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RESEARCH REQUIREMENT

DUE: November 16

Human resource management (HRM) research and the investigation of Organizational Behavior are integral aspects of HRM as a profession, and of the academic aspect of HRM. The Department of Human Resource Management is collaborating with other departments in the Fox School and STHM to provide students with two options to further understanding of research in HRM. For each option, the grade is either an A (full credit) if a student completes the assignment satisfactorily, or an F (no credit) if not completed or unsatisfactory. NO partial credit will be given; there is NO extra credit for doing both assignments.

Option 1: Participate in one (1) hour of HRM or Marketing studies conducted by Fox School of Business faculty. Some of the research studies or experiments can be completed online (at your convenience), while others will be conducted in a campus laboratory or classroom setting. Access to all studies is through this website: https://foxschool.sona-systems.com. Detailed instructions for accessing the SONA-Systems website are provided below.

*** Please note that students should maintain THEIR OWN COPIES of documentation received from SONA showing that they have completed research credits. In the unlikely event that there is some discrepancy between what students think they have completed and the reporting from the system, students MUST be able to show this documentation to receive appropriate credit. ***

Option 2: Write a one (1) single-spaced page research paper summarizing one (1) scholarly article that used human subjects in the research. The article MUST have been published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, Personnel Psychology, Journal of Organizational Behavior , or the Journal of Management . Articles from journals OTHER THAN those noted will NOT BE ACCEPTED.

The full text of articles in these journals is available from the TU Library using TU Portal. When reading and reviewing the article, explain how human subjects were used in the research, and explain how the use of human subjects provided insight into how consumers think and behave. Attach a reference list in APA format (author(s), date, title of article, name of journal, volume, issue, pages). Papers must be submitted before the deadline as a Word document to SafeAssign, located on the Blackboard site for this course. Papers WILL be checked using anti-plagiarism component of SafeAssign.

To receive credit, 1) the article must come from one of the four journals listed above, 2) your summary must be at least one single-spaced page, 3) the summary must be in your own words (no plagiarism).

The due date for completing either option is November 16 . No late submissions will be accepted .

How to Participate in SONA Research Studies (Option 1)

1) REGISTERING: Go to: https://foxschool.sona-systems.com. (Do not use “WWW” in this address).

a. Students who HAVE NOT signed up before: Click on “New Participant? Request an account here” which can be found in the lower left-hand corner of the screen.

b. Students who HAVE signed up before (for this class or another class this semester): Log in, or use the “Lost Password” link, also at the bottom-left of the screen.

c. Enter your user ID. This is the text that is to the left of @temple.edu in students’ TU email addresses. For example, if the email address is tua12345@temple.edu, your SONA user ID is “tua12345.”

d. Upon completion of the registration process, the SONA system will send students a password, which must be used to login. Students may change their passwords once they have logged in.

e. Once assigned a password, students log in, and click on the appropriate HRM 1101/1901 section number (Click/choose the section in which enrolled). Be careful to sign up for the correct section; otherwise, the instructor will be unable to give you credit for completing the research. (Students who experience a problem signing on should check the “Preferences” in their browser and make sure it is set to accept cookies.)

2) PARTICIPATING: Go to Studies, and sign up for a study (or studies) of your choice. Some studies can be completed entirely online, while others will be conducted in a laboratory or classroom setting. Students can search for studies that are available on a particular date or at a preferred time. Note that studies vary in length. Students must complete one (1) hour of studies over the course of the term. The studies award credit in one-quarter or larger credit increments and more studies will be added as the term progresses. However, students are encouraged to participate in these studies early – there is no guarantee that there will be available slots during the final weeks of the term. If you wait until the end of the semester – only to find there are no research studies available, is not an excuse for not completing the assignment.

a. Once students sign up for a research appointment, it is their obligation to be present at the assigned time. There is a window of time during which students may remove their name from the sign-in sheet without penalty. However, students may not remove their name within 24 hours of the scheduled session. If students fail to attend (participate) in a scheduled research session, they will not receive that credit and will have to replace those study hour(s). If students arrive for a session at the assigned time and the researcher is not there, they will receive credit for attending if they leave a note for the researcher including their name, section number, time of appointment, and name of their HRM instructor. In this case, students SHOULD also notify their HRM instructor.

b. After students sign up to participate for an online study, the researcher will typically email an invitation code; this may take a day or so to process.

c. The Sona website keeps track of the number of hours students have successfully completed. Instructors may provide students with an interim report on their progress, but keeping track of progress is the students’ responsibility. Once a student has completed the one (1) hoursof research studies required, they MUST print the information from the website and KEEP A COPY FOR THEIR RECORDS.

3) DEADLINE: Due date for completing either OPTION 1 or OPTION 2 is: Friday, November 16..

NO LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Your grade will either be an A (full credit) if complete and satisfactory, or an F (no credit) if incomplete or unsatisfactory. NO PARTIAL CREDIT WILL BE GIVEN.

4) QUESTIONS: Questions about any aspect of research participation should be directed to sonaquestion@temple.edu. The turnaround time for questions is 1-3 days, so please be patient.

If students encounter an emergency relating to a study in which they are participating, email the administrator of the study (each study lists its contact person, as well as phone numbers for that contact person). Students who are unable to reach a study’s administrator should contact Dr. Chae at boyoun.chae@temple.edu.

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