Assignment Two: Two Parts

Due Date: Feb. 12, Thursday, print out to bring to class and submit to Turnitin.com prior to class

By now we have agreed upon your research area and are honing in on a topic for your research paper. This assignment is to make even more relevant the work you will be doing.

Part One: You are to search all web resources (and other) available to you to obtain position/job announcements that you would be interested in applying for. These positions need to be as relevant as possible to your course paper research topic area. You are to research what a good and effective application cover letter and resume would entail. You are to submit an application cover letter and a resume for the position/job announcement that you selected. Give the source and details of the position/job announcement in your submission. We as a class will be reviewing each other’s application cover letters and resumes. When you bring your printed application to class, be sure you have edited out your name and any personal information. Use “Chris Doe” as the name and a fake address and other personal information should also be imaginary/created so that individuals are not identified. However, your qualifications should be real.

At our Feb. 12 class meeting will break into small groups be playing the role of interviewer/evaluators for the positions and give feedback on our applicants’ materials and interview skills.

Part Two: You will use the online research capabilities you learned about last week to select a particularly relevant JOURNAL article that you have judged will be a relevant reference for your final research project for this class. That is, the paper must be particularly relevant to your topic and subtopic areas for your final deliverable for the class.

For this assignment, you will be giving a much more thorough assessment of the reference, as though you were an actual referee for this journal article. Critique this journal paper on all relevant components. Also, as a separate component, demonstrate your understanding of the reference and what you learned from the reference. Be sure to give terms you were familiar with and those that were new to you. Include in your writings what background you had that was beneficial to you and what subtopics you had to do further research on to thoroughly understand the paper. Conclude, as a separate issue, how this paper will be helpful to you in your research. I.e. is this providing a foundation or an idea for further exploration?