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Undergraduates Learn about Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Human Factors from an Informational Brochure
Teaching of Psychology
  • Janet L. Kottke
  • Elizabeth L. Shoenfelt
  • Nancy J. Stone, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

An informational brochure was created to assist students and faculty unfamiliar with the industrial–organizational (IO) and human factors (HF) disciplines. The brochure highlights the content of these two professions, presents advice for undergraduates to prepare for admission to IO and HF graduate programs, provides sources of IO and HF information, and suggests employability options in IO and HF. To determine if this brochure effectively informed students about these professions, students read either the IO and HF brochure or information about school psychology. Knowledge about IO and HF programs increased significantly after reading the IO and HF brochure. Suggestions for its distribution are offered.

Department(s)
Psychological Science
Keywords and Phrases
  • Advising college students,
  • Human factors,
  • Industrial-organizational psychology
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2016 The Authors, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
1-1-2017
Publication Date
01 Jan 2017
Disciplines
Citation Information
Janet L. Kottke, Elizabeth L. Shoenfelt and Nancy J. Stone. "Undergraduates Learn about Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Human Factors from an Informational Brochure" Teaching of Psychology Vol. 44 Iss. 1 (2017) p. 68 - 73 ISSN: 0098-6283; 1532-8023
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/nancy-stone/27/