Instructor: Paul Spector
Course Description and/or Objectives (from syllabus): Occupational health psychology (OHP) is an emerging interdisciplinary field concerned with psychological factors in employee health, safety, and well-being. This course provides an in depth treatment of this literature, focusing mainly on occupational stress and safety. Students will read and discuss chosen readings each week. In addition a class project will provide experience in designing an OHP-related scale.
Objectives
1. To acquire knowledge of the empirical literature on OHP.
2. To enhance skills in critical review of technical writing.
3. To provide an experience in designing a psychological scale.
4. To gain expanded appreciation of how research is conducted and disseminated.
5. To learn the fundamentals of journal article review.
