What has been the shifting opinions surrounding this topic?

You will pick a course related
topic to discuss, but one that is not specifically detailed in our text. You can choose a topic in the
text and expand on it. The objective is a detailed (but brief) exploration of a narrowly defined aspect
of Performance Management.
Examples to help guide you in choosing a topic include:
▪ Performance Appraisal Problems
▪ Ensuring Managers Have a Successful Appraisal
▪ Performance Development Planning
▪ Innovative Approach to Performance Management
▪ Employee Engagement Issues for a Certain Population (For example: identify a specific
group, such as millennials, those within 5 years of retirement, etc.)
You can be creative in choosing your topic and what you write about pertaining to this topic. You
might want to choose a topic that you are particularly interested in or have encountered outside of
this class.
Assume the reader (such as an undergraduate who has never taken a human resources course) knows
nothing about this topic and share your research on it.
Depending on the topic, here are examples of
what you might specifically address:
▪ Why is it important?
▪ What have you learned?
▪ What are the critical issues?
▪ What are the advantages and disadvantages of this?
▪ What is the impact on the Human Resources’ function?
▪ What has been the shifting opinions surrounding this topic?
You have flexibility in the type of research paper you write. For example: your paper can be
informative (e.g., demonstrate your understanding of a topic, purely reflecting what information is
available), opinion related (e.g., taking a stance), problem solving (e.g., offering a solution), or any
combination.
The more specific you are, the better. Feel free to include examples that will strengthen or illustrate
your point.

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