Courses

This course is an in-depth exploration of the field of humanistic psychology, which is the central focus of the West Georgia Department of Psychology. The course is primarily intended for Psychology Majors, to provide them with the guiding ideas, theories, philosophies, methods, and topics which inform aspects of many of the other courses offered by the Department.

A cross-cultural study of the social and cultural meanings of human experience through such phases as birth and death; adolescence; adulthood; and old age.

Provides hand-on development of Programming skills for industrial HMI components used automated industrial systems. Emphasis is placed on applying skills developed in previous courses in programmable logic controls (PLCs) in an industrial setting. This course includes advanced skills and techniques the student can apply to HMI applications in an industrial environment.

This course focuses on human physiology and anatomy, motor learning and development, and biomechanics. This course emphasizes the growth and development of the human being and the interaction of growth and development on human motor performance. Students examine the impact of motor development and motor learning, neuromuscular function, and information processing on motor skill acquisition and make applications to teaching P-12 physical education.

This course will introduce students to the basics of skeletal biology and learn how to accurately identify the elements of the human skeleton. It will include the major landmarks of each skeletal element with an aim to understanding the functional morphology of bones in an individual and as an anatomical system.

A survey of the mechanisms involved in the function of the human body. Study is approached from the organ system level to address muscular, neural, hormonal, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, renal, and reproductive functions. Correlation will be made to the similarity between the demands placed on living systems regardless of whether the organism is multicellular or a single cell.

This course introduces students to basic concepts in human resource analytics and allows students to apply human resource practices to situations that professionals face on a routine basis.

This course will teach students the architecture, applications, and benefits of Human Resource Information Systems. It will show them how an HRIS with artificial intelligence decision/support capabilities can improve the HR processes by using a shared database of information about jobs, people and the organization.

This course examines the concepts and practices used by human resource managers to attract, develop, and retain an effective workforce.

This course is designed as an overview of the Human Resource Management (HRM) function and of the manager and supervisors role in managing the career cycle from organizational entry to exit.