Organizational Psychology 829

18:829:521 Interviewing and Observation - Organizations (3) Skills of observation and interviewing within an organizational context. How phenomena of organizational life can influence how procedures are carried out and kinds of information they provide. Introduces nature of fieldwork, theory of role relations in organizations, and how to work with one's subjective experiences in fieldwork.

18:829:525 Experiential Group Dynamics (3) Group and intergroup dynamics using a combination of experiential and didactic methods. Experiential sessions focus on the "here-and-now" experiences of people in the room. As events unfold, attention may turn to the dynamics of the several groups represented in the course. Didactic sessions provide opportunities to step back from the here-and-now events and reflect upon what has occurred.

18:829:531 Group Relations and Organizational Diagnosis (3) Theory and method of group relations and organizational diagnosis. Combination of lectures, discussions, classroom exercises, and a field project for those who choose it. Prerequisite: 18:829:525.

18:829:532 Group Relations and Organizational Diagnosis - Advanced Practice (3) Supervised field experience of conducting an organizational diagnosis concurrently with 18:829:531. Students work in teams. Paper required. Corequisite: 18:829:531.

18:829:535 Psychodynamic Interview - Organizations (3) Focuses on enhancing interviewing skills and learning to formulate a case within a broad psychodynamic and life-history framework. Each student presents one interview in class for discussion and feedback. Explores contribution of the dynamic understanding of personality to such goals as executive coaching, career counseling, and organizational diagnosis.

18:829:548 Psuychology of Work and Careers (3) Reviews basic research and theory concerning work and careers; examines various strategies for improving the quality of life at work and promoting optimal career development.

18:829:559 Theory and Practice of Adult Learning and Training (3) Experiential learning of the issues and problems that confront adults in training groups: issues of trust, resistance to change, power and authority, norms and practices, cultural diversity, and conflict management. Design and facilitation of adult training modules for corporate employees, health service workers, educators, and parents. Focuses on the individual as a unit of learning.

18:829:560 Group Development and Adult Learning (3) Experiential learning of the issues and problems that confront adults in training groups: issues of trust, resistance to change, power and authority, norms and practices, cultural diversity, and conflict management. Design, facilitation, and assessment of adult training modules for corporate employees, health service workers, educators, and parents. Focuses on the group as the unit of learning instead of on the individual.

18:829:565 Executive Coaching: Organizatioinal Interventions at the Individual Level (3) Introduction to a disciplined, theory-based approach to executive coaching emphasizing multilevel forces impacting individual behavior. Student will apply theory and methods learned through readings, class discussion, and case study analysis to a supervised executive coaching project. Prerequisites: 18:829:521 and 18:829:531.

18:829:604 The Group Psychology of Organizations (3) Examines the group dynamics of organizations using both historical and contemporary materials. Understanding of organizations as entities through an understanding of their group dynamics rooted in authority, function, gender, race and ethnicity, and generation. Investigates the balance between personality and group representational forces in accounting for behavior of leaders.

18:829:605,606 Supervision in Organizational Psychology (3,3) Provides personal and professional development through group supervision; practicum experiences analyzed to facilitate integration of thought and action. Required for all organizational psychology students involved in a practicum placement.

18:829:610 Proseminar on Theories in Organizational Psychology: A Comparative, Case-Based Approach�(3) Provides the opportunity to learn a variety of theoretical models of assessment and intervention in organizational psychology (OP). A distinctive aspect of the course will be the presentations of intensive case studies by outside instructors. The cases will viewed from multiple theoretical perspectives in part as a way of learning about those perspectives. The focus will be a systematic, comparative approach of how different theories play out in actual organizational cases. The instructors will be drawn from both GSAPP and the resources of the larger OP community outside GSAPP such as non-GSAPP OP faculty at Rutgers--adding to the span of students' exposures to OP theories and practice. A coordinating faculty instructor will be a resource in all classes and will provide continuity throughout the class.

18:829:616 Family Systems Theory for Organizational Psychologists (3) Covers family systems theory as a new paradigm for conceptualizing human dilemmas; the major theoreticians and schools in the family therapy field; core concepts and their relevance for application; basic interventions, implementation of change, and the main attitudes of a family therapist exemplified through a variety of systematic experiences; formulation of a psychosocial assessment; and the psychologist's use of self. A number of different schools of family therapy are explored, including structural, Bowenian, strategic, behavioral, narrative, and multisystemic.

18:829:617 Current Topics in Organizational Psychology: Emotional Intelligence at Work (3) Reviews research on the link between social and emotional competence and work performance. Considers actual programs and strategies designed to enhance these competencies, and the empirical research concerning their effectiveness. Addresses implementation, dissemination, and evaluation issues.

18:829:618 Current Topics in Organizational Psychology (3) Special topics on various aspects of organizational psychology. Topics change from year to year based on student and faculty interests as well as recent developments in the field.

18:829:631,632 Internship in Organizational Psychology (3,3) At least 10 months of supervised experience in a setting determined by the program and the student. Required for all organizational psychology students. Student must have completed all required practicum credits, all required courses, and passed the written comprehensive exams.

18:829:635,636 Part-Time Internship in Organizational Psychology (3,3) Two-to-three days per week of supervised experience in a setting determined by the program and the student. Students must have completed all required practicum credits, all required courses, and passed the written comprehensive exams.

18:829:682 Judgment and Decision-Making (3) Explores theory and research on judgment and decision-making, including decision theory and judgmental heuristics. Includes research from cognitive, social, and clinical psychology as well as organizational behavior and management.