Current And Future Topics –

psych704

(3 credits)

Course Description
Learners explore current issues facing the I/O professional, such as stress and conflict in the workplace, the impact of technology on employee morale, changing dynamics of the employee, and socio-economic factors within the globalized work environment. Additional topics will be added based on the current focus of the literature.

Course Competencies

• Analyze current and emerging trends in workplace stress reduction interventions.
• Examine newer approaches to workplace training and development initiatives.
• Examine trends in cross-cultural and cross-generational group dynamics.
• Distinguish trends in I/O-related work/family interventions.
• Predict future approaches to large scale international change initiatives.
• Differentiate various approaches to strategic workforce planning.