The request to revise the Organizational Science Program
Date: March 25, 2016
To: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
From: Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: March 7, 2016
Approved by: Graduate Council
Implementation Date: Fall 2016
Note: Deletions are strikethroughs. Insertions are underlined.
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Curriculum
The curriculum has 32 major curricular components: (1) Core Organizational Science and Research and (2) Electives/Advanced Seminars and (3) Dissertation Research.
Core Organizational Science and Research Courses (4153 credit hours)
- OSCI 8000 – Organizational Science Overview (3)
- OSCI 8001 – Current Topics and Events in Organizational Science (1) (7 required; if OS overview does not include a lab, 8 credit hours will be required]
- OSCI 8100 – Organizational Science Lab (1-2)
- OSCI 8102 – Research Methodologies in Behavioral Sciences (3)
- OSCI 8103 – Basic Quantitative Analyses for Behavioral Sciences (3)
- OSCI 8206 – Qualitative Research Methods (3)
- OSCI 8208 – Advanced Qualitative Data Analysis (3)
- OSCI 8610 – Micro Organizational Science I (3)
- OSCI 8611 – Macro Organizational Science I (3)
- OSCI 8620 – Micro Organizational Science II (3)
- OSCI 8621 – Macro Organizational Science II (3)
- OSCI 8948 – Independent Pre-Doctoral Organizational Science Research Project I (3)
- OSCI 8949 – Independent Pre-Doctoral Organizational Science Research Project II (3)
- OSCI 8998 – Organizational Science Dissertation I (3)
- OSCI 8999 – Organizational Science Dissertation II (3)
Elective Courses (1824 credit hours)
Select from the following:
- OSCI 8002 – Ethics and Professional Issues in Organizational Science (2)
- OSCI 8003 – Writing and Publishing in Organizational Science (1-2)
- OSCI 8130 – Social Psychology (3)
- OSCI 8207 – Psychometrics (3)
- OSCI 8630 – Micro Seminar in Organizational Science (3) (repeated up to 3 times)
- OSCI 8640 – Macro Seminar in Organizational Science (3) (repeated up to 3 times)
- OSCI 8650 – Research Methods Seminar in Organizational Science (3) (repeated up to 3 times)
Other Options
- OSCI 8899 – Organizational Science Readings and Research (1-3) (maximum of 6 credit hours can count for this elective unless approved by the Director; however, there is no limit on the amount of readings and research credits a student can take)
- Content (e.g., strategy, decision making) or methods courses (multivariate, social networking, categorical methods, SEM, longitudinal) outside of OS that have approval of the program director can also serve as electives. These “outside” courses will typically originate from the Departments of Psychology, Sociology, Communication Studies, and the College of Business. They must be at the 6000 or 8000 level.
Dissertation Research (18 Credit Hours)
- OSCI 8998 – Organizational Science Dissertation I (6)
- OSCI 8999 – Organizational Science Dissertation II (6)
- Students may take additional credits of OSCI 8998 or OSCI 8999, or use up to 6 credits from OSCI 8899 Readings and Research to fulfill the remaining 6 credits of the 18 credit requirement for dissertation research.
FOR ISSUE 1 (12 DISSERTATION CREDITS REQUIRED BY OUR PROGRAM INSTEAD OF 6):
OSCI 8998 – Organizational Science Dissertation I
Credit Hours: (36)
Identification of a research question and development of the proposal for a research study appropriate a dissertation project. Conducted under the direction of a research chair and committee. Graded on a Pass/Unsatisfactory basis. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite(s): Full graduate standing in the Ph.D. in Organizational Science program or permission of the instructor.
Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Summer 2015
OSCI 8999 – Organizational Science Dissertation II
Credit Hours: (36)
Research and defense of on an Independent Dissertation Project conducted under the direction of a research chair and committee. Graded on a Pass/Unsatisfactory basis. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite(s): OSCI 8998 and Full graduate standing in the Ph.D. in Organizational Science program or permission of the instructor.
Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Summer 2015
FOR ISSUE 2 (OSCI 8205 VS. OSCI 8102):
OSCI 8102 – Research Methodologies in Behavioral Sciences
Credit Hours: (3)
This interdisciplinary course provides a broad overview of the major research methodologies and methodological considerations in the behavioral sciences. Using examples drawn from the literature, the course focuses on general principles and perspectives of social science research. Topics include: foundational concepts across the behavioral sciences (e.g., sampling, measurement, ethics, logic of hypothesis testing, etc.), and the evaluation of specific methodologies (e.g., experimentation, observation, survey, archival, epidemiological/ecological designs, etc.). Practical research considerations are also covered (e.g., basics of APA writing, IRB process and forms, data management and data cleaning, development of experimental protocols, etc).
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Ph.D. in Organizational Science program, or by permission of the instructor.
Cross-listed as: PSYC 8102.
FOR ISSUE 3 (OSCI 8899 MAY ALSO BE USED FOR DISSERTATION RESEARCH CREDIT):
(maximum of 6 credit hours can count for this elective unless approved by the Director; however, there is no limit on the amount of readings and research credits a student can take)
OSCI 8899 – Organizational Science Readings and Research
Credit Hours: (1-3)
Research and/or reading on a topic agreed on by a student and a faculty member. Graded on a Pass/Unsatisfactory basis. May be repeated for credit. These elective hours may also be used towards Graduate School’s 18-hour dissertation research credit requirement once 12 dissertation credits (6 from OSCI 8998 and 6 from OSCI 8999) are met.
Prerequisite(s): Full graduate standing in the Ph.D. in Organizational Science program or permission of the instructor.