BUS 71 — Psychology at Work: Future-Proof Your Career
Quarter: Spring
Instructor(s): Dawn Graham
Date(s): Apr 7—May 12
Class Recording Available: Yes
Class Meeting Day: Mondays
Grade Restriction: No letter grade
Class Meeting Time: 5:30—7:20 pm (PT)
Tuition: $525
Refund Deadline: Apr 9
Unit(s): 1
Status: Open
Quarter: Spring
Day: Mondays
Duration: 6 weeks
Time: 5:30—7:20 pm (PT)
Date(s): Apr 7—May 12
Unit(s): 1
Tuition: $525
Refund Deadline: Apr 9
Instructor(s): Dawn Graham
Grade Restriction: No letter grade
Recording Available: Yes
Status: Open
Effectively navigating today’s professional climate requires agility, insight, and relationship savvy, regardless of your level or profession. People switch jobs, companies, and careers frequently while managing internal hurdles like working with challenging personalities, managing office politics, and dealing with the impact of layoffs and AI. At the core of these activities are people—and where humans are involved, psychology always plays a huge role. Those who can navigate psychological dynamics in the workplace will be able to quickly read environments and build mutually beneficial relationships.
In this course, we will cover how to:
In this course, we will cover how to:
- Leverage psychological concepts, including methods of influence and emotional intelligence, to impact outcomes in your work environment and future job searches
- Identify and defeat mental barriers like unconscious cognitive distortions to make more effective decisions, manage workplace conflict, reduce change fatigue, increase resilience, and build career agility
- Assimilate current and future market trends to anticipate and prepare for external career impacts, including industry changes and career switches
DAWN GRAHAM
Corporate and Career Psychologist
Dawn Graham is a career switch coach, TEDx speaker, LinkedIn Learning instructor, and former host of the national call-in show Dr. Dawn on Careers on SiriusXM Radio. She was the director of talent development at KPMG, the career director for the executive MBA program at the Wharton School, and a global talent leader/consultant at Korn Ferry. Her book Switchers: How Smart Professionals Change Careers and Seize Success combines her experience as a career coach, licensed psychologist, and former corporate recruiter to give career switchers the strategies to break through obstacles and land the job they want. Graham received an MS in organizational development from Johns Hopkins and a PhD in counseling psychology from the University of Denver.Textbooks for this course:
There are no required textbooks; however, some fee-based online readings may be assigned.