Introduction

This is generally one paragraph. The easiest way to explain this section is to think of it like a brief overview of the topics you will be discussing in your paper. The introductory paragraph is designed to set up the rest of the paper by offering your reader a glimpse of what is to come. The goal here is to grab your reader’s attention and make him/her want to read the rest of the paper. Type your paper in the third person (no I, my, we, you, our, your, etc.).

Review/Analysis of the Case

Answer to question #1 with supporting arguments in a minimum of one paragraph. Your response should be written in your own words, using your own thoughts, ideas, and opinions. Include information from the chapter reading assignment and the case study to help support your points. Be sure to let your reader know where you got your supporting information by including a citation afterward. An example of the first citation for your textbook is (Gerhart, Hollenbeck, Noe, & Wright, 2009). All subsequent citations of your textbook should end with the parenthetical citation as follows (Gerhart et al., 2009).

Answer to question #2 with supporting arguments should also be a minimum of one paragraph. Your response should be written in your own words, using your own thoughts, ideas, and opinions. Include information from the chapter reading assignment and the case study to help support your points. Be sure to let your reader know where you got your supporting information by including a citation afterward. An example of a citation for your textbook, after your first citation, is (Gerhart et al., 2009).

All subsequent questions should be addressed in a similar manner as the example questions above until all questions in the assignment have been answered fully.

Summary and Conclusions

This is generally one paragraph. The easiest way to explain this section is to think of it like a closure for the topics you discussed in your paper. The concluding paragraph is designed to wrap up the paper by offering your reader a review of what he/she just read. The goal here is to summarize your own responses to the case study questions, while at the same time providing your reader with some points to consider after reading the paper.

References

Gerhart, B., Hollenbeck, J., Noe, R., & Wright, P. (2009). Fundamentals of human resource management. (3rd ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.