1. UHAS 2062 Introduction to Industrial Psychology
Prepared by Siti Rokiah Siwok ,

2. What is IOP?
The application of psychological principles to the workplace (anywhere people work)‏
About helping people do their jobs by :
improving the performance and well-being .
identifies how behaviors and attitudes can be improved through hiring practices, training programs, and feedback systems

3. IOP is...
the scientific study of the relationship between man and the world of work.
the application or extension of psychological facts and principles to the problems concerning human beings operating within the context of business and industry.

4. Major Fields in IOP Personnel Psychology Organizational Psychology
Human Factors /Ergonomics

5. I/O personnel psychologists work with the Human Resource.
Personnel Psychology
I/O personnel psychologists work with the Human Resource.
In areas such as:
Recruitment
Analyzing jobs
Determining salary levels
Training employees
Evaluating employees' performance

6. Personnel Psychology: Recruitment
I/O Personnel Psychologist :
Choose existing tests or create new ones to select or promote employees.
Tests are constantly evaluated to ensure validity and fairness .

7. Personnel Psychology: Training
I/O Psychologists examine various methods to be used to train and develop employees:
Identify training needs
Develop programs
Evaluate training success

8. Organizational Psychologist…
Are concerned with :
issues of leadership
Job satisfaction
Employees motivation
Organizational communication
Conflict management
Organizational change
Group process
etc

9. Organizational Psychologists…
Conduct surveys
Act as consultants
Make recommendations
Do Team building
Restructuring of the organization
Empower employees

10. Human Factors/ Ergonomics
Concentrates on :
Work place design
Human machine interaction
Ergonomics
Physical fatigue
Stress
etc

11. References:
Aamodt, M.G (2010) Applied Industrial /Organizational Psychology. An Applied Approach. CA: Thomson
Spector, P.E. (2003). Industrial Organizational Psychology. (3rd ed). USA: Wiley