One of the things I find fascinating about HR is that it is so dynamic, a combination of ever changing business, social, legal, and economic forces that continually require us to move forward in our knowledge and processes to remain current and effective. As we progress through the course I would like to move away from the nuts and bolts of HR and towards an approach that examines key concepts in greater depth than we have before. As you probably noticed from the grading criteria, the core of this course will be our discussions and your term paper. The discussion forms using the blackboard discussions board will deal with timely issues that will allow you to formulate opinions and answers using your prior knowledge, textbooks, and other resources at your discretion. Please note that as we discuss we must consider all opinions and viewpoints as valid and be respectful in our responses.
Tolerance is a wonderful virtue.
This term paper should also be interpretive. While research will probably be necessary the paper should not be a reiteration of someone else s words or thoughts. Rather it should be an examination of a HR topic that is important to you. Each paper will highlight the writer s opinions, viewpoints and interpretations. My experience as both a student and an educator indicates that this style of paper dovetails perfectly with a capstone course in the seminar format.