An Instructor’s Guide for Introducing Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Prepared by the Education and Training Committee of
the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Dear Instructor:
This instructors guide was created by the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) in the hopes that more teachers of psychology might introduce Industrial-Organizational (I-O) psychology to their students. Interest in I-O psychology has grown among students, yet relatively few introductory psychology textbooks cover the topic. Therefore, we have designed modules that will complement many of the other topics you might cover in your course.
I-O psychology entails the application of psychological concepts to work settings. This guide begins with a short introductory lecture segment providing an overview of I-O psychology that serves as a lead-in to any of the modules listed below in the table of contents. For each module weve included a sample lecture (in PowerPoint), an activity and/or discussion to supplement the lecture material, and background information and key references for the topic area. The PowerPoint overheads also include notes to help with the material (youll need to print out overheads as Note Pages for this information). The files are available by accessing the SIOP homepage at http://www.siop.org.
The goal of each module is to address key themes/goals in I-O psychology:
1) I-O psychologists help employers deal with employees fairly.
2) I-O psychologists help make jobs more interesting and satisfying.
3) I-O psychologists help workers be more productive.
After using the modules, please take a moment to complete our online survey. Results will be used to improve and develop modules.
We hope that you will discuss I-O psychology with your students. We also hope that weve provided you with the materials you need to make that discussion an easy, interesting, and informative one. Best of luck!
Sincerely,
Todd C. Harris
SIOP Education and Training Committee
Toddh22@hotmail.com
617 290 5686
The Education and Training Committee of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology is chaired by Laura Koppes of Eastern Kentucky University. Education and Training sub-committee members responsible for preparing this instructors guide from 1998 to present include:
Elise Amel, St. Thomas University
Peter Bachiochi, Eastern Connecticut State University
Carrie Bulger, Quinnipiac University
David Day, Pennsylvania State University
Todd Harris, Praendex, Inc..
Martha Hennen, Pittman McLenagan Group LC
Kurt Kraiger, University of Colorado at Denver
Geula Lowenberg, University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Debra Major, Old Dominion University
Morrie Mullins, Xavier University
Joan Rentsch, University of Tennessee
Jeffrey Stanton, Syracuse University
The committee would like to thank Mike Burke, Georgia Chao, Angelo DeNisi, David Miller, Elaine Pulakos, Ann Marie Ryan, Jeff Schippmann, Nancy Tippins, Craig Vickio, and several other Introductory Psychology instructors for their recommendations and suggestions on previous versions of this guide. They helped to significantly improve the final product.
Copyright 2002 by the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Inc. All rights reserved. This guide is designed to be downloaded and copied in its entirety to use for educational purposes. It may not be changed or altered without the written consent of SIOP.
The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology is Division 14 of the American Psychological Association and an organizational affiliate of the American Psychological Society.
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