2012–2013 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

Year 2
FALL CREDITS
PSY 5403 Applied Research Methods ..................................................... 3
PSY 5411 Personnel Selection ................................................................. 3
PSY 5492 Current Topics in I/O Psychology ........................................... 1
Elective ................................................................................... 3
10
SPRING
PSY 5413 Personnel Law ......................................................................... 3
PSY 5421 Industrial Training ................................................................... 3
PSY 5496 Practicum in I/O Psychology or PSY 5999 Thesis ................... 6
12
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED.......................................... 45
Organizational Behavior Management, M.S. ________
Major Code: 8149 Degree Awarded: Master of Science
Age Restriction: N Admission status: graduate
Delivery Mode/s: classroom only Location/s: main campus
Admission Materials: 3 letters of
recommendation, résumé, objectives, GRE
Program Chair
Jose A. Martinez-Diaz, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Organizational behavior management (OBM) is applied like
traditional industrial/organizational (I/O) psychology, but is behavioral
rather than cognitive or eclectic. It is analytic in that it relies
on the systematic manipulation of environmental events and on
directly measuring and graphing behavior (rather than reliance on
written tests and interviews for assessment and evaluation). It is
technological in that it precisely describes procedures in such a
way that others can replicate them. Graduates may apply and enroll
in the Ph.D. program in I/O psychology, combining both degrees.
Graduates also may choose to combine the OBM degree with an
MBA, or seek a Ph.D. in behavior analysis.
The degree program provides coursework and experience for those
who plan to work as performance management or OBM consultants
in business, industry, government and human service organizations.
Graduates will be prepared to work in a variety of organizations
helping management with training and staff development, improving
staff performance, staff productivity and behavioral safety;
reducing absenteeism and staff turnover; personnel selection and
placement; and direct-line supervision of employees.
This degree program is only offered on the main campus in
Melbourne.
Degree Requirements
A minimum of 42 semester credit hours is required. Requirements
include completing the behavior analysis core curriculum (16
credits) with a grade of B or better in each core course, additional
coursework related to OBM, either a thesis or an intensive practical
training and a capstone project, and a final program examination
typically administered toward the end of the student’s final
semester of residency.
Curriculum
Behavior Analysis Core (16 credit hours)
Organizational Behavior Management Core (6 credit hours)
BEH 5400 Introduction to Organizational Behavior Management
BEH 5401 Advanced Organizational Behavior Management
Capstone Project Option (7 credit hours)
BEH 5450 Intensive Practical Training in Organizational
Behavior Management
BEH 5490 Capstone Project in Organizational Behavior Management
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Thesis Option (7 credit hours)
BEH 5900 Thesis Preparation
BEH 5999 Thesis
Capstone and Thesis Options (6 credit hours)
Business Management
BUS 5430 Financial Accounting or BUS 5450 Organizational Behavior
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
PSY 5401 Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology or
PSY 5412 Performance Appraisal or PSY 5421 Industrial
Training
Capstone and Thesis Options (7 credit hours)
Electives
Year 1 (Capstone Project and Thesis Options)
FALL CREDITS
BEH 5100 Concepts, Principles and Characteristics of
Behavior Analysis .................................................................... 3
BEH 5101 Behavioral and Functional Assessment ................................... 3
BEH 5102 Experimental Evaluation of Interventions ............................... 3
Elective* ................................................................................. 1
10
SPRING
BEH 5103 Behavior Change Procedures and Systems Support ................ 3
BEH 5104 Ethical and Legal Considerations for Behavior Analysts ......... 1
BEH 5400 Introduction to Organizational Behavior Management ........... 3
Electives* ................................................................................ 3
10
SUMMER (Capstone Project Option)
BEH 5250 Intensive Practical Training in Applied Behavior Analysis ....... 4
4
SUMMER (Thesis Option)
BEH 5900 Thesis Preparation .................................................................. 1
1
Year 2 (Capstone Project Option)
FALL CREDITS
BEH 5401 Advanced Organizational Behavior Management .................... 3
BEH 5490 Capstone Project in Organizational Behavior Management .... 3
BUS 5450 Organizational Behavior or PSY 5401 Introduction to
Industrial/Organizational Psychology or PSY 5421
Industrial Training ................................................................... 3
9
SPRING
BEH 5105 Radical Behaviorism ................................................................ 3
BUS 5430 Financial Accounting or PSY 5412 Performance Appraisal ..... 3
Electives* ................................................................................ 3
9
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED.......................................... 42
Year 2 (Thesis Option)
FALL CREDITS
BEH 5401 Advanced Organizational Behavior Management .................... 3
BEH 5999 Thesis ...................................................................................... 3
BUS 5450 Organizational Behavior or PSY 5401 Introduction to
Industrial/Organizational Psychology or PSY 5421 Industrial
Training ................................................................................... 3
Elective* ................................................................................. 1
10
SPRING
BEH 5105 Radical Behaviorism ................................................................ 3
BEH 5999 Thesis ...................................................................................... 3
BUS 5430 Financial Accounting or PSY 5412 Performance Appraisal ..... 3
Electives* ................................................................................ 2
11
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED.......................................... 42
*Electives may be chosen with adviser and program chair approval from
among various business and I/O psychology courses, or from among the following,
depending on the chosen option (Capstone Project or Thesis):
BEH 5200 Essential Elements of Effective ABA Practice
BEH 5201 Ethical and Professional Standards in ABA