This site contains both information and links that can be useful to the I/O psychology instructor (or instructors teaching related courses such as organizational behavior). From the home page you can see that this site contains information relevant to all the courses I teach, as well as my own research. This portion is designed to support other instructors who use my I/O text. However, some of the material in other parts might also be of interest, e.g., my job satisfaction scale could serve as the basis of an in-class exercise, and you are welcome to use it for that purpose. I do.

You can use this site directly yourself, or have your students use it themselves. Specifically, you might

1. Come here to get information for your own lectures/materials, e.g., link to various sites from the links page, e.g. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or SIOP.

2. Come here for ideas for your own classes. My class notes are here, as well as some internet exercises.

3. Download material for your own use, including modifications. My overheads in Word format are here, and as I modify them for my own class, I'll keep updated copies here.

4. Have your students come here to do the internet exercises, or take practice exams for each chapter.

When I teach an undergraduate I/O psychology course, I use overheads exclusively, which serve as an outline of my lectures. This section contains the contents of those overheads in two formats: 12 pitch in html format which can be viewed on the screen and 18-20 pitch Word (doc) format for projecting in class. I don't always use all the contents of each chapter's notes, as sometimes we improvise, e.g., we have an unexpected special guest in class, or some recent news event results in a stimulating class discussion (e.g., the latest discrimination settlement). These notes follow the textbook for the most part, and I update them each time I do the class. If your lectures follow the book fairly closely, perhaps your students would find them useful. I also cover things that are not in the book, and that material is here too. At the bottom of each chapter file is the date of the most recent modification.

Many of my students print the chapter notes and bring them to class. They tell me it helps to review them briefly before class to get an overview of what we will discuss. They take notes directly on them, adding my examples and digressions. They say this makes note taking much easier, allowing them to spend more time listening and participating, and less time writing.

There are internet exercises here, most of which are linked to specific chapters. All ask students to go to a particular site and find some information. The exercises here ask them to answer specific questions or write a report. This is how I've used them, as both class requirements and as extra credit assignments. However, they can be used in a variety of other ways. For example, they can serve as the basis of in class discussions, by asking students to find the information and be prepared to discuss. Students could be asked to present the results in class, either individually or in groups. You can ask exam questions about this information, although I think some are more suited to this than others because they are very specific in what they ask the student to find. As with the other material here, feel free to modify to your own class needs.

You will find links to the organizations of all the case I/O psychologists. In most instances it is the setting for the case itself, although in a few instances it is not, as the confidentiality of the company is being protected. These links can be used to give more background about each case person and their organizations. This can give them some context in which to view the example in each case. Students can be asked to go to the case link for background before a case is discussed in class. They might be asked to complete a written assignment or present what they found to the rest of the class.

I've compiled a list of internet sites relevant to our field. There is a brief description of each one, and they are organized into categories.

1. Associations: Links to the major associations in the U.S., and a few international ones as well. Included are Academy of Management (AOM), American Psychological Association (APA), American Psychological Society (APS), and Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Each is a tremendous resource. The international sites can give some insights into our field outside of the U.S.

2. I/O Related Information: These sites contain information that is relevant to I/O, such as the Gallup Organization that does occasional surveys of work attitudes, and O*NET that contains a storehouse of job analytic and other information about jobs in the U.S. economy.

3. Journal Links: There are links here to all the major and many minor I/O psychology, and related journals.

4. I/O Consulting Firms: Links to both large and small I/O and related consulting firms are here, including DDI and PDI.

5. Research Methods: These sites are devoted to research methodology.

Here you will find WORD versions of my class notes in large fonts and formatted for use as overheads. I print them onto transparencies for use with an overhead projector, but they can be displayed directly from a PC if you have the necessary hardware--my university does not. I left them as WORD files to make it easy for instructors to download and modify them. As each chapter overhead file corresponds to the class note file, the date of the class note file at the end will indicate the last time it was modified. Additional material is here that is not in the book (these are, after all, my class notes).

Each chapter has a short answer format, practice exam. One page has the questions, and a link at the bottom goes to the answers. Students can use this to quiz themselves after they read each chapter. Alternately, they can wait until they read all the chapters for an exam, and use this as a practice test. You are welcome to use these questions for in class tests, if you don't mind students having access to them in advance. The instructor's manual (available from the publisher, John Wiley), also contains questions for you to use, and students (in theory) should not have access to them.

This section contains several documents that cover the nature of an I/O job and how to pursue an I/O career. It can be accessed from the Student page or from my home page. One document discusses what an I/O job is like, both academic and applied. Another explains the graduate school application process and offers advice about getting accepted. There are links to the SIOP document showing entry requirements of various programs, and their gateway to the websites of graduate programs. There's also a link to ETS for information about the GRE. There's another document that discusses the nature of doctoral training. Finally, there's an I/O FAQ.