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Title of Signature Project

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Student Name

HRM 637

National University

Date

Table of Contents

Abstract 3

Introduction 4

Staffing plan 6

Job analysis of select position 7

Recruitment plan with estimated cost 8

Selection process 9

Orientation & Initial Training 10

References 11

Appendix A – Job Description 12

Appendix B – Cost Estimate Details 13

Appendix C – Matrix 14

Appendix D – Sample Interview Questions 15

NOT REQUIRED FOR HRM 637 NOVEMBER 2015

Abstract

The abstract cannot be written until the paper is completed. The abstract is a single block of text (i.e., no paragraph indent on the first line) that summarizes in about 150 words the main question and findings presented in the paper. The abstract rarely, if ever, contains citations; those are left to the body of the paper. The abstract neither indents the first line nor makes use of the hanging indent. The indented first line of each paragraph does occur in the body of the paper. The hanging indent is limited to the entries on the Reference page. The best way to hone skills in crafting the abstract is to read lots of journal articles, starting with the abstract, then reading the article, then going back to re-read the abstract, noting each time which elements of the paper have been mentioned in the abstract. An Abstract is not required for HRM 637 November 2015.

Repeat Title from Cover Page

This template can be useful as a start for general formatting in APA. Of course, if used in that manner, the student must remember to delete all the explanatory materials and adapt the title page, headers and footers to the topic of what you are writing..

APA has been selected as the format style for a few simple and sound reasons. It is the most common style required by journals that publish research of the type that would be relevant to research in the business majors including business, psychology, sociology, behavioral studies, criminal justice, etc. Since the University does not know in advance which of its students will, during their careers, conduct studies and seek to publish research findings, adopting the style that would be required of those students who do pursue such lines of research helps them in advance to be prepared for that eventuality. In any case, a requirement of a standard style affords a common approach for formatting information, for maintaining an academic framework, and for avoiding the pitfalls of plagiarism.

In APA format, the header of the cover/title page is slightly different in format from the header at the top of the rest of the pages (page 2 and all others including the References page and any appendices). On the cover page, the two words “Running head:” in caps/lower case (and without the “quote” marks), followed by a colon, appear to the left of the one to five words captured from the title of the paper and formatted IN ALL CAPS. The remaining pages of the paper, including the References page, drop “Running head:” and keep only the ALL CAPS PART.

More recent versions of Microsoft Word may contain a feature that facilitates formatting papers in APA style. However, not all versions of this tool have been modified in format to conform to the 6th edition of the APA Publications Manaul.

The APA goofed when it first released its 6th edition of the style guide. There were major errors in the first printing of the 6th edition of the APA Style Guide which came out in 2009. A corrected edition was released a few months later. Students who decide to acquire a personal copy of the manual (absolutely not a requirement for this course, but probably a good idea if your degree program includes a capstone class/project), must ensure that the copy is one of the corrected printings. A new copy from Barnes & Noble is likely to be ok, whereas a used copy purchased on line might be one of the older ones with the errors.

After completing the essay, and in order to have the References page start at the very top of a new, separate page, the recommended technique is to insert a page break after the last paragraph of the paper. The use of extra line spaces as a simple way to force a new page has drawbacks not always immediately apparent.

This draft has avoided the second person “you” that is commonly used in informal conversation and that is not an acceptable form of address for academic, APA-style papers under usual conditions.

Useful APA sites:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ This is the home page for the On-line Writing Lab at Purdue.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ This is the APA-Specific part of the OWL site.

http://www.apastyle.org/ This is the website set up by the American Psychological Association (APA) to present information about the 6th edition of its publications manual. It has a useful video demo as well.

http://www.vanguard.edu/faculty/ddegelman/detail.aspx?id=796

Staffing Plan

Start the Staffing Plan section after the introduction section. Then each following section will start at the top of a new page, even if the previous section does not go to the bottom of that page. Use Ctrl+Enter or Insert Page Break to move from the end of one section to the new page for the next section.

Job Analysis

Discuss information about the job that needs to be included in the planning. The job description itself is located at Appendix A.

Recruitment Plan and Estimated Cost

Selection Process

Sample Interview Questions

Orientation & Initial Training

References

Reminder: The reference page uses the “Hanging Indent” format with a ½-inch indent. Visually the first line of the reference item starts at the left margin.

If the reference is longer than one line, the second and succeeding lines in that reference will be indented ½-inch, but the first line “hangs back” at the page margin, hence the term “hanging indent.”

Here is a sample reference entre for a book:

Byars, L.L. & Rue, L.W. (2008) Human Resource Management, 9th ed. New York. McGraw Hill/Irwin.

Useful APA sites:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ This is the home page for the On-line Writing Lab at Purdue.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ This is the APA-Specific part of the OWL site.

http://www.apastyle.org/ This is the website set up by the American Psychological Association (APA) to present information about the 6th edition of its publications manual. It has a useful video demo as well.

http://www.vanguard.edu/faculty/ddegelman/detail.aspx?id=796

Appendix A

Job Description

Discussion of concept of the appendix1 in formal papers. The Appendix contains materials placed at the back and mentioned in the essay. In contrast to any small tables and figures that can conveniently be placed directly in the flow of the paper itself, the materials placed in the appendices1 are too cumbersome or too long to be included directly in the paper. The materials in the appendices are required to understand the contents of the paper and need to be seen directly by the reader, rather than paraphrased and summarized. Just as each item in the reference list must be cited at least one time, each appendix must be referred to at least one time in the essay, and may be referred to more often than one time. The APA guidelines contain the specifics of how to identify and format appendices. The following URL http://www.vanguard.edu/faculty/ddegelman/detail.aspx?id=796 contains a very helpful, short discussion of all the common core elements of the APA style. Another site is at

http://www.vanguard.edu/uploadedFiles/Psychology/Appendix.pdf .

1 The correct plural of “appendix” depends on the circumstances. When referring to the text at the end of a book or article, such as the contents of this page, the plural is “ appendices .” In the sense of the organ inside the human body, “ appendixes ” is the only plural. A footnote on this page is not necessary in student papers.

Appendix B

Cost Estimate Details

Appedix C

Matrix

Appendix D