Article reviews give you an opportunity to research and learn about current events that affect compensation and benefit practices. Their purpose is to demonstrate how information covered in course applies to the current business world.
This week you begin by researching a current business article based on one of the topics we have discussed thus far.
- Legal Environment
- Job Analysis
- Job Evaluation
For article sources, try:
- The Wall Street Journal
- The Mag Portal
- The Washington Post
- Yahoo
Once you have selected an article, you will create a 1-page analysis including the following sections:
1. Author - List who wrote the article
2. Title - List the title of the article
3. Source - List the name of the article's source as well as the date of the publication (e.g. New York Times, Aug. 3, 2005)
4. Summary - This is a brief summary (1 paragraph) of the article
5. Key Points - List at least 3 points that reflect how this article relates to the topic for the week.
6. Reaction - This is a 1-2 paragraph analysis of what you learned from reading the article.