Guidelines for Individual Human Resource Case Review Assignments
a) Submission/Proof of Submission to FIU Writing Center Required for the first of
these Assignments & Recommended for the rest. Each student shall submit their
proposed assignment submission, either in person or online, to FIU Writing Center for
their input. Failure to do so will result in a loss of 10% of the score for the assignment
(which amounts to a 1.1 point deduction). Proof of submission must accompany the
assignment submission.
It is recommended that students find out the amount of time, generally, the FIU writing
center will need to review the assignments. Thereafter, each student should schedule
an appointment, accordingly, to have their assignment reviewed by the center’s staff.
Students should provide the writing center with a copy of these assignment guidelines
as well as the due date.
Information on submitting the required verification: If visiting the writing center in
person, students should have their assignment stamped by the writing center staff, then
scan and submit as an attachment, along with the final draft, in the designated
assignment page or discussion board. Students also have the option of meeting with a
tutor from the writing center virtually by scheduling an appointment
(https://writingcenter.fiu.edu/resources/online-tutoring/) online. In the event that a
student opts for a virtual meeting, it is imperative that he/she obtains written
confirmation of the review which the student will then need to scan and submit along
with the assignment. For additional information on obtaining the required verification
from the writing center, please email the department at fiucew@gmail.com.
b) Each student is required to submit 2 (two) Individual Human Resource Case Study assignments during this term on the due dates set forth in the course schedule and on
Canvas.
c) Each student will post an APA Style narrative with link(s) to ACHE policy(ies) and other “External Authoritative Sources” identifying ethical issues and providing
possible industry recognized solutions to address the issues. Each issue, question,
paragraph and sentence with a statistic, number or direct quote is required to contain at
least one “External Authoritative Source”. The narrative assignment has a 300-word
maximum and citations, and reference, which are not included in the maximum word
count. The required course textbook does not count as an external source/reference.
d) Each question must be repeated followed by your narrative answer including properly cited sources and the references used in the answer.
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Questions:
1. What are the ethics issues in this case?
2. What management mistakes were made in this case?
3. Who are the key stakeholders in this case?
4. What steps can be taken within this organization to remedy these mistakes?
e) At least one (1) “External Authoritative Sources” in addition to the textbook are required for maximum points on EACH assignment.
f) Required Sources: A source cannot be referenced unless it was cited in the narrative answer
g) Formatting: The textbook from which the case study was published and the course text book must be cited just like any other source. It is not permissible to write "In the
text book... or In the case study…"
h) Formatting: Any direct quote in the narrative must include the page or paragraph number in the citation
i) Formatting: It is improper to place a citation/source at the end of a paragraph if material from the source appears before the last sentence in the paragraph.
j) Formatting: It is improper to place a citation in the middle of a sentence. One can lead with the source in the sentence but cannot use a citation within parenthesis except at
the end of the sentence.
k) “External Authoritative Sources” for purposes of this course shall mean: books, peer reviewed journal articles, education and government sites as well as non-partisan
national or international organizations (such as WHO, UNICEF, UNAIDS etc)
provided, the foregoing source/material selected has in text citations and references
to support statements made therein. Newspapers including the Wall Street Journal,
blogs regardless of source, editorial, panel discussions and dot com sites are not
considered authoritative for this course.
l) Additional Guidance: I urge student to review the adobe connect session with FIU Libraries and Writing Center on APA Style formatting and contact them personally if
more assistance is needed.
m) Proper Submission Required: The assignment must be posted in the appropriate Assignment Folder.
Grading Rubric (11 Points Total)
5- Excellent 4- Good 2-Fair 0-Poor
The issues were
answered in their
entirety in the students’
own words with
sources/citation to
support statements made
and not a string of direct
quotes.
The issues were
answered in their
entirety in the students’
own words with
sources/citation to
support statements
made; however there
were a few strings of
direct quotes.
The issues were not
answered in their
entirety; however, most
of the content was not
the students’ own
words – it contained an
excessive amount of