Project # 1 As mentioned previously, there are many
influences on employee relations in organizations. One of
the most relevant today is the amount of information that is
available to us.
There are numerous sources of information available to us
as students, employees, labor union representatives, and
Human Resource Managers For example, students might
use sources from the Internet. Before we use information
that we have found, however, it is important that we evaluate
its authority and appropriateness.
In this assignment you will be evaluating some sources
available to you.
Start by reviewing some of the following articles and
making a list of important factors needed to evaluate
sources:
University of California Berkeley. Critical evaluation of
resources. Retrieved
from http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/instruct/guides/evaluation.html
New Mexico State University. The good, the bad & the ugly:
Or why it’s a good idea to evaluate web sources. From New
Mexico State University. Retrieved
from http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/evalcrit.html
Cornell University. How to critically analyze information
sources. Retrieved
from http://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/ref/research/skill26.htm
Cornell University. Distinguishing scholarly journals from
other periodicals. Retrieved
from http://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/ref/research/skill20.html
Cornell University. Evaluating web sites: Criteria and tools.
Retrieved
from http://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/ref/research/webeval.html
Case Assignment
For this project, select a highly publicized, highly polarized,
union-related topic. (Important: Do not select a specific labor
issue you have addressed previously in an assignment).
Your discussion of the topic itself should be 3–4 pages.
Describe the issue, its importance to stakeholders, its
outcome, and/or any development expected in the near
future.
Select at least three different library sources and at least three different
Web sources. Each source that you select should be available to you in
full text and be at least 3–4 paragraphs. Be sure to include a variety of
both “good” and “bad” sources.
Cite each of the six or more sources in proper APA format and include its
link.
In your “List of References” at the end of your paper, under each source,
provide a paragraph critiquing the source according to the evaluation
factors you have learned are important. Include how useful the source
was for you to write your paper.
