Through your reading this week, you have become more familiar with I/O psychology. This familiarity guides us in developing our understanding of how this area of study can be applied to many areas and careers, whether in the “helping” professions or in business, education, and communications.For this discussion, first create a timeline of your plans/goals for the next ten years.Example:Next, discuss you career goals for the future and how the factors associated with I/O psychology could be applicable to help you succeed and grow as an individual based on these goals.Next, if the word organization is defined as a structured body of people with a common purpose, what unique opportunities might the field of I/O psychology present for you personally based on two of your listed goals? (Consider your family or other outside organizations with which you are involved.)Considering both your personal and professional goals, and after reviewing the content, are there any areas of I/O psychology that you believe will be more applicable to you than another? Why or why not? How might these areas be helpful to employees and managers? Include evidence from major theories of business psychology to support your answer.Your initial post should be between 300 and 350 words. You must use at least one scholarly, peer-reviewed source that was published within the last five years. Cite all information from your sources according to APA guidelines as outlined in the In-Text Citation Helper: A Guide to Making APA In-Text Citation (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.s (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. List each of your sources at the end of your post according to APA style as shown in the sample page for References (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. **Reminder: Each week you will be given instruction in the Guided Response about the expectations for responding to your peers and to the instructor. (Please see below.) These expectations may differ from week to week and/or from your previous courses, so please reach out to your instructor if you have any questions or concerns. Guided Response: Review several of your classmates’ posts. Respond substantively to at least two of your peers’ original postings.Did they consider any additional ideas about applying this content to their career development and success?What additional ideas can you offer them? Does your peer have an accurate description about what I/O psychology focuses on?Can you help your peer to better understand I/O psychology, based on your own experiences/knowledge?Continue to monitor this discussion board through 5 PM (Mountain Time) on Day 7 of the week.Be sure to also respond to your instructor’s comments to you (when applicable) in this forum by Day 7.Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses.

What to do for this discussion board assignmentStart by thinking about our USF campus community (both the physical campus and the virtual campus), where we all strive to create an environment that is respectful of difference and diversity and inclusive of all people in our common learning mission. Consider the various identities that come into play at different times in different ways at a large university like USF with three different campuses – race, class, sex, gender, religion, nationality, ability, etc – and consider all the activities on campus, from F2F classes, online classes, laboratories, student events and organizations, textbooks, campus events, what majors/minors are offered and how they are suppported/promoted or not, sporting events, the buildings and green spaces and walkways, restrooms and lighting and building interiors, living in residential halls, commuting, and more.I'm sure that this long list and our course materials so far are helping you identify several areas of campus life in which folx of different identities might be marginalized -- that is, feel excluded or be excluded. Choose one area of marginalization or exclusion related to USF life. It may be one that affects you personally or it may be one that affects others. Remember, marginalization and exclusion and oppression are not about convenience. "There's not enough parking on campus" or "The library is so crowded at nights" are really matters of inconvenience for most of us rather than issues of marginalization (although there may be some folx for whom these could be issues of marginalization). In a short discussion post, answer the following question prompts. (A good length to aim for is about 200 words or maybe two sentences per prompt, but remember that quality is more important than word count. It's a good idea to answer each one specifically and clearly.)Briefly describe the situation (i.e., what exactly is the problem?). Be specific and share as many details as you can.Who has privilege in this situation? Who’s marginalized or oppressed? What are the effects of those positions? Think outside of just yourself and people like you.What’s your positionality in this situation? Positionality doesn't mean your opinion. It means how you are "positioned" with regard to the issue -- Powerless? Able to affect some change? Able to really make a huge difference? Which of your identities (gender, sex, race, class, age, etc) is or is not relevant in terms of privilege or oppression?How is this problem currently being addressed, if at all? Yes, you might have to do a little research to find out if anything at all is being done. Use your own experiences on campus and what you've observed as well.What realistic approaches or strategies would you suggest to our university community to address the problem? Be realistic. For example, the idea to "remodel all campus buildings" is not realistic because even the slightest changes might cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and where will that money come from?Although not required, you can increase your learning by responding to the posts of others in your group and creating conversations.Here are some sample submissions from previous students in this course Sample Marginalization Assignment Submissions Download Sample Marginalization Assignment Submissions for additional guidance with this discussion board assignment.