Topic: Promotion of Mental Health in the Hospitality Industry by Human Resource Management
Your paper will be graded on how well you address the following criteria:
INTRODUCTION: (worth 25 points, each bullet worth 5 points)
· Clearly defines the issue, gets the attention of the reader.
· Adequately reviews studies that have addressed the issue.
· Adequately indicates deficiencies in the problem.
· Clearly states the significance of the paper.
o Include the major stakeholders of this research – who does this research impact?
· Clearly states the purpose of the paper.
LITERATURE REVIEW: (worth 25 points)
· Paragraph introducing literature review.
· Adequate overview of supporting literature is necessary.
· Introduction of theory being utilized for your proposed study is included.
o What theory are you using to support your research?
§ Why are using the theory you selected?
§ Has this theory been utilized in previous studies successfully?
· Utilization of subheadings for categories.
o Address each of your categories of articles on previous studies conducted or related to your topic:
§ What was the purpose of the study/studies?
§ Who were the participants of those studies?
§ What did they find in those studies?
§ Any concluding remarks of interest related to your study.
o How is your research filling the gap in existing literature?
§ Restate the purpose of your study.
RECOMMENDATIONS: (worth 10 points)
· Practical Implications – How can your research be used in the real world?
o If you are a consultant hired to conduct this research, what are you going to tell the business or organization that hired you?
§ Refer back to the stakeholders addressed in your significance paragraph.
CONCLUSION: (worth 15 points, each bullet worth 5 points)
· Discuss a few potential directions for future research.
o What could be researched further considering other topic areas that are similar to your topic?
o How does your research impact other areas of business that could present future research opportunities?
· Discuss research limitations.
o Is this research limited to a certain population? Demographic characteristic? Geographic location? Etc.
§ When answering the above to questions, consider if you were to change anything about this research effort, what would you do differently?
· Provide a paragraph summarizing the purpose of the research, recommendations, and how your findings can be utilized to close out your paper.
FORMATTING REQUIREMENTS: (worth 25 points, each bullet worth 5 points – awarded all or nothing)
· APA Title Page
· Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, double-spaced, 1 inch margins
· Length Requirement (2,500-3,000 words)
· Minimum of 10 scholarly sources
· Reference page correctly formatted
DEDUCTIONS:
· 25 point deduction if in-text citations are not appropriately included and formatted according to APA guidelines. These must match up with your reference list accurately.
· 1 point deduction per sentence structure, grammar, subheading error, spelling error, word-usage error, etc. – PROOFREAD YOUR PAPER!!
Writing Tips:
· Download Grammarly! It is free and extremely helpful with proofreading papers.
· CiteFast.com is an excellent resource to help with formatting of citations and reference lists.
View Rubric
INTRODUCTION 25 points:
o Clearly defines the issue, gets the attention of the reader.
o Adequately reviews studies that have addressed the issue.
o Adequately indicates deficiencies in the problem.
o Clearly states the significance of the paper.
o Include the major stakeholders of this research – who does this research impact?
o Clearly states the purpose of the paper.
LITERATURE REVIEW 25 points:
o Paragraph introducing literature review.
o Adequate overview of supporting literature is necessary.
o Introduction of theory being utilized for your proposed study is included.
o What theory are you using to support your research?
o Why are using the theory you selected?
o Has this theory been utilized in previous studies successfully?
o Utilization of subheadings for categories.
o Address each of your categories of articles on previous studies conducted or related to your topic:
o What was the purpose of the study/studies?
o Who were the participants of those studies?
o What did they find in those studies?
o Any concluding remarks of interest related to your study.
o How is your research filling the gap in existing literature?
o Restate the purpose of your study.
RECOMMENDATIONS 10 points
o Practical Implications – How can your research be used in the real world?
o If you are a consultant hired to conduct this research, what are you going to tell the business or organization that hired you?
o Refer back to the stakeholders addressed in your significance paragraph.
CONCLUSION 15 points
o Discuss a few potential directions for future research.
o What could be researched further considering other topic areas that are similar to your topic?
o How does your research impact other areas of business that could present future research opportunities?
o Discuss research limitations.
o Is this research limited to a certain population? Demographic characteristic? Geographic location? Etc.
o When answering the above to questions, consider if you were to change anything about this research effort, what would you do differently?
o Provide a paragraph summarizing the purpose of the research, recommendations, and how your findings can be utilized to close out your paper.
FORMATTING 25 points
o -APA Title Page
o -TNR, 12 pt. font, double-spaced, 1 inch margins
o -Length Requirement (2,500-3,000 words)
o -Minimum of 10 scholarly sources
o -Reference page correctly formatted
