This is a group Research report/essay is worth 15% of your final grade. Each group can consist of 4-6 students. Submit your preferences of group to your instructor by October 05, 2023 11:30PM.
Choose a research topic on the combination of any two HR functions listed below
1. Job Design
2. Recruitment
3. Selection
4. Training and Development
5. Performance Management
Examples of report titles might be
• Role of I-O psychologist in Recruitment and Selection Process in Healthcare Industry in Qatar
• How I-O psychologist identify the challenges in the Recruitment and selection and provides solutions to address such challenges
The report will be of minimum 7 pages in length excluding the cover page, table of contents and references. The students could use Times New Roman, font size 12 and 2 spacing to prepare their report.
Steps to prepare the group research report
Step 1: Students will choose their members to form a group of 4-6 members, choose a topic and get approval from the instructor.
Step 2: In your group, determine a key question that you will be investigating about your chosen topic. To clarify, add one or two sub-questions, so every member of the group is clear on the scope of the topic.
Step 3: Research on the topic areas and collect research articles from journals (Students could use Google Scholar or any database like SCOPUS from the college library)
Step 4: Collect the base articles relevant to the topic with appropriate references and citations according to APA style. Meet with your group to discuss together on which reviews/ studies could be included in the research report based on your original questions.
Step 5: Prepare a document format with cover page, table of contents, sub-titles and upload in the shared document (Office 365/ Google Docs) so that all the group members can work in the same document. Use the following link to understand how to format your document
https://www.scribbr.com/research-paper/research-paper-format/
Step 6: Write the report with appropriate abstract, introduction, body and conclusion. Add citations in the word document wherever possible. Feel free to use the link below to get an idea of how to include the citations in research using Microsoft word step by step
https://erinwrightwriting.com/insert-citations-in-microsoft-word/
Step 7: Refer the research report rubrics provided by your instructor to check if the report meets all the criteria mentioned
