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HRM 547 Research Paper

This class examines a variety of performance management issues. You will pick a course related

topic to discuss, but one that is not specifically detailed in our text. You can choose a topic in the

text and expand on it. The objective is a detailed (but brief) exploration of a narrowly defined aspect

of Performance Management.

Examples to help guide you in choosing a topic include:

 Performance Appraisal Problems

 Ensuring Managers Have a Successful Appraisal

 Performance Development Planning

 Innovative Approach to Performance Management  Employee Engagement Issues for a Certain Population (For example: identify a specific

group, such as millennials, those within 5 years of retirement, etc.)

You can be creative in choosing your topic and what you write about pertaining to this topic. You

might want to choose a topic that you are particularly interested in or have encountered outside of

this class.

Assume the reader (such as an undergraduate who has never taken a human resources course) knows

nothing about this topic and share your research on it. Depending on the topic, here are examples of

what you might specifically address:

 Why is it important?  What have you learned?  What are the critical issues?  What are the advantages and disadvantages of this?  What is the impact on the Human Resources' function?  What has been the shifting opinions surrounding this topic?

You have flexibility in the type of research paper you write. For example: your paper can be

informative (e.g. demonstrate your understanding of a topic, purely reflecting what information is

available), opinion related (e.g. taking a stance), problem solving (e.g. offering a solution), or any

combination.

The more specific you are, the better. Feel free to include examples that will strengthen or illustrate

your point.

Requirements

 Must be at least 750 words in length and no more than 1250 words.

Note: If your paper is outside of this range, than you are either not detailed enough

and/ or your topic is too broad.

 Not included in the word requirement that you should have:

 A title page

 A reference page with at least 4 sources or references in addition to our text book

 Size 10 or 12 font of a type of your choosing (e.g. Times New Roman, Arial)

 Double Spaced or 1.5 spacing with 1 inch margins all around

 APA or similar format