Please read carefully and be sure you understand the project I am seeking help with. This is a two part project and the first part is due by Saturday, April 11 (literature review) with the second part of the project (completed informative paper) being due by Saturday, April 18.

 

 

The project is for a Human Resource Management course and the research project is about Training Human Resources; Specifically Human Resource on-the-job planning for new employee orientation.

 

 

 

Part #1 ~ Due Saturday, April 11

Literature Review and Introduction for Informative Paper

You are to show evidence of your research by providing a literature review of three references you will be using for the final paper. In addition, you will be asked to provide a trial/draft introduction for your paper.

So, what is a review of the literature?

A literature review is an account of what has been published on a topic by accredited scholars and researchers. Sometimes it is part of the introduction to an essay, research report, or thesis. In writing the literature review, your purpose is to convey to your reader what knowledge and ideas have been already written about a topic, and what their strengths and weaknesses are. As a piece of writing, the literature review must be defined by a guiding concept (e.g., your research objective, the problem or issue you are discussing, or your argumentative thesis). It is not just a descriptive list of the material available and/or a set of summaries.

This project enhances your knowledge about the topic and helps you gain skills in the following areas.

information seeking: the ability to review the literature efficiently, using manual or computerized methods, or to identify a set of useful articles and books

critical appraisal: the ability to apply principles of analysis to identify unbiased and valid studies or reviews.

A literature review should do the following:

be organized around and related directly to the thesis or research question you are developing

synthesize results into a summary of what is and is not known

identify areas of controversy in the literature

formulate questions that need further research

Each of the three reference reviews should be at least a paragraph or two with appropriate quotes and citations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part #2 ~ Due Saturday, April 18

  Completed Informative Term Paper

The completed paper must include a reference/bibliography/work-cited page of the sources used. For a paper of this type, you are required to use at least 4 different online sources as a minimum, these sources must be cited in the body of your paper. If you list a reference, it must be cited somewhere in the body of your paper. Be sure you are also using the 3 sources you reviewed when you completed the literature review project.

Requirements for the term paper are as follows: MUST BE IN APA FORMAT

1) Cover page APA format. (Abstract Not Required)

2) Six to eight complete written pages (minimum of 6 complete pages)--Times New Roman 12 font, one-inch margins, and double-spaced.

3) Complete page means top margin to bottom margin

4) Reference/Work Cited Page--Provide at least four on-line sources. Other sources may be used in conjunction with on-line sources. Use the APA guide to reference and cite your sources.

*NOTE: Paper must be between 6-8 written pages (minimum of 6 complete pages). This does not include the cover or reference page.