Homework
Your homework in this class will take place in two parts. You will choose a topic that you may use for your dissertation. You will discuss the theoretical foundations found within the literature to support the topic and suggest why this topic should be studied and the possible research questions your proposed study will answer. Although the 10 Key Strategic Points may inform your paper, this paper will not be your prospectus.
Directions:
Using current empirical sources (i.e., published within past 5 years) to write a paper of 2,000 to 2,250 words in which you address the following issues:
i. Choose an I-O topic of interest that you intend to use for your dissertation and delineate why it is important for the discipline of I-O psychology to study this topic.
ii. Identify the gap in the literature that your study will fill and discuss the problem you will address through the study.
iii. Identify the theoretical foundations (e.g., model or theory) and seminal author(s) of the model or theory.
iv. Discuss how the identified problem will be understood:
o Identify the questions your study will answer.
o Describe the location of your study.
o Define variables (for a quantitative study) or phenomenon (for a qualitative study).
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.