Program Plan
The following courses provide the student with knowledge in all of the tested areas:
| PSYC-381 | Industrial/Organizational Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC-382/582 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| PSYC-403/603 | Management of Employee Reward Systems | 3 |
| PSYC-485/685 | Recruitment and Selection of human Resources | 3 |
| TRHRD-360/560 | Training Systems in Business and Industry | 3 |
| ECON-421 | Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations | 2 |
| RC-381/581 | Occupational Safety/Loss Control | 2-3 |
| Total Credits | 19-20 | |
| This course set leads to a certificate only. If you’re interested in applying these credits toward a Bachelor's, Master’s or Education Specialist degee, please visit the degree programs Web site. | ||
PSYC 485/685 700C 3 crs
Recruitment and Selection of Human Resources
In-depth examination of the processes involved in the design and implementation of procedures for selecting employees; the impact these procedures have on the organization; and recruitment, job analysis, testing methods, legal issues, selection strategies, career development. Prerequisites: take PSYC-382.
Schedule: Jan 2-Feb 27, 2009
Instructor: Dr. Mitch Sherman, Department of Psychology, UW-Stout, shermanm@uwstout.edu
ECON 421/621 700C 2 crs
Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations
Principles of industrial and organizational psychology with emphases on assessment of individual differences in cognitive, physical and interpersonal abilities as they relate to measurement of work performance, employee selection, training and development methods, and development of organizational methods for improved motivation, job satisfaction, leadership and organizational effectiveness.
Prerequisites: take PSYC-110.
Schedule: March 2-May 27, 2009
Instructor: Mr. Dick Tyson, Department of Social Science, UW-Stout, tysond@uwstout.edu
PSYC 382/582 800C 3 crs
Human Resource Management
Organization and coordination of personnel practices and methods. Consideration given to communication, employment, orientation and training, working conditions, supervision, performance evaluation, collective bargaining, salary administration, health and recreation of a diverse workforce employed in domestic and international settings.
Schedule: May 4-June 29, 2009
Instructor: Ms. Cori Beskow, Department of Psychology, UW-Stout, beskowc@uwstout.edu
PSYC 381 800C 3 crs
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Principles of industrial and organizational psychology with emphases on assessment of individual differences in cognitive, physical and interpersonal abilities as they relate to measurement of work performance, employee selection, training and development methods, and development of organizational methods for improved motivation, job satisfaction, leadership and organizational effectiveness.
Prerequisites: take PSYC-110.
Schedule: July 6-Aug 24, 2009
Instructor: Mr. Mike Lawler, Stout Vocational Rehabilition Institute, UW-Stout, lawlerm@uwstout.edu
TRHRD 360/560 600C 3 crs
Training Systems in Business and Industry
Types and purpose of training as related to business and industry. Training analysis, content, delivery systems, evaluation and justification for training. Designed for non-education majors.
Schedule: Sept 9-Nov 2, 2009
Instructor: Ms. Erin Nierenhausen, Department of Operations and Management, UW-Stout, nierenhausene@uwstout.edu
PSYC 403/603 600C 3 crs
Management of Employee Reward Systems
Review of issues in the reward and compensation of employees and of systematic methods for the determination of employee wages, incentives and benefits. Psychological theories of motivation, external equity, job analysis, identifying compensable factors used in job evaluation, comparable worth and performance appraisal, individual salary determination. Prerequisites: take PSYC-382.
Schedule: Nov 3-Dec 23, 2009
Instructor: Dr. Mitch Sherman, Department of Psychology, UW-Stout,
shermanm@uwstout.edu
RC 381/581 700C 2-3 crs
Occupational Safety/Loss Control
Overview of occupational accident prevention programs: techniques of measurement, cost of accidents, locating and identifying accident sources, and problems of selecting corrective action. Junior level or higher.
Schedule:Jan 4-March 1, 2010
Instructor: TBA