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**## HRA549_WrittenAssignmentRubric1.pdf**
HRA 549 Expectations for Written Assignments and Papers
1. FORMAT of assignments should conform to the following criteria:
Margins should be 1” in all directions
Papers should be double-spaced and in a single highly readable, black 12-point font (Arial,
Times New Roman, Cambria, or Verdana are recommended). Headings may be larger
The paper must follow the academic research format (APA) where applicable
Format for any in-text citations and reference pages should also follow APA style
2. GRADING RUBRIC
Criteria
Exceeds Expectations
up to
20% of max grade
Meets
Expectations
up to
15% of max grade
Fails Expectations
up to
10% of max grade
Content
Position or thesis is
very credible, logical,
research sources are
credible and sufficient
to support arguments
Position or thesis is
credible, sources
are credible
Position or thesis lacks
credibility, arguments are
not clear or not well
supported, sources are
not credible or do not
support arguments
Clarity and
Organization
Concepts presented are
clearly organized and
easy to understand,
early information leads
to later information,
coherently summarized
Concepts presented
are not organized
logically, no
coherent summary
Concepts presented are
unclear or difficult to
understand, paper is
disorganized and does not
follow logical progression
Creativity and
Interest
Presents new ideas
and/or old ideas in
interesting ways, writing
style is formal but
maintains interest,
includes real-world
applications
Presents widely
accepted ideas or
discusses topics
that are already well
known without much
attention to original
content or reader
interest
Presents ideas that are
clichéd or imitative, does
not make topic interesting
for reader
Critical
Thinking
Clearly identifies
assumptions, considers
all implications and
consequences of
outcomes, and includes
more than one point of
view on the topic
Treats some
assumptions as fact,
and/or considers
some implications
but not others,
and/or does not fully
consider point of
view
Fails to identify
assumptions, and/or does
not consider implications
of outcomes, and/or is
fixed on a single point of
view without any opposing
information
Correctness:
(Grammar,
Spelling,
Punctuation,
Formatting)
Grammar is
appropriate, spelling,
punctuation, and
formatting accurate
Grammar is
appropriate, few
spelling,
punctuation, or
formatting errors
Grammar, spelling,
punctuation, and/or
formatting are
inappropriate, incorrect,
and unprofessional
**## WEEK6ASSIGNMENTHRA549.docx**
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**Please address each part of this assignment. APA format. Please cite scholarly authors.**
Choose a job that you are interested in. For this assignment, you may relate it to your term project by choosing a movie theater job title, or you may choose an unrelated job. You may choose the same job title you used for Module 5's Assignment (Assignment 4). Again,
**you may not choose your own current job(s).** You may work with
**_one_** partner, or on your own.
Create a structured behavioral interview for the job you chose.
Start by providing:
· Job Title
· Brief Job Description
· Brief List of KSAOs (this can be presented in outline format/bullet points)
Describe the interview in detail and
**provide a minimum of 3 sample structured behavioral questions.** Be sure to:
· Describe how you will develop the interview questions to ensure they are job-related and behaviorally-focused.
· Explain when and where in the selection process it will occur and who will administer it (e.g., immediately after application vs. closer to the end of the selection process, remote vs. at the jobsite, HR staff vs. hiring managers, both, panel, etc.). Remember to give consideration to
**_why_** you made these choices.
· Discuss relative costs/person-hours required to conduct the interview and how this relates to the utility of the interview.
· Provide a scoring rubric to rate candidate responses on
**_each_** of your sample questions.
· Your rubric should include behavioral anchors (explanations at each scale point, see the example on the next page – note that you may have as many or as few scale points as you wish, numeric or qualitative).
Top of Form
**0 Points**
Candidate cannot describe any leadership experiences; describes experience in general terms without discussing specific leader behaviors; candidate does not have any experience leading a team
**1 Point**
Candidate describes specific behaviors, including experiences delegating, problem solving for group, addressing in-group conflicts, provides 0 or few specific examples
**2 Points**
Candidate describes experience delegating, problem solving for group, addressing in-group conflicts, gives specific examples of situations and how he/she learned from them or improved on them
Expect to take about 3-4 pages (double-spaced, 12-point font) to complete this assignment. Your work will be graded on content, clarity, creativity, correctness, and, above all, critical thinking per the
HRA Written Assignment Rubric.
**Please cite scholarly authors.**
**References**
Burgess-Wilkerson, B. (2008). Selection and Interview Procedures at a Multinational Company.
_Business Communication Quarterly_,
_71_(1), 100–102.
[https://doi-org.saintleo.idm.oclc.org/10.1177/1080569907313379](https://doi-org.saintleo.idm.oclc.org/10.1177/1080569907313379)
Dewar, J. (2025, February 4). Reference Checks: Templates, Questions, and Best Practices for 2025. JobScore.
[https://www.jobscore.com/articles/reference-checks/#the-benefits-of-reference-checks](https://www.jobscore.com/articles/reference-checks/)
Hidden liability: Understand the risks of negligent hiring. (2013).
_HR Specialist: Texas Employment Law_,
_8_(7), 4.
Sackett, P. R., Borneman, M. J., & Connelly. (2008). High-Stakes Testing in Higher Education and Employment: Appraising the Evidence for Validity and Fairness.
_American Psychologist_,
_63_(4), 215–227.
TemPositions (2024, January 3). What is BioData? An In-depth Understanding for Job Seekers and Employers. Recruitment Blog.
[https://www.tempositions.com/blog/what-is-biodata/](https://www.tempositions.com/blog/what-is-biodata/)
**## APA_RequiredCoverPage_and_Template_7thed11.docx**
SHORTENED TITLE IN ALL CAPITALS 1
SHORTENED TITLE IN ALL CAPITALS 1
**Your Paper’s Title: Title Is Centered and Bold, Three or Four Lines Down**
LEAVE A BLANK SPACE
## Your Name
**Donald R. Tapia College of Business, Saint Leo University**
Course Number and Name, e.g. DBA701: Doctoral Success Lab
Your Professor’s Name, e.g. Professor Waddell
Assignment Due Date, e.g. January 21, 2020
**Graduate Studies in Business Academic Honesty Statement**
My signature entered below constitutes my pledge that all the writing in this document is my own work, except for those portions which are properly documented and cited. I understand and accept the following definition of plagiarism:
1. Plagiarