Module 1 - Background

INFLUENCES ON EMPLOYEE RELATIONS

Required Reading

Cornell University. Evaluating web sites: Criteria and tools. Retrieved from http://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/ref/research/webeval.html

Employee Relations Slide Presentation. Retrieved from http://ucsfhr.ucsf.edu/files/HR101-4_LERpartI.pdf

Klein, E. (2011, March). Do we still need unions? Yes: Why they're worth fighting for. Newsweek, 157(10). Retrieved from ABI/INFORM Global. (Document ID: 2278401601).

Scholarly References and Resource Information. Retrieved from http://tinyurl.com/hnnlvf9. 

Society for Human Resource Management (2016). Visit the SHRM website (www.shrm.org) for some of the latest information on dynamic HRM topics, certification details, and SHRM membership information. This website is listed as required, because you should visit it frequently to keep up with the field and learn how you might become more involved with the national association and/or regional SHRM professional groups.  

Module 1 - Case

INFLUENCES ON EMPLOYEE RELATIONS

Assignment Overview

(Signature Assignment: Information Literacy, Emphasized Level)

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 HRM professionals. 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