2012 UCLA Work and Health Session Assignments

I. Globalization, work and health (April 4^th )

 Syllabus distributed.

 Participant Observation Exercise distributed and reviewed in class. Due Session 3.

II. Introduction to psychosocial factors in the workplace (April 11)

 Blog assignment directions distributed and reviewed in class.

III. Conceptual and theoretical models: operationalization, measurement, and assessment of psychosocial factors (April 18)

 Participant Observation Exercise due. In-class discussion.

 Practice Questionnaire Packet and PQP Directions distributed and reviewed in class. Due Session 4.

IV. Physiological mechanisms leading to adverse physical and mental health outcomes (April 25)

 Practice Questionnaire Packet due.

 Midterm distributed in class. Due Session 6 (email to pschnall@workhealth.org and erinwigger@aim.com).

V. Cardiovascular risk factors (May 2nd)

 Practice Questionnaire Packet returned and reviewed in class.

 News article submission due for approval (email to pschnall@workhealth.org and erinwigger@aim.com).

VI. Assessing health outcomes with a focus on obesity and work stressors and psychological health outcomes (May 9th) – Speakers BongKyoo Choi and Marnie Dobson

  Midterm due.

  Directions for Case History Presentation distributed and reviewed. Articles listed on the Course Readings page. 

  Due Session 8.

VII. Contextual factors mediating outcomes; secondary intervention: individual programs (May 16)

 Review of Midterm.

VIII. Programs and policies for regulation of workplace stressors; primary intervention: work organization redesign (May 23) – Speaker Paul Landsbergis

 Case History Presentation due.

IX. Economics costs of stressful working conditions (May 30)

 Blog article due.

X. Course wrap-up and conclusions (June 6th)

 Final distributed in class and reviewed. Due June 13^th.

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