Industrial and Labor Relations

Overview

Learning Outcomes

• Developing in-depth knowledge of the academic literature on organizations and work relations in order to make original and substantial scholarly contributions to the field
• Mastering research methodologies and analytic skills required for the collection of data, analysis of those data and interpretation of findings
• Gaining an understanding of the processes involved in publishing original research in peer-reviewed journals and other scholarly outlets (including tacit knowledge about choosing the right outlet, responding to editors and reviewers, and disseminating publications)

• Developing presentational skills for both professional conferences and teaching - two venues that may require different sorts of skills