Professionalism in the Workplace
Article Critique: Students are required to submit for grading an Article Critique in Unit III. Specific information and instructions regarding this assignment are provided below. A grading rubric is included with the assignment in Unit III. Specific information about accessing this rubric is provided below. 8. Research Paper: Students are required to submit for grading a Research Paper in Unit V. Specific information and instructions regarding this assignment are provided below. A grading rubric is included with the assignment in Unit V. Specific information about accessing this rubric is provided below. 9. Ask the Professor: This communication forum provides you with an opportunity to ask your professor general or course content related questions. 10. Student Break Room: This communication forum allows for casual conversation with your classmates.
CSU Online Library
There is a virtual library with resources, including both journals and ebooks, to support your program and your course at Columbia Southern University. eResources are accessible 24 hours a day/7 days a week from the CSU Online Library gateway page. To access the library, log into myCSU, and then click on CSU Online Library. Resources are organized in the library by title, but if you click on Research Guides, you will find eResources arranged by subject.
The Library Reference service is available 7 days a week; you can reach CSU's virtual librarians by e-mailing [email protected]. These professional librarians will be glad to help you develop your research plan or to assist you in any way in finding relevant, appropriate, and timely information.
Librarian responses may occur within minutes or hours, but it will never take more than 24 hours for a librarian to send a response to the e-mail address you have provided. Replies to reference requests may include customized keyword search strategies, links to videos, research guides, screen captures, attachments, a phone call, live screen sharing, meeting room appointments, and other forms of instruction.
Unit III Article Critique
Read the following article by accessing the Business Source Complete database located in the CSU Online Library: "Predictors of Abusive Supervision: Supervisor Perceptions of Deep-Level Dissimilarity, Relationship Conflict, and Subordinate Performance," by Bennett Tepper, Sherry Moss, and Michelle Duffy.
Write your critique in standard essay form. Begin with an introduction that defines the subject of your critique and your point of view. You will need to identify and explain the author's ideas. Include specific passages that support your description of the author's point of view. Offer your own opinion. Explain what you think about the argument. Defend your point of view by raising specific issues or aspects of the argument. Describe several points with which you agree or disagree and include specific passages from the article (you may summarize, quote, or paraphrase) that provide evidence for your point of view. Explain how the passages support your opinion. Conclude your critique by summarizing your argument and re-emphasizing your opinion. Your critique should be at least two full pages in length, using 12-point double-spaced Times Roman font using APA format.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.
Unit V Research Paper
Freedom of speech and freedom of the press are two important rights individuals have in the United States. Today, there are so many news outlets featured on the radio, television, cable, and the Internet that are competing for our attention to the degree that some news media emphasize very sensitive and controversial subjects as a means to simply attract an audience. Some individuals criticize this practice as being harmful to society. Yet, others claim it is appropriate to report this type of speech in such a fashion.
Research the topic, Freedom of the Press, and write a research paper that explains your views on freedom of the press and whether this trend toward reporting sensitive topics does or does not have a negative impact on some work environments.
Make sure that your paper has the following components:
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Introduction - State your thesis and the purpose of your research paper clearly. What is the chief reason you are writing the paper? State also how you plan to approach your topic. Is this a factual report, a book review, a comparison, or an analysis of a problem? Explain briefly the major points you plan to cover in your paper and why readers should be interested in your topic.
Body - Present your arguments to support your thesis statement. This should be one to three paragraphs in length.
Conclusion - Restate or reword your thesis. Summarize your arguments. Explain why you have come to this particular conclusion.
Your paper should be three to five pages in total length, using 12-point double-spaced Times Roman font using APA format.