Research Topic Proposal

To provide the instructor with your topic of interest and an introduction paragraph.  Possible topics are listed below or you can choose from any topic of interest in the chapters of the book.  You also need to have in mind a company you can research or interview to understand how your topic is working or not working in their organization. You can also choose to write and research on a current topic affecting your own workplace.  This is an informal format and introduction paper.  The formality will increase as the paper progresses. The paragraph can be why you picked your topic and what interests you in the area of your choice.  A great resource if you're not sure what you'd like to research is https://www.employmentlawhandbook.com/federal-employment-and-labor-laws/ (Links to an external site.) .  It has all the relevant federal employment labor laws.  

This is the first assignment of your research paper and will consist of a title and an introduction paragraph(s). Your introduction paragraph(s) will summarize the purpose of your research topic. 

Possible Topics:

    Human resource management’s changing role

    Affirmative action

    Ethics in the workplace

    Performance evaluation systems

    Labor Unions

    HR and technology

    Equal Pay Act of 1963

    Age Discrimination

    Offshoring of US jobs

    Health Care Reform

    Background investigations

    Drug testing