Library Resources Examples
For Sarah Bobko’s COMN 220
Submitted by dave.weber@sait.ca
Business Report (15%)
Task: Write a report. It must
Be single-spaced;
Be three pages long (not including your title page, executive summary, and references);
Be formal;
Be informational;
Contain at least one illustration;
Contain information from different sources.
Be formatted and cited using APA style.
Instructions: Please write your report in this Word document and attach it to D@L by 5 p.m. on April 4th. I will not accept any assignments through email. If you miss the deadline, you will have one week after the deadline to upload it, but late marks will be deducted.
Recommended Topics:
1. Repetitive Strain Injuries
Task: Write a report on the primary causes of repetitive strain injuries (RSI) in an area (e.g., accounting, financial services, marketing, etc.) in your field.
Audience: SAIT’s Business Administration Students
Background: Give an overview of what RSI is and how many people are suffering from it.
Electronic Books
Subject Terms: Computer terminals -- Health aspects
Workplace interventions to prevent musculoskeletal and visual symptoms and disorders among computer users [electronic resource] : a systematic review / Dwanyne Van Eerd ... [et al.].
On-line Journal Articles
Subject terms: repetitive strain injuries
How to address and prevent repetitive strain injuries of the body and eyes. Full Text Available Schneider M; Moody M; Positive Health, 2006 May (123): 46-50
Fletcher, M. (2000). Canadians labor over RSI strategies. Business Insurance, 34(32), 15.
Video
Search Terms: office fitness
"Removing Tension: Cutting Edge Communications Comedy Series." Films On Demand. Films Media Group, 2012. Web. 10 Mar. 2014.
2. Electronic Monitoring of Communication Activities
Task: Write a report on the ethical and legal implications of monitoring employees’ emails, web browsing, and telephone conversations in your field (i.e., Business Administration).
Audience: SAIT’s Business Administration Students
Background: Give an overview of why electronic monitoring has become a popular practice.
Attorneys Worldwide Discuss Right to Monitor, Track Workers. (2012). HR Focus, 89(11), 8-9.
Kidwell, R. E., & Sprague, R. (2009). Electronic surveillance in the global workplace: laws, ethics, research and practice. New Technology, Work & Employment, 24(2), 194-208. doi:10.1111/j.1468-005X.2009.00228.x
Books on the Shelf
Subject Terms: workplace privacy Title: The naked employee : how technology is compromising workplace privacy Author: Lane, Frederick S., 1963- Publisher: AMACOM, Pub date: 2003.
3. High Turnover
Task: Write a report on the primary causes of high turnover in an area (e.g., accounting, financial services, marketing, etc.) in your field.
Audience: SAIT’s Business Administration Students
Background: Give an overview of the area or your field and an indication of how high the turnover rate is.
Books on the Shelf
Subject terms:Employees--Recruiting., Employee retention. , Manpower planning.
The 2020 workplace : how innovative companies attract, develop, and keep tomorrow's employees today
Author Meister, Jeanne C.
Call Number 658.301 M515 Publishing Date 2010
Online Magazine Articles
Subject Terms: employee retention, business careers
Martin, J., & Schmidt, C. (2010). How to Keep Your Top Talent. (cover story). Harvard Business Review, 88(5), 54-61.
4. Business Etiquette
Task: Write a report on how to greet, interact, negotiate, and close a business deal with a person from (insert country) and indicate what is considered to be appropriate eye contact, gestures, dress, personal space, arrival time, gift giving/receiving, etc., in that culture.
Audience: SAIT’s Business Administration Students
Background: Give an overview of (insert country) and stress the importance
