CURRENT EVENTS ARTICLES:
Students will be responsible for identifying and discussing two (2) CURRENT (less than 3 years old) Compensation and Health Benefits articles or news reports during the assigned week identified in the syllabus. Topics such as: wages, health coverage, wellness programs, Department of Labor rulings, employee benefits, FMLA, performance management, and total rewards that are frequently found in the business press. If a reliable source is available online (such as: Worldatwork.org, SHRM.org, ASTD.org, HBR.org. CNN.com or other viable news outlets), please include the URL for the article on your reference page. Please upload the article to the Assignment Dropbox for the week assigned. This is one way that we will make the course very current and explores the many compensation and benefits related issues that are constantly in the news. Be sure to directly link and fully apply the content of the article to our course concepts in your discussion.
Grade Rubric for Current Events Article = 150 points each
Weeks 3 and 5 Points
150 Total
Score
Meets criterion of “current event” related to Compensation and Benefits 15.0
Discussion that relates to clearly stated course concepts (3-4 pages) to include:
• NSU Cover Page
• Introduction Section
• Summary of Article
• Application to Course Concepts
• Analysis
• Conclusion Section
