Individual Research Project: Using reward systems to enhance ethical behavior

Using reward systems to enhance ethical behavior and/or reinforce unethical behavior.  

For this activity, use the list of possible topics to explore the possible issues within your workplace. Then, choose one topic to focus on throughout the course. Briefly research your topic to ensure there is sufficient information available to you for developing your research topic. Finally, use MS Word to create a "one-page" document that describes your “topic and thesis sentence” for your Individual Research Project.  Use the following resources to help you identify your topic:

• NCSU Libraries. (2014, May 1). Picking your topic is research (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [Video, 3:10 minutes]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0B3Gjlu-1o
• Rosakis, L. (2007). Schaum's quick guide to writing great research papers (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (2nd ed.). pp. 11-28. Retrieved from http://site.ebrary.com/lib/excelsior/reader.action?docID=10204587&ppg=25
• OWL Purdue University Online Writing Lab. (2015). Developing strong thesis statements. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Retrieved from https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/588/1/

The topic of your project is a statement about the primary focus of your paper. This provides an overview of what you will explore.  Your thesis, or topic sentence(s), tells the reader what your essay will discuss, explore, explain, argue, etc. This sentence(s) should provide a clear and concise statement about the point of your paper to help narrow the focus from the broader topic.