8 double spaced page assignment - Human Resources Management

Writing Specifics

As stated earlier, in the final report, your proposal is now Chapter 1. While the verb tense in the proposal is future (what you will do), the verb tense in Chapter 1 of the final report is past (indicating what you did). All references are included at the end of the written report, rather than at the end of Chapter 1. While a description of method or design is part of the proposal, it is generally not part of Chapter 1 of the final report; since that topic is covered in detail in Chapter 3.  

Please note that for all statements other than the common sense (The sun is bright), you need to do one of the following three:

1. Cite a reference in the literature,

2. Show a process of your logic derivation from the literature, or

3. Show that it was from your data analysis.

In research report, we cannot make any random claims without support from literature or the data.

Please use active voice ("I did this" instead of "This was done"). Please use first-person styler such as "I oberved some interesting phenomenon..." instead of "This author observed..."

Looking ahead

Now that we have covered the text materials with additional lecture notes, please pace yourself for the remainder of the semester for your final writing. Resist the temptation to put things off until you feel like working on your project.

Please avoid last minute rush. Make sure that you allow for potential technical difficulties at the end of the semester. This means you need to plan ahead to finish early. Please keep track of the due dates for discussion board and the final paper. Always keep me informed of any questions, concerns, or difficulties you are having with your project. Also feel free to consult with your research peers and various appropriate professionals.

Additionally, I will also take earlier submission of your final papers before the due date because of the large amount of reading and final grade reporting deadlines. Please also note that I will not provide feedback to you on the final paper other than a grade. However, make sure your final paper has the following structure:

      1.      Introduction

2.      Research purpose and/or questions

3.      Significance of the study

4.      Literature review

5.      Method

6.      Results

7.      Discussion

8.      Implications and conclusion- to address the "so what" question of your research.

I look forward to your final research paper, and good luck!

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