Stuart Korshavn, St. Norbert College, Industrial and Organizational Psychology

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Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), Division 14, APA. This site provides you with links to SIOP information, the SIOP newsletter, links to industrial and organizational psychology Web sites, information about jobs and grants, and general internet resources.
The Industrial and Organizational Psychologist (TIP). This site provides you with access to current and past issues of TIP, the SIOP newsletter, SIOP information -- including e-mail addresses of members, information about jobs and grants, and internet resources.
Industrial and Organizational Psychology Links at the Social Psychology Network. General I/O psychology sites. Organizational Psychology sites. Industrial Psychology sites. Human resource management sites. Research Journals.
Some selected sites providing information relevant to the psychological study of work.
- Government sites
  - The Department of Labor deals with such issues as workplace safety and health, pensions and benefit plans, employment and other issues related to the American workplace.
  - The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) provides information on employment and unemployment, compensation and working conditions, as well as employment projections.
  - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) works to ensure equality of opportunity by vigorously enforcing federal legislation prohibiting discrimination in employment.
  - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) works to save lives, prevent injuries and protect the health of America's workers.
  - The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and is the only federal Institute responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related illnesses and injuries.
  - The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry of the Public Health Service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in conjunction with the Environmental Protection Agency, maintains a list of hazardous substances posing a risk to health. Workplace contact is a common source of exposure to these hazardous substances.
- Other sites
  - Society for Human Resources Management: OnlineSHRM provides a variety of online resources. These include: HR Magazine -- a monthly publication featuring in-depth analysis of trends and events affecting human resource management; HR News -- daily news reports relevant to human resource management, with stories from the SHRM newsroom and the Lexis-Nexis Tell Me More newswire; Workplace Visions -- a bimonthly analysis of economic, social and technological trends and their impact on the workplace; HR Liniks -- an extensive index of links to web-based resources related to a wide variety of human resources issues.
  - HR-Guide.com This site contains numerous links to other resources for Human Resources professionals and students. These links are related to recruitment and selection, performance appraisal, training and development, health and safety, and legal issues.
  - Bad Human Factors Designs. People are less comfortable, safe and efficient when the designs of the things, displays, controls, signs and names they are required to use do not take human factors into account. Michael Darnell has created an entertaining and educational collection of examples of bad designs.
PS 221, Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Course Documents
  
  PS 221 Syllabus (MS Word, SNC ID & password required). Syllabus, Study Recomendations, Case Studies
- Required readings
  - Todd Wehr Library e-reserve service. This link provides access to assigned readings through the electronic reserve reading service of the Todd Wehr Library. Access to the readings is limited to St. Norbert College students and faculty.
  - The Psychologically Healthy Workplace Awards program of the American Psychological Association and its state and regional affiliates recognizes organizations that make a commitment to programs and policies that foster employee health and well-being while enhancing organizational performance and productivity. Workplace practices in five domains are considered: employee Involvement, health and safety, employee growth and development, work-life balance, and employee recognition.
    - Psychologically healthy workplace awards and best practices honors, 2008. American Psychological Association.
    - Psychologically healthy workplace awards and best practices honors, 2007. American Psychological Association.
    - Psychologically healthy workplace awards and best practices honors, 2006. American Psychological Association.
    - Psychologically healthy workplace: Best practices 2004. American Psychological Association.
    - Psychologically healthy workplace: Best practices 2003. American Psychological Association.
- Extra-credit quizzes. Log in (SNC ID and password). Select PS 221 if more than one class is available to you. Select "Quizzes" from the left-had column. You will receive 2 extra credit points if you complete a quiz for one chapter before we begin a new chapter in class and if you achieve a score of at least 80% (actually 79.92% because of a rounding error) correct on the quiz. You may retake a quiz as often as necessary to meet this criterion. You may not use any resources (for example, textbook, notes, friends or classmates) other than your own knowledge and understanding when completing the quiz. If you complete the quizzes for each of the 13 chapters we will cover, you will earn 26 extra credit points. This is equal to about 3% of the points possible for the semester. These points could, for example, raise a BC (80%) to a B (83%).
- Case Studies -- Resources
  - PsycINFO. Students and faculty at St. Norbert College use PsycINFO, a bibliographic database produced by the American Psychological Association (APA), to search out research articles related to the papers they are writing and the experiments they are planning. This database provides bibliographic references to the international journal, book-chapter, and book literature in psychology and related disciplines such as education, business, medicine, and law. It is available through computers linked to the campus network via EBSCOhost. The following links can help you use PsycINFO more effectively.
    - Search help/Training Center
    - Search Guide for PsycINFO on EBSCOhost, the St. Norbert College search system (pdf).
    - 12 Steps to Effective Searching - Online Search Basics
    - Search Tips
    - Sample Searches
    - Using PsycINFO for I/O psychology at St. Norbert College (MS Word, SNC ID and password required)
  - Inter-Library Loan (ILLiad) Todd Wehr Library Interlibrary Loan Services can help you obtain scholarly resources not included in the Library's collection.
  - APA editorial style and other writing resources on the Web. The current edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychology Association, 5th edition, and the current edition of The Holt Handbook, (the St. Norbert College writing guide) can provide more complete guidance. These web resources are not intended to serve as a substitute for these two sources.
    - St. Norbert College, Writing Across the Curriculum Program -- General Writing Policy
    - APA style. The University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center This site provides guidance on parenthetical references, references lists, headings, usage and style, page format, and citing electronic sources. There is also a general review of APA style. See also:
    - APA Publication Manual Crib Sheet by Russ Dewey, Georgia Southern University, and Bill Scott, College of Wooster.
    - Psychology with style A Hypertext Writing Guide to APA editorial style by Mark Plonsky at Univeristy of Wisconsin, Stevens Point.
    - Publication Manual, 5th edition update by Randolf Smith, Ouachita Baptist University, and Stephen F. Davis, Emporia State University
    - Electronic ReferencesThis APA site covers commonly asked questions regarding how to cite electronic media. This site should not be used as a substitute for consulting the current edition of the Publication manual of the American Psychological Association.

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