Table of Contents

  1. INTRODUCTION: STUDYING WORK PSYCHOLOGY
  2. SKILLS
    1. Core skills
    2. Transferable skills
  3. LECTURES
    1. Note taking in lectures
    2. Pre-lecture preparation
    3. During the lecture
    4. After the lecture
  4. HOW CAN I BE MORE EFFECTIVE IN SEMINARS?
    1. Pre-seminar preparation
    2. During the seminar
    3. After the seminar
    4. Transferable skills gained from seminars
    5. note taking
    6. Summarising work
  5. ESSAYS
    1. Getting started
    2. Literature searching
    3. Essay plan
    4. Referencing
    5. Bibliography
  6. EMPIRICAL RESEARCH REPORT WRITING IN WORK PSYCHOLOGY
    1. The Qualitative/Quantitative debate
    2. Summary of key research methods
    3. Report writing
    4. Structure of the report
    5. The different sections of the empirical research report
    6. Writing the report
  7. CASE STUDIES
    1. The approach
    2. Fact-finding
    3. Solution focus
    4. Rollout and evaluation
  8. EXAMS
    1. Time management
    2. Study periods
    3. Space
    4. Learning to read effectively for exams
    5. Learning preferences
    6. What to revise
    7. The exam
  9. AFTER THE DEGREE
    1. Employability programmes
    2. Personal development planning
    3. Reflective learning
    4. Graduate status and the British Psychological Society
    5. Postgraduate training
    6. Occupational/organizational psychology
    7. How do I become a Chartered Occupational Psychologist?
    8. What is relevant work experience and how do I get it?
    9. How much will I get paid?
    10. Where are jobs advertised?
  10. FURTHER READING
    1. Useful web links
    2. References
    3. Recommended journals
  11. GLOSSARY WORDS