Industrial Psychology

Illinois Tech applies psychological research to work and organizations. The outline covers job analysis, selection, training and performance before considering motivation, stress and fairness. It offers a broad foundation for understanding workplace systems rather than a single leadership technique.

What you will learn

• Explain the purpose of job analysis.
• Compare motivation and performance concepts.
• Discuss fairness and well-being in workplace systems.

Who this suits

Beginners; exposure to introductory psychology is helpful but is not required by the provider.

Before you enroll

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Put it into practice

Draft a job-analysis outline for a fictional role. Separate observable tasks from assumptions about personality and explain how performance might be assessed fairly.

Source and review

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