Objective: The purpose of this assignment is to apply your knowledge from Chapter 1 of the text and the outline provided in the Introduction to I/O Psychology module.

Instructions: Imagine that you are the human resource director for a company of 10,000 employees specializing in the production of swimming products. Due to the increased complexity of the manufacturing process, you are interested in improving the basic skills (e.g., math, reading, writing) of your employees. Two methods look promising—one involving web-based training and the other involving the use of workbooks. The web-based approach would cost about $600,000 and the workbooks about $300,000.Design a study to help you make a decision. Specifically,

1.    Describe the research design you choose (e.g., experiment, quasi-experiment, survey, correlation, archival, meta-analysis), the independent and dependent variables (and control variables, if applicable.)

2.    Discuss how this study would actually answer the research question.

3.    Know that your design is not perfect, so describe and limitations of your design as well. 

Useful tips for completing this assignment:

·       Be sure to read Chapter 1 while using the outline provided in the Introduction to I/O Psychology module prior to working on this assignment.

·       Want some guidance from your peers or professor? Hop on over to the Questions and Answers Discussion Board to ask questions, collaborate, or otherwise interact with your cohort. Although you must submit your own work, feel free to bounce ideas off of each other as much as you want!