M 6 Application Assignment

The Cost of Stress

Name

BUS6150

Human Behavior and Management of Organizations

Module 6 Application Assignment

Date

Professor

Dr. Rebecca Herman

Synopsis

Analysis

Summary

1

THE COST OF STRESS

References

BUS6150 Research Citation Guide

All assignments should include research that reliable, current, and with a substantive integration of citations. The Graduate Research Project (GRP) also requires that most of the sources are peer-reviewed.

Please seek to paraphrase, summarize, and synthesize what is learned from articles. Avoid direct quotes. There should rarely be a direct quote in discussions responses, video evaluations, and application assignments. For the GRP, one short direct quote for every five pages of body would be acceptable.

Requirements by Assignment Type

Responses to the weekly Discussion Questions:

· Sources require in-text citations and complete references.

· A minimum of one source is required.

· The required text is satisfactory for support.

· Other choices should be reliable and current.

· Peer-reviewed is not required.

Responses to the weekly Video Evaluations:

· Sources require in-text citations and complete references.

· A minimum of two sources are required.

· The video should always be cited and referenced.

· One additional source is needed to support your evaluation.

· The required text is satisfactory.

· The other source should be reliable and current.

· Peer-reviewed is not required.

Application Assignments (short papers):

· Sources require in-text citations and complete references.

· A minimum of three sources are required.

· The required text should be included as one choice.

· The other two choices should be reliable and current.

· Peer-reviewed is not required.

· Citations should be included in the synopsis, analysis, and summary.

Graduate Research Project (GRP):

· Sources require in-text citations and complete references.

· All sources must be current and reliable.

· Fifteen sources are the minimum requirement; however, most successful papers have twenty or more excellent sources with substantial citation integration throughout. Overall, at least eight peer-reviewed/scholarly sources must be utilized.

· The introduction must have citations and at least one peer-reviewed citation to set the tone for subsequent research. It is also very common to cite documents regarding the organization, when applicable.

· The literature review should include at least six peer-reviewed articles (eight-ten is more common). Overall, this section should have at least four sources per topic/theme to ensure adequate viewpoints are included.

· The analysis should include at least six peer-reviewed articles (it is ok if they are the same ones used in the literature review). Overall, this section should have at least four sources per topic/theme to ensure adequate comparison, contrasting, and analysis is achieved.

· The synthesis/integration must have citations. There isn’t a peer-review requirement here, but many students use previous sources along with additional articles to support recommendations. Overall, this section should have at least four sources.

· The conclusion must have citations and at least one scholarly citation to support the research process and ultimate call to action.

Description by Source Type

Reliable articles:

· All referenced articles must be reliable.

· Cited source must have an author and a date of publication.

· Exception: There are times that is it necessary to cite an internal company document, company website, government website, etc. Such sources will usually not have an author or date of publication. This is acceptable; however, such sources/citations will not count toward the minimum requirements.

· Citations from sources as dictionaries, about.com, Wikipedia, and encyclopedias are not relevant or appropriate for graduate assignments. These should be avoided. If used, they will not count toward the minimum requirements.

· Citations from compilation sites such as smallbusinesschronicle.com, businessballs.com, etc. are NOT deemed reliable because they often pull articles to their sites without explicit permission. However, if you find something in one of these compilation sites, you may be able to locate the ORIGINAL article via the library – that would be acceptable.

Current articles:

· The references should also be “current.”

· Constrain your search parameters to the last five years. [Last 2-3 is even better and sometimes required – please see specific assignment requirements!]

· The world is changing rapidly, and we must remain current with trends and research.

· Remember, it takes time to do research and get the article published; thus, data in journal articles is often several years old when published!

Peer-reviewed (scholarly) articles:

· Peer-reviewed means that there is an expert panel of scholars that does a double- or triple-blind review of an article – this may be referred to as juried or refereed as well.

· Each expert provides critical feedback and assessment and then recommends to an editor or publisher if the article should be published in their scholarly journal.

· The process produces a higher level of academic quality. 

· Scholarly or peer-reviewed research are found in scholarly journals and will often have “journal” in the publication title. Example: Journal of Management.

· Scholarly articles are usually 15-30 pages long. Most will include an abstract, introduction, literature review, research methodology, research results, discussion, and recommendations.

· Peer-reviewed articles typically have 2 or more authors.

· The BEST and most reliable method to locate is through the library; be sure to use the “Advanced Search” option and constrain your search by checking the box for “Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals.”

Substantive Integration of Citations

· It is important to have a solid
integration of citations throughout assignments
.

· Do not just toss in a quote for the introduction or conclusion and believe you have satisfied this requirement.

· Example, in the Application Assignments, there must be a substantive use of citations in your synopsis to create a foundation; in the analysis to provide compare & contrast information; and in the summary to strengthen and support your position.

· It is important to have quality of citation integration not just that you have cited the required number and/or type of sources.

Conducting a Successful Library Search

· Select Articles & Databases – such as EBSCO and ProQuest

· Always conduct an Advanced Search

· Command line 1 – enter the most important keyword(s) and request that it is in the title of the article. For example, transformational leadership.

· Command line 2 – enter the next most important keyword(s) and request that it is in the abstract of the article. For example, healthcare.

· Check the box for Limit to Full Text – this avoids frustration because you will review only articles that you can fully access versus merely an abstract.

· Select a Publication date of Last 3 years – this will ensure it is current. If there are not sufficient results, you can ask for 4 or 5 years.

· If required, limit to search to Peer Reviewed/Scholarly – important for the GRP.