I attached the instructions also will add the resources based on the topic.Take a topic mentioned in our readings and explore it further in 6 to 10 pages. Identify and discuss the current trends in your chosen topic area. Possible topics include (but are not limited to) use of virtual teams in global corporations, methods for managing conflict among virtual team members, team-based compensation programs, or team decision making processes.
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Individual Research Paper
This assignment is worth 25% of your final grade. It gives you an opportunity to
investigate relevant trends in one of topics we are discussing. You must
complete this assignment individually, without contacting other students. The
assignment has the opportunity to addresses Course Objectives 3, 4 and 5.
Take a topic mentioned in our readings and explore it further in 6 to 10 pages. Identify
and discuss the current trends in your chosen topic area. Possible topics include (but
are not limited to) use of virtual teams in global corporations, methods for managing
conflict among virtual team members, team-based compensation programs, or team
decision making processes.
Support your opinions and statements with a minimum of 7 or more references from
sources published within the last ten years and be sure to integrate concepts, theories,
and readings from our work over the semester. You can cite scholarly and practitioneroriented journals, newspaper articles, and YouTube videos about the topic, but not
Wikipedia, vendor websites, or other non-academic sources. The UMUC library can
help you identify appropriate sources. See the Library tab in the Resources dropdown
menu on the blue ribbon at the top of our classroom for more information about the
services provided by the UMUC library.
Use APA format for citations, references, and quotations. This means your list of
references should start on a separate page, and should be double spaced, with a
hanging indent and no spaces between entries. Your paper should be 6-10 pages (not
counting the cover or reference pages), double spaced with one inch margins and a
font size of at least 11 points. Writing should be in 3rd person.
Submit your assignment electronically via the Assignment folder.
Name your file this way: YourLastNameFirstInitial_IndividualResearch
(Example: StudentJ_IndividualResearch)
Due date: Sunday, April 2 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time
Please see the next page for the grading criteria for this assignment.
Criteria for Grading Individual Research Paper
Note: The research paper should be 6-10 pages long, excluding the reference and cover pages.
Criteria
A
B
Student demonstrated Student demonstrated
exceptional knowledge satisfactory knowledge
of relevant theories and of relevant theories and
concepts from the
concepts from the
Knowledge
course; all statements
course; most
of Relevant
and opinions were
statements and
Theories and
supported by
opinions were
Concepts
appropriate citations
supported by
(40 pts)
from the literature.
appropriate citations
from the literature.
C
F
Student demonstrated
less than satisfactory
knowledge of relevant
theories and concepts
from the course; some
statements and
opinions were not
supported by
appropriate citations
from the literature.
Student demonstrated
unsatisfactory
knowledge of relevant
theories and concepts
from the course; many
statements and
opinions were not
supported by
appropriate citations
from the literature.
40 – 36 points
35 – 32 points
31 – 28 points
27 – 0 points
Student did an
exceptional job of
researching the topic
and integrating course
readings with the
additional research.
Student cited more than
the minimum number of
references; sources
listed were all scholarly
or practitioner journals,
newspapers, annual
reports, or academic
books from the last ten
years.
Student did a
satisfactory job of
researching the topic
and integrating course
readings with the
additional research.
Student cited the
minimum number of
references; sources
listed were primarily
scholarly or practitioner
journals, newspapers,
annual reports, or
academic books from
the last ten years.
Student did a less than
satisfactory job of
researching the topic
and integrating course
readings with the
additional research.
Student may not have
cited the minimum
number of references;
some sources listed
were not scholarly or
practitioner journals,
newspapers, annual
reports, or academic
books from the last ten
years.
Student did an
inadequate job of
researching the topic
and integrating course
readings with the
additional research.
Student did not cite the
minimum number of
references; many of the
sources listed were not
scholarly or practitioner
journals, newspapers,
annual reports, or
academic books from
the last ten years.
30 – 27 points
26 – 24 points
23 – 21 points
20 – 0 points
Comments
Quality of
Research
(30 pts)
Comments
Points
Earned
Student presented
Student presented
Student presented
Student presented
ideas in a compelling
ideas presented in a
ideas in a somewhat
ideas in a poorly
manner with no
clear, coherent manner organized manner with organized or incoherent
distracting grammar or
with few distracting
several distracting
manner with many
Presentation
spelling problems; the
grammar or spelling
grammar or spelling distracting grammar or
of Ideas and
page length
problems; the page
problems; the page
spelling problems; the
Mechanics
requirement was met. length requirement was length requirement may
page length
(20 pts)
met.
not have been met.
requirement may not
have been met.
20 – 18 points
17 – 16 points
15 – 14 points
13 – 0 points
Comments
Most citations,
All citations, quotations,
quotations, and
Some citations,
Most citations,
and references were
references were
quotations, and
quotations, and
APA
properly formatted or
properly formatted or
references were not
references were not
formatting
contained one or two contained a few minor properly formatted or
properly formatted or
(10 pts)
minor errors.
errors.
contained major errors. contained many errors.
10 – 9 points
8 points
7 points
6 – 0 points
Comments
Total Points Earned
(100 points max)
Overall Comments
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