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holics, sexual deviants, criminal offenders,
and/or problems encountered in marriage
and family situations. Specific topic may
vary from semester to semester. May be
repeatedfor credit as course topic changes.
Prerequisites: to be determined by the instructor.
Lab fee may be required.
APPL 631 Intermediate Statistics for the
Behavioral Sciences (3) The logic of
hypothesis testing and assumptions underlying
its use are the framework for studying
Analysis ofVariance and Covariance and
Multiple Regression. These tools are
learned in the context of application to psychological
research. Students learn to complete
statistical analyses using a
microcomputer statistical package and to
interpret the results. Prerequisites: APST
308 or APST531 or an equivalent course.
APPL 632 Research Methods for Applied
Psychology (3) Builds on the fundamentals
of research design and on knowledge of
basic statistical techniques to ptovide a
broad overview of the major research methods
ofapplied psychological research.
Students learn to frame inquiries and problems
as research questions. The relative
merits and drawbacks of the major research
methods are explored. Students develop a
research proposal to investigate an applied
research question. Prerequisite: APPL 631.
APPL 635 Program Evaluation (3) A
study of the theories, constructs, and analytical
skills needed to develop, implement,
and evaluate organizational programs and
policies. Emphasis is on the research methods
used to measure and track programs
and their outcomes over time. Prerequisites:
APPL 631 and 632, or permission ofthe program
director.
APPL 639 Special Topics: Applied
Statistics (3) The study ofone major statisrical
topic, such as Multivariate Sratistics,
Structural Equarion Modeling, Meta­
Analysis, Analysis of Ordinal and
Categorical Variables, Nonparametric
140
Statistical Techniques. Offered when student
demand is sufficient and matches
instructor interests. Topic may vary from
semester to semester. May be repeated for
credit as course topic changes. Prerequisites:
APPL 631, APPL 632, andpermission of
instructor.
APPL 641 Organizational Psychology
(3) Studies how principal rheories and
empirical findings from research in organizational
psychology are used ro improve
employee performance and satisfaction.
Emphasizes the interactive effects of situational
and individual djfference variables as
they influence organizational behavior.
Overview includes motivation, leadership,
employee morale, group dynamics, and
interpersonal communication. Srudents
apply theorerical and empirical findings to
solutions of work-related problems in case
studies. Lab fee may be required.
APPL 642 Motivation, Satisfaction and
Leadership (3) Examines critically and indepth
the research evidence for theories of
leadership and job satisfaction. Using motivarion
as a central concept, students gain
understanding ofhow group dynamics and
personal, environmental, and cultural factors
influence organizational behaviors.
Students work in teams to solve performance-related
problems presented in case
studies. Prerequisite: APPL 641 or program
director's approval. Lab fee may be required.
APPL 643 Advanced Social Psychology
(3) A survey of rhe theoretical positions,
research methodology and current findings
seeking to explain how interpersonal interacrions
affect individual and group behavior.
Consideration is given to such
consrructs as attitudes, arrributions and
cooperation.
APPL 644 Personnel Psychology (3)
Overview of the area of personnel psychology.
Topics include job analysis, personnel
selection and placement, rraining and
development, and performance appraisal.