Introduction

I am a marketing student of York College. My I/O Psychology Professor, Dr. Ashton^[1] assigned a project in which we ~~should learn~~ must learn how to edit Wikipedia. Industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology involves the application of the methods, facts, and principles of the science of psychology to people at work.^[2]

Objectives of Projected Assignment

The objectives of the assignment are:

To learn I/O Psychology content
To develop writing skills
To develop an understanding of crowdsourcing
To reflect upon the value of Wikipedia
To reflect upon our ability to create knowledge
To develop self-directed planning and follow up

Current Task

Learning Wikipedia in an effort to systematically add to, and or, ameliorate current information pertaining to I/O Psychology that has been presented for public viewing via Wikipedia.
Editing my user page in an effort to achieve the highest grade possible in the mentally taxing, seemingly impossible class.

References

^ Dr. Ashton (Spring 2013) I/O Psychology 253. Wikipedia. Retrieved on February 12 2013.
^ Schultz, Duane P. Schultz, Sydney Ellen (2010). Psychology and work today : an introduction to industrial and organizational psychology (10th ed. ed.). Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall. ISBN 978-0205683581. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)