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3.00 Credits
College: COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Department: PSYCHOLOGY Credits: 3.00 Interventions for Effective Organizations. Prerequisites: PSYC 571 and PSYC 559; or permission of the instructor. Interventions based on psychological principles that are used to enhance individual and organizational effectiveness will be examined. Common interventions that are covered in the course include: training and development programs, executive coaching, leader and leadership development, talent management, organizational design, and innovation processes among others. Knowledge and skills important to developing these interventions, as well as skills to be able to facilitate these in applied settings, will be developed. 3 hours lecture.
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College: COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Department: PSYCHOLOGY Credits: 3.00 Psychology of Group Dynamics. Prerequisites: Open to all graduate Psychology majors only. This course presents theories of group dynamics and illustrative application to understand personal, marital, political, industrial and professional life. Personal participation by the student in a group interactive process is required. The course is designed especially to help group leaders understand the complex underlying dynamic forces that influence our behavior in groups. 3 hours lecture.
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College: COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Department: PSYCHOLOGY Credits: 3.00 Organizational Psychology. This course examines the psychological aspects of organizational behavior. Emphasis on the organization effected by individual psychological processes and behavior. Areas covered include social norms, group and team processes, leadership and power, motivation, job attitudes and satisfaction, and organizational change. 3 hours lecture.
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College: COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Department: PSYCHOLOGY Credits: 3.00 Professional Practicum in School Psychology Issues. Prerequisites: Departmental approval and approved certification candidacy in the School Psychology Program. This course provides an orientation to critical issues in the field of school psychology including roles and functions, the culture of schools and strategies for change, and legal and ethical issues. Guest speakers, group discussions, and a series of planned school experiences are utilized to provide a conceptual framework for the study of school psychology. 1 hour lecture, 2 hours other.
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College: COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Department: PSYCHOLOGY Credits: 3.00 Behavioral Neuroscience. The physiological bases of normal and abnormal behavior with emphasis on the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the human nervous system are discussed. Starting with the nerve cell, the course progresses through the receptors, spinal cord, cortical and subcortical structures, psychosurgery, biofeedback, and other topics. 3 hours lecture.
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College: COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Department: PSYCHOLOGY Credits: 3.00 Individual Intelligence Testing. Prerequisites: Departmental approval and approved certification candidacy in the School Psychology program, the Bilingual Clinical concentration, or the Child/Adolescent Clinical programs. Special fee. Students learn how to administer, score and interpret individual intelligence tests. Theories of intelligence and the appropriateness of the tests to specific populations are discussed. Students administer and report on the three Wechsler Intelligence Scales and the Stanford-Binet(4th Edition), Development Achievement Scales, Adaptive Behavior Scales, and other cognitive assessment techniques. 3 hours lecture.
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College: COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Department: PSYCHOLOGY Credits: 3.00 Projective Techniques I. Prerequisites: Departmental approval and approved certification candidacy in the School Psychology Program, the Bilingual Clinical concentration or the Child/Adolescent Clinical programs. The basic instruments of projective testing, particularly the Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test, DAP, HTP, TAT, TEMAS, and Sentence Completion Tests are studied. Students will also understand how cultural diversity impacts on assessment. Instruments are reviewed from the standpoints of basic research and the mechanics of administration and scoring. 3 hours lecture.
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3.00 Credits
College: COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Department: PSYCHOLOGY Credits: 3.00 Projective Techniques II. Prerequisites: PSYC 574, and 575, and departmental approval, and approved certification candidacy in the School Psychology Program, the Bilingual Clinical concentration or Child/Adolescent Clinical programs. This course involves advanced theoretical aspects and practical application of projective tests. Students are required to administer and score tests, and to analyze individual cases, including supervised cases at the University Psychoeducational Center. An introduction to report writing is provided. The major emphasis is on the Rorschach, the Thematic Apperception Test, and projective drawings. Other assessment instruments are also included. 3 hours lecture.
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1.00 Credits
College: COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Department: PSYCHOLOGY Credits: 1.00 Practicum I - Projective Techniques I. Corequisites: PSYC 575. This course represents the first in a series of three 1-credit semester practicum experiences at MSU's Psychoeducational Center for School Psychology students. This initial practicum for School Psychology students is taken in conjunction with PSYC 575 (Projective Techniques I). It is a supervised observation of the practicum work of advanced students from the School Psychology program and Learning Disabilities Teacher Consultant program. Students in Practicum I will be observing advanced students who are involved in planning administration of evaluation procedures and assessing clients; analyzing results; making decisions regarding eligibility for special education; and collaborating as members of the Child Study Team for clients referred to MSU's Psychoeducational Center. Students will observe assessments via a one-way mirror and meet with the professor to discuss and process their observations. In this way students will directly observe the role and function of the School Psychologist, will come to appreciate the importance of collaboration by interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary teams, and will develop a sense of ethical practice in the profession.
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3.00 Credits
College: COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Department: PSYCHOLOGY Credits: 3.00 Psychological Tests and Measurements. Prerequisites: Departmental approval, and an undergraduate Psychology statistics course or equivalent. This course surveys the theory, construction and application of psychological tests. Topics include the statistical concepts underlying measurement; reliability and validity; critical analyses of selected intelligence, ability and personality tests; evaluation and interpretation of test data in practical situations; and the role of testing in clinical, educational and remedial settings. 3 hours lecture.
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