HRMN 467-Assignment 3: International HRM Case Study Part 3

All HRMN courses require you to integrate the course material and case scenario facts (if applicable) into all discussion posts and major project answers to demonstrate that you have read, understand and can apply the class material.  This is done by supporting the conclusions drawn in the answer or post with ideas and reasoning substantiated by the class material.  If the conclusions are not drawn by using the class material or facts, then what has been provided is nothing more than your opinion and therefore shows no evidence that the class material has been read and understood well enough to be applied successfully.

In this class, you are expected to approach every graded assignment with the understanding that all reasoning and conclusions present are to be validated with course material, case study facts or outside research (if required).

Below are acceptable methods of supporting your ideas, reasoning and thus the conclusions you have drawn.  You may find that there are circumstances that require you to use one or more of these methods simultaneously. 

1. Literature 

Most of the support for the conclusions will be provided by the classroom literature. This literature is derived from expert opinion and research in the field.  You must rely upon the literature to add validity to your own perspective, claim, conclusion, choice, or argument.  The eBook(s) and other resources in the class have been selected because of the credibility of the information and expert authors presented.  The expectation is that you will use this information to support the ideas and reasoning that led to conclusions drawn in your posts and answers.  The greater the degree of support for the ideas and reasoning that provides the underpinning of the conclusion, the greater correlation to the degree of critical thinking demonstrated (and the higher the grade). 

Example: 

You are asked to determine the best organizational structure for Charlie’s Crab House by the Sea. In answering, you will identify the structure in one sentence:  The best structure for Charlie’s Crab House is a functional organizational structure. Then, in a separate sentence support why the best structure is a functional one:

The functional organizational is the best structure because the structure improves efficiencies through job specialization, presents a clear chain of command, allows for better control for employee promotion, cultivates a learning organization and makes training easier (Accounting Tools, 2017, para. 7).  

In this answer, you will have drawn a conclusion as to the best structure, defined the structure, and given a reason for the conclusion, all of which you were asked to do to answer the question.  Notice that the use of in-text citation shows how the conclusion was drawn by using the class material to support its validity.  To provide support, you have to give an in-text citation with an associated reference to support the idea of why a functional structure is best for this situation.  Finally, to provide an outstanding response, defining and describing other organizational structures and why they would not be appropriate, again supported by the class material and case study facts provides a stronger more in-depth answer.   Notice the response explains the “why and how” of an answer rather than merely making a statement.  This type of answer would return an A grade versus a C- for providing an answer that omits the support of the course material. 

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