation and leadership; 2) to apply this information to practical questions and situations; and 3) to hone important professional process skills (e.g., oral and written communication, group dynamic, moderation skills); and 4) to enjoy the seminar and find the topics we discuss stimulating.
Psychology 576 – Seminar in Organizational Development
Required Text: Brown, D. (2011). An experiential approach to organizational development (8th Ed). Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ. & McLean, G. (2006). Organization Development: Principles, processes, performance. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, San Francisco.
Course Description: The primary goal of the I/O seminars is to increase your mastery of contemporary theoretical and practical issues related to “work life”. In this course, the specific focus will be on organizational development issues, although you will be expected to integrate information learned in your other courses (e.g., Personnel/Organizational seminars, social psychology, learning, statistics, experimental methods, etc.). In addition, the course format should allow you to apply your knowledge to the field and to practice important written and oral communication skills.
Psychology 573 - Seminar in Personnel Psychology
Required Text: Cascio, W.F. & Aguinis, H. (2011). Applied Psychology in Human Resource Management (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN: 978-0-13-609095-3
Course Description: This is a graduate-level survey course designed to introduce the theory and practice of Personnel Psychology. Students should develop a broad knowledge of the topic which will be further developed in subsequent, more specialized courses. Topics to be covered include legal issues, job analysis, recruitment, utility analysis, performance appraisal, and validation.
Psychology 575 - Seminar in Employee Selection
Required Textbook: Gatewood, R.D., Feild, H.S., & Barrick, M. (2008). Human Resource Selection (6th ed.). Southwestern Publishers.
Course Description: This is a graduate-level course designed to introduce the science and practice of employee selection. Human resource selection is a complex process requiring knowledge of selection techniques, validation, job analysis, criterion development, and legal and professional issues.
Psychology 521 - Research Design and Inference 2
Required Textbook: Tabachnick, B. G. & Fidell, L. S. (2007). Using Multivariate Statistics (5th ed). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to cover advanced univariate and multivariate statistics that are commonly used in psychology. This course will focus on selecting appropriate statistics for designs; and on the methodology, applications (i.e. computer calculations), and interpretations of those statistics.
Psychology 520 - Research Design and Inference I
Required Textbook: Gravetter, F. J., & Wallnau, L. B. (2009). Statistics for the behavioral sciences (8th ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Wadsworth-Thompson Learning.
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to univariate, parametric statistics and experimental research methodologies that are commonly used in psychology. This course will focus on selecting appropriate statistics and designs; and on the theories, computer calculations, and interpretations of those statistics. Empirical scientific methodology and statistical analysis are the tools used by both psychology as a science (exploring human behavior) and psychology as a practice (applying what we know about human behavior in the efforts to bring about positive changes in behavior).
Psychology 474 – Organizational Behavior
Required Text: Robbins, S. P. & Judge, T. A, (2014) Organizational Behavior, 16th Ed, Pearson.
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expose students to various concepts, theories, and research findings within the field of organizational psychology/ organizational behavior. Students will be encouraged to develop skills enabling them to apply theories and research findings (covered in the course) to their personal real life settings. This course will be useful to students aspiring to management, technical/staff careers, entrepreneurship, or organizational psychology.
Psychology 494 - Capstone in Psychology
Required Text: Bell, M. P. (2012). Diversity in Organizations, 2nd. Ed. Thomson South-Western.
Course Description: This course is designed to integrate the material you have learned in previous courses including statistics and research methodology along with new material presented in this course. The beginning of this course will be focused on readings and class discussions. The purpose of covering this material is not only to expose you to previously unfamiliar concepts, but also to help you generate ideas for your own research projects, and to limited extent provide examples of how other researchers have addressed these issues. With your group (and under the instructor‘s guidance), you will design and run an original study. You will present your study in two ways: an APA-style paper and a poster to be presented at a mini-conference held in the SIUE Psychology department.
Psychology 491 - Independent Research in Psychology
Required Textbook: None, readings will be provided.
