Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 15.301 (Fall 2006) 
• Course Title:
• Managerial Psychology 
• Course Level:
• Undergraduate / Graduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Sloan School of Management 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Prof. John Carroll
  Prof. Li Tao 
• Course Introduction:
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  15.301 / 15.310 Managerial Psychology
  
  
  
  

  Fall 2006

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  
  
  15.301 / 15.310 Managerial Psychology
  
  
  
  

  Fall 2006

  
  
  

  

  Surveys can be a useful tool for better understanding human behavior. (Image courtesy of seikatsu on Flickr.)

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  This course introduces you to behavioral science theories, methods, and tools and provides opportunities to use and apply them to problems you will encounter in your work and career. The course material will begin with an overview of work and organizations in modern industrial society, and then examine individual behavior, move to behavior in groups or teams, and finally discuss organizations as a whole. It is expected that at the end of the course you will: (a) know something about managerial psychology, (b) know how to learn more, (c) understand the behavioral research process, and (d) develop skills in presenting your ideas in oral and written reports.