Capstone Paper

Since we're about half-way through the course, it's time that you can start thinking about the capstone paper. The paper will involve examining a situation through the lens of the three-legged stool that your authors are developing. The unit we are currently in finishes one of the three legs and starts another. By the end of next unit we will have completed the model. So as you complete this unit and next you can consider how the three legs are out of balance at your place of work and what can be done to bring the stool back into balance.

The statement of the capstone paper assignment is:

Capstone Paper

This is the culminating activity of the course. The focus of the text is the development of three criteria successful organizations include in their human resource management plans: the assignment of decision rights; an appropriate rewards system; and, an effective performance evaluation program for individuals and divisions.

In the capstone paper, your challenge is to identify one or more of the criteria listed above, which you believe would improve your place of employment. Your paper should consist of written recommendations to your supervisor or boss, identifying improvements which could be effected at your workplace. The paper should be five to ten pages in length, typed double-spaced. Focus on quality rather than quantity. Let me know if you are not currently gainfully employed. You may also write about the needs of a former employer.

Your paper will be scored on each of the following:

- Content

- Format & Citations

- Grammar & Spelling

- Sentence Structure"

As indicated in the statement of the assignment, you can use a former employer if you wish--especially if you feel sensitive about writing about your current employer.