HR Final

Overall Feedback week 2 assignment

I hope you have enjoyed this course thus far. Some students think that the final project, or comprehensive project, should be one that includes their own thoughts and opinions. That is true: however, your thoughts and opinions are only as strong as the information that you include to support it. So, in your final project, be sure to include and cite supporting information, generally about 1-2 cites per page.

You met all the requirements of the assignment, and for that I thank you for all the attention to detail that you committed.

Remember to have a solid thesis, keep paragraphs to 3-5 sentences, and have 1-2 citations per page (no more than 2 citations per page as we like to see more original thought/writing than citations).

What a great week, and thanks for everything! I do try to end the week with an inspirational thought or two: remember that your dreams can come true, but only if you do something about them. A dream remains a dream until you work to make your dream become a reality. Do not just hope for the future; work hard to make the future that you want. Thanks so much, Dean

Overall Feedback 3 assignment

China - Very well done here. The definition that, “A literature review is a review of a subject field that supports the identification of specific research questions...it draws on and evaluates different types of sources including academic and professional journal articles, books, and web-based resources” (Rowley & Slack, 2004, p. 31), is an excellent one.

As I looked at the overall presentation, I am gratified that you addressed these aspects of the assignment. A fine aspect to accomplish.

In a literature review, I usually bold this sentence since everything in the paper should reinforce/support that one sentence. This is an outstanding way to gather the interest of your audience and reinforces the power of information contained within a literature review.

In your Literature Review summary, remember to choose a word or sentence from each article and then compile those words and phrases into the summary. The key is to identify available research – both those that support your belief and that oppose it – so that when you develop your own thesis or theory it is not contradicted by available facts, statistics, theories, or research.

Thanks again for everything you have done this week: remember that great accomplishments, and great rewards, often come from great sacrifice. I wish you the greatest of rewards in your life. Cheers, Dean.

Overall Feedback 4 assignment

China - A key is progress, which means that projects are iterative. You create the based outline and milestones, and then you add to your project, recognizing that your project will evolve and change over time.

Be prepared to continually review your project so that you can adapt it to the information and knowledge you gain over the weeks of the course.

Overall, your grammar was nicely done. Note that some of the more common grammar mistakes to avoid include not writing in first person, avoid contractions, avoid generalizing (“everyone does it,” “most people,” etc.), and avoid ending sentences with a preposition. Thanks!

I wanted to add one final thought to wrap up the week: in education, as in life, we always try to do good, and have always believed that if we try to do good, we can make the world just a little bit better. I wish us all the best as we try to make something better through our time here. With that, my best to you all! Dean

Overall Feedback Week 5 assignment

China - I appreciate your work this week. I would start our conversation by adding that in completing your outline and milestone, you can use the general outline and milestone above by simply removing the verbiage after each heading and replacing with the content from your presentation. This will ensure you produce an outline and milestone that contains all the key points you want to make in your presentation, along with the presentation order.

A thought I would add here: be sure that you detail exactly what you are trying to prove. Whether in an essay or PowerPoint, it becomes clear that knowing exactly what you are trying to prove. This is the area I would highlight in your presentation. Otherwise, you are on the right track.

In this assignment, an important aspect is to answer every part of the question. Here, I encourage you to “highlight” those aspects of the assignment requirements that they have answered in your response.

I wanted to say how very appreciative I am of all your time and effort. A final thought as we end the week: though we do dream of something better, and those dreams of a better world may be worthwhile, they are worthless unless we do something about them. Fortunately, we are only limited by the dream of a better world, and our determination to make a difference. I hope we all reach our dreams. With that, enjoy the day. Dean