Course Description: To provide specific experiences in psychological research, including: data collection, research design, data entry, data analysis, and report writing. Additionally, the class will provide valuable undergraduate research experiences aimed and enhancing students graduate school applications.
Psychology - 421 Psychological Test and Measures
Required Textbook: Cohen, R.J., Swerdlik, M.E., & Sturman, E. D. (2013). Psychological testing and assessment: An introduction to tests & measurement (8th ed.). New York: McGraw Hill.
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to (a) introduce methods and applications of statistics used in measurement theory; (b) introduce students to commonly used existing measures found in vocational, clinical and educational settings; and (c) have students create, evaluate and present a written report of their own psychometric measure.
Psychology 365 – Group Dynamics and Individual Behavior
Required Textbook: Forsyth, D. R. (2014). Group dynamics (6th ed). Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth.
Course Description: Group Dynamics and Individual Behavior will acquaint students with normal group behaviors and dynamics. We examine the theories and research of small group interaction. Further, through applied experiences, students will learn firsthand about group dynamics and how his or her behavior influences the group experience and the group influences the individual.
Psychology 320 - Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology (also offered Online)
Required Text: Landy, F. J. & Conte, J. M. (2013). Work in the 21st Century: An Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 4th Ed. New York: Wiley.
Course Description: Industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology is the scientific study of the workplace. Psychological knowledge and methodology are used to study relevant business issues including but not limited to employee and organizational assessment, selection, training, performance, development, behavior, satisfaction, leadership, and work-life balance. I/O psychology utilizes scientific rigor to maximize the economic and psychological well-being of employees and their organizations.
Psychology 305 - Psychology of Gender
Required Texts: Brannon, L. (2008). Gender: Psychological Perspectives (5th ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon. Galliano, G. (2003). Gender: Crossing Boundaries. Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth.
Course Description: Psychology of Gender examines the biological and sociological foundations of gender. Gender development, differences and stereotypes will be covered as well as gender differences in emotions and relationships. Issues of physical and mental health as well as social justice will also be addressed.
Psychology 220/221 - Research Design and Statistics I & II
Required Texts: Gravetter, F. J., & Wallnau, L. B. (2005). Essentials of statistics for the behavioral sciences (6thed). Pacific Grove, CA: Wadsworth-Thompson Learning. Cozby, P. C. (2008). Methods in Behavioral Research (10th ed.). McGraw Hill. Concise Rules of APA Style (6th ed.). (2009). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Course Description: To provide an overview of the process of conducting scientific research in psychology. This course will consider the entire process from initial generation of research ideas to writing research reports. Special emphasis will be placed on critical thinking, idea presentation, and choosing the research design and statistical procedure that are most appropriate to the research question of interest.
Psychology 206 - Social Psychology
Required Textbook: Kassin, S., Fein, S., & Markus, H. R. (2008). Social psychology (7th edition). Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Course Description: This course presents an introduction to Social Psychology by examining theories and research dealing with individual behavior influenced by the social environment. Major topics to be covered in the course include, but are not limited to, social influence processes, interpersonal attraction, group behavior, aggression, conformity, and attitude formation and change.
Psychology 111 - Foundations of Psychology
Required Textbook: Myers, D. G. (2007). Psychology: Eighth edition in modules. New York: Worth Publishers.
Course Description: The Foundations of Psychology course is an introduction to the varied fields of research and practice in the field of psychology. Psychology is the scientific study of human behavior. You should leave this class with a general feel for the science of psychology and a general familiarity with the historical and scientific roots of psychology, the biological foundations of behavior, motivation, development, learning, memory, personality, psychopathology, and social psychology. This class aims to answer the questions, what is psychology, what do psychologists do, and how is psychology a part of my life?
