Student Benefits
Students in psychological, behavioral and social sciences are being forced to pay too much to attain their goals. Expensive textbooks, software packages and proprietary instrumentation hold students hostage while they attempt to complete their required coursework, requiring sacrifices. OpenPSY can benefit students enormously for the following reasons:
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Low Cost
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Provides required tools for degree completion
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Provides methodological resources
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Student interest and exploration
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Transportability (Taking the software home/to work)
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Facilitating student viability in the workplace (an on-line dossier of work)
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Remote access to all research materials |
Case Study: Students
Students in the following courses have benefited from the exact open source software offered in one convenient, integrated package: OpenPSY.
- Research Methods and Statistics
- Introduction to Research Methods
- Introduction to Statistics
- Theories of Management
- Social Psychology
- Individual Differences Psychology
- Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- Employee Training and Development
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Professor Benefits
Professors in psychology, social and the behavioral sciences are being asked to do too much with too little. Lack of university resources, lack of community support, and lack of sponsorship reinforce the cycle of expensive textbook and software acquisitions. Break out of the cycle using OpenPsy to meet the following faculty, student and university needs:
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Affordable software for students and faculty
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Research tools for both student and professor to execute research
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Methodological resources
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Meeting student needs at no cost to the university
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Facilitating student viability in the workplace
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Remote access to all research materials |
Case Study: Professors
One of the critical drivers of educational value is the practicality of instruction and related tools. Students want to know their educational investment is having a practical impact on their careers. There is no better resource than actually giving them affordable tool to succeed in their academic and professional endeavors. Here are some practical applications of the OpenPSY Advantage subscription:
- Data collection and analysis made easy for all students and faculty
- On-line dossier for students and faculty to share with potential employers
- Post graduation support
- Post grant utility
- Facilitate faculty collaboration across semesters, borders and conferences
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Professional Benefits
Psychologists and professionals in the behavioral and social sciences often work outside of institutional parameters. This can have serious ramifications for the use of high quality software that is required to facilitate their work. OpenPSY offers complete flexibility in ensuring that professionals have access to their required data, papers, and planning materials remotely from any computer, at any time. Break out of the cycle using OpenPsy to meet your professional needs:
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Low Cost
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Provides required tools for degree completion
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Provides methodological resources
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Remote access to all research materials |
Case Study: Professionals
Similar tools, the same outcomes. Small consulting firms, and individuals doing business as consulting firms, or professors who serve as consultants occasionally do not have the same kind of infrastructure that major consulting houses to. At the same time, clients (rightfully) expect excellence when they work with an expert in the field.
OpenPSY Affords the expert the tools they need to excel in their consulting efforts with almost zero overhead, from any location, at any time. There is no reason you shouldn't be able to compete with large firms, offering your clients a competitive price, while retaining a larger margin of profit. |