Unit 1 Assignment (Bus330

Due: Sunday by 11:59 pm at the end of Unit 1. Investigate various journals for an article of interest to you. The article should be no more than two years old and have sufficient content for a two-page report. The object of the critique is to describe how the study followed, or failed to follow, the criteria for good research, as described in Chapter 1. You should speculate on which of the writer’s conclusions were warranted, and which were not. (You can use the Article Critique Instructions as a guide.)

o The relationship between research, the manager, and the researcher. o The conflict that can exist when the manager is the researcher. o The characteristics that identify good and bad research.

The final product will be a paper that is:

 2 - 3 double-spaced, APA formatted pages; and

 Includes at least two (2) references to this week’s materials. The requirements for your assignment are:

For your first research project, please investigate one of the journals listed below for

an article of interest to you. The article should be no more than two years old. Choose

one that has sufficient content from which you can write a report a two-page report

(approximately two double-spaced pages).

The object of your critique is to describe how the study followed, or failed to follow, the

criteria for good research, as described in Chapter 1. Speculate on which of the

writer’s conclusions were warranted and which were not. In addition to Chapter 1,

Chapters 2 and 3 may also be helpful in getting you started. So read each!

BUS330 – Business Analytics

Unit 1 Assignment- Chapter 1 Research Critique

Journals to consider:

 Academy of Management Review

 Administrative Science Quarterly

 Business and Society Review

 Decision Sciences

 Financial Management

 Harvard Business Review

 Industrial and Labor Relations

Review

 Journal of Accountancy

 Journal of Applied Behavior

Science

 Journal of Applied Psychology

 Journal of Banking and Finance

 Journal of Finance

 Management Review

 Personnel Journal

 Public Administration Review

 Training and Development

Journal

Other journals may also be used.

Students: Be sure to read the criteria and review the grading rubric on the next page, by which your paper/project will be evaluated, before you write, and again after you write.

Evaluation Rubric for Unit 1 Assignment

CRITERIA Deficient Proficient Exemplary Points Earned

Overview of the Topic

0-13 Points

Does not provide an adequate overview or is missing.

14-27 Points

Overview is presented, though may not be clear or complete.

28-40 Points

Overview is clearly presented including all criteria outlined above.

Complete Answers

0-11 Points Questions unanswered and/or poorly answered.

12-23 Points All questions answered with 1-2 sentence inputs.

24-35 Points All questions answered with depth and clarity.

References to Course Materials

0-5 Points

Less than 2 references, no assimilation to the questions.

6-10 Points

2 references, minimal assimilation to the questions.

11-15 Points

3 or more references and assimilations show depth and clarity.

APA Format 0-1 Point Format has errors that impede professional presentation; and/or APA not followed, reference page missing.

2-3 Points APA format and reference page has few errors that do not impede professional presentation.

4-5 Points APA format and reference page is clear, professional, and error free.

Writing Quality 0-1 Point

More than 7 writing errors, to include spelling and punctuation.

2-3 Points

More than 4 writing errors, to include spelling and punctuation.

4-5 Points

No writing errors.

Total 100