Dr. Dickinson offers this class every fall semester.
Updated: November 10th, 2008
This course examines human behavior in organizations from a behavioral psychology perspective. The course has two main objectives: To teach students how to analyze organizational behavior and performance improvement techniques from a behavioral perspective and to familiarize students with common performance improvement techniques and their applications. Topics include: the history of organizational behavior management and industrial/organizational psychology, performance assessment and measurement, feedback, goal setting, rewards and monetary incentives, and the relationship between job satisfaction and performance. Students also complete a work measurement project. Students entering the course are expected to have a thorough understanding of the basic principles of behavior analysis, including operant and respondent conditioning. Course prerequisite: Graduate student in psychology.
Sample syllabus (Fall 2008)
Unit 1 Lecture
Unit 2 Lecture part 1
Unit 2 Lecture part 2
Unit 3 Lecture
Unit 4 Lecture
Unit 6 Lecture
Unit 7 Lecture
Unit 8 Lecture **NEW**
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