An Internet-Based Approach to Legal Issues in Industrial-Organizational Psychology

This article describes the framework for an Internet-based graduate course titled Legal Issues in Industrial-Organizational Psychology offered at the University of West Florida. The course is centered around a Web-based syllabus which contains hyperlinks to an array of legal material which primarily consists of seminal court decisions and federal statutes. The class format and requirements are described, including the use of small groups for case reviews (written and oral) and summaries of federal statutes, e-mail for feedback and interaction, and course assignments. Finally, some of the advantages and potential drawbacks to utilizing an Internet-based approach for instruction are discussed.

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