Required Text: Northouse, P. G. (2012). Leadership theory and practice (6th Ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. & Latham. G. P. (2011). Work motivation: History, theory, research, and practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Course Description: The primary goal of the I/O seminars is to increase your mastery of contemporary theoretical and practical issues related to “work life”. In this course, the specific focus will be on motivation and leadership issues, although you will be expected to integrate information learned in your other courses (e.g., Personnel/Organizational seminars, social psychology, learning, statistics, experimental methods, etc.). In addition, the course format should allow you to apply your knowledge to the field and to practice important written and oral communication skills. Thus, the objectives for this course are four-fold (at the very least) 1) to develop a basic knowledge of empirical and theoretical information in the areas of motivation and leadership; 2) to apply this information to practical questions and situations; and 3) to hone important professional process skills (e.g., oral and written communication, group dynamic, moderation skills); and 4) to enjoy the seminar and find the topics we discuss stimulating.
Psychology 576 – Seminar in Organizational Development
Required Text: Brown, D. (2011). An experiential approach to organizational development (8th Ed). Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ. & McLean, G. (2006). Organization Development: Principles, processes, performance. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, San Francisco.
Course Description: The primary goal of the I/O seminars is to increase your mastery of contemporary theoretical and practical issues related to “work life”. In this course, the specific focus will be on organizational development issues, although you will be expected to integrate information learned in your other courses (e.g., Personnel/Organizational seminars, social psychology, learning, statistics, experimental methods, etc.). In addition, the course format should allow you to apply your knowledge to the field and to practice important written and oral communication skills.
Psychology 573 - Seminar in Personnel Psychology
Required Text: Cascio, W.F. & Aguinis, H. (2011). Applied Psychology in Human Resource Management (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN: 978-0-13-609095-3
Course Description: This is a graduate-level survey course designed to introduce the theory and practice of Personnel Psychology. Students should develop a broad knowledge of the topic which will be further developed in subsequent, more specialized courses. Topics to be covered include legal issues, job analysis, recruitment, utility analysis, performance appraisal, and validation.
Psychology 575 - Seminar in Employee Selection
Required Textbook: Gatewood, R.D., Feild, H.S., & Barrick, M. (2008). Human Resource Selection (6th ed.). Southwestern Publishers.
Course Description: This is a graduate-level course designed to introduce the science and practice of employee selection. Human resource selection is a complex process requiring knowledge of selection techniques, validation, job analysis, criterion development, and legal and professional issues.
Psychology 521 - Research Design and Inference 2
Required Textbook: Tabachnick, B. G. & Fidell, L. S. (2007). Using Multivariate Statistics (5th ed). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to cover advanced univariate and multivariate statistics that are commonly used in psychology. This course will focus on selecting appropriate statistics for designs; and on the methodology, applications (i.e. computer calculations), and interpretations of those statistics.
Psychology 520 - Research Design and Inference I
Required Textbook: Gravetter, F. J., & Wallnau, L. B. (2009). Statistics for the behavioral sciences (8th ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Wadsworth-Thompson Learning.
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to univariate, parametric statistics and experimental research methodologies that are commonly used in psychology. This course will focus on selecting appropriate statistics and designs; and on the theories, computer calculations, and interpretations of those statistics. Empirical scientific methodology and statistical analysis are the tools used by both psychology as a science (exploring human behavior) and psychology as a practice (applying what we know about human behavior in the efforts to bring about positive changes in behavior).
Psychology 474 – Organizational Behavior
Required Text: Robbins, S. P. & Judge, T. A, (2014) Organizational Behavior, 16th Ed, Pearson.
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to expose students to various concepts, theories, and research findings within the field of organizational psychology/ organizational behavior. Students will be encouraged to develop skills enabling them to apply theories and research findings (covered in the course) to their personal real life settings. This course will be useful to students aspiring to management, technical/staff careers, entrepreneurship, or organizational psychology.
Psychology 494 - Capstone in Psychology
Required Text: Bell, M. P. (2012). Diversity in Organizations, 2nd. Ed. Thomson South-Western.
Course Description: This course is designed to integrate the material you have learned in previous courses including statistics and research methodology along with new material presented in this course. The beginning of this course will be focused on readings and class discussions. The purpose of covering this material is not only to expose you to previously unfamiliar concepts, but also to help you generate ideas for your own research projects, and to limited extent provide examples of how other researchers have addressed these issues. With your group (and under the instructor‘s guidance), you will design and run an original study. You will present your study in two ways: an APA-style paper and a poster to be presented at a mini-conference held in the SIUE Psychology department.
Psychology 491 - Independent Research in Psychology
Required Textbook: None, readings will be provided.
Course Description: To provide specific experiences in psychological research, including: data collection, research design, data entry, data analysis, and report writing. Additionally, the class will provide valuable undergraduate research experiences aimed and enhancing students graduate school applications.
Psychology - 421 Psychological Test and Measures
Required Textbook: Cohen, R.J., Swerdlik, M.E., & Sturman, E. D. (2013). Psychological testing and assessment: An introduction to tests & measurement (8th ed.). New York: McGraw Hill.
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to (a) introduce methods and applications of statistics used in measurement theory; (b) introduce students to commonly used existing measures found in vocational, clinical and educational settings; and (c) have students create, evaluate and present a written report of their own psychometric measure.
Psychology 365 – Group Dynamics and Individual Behavior
Required Textbook: Forsyth, D. R. (2014). Group dynamics (6th ed). Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth.
Course Description: Group Dynamics and Individual Behavior will acquaint students with normal group behaviors and dynamics. We examine the theories and research of small group interaction. Further, through applied experiences, students will learn firsthand about group dynamics and how his or her behavior influences the group experience and the group influences the individual.
Psychology 320 - Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology (also offered Online)
Required Text: Landy, F. J. & Conte, J. M. (2013). Work in the 21st Century: An Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 4th Ed. New York: Wiley.
Course Description: Industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology is the scientific study of the workplace. Psychological knowledge and methodology are used to study relevant business issues including but not limited to employee and organizational assessment, selection, training, performance, development, behavior, satisfaction, leadership, and work-life balance. I/O psychology utilizes scientific rigor to maximize the economic and psychological well-being of employees and their organizations.
Psychology 305 - Psychology of Gender
Required Texts: Brannon, L. (2008). Gender: Psychological Perspectives (5th ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon. Galliano, G. (2003). Gender: Crossing Boundaries. Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth.
Course Description: Psychology of Gender examines the biological and sociological foundations of gender. Gender development, differences and stereotypes will be covered as well as gender differences in emotions and relationships. Issues of physical and mental health as well as social justice will also be addressed.
Psychology 220/221 - Research Design and Statistics I & II
Required Texts: Gravetter, F. J., & Wallnau, L. B. (2005). Essentials of statistics for the behavioral sciences (6thed). Pacific Grove, CA: Wadsworth-Thompson Learning. Cozby, P. C. (2008). Methods in Behavioral Research (10th ed.). McGraw Hill. Concise Rules of APA Style (6th ed.). (2009). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Course Description: To provide an overview of the process of conducting scientific research in psychology. This course will consider the entire process from initial generation of research ideas to writing research reports. Special emphasis will be placed on critical thinking, idea presentation, and choosing the research design and statistical procedure that are most appropriate to the research question of interest.
Psychology 206 - Social Psychology
Required Textbook: Kassin, S., Fein, S., & Markus, H. R. (2008). Social psychology (7th edition). Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Course Description: This course presents an introduction to Social Psychology by examining theories and research dealing with individual behavior influenced by the social environment. Major topics to be covered in the course include, but are not limited to, social influence processes, interpersonal attraction, group behavior, aggression, conformity, and attitude formation and change.
Psychology 111 - Foundations of Psychology
Required Textbook: Myers, D. G. (2007). Psychology: Eighth edition in modules. New York: Worth Publishers.
Course Description: The Foundations of Psychology course is an introduction to the varied fields of research and practice in the field of psychology. Psychology is the scientific study of human behavior. You should leave this class with a general feel for the science of psychology and a general familiarity with the historical and scientific roots of psychology, the biological foundations of behavior, motivation, development, learning, memory, personality, psychopathology, and social psychology. This class aims to answer the questions, what is psychology, what do psychologists do, and how is psychology a part of my life?
