Students will decide on a HR related research topic and are required to write a

Students will decide on a HR related research topic and are required to write a 5 page research paper utilizing APA format. The student shall utilize 4 academic peer reviewed journal articles from research conducted in the United States with-in the body of the text. Two of the four academic peer reviewed journal articles must contain a research study. The student will include the following from the academic research study articles: Objective, Background/Introduction, Design, Participants (subjects). Method, Results, Discussion, and Conclusion. The student will also discuss why the research is relevant to the main topic and how and why the research contributes or has implications, if any, on employers, employees, specific departments, and the organization as a whole. Articles that are utilized to provide a background on the main topic that are not peer reviewed journal articles will not count towards the 4 peer reviewed academic journal article requirement. All articles and peer reviewed journal articles must be based in and from the United States Human Resource topic (this course is based upon the laws and regulations that govern institutions in the United States. Secondary articles cannot be from Wikipedia, newspapers, online unsubstantiated sources, books or any other source that could be construed as being a biased source. A reference page & title page are required however they will not count towards the 5 pages of written work (completely written 5 page minimum requirement).