Effective Strategies for Reporting and Reflecting on HR Research

Objective: Strengthen your understanding of our course learning outcomes by sourcing different perspectives about HR, reporting about and summarizing what you’ve read, sharing your critical perspective, and reflecting on your learning experience.


Learning Outcomes:

?Research at least 3 different literature sources (see below) that relate to 1 or more of our course learning outcomes and topics.
?Report on and summarize each article and the HR perspective(s) it takes
?Share 2-3 critical perspectives of your own about the concepts presented
?Reflect on your/the group’s overall research experience and outline key learnings


Requirements:

Research literature that relates to any of the topics covered in class and the course learning outcomes (see Course Outline). Ideally each article should relate to one specific subject or concept under each topic, and have a theme. You can stick with one topic, or explore different ones.

Examples:

Topic: Health and Safety
Subject: WSIB (Workplace Safety and Insurance Board)
Theme: new legislation

Topic: Performance Management
Subject: Performance reviews
Theme: new ways companies are conducting performance reviews

Number of Articles: 3

1.Select your articles/chapters/blogs/posts from any or all of following sources:
?Online from reliable sources. Refrain from using simple web sources like Wikipedia.
?Journals or other publications
?Chapter from a text
2.A copy of the article (or web link) must be included in your report.
3.For each of the articles, summarize the main points (in your own words) and explain how the article is related to the topic and its overall significance (to Human Resources, workplaces, organizations etc.). This should be no more than one page for each.
4.After you complete your reviews, comment on what you learned from this exercise summarize your/your group’s perspective on the learning experience overall.
See rubric below for more details on markinn Module 1, or you may introduce your own. You’re entirely free to select the story features you want to write about.
Instructions
Your essay should have three parts: an introductory paragraph, a body containing fully developed paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph. Following is a general guide for what to include in each section of your essay.
In your introductory paragraph:
?Clearly identify a minimum of two, but not more than four, story features that you believe are essential to an enjoyable story.
?Provide the main reasons why the features you’ve chosen are indispensable to a good story.
In the body of your essay:
?Discuss the features you’ve chosen, one by one, in separate paragraphs.
?Support your comments with evidence (either paraphrase or direct quotations) from one or more stories.
In your concluding paragraph:
?Summarize the significance of the story features you’ve selected as essential to a story’s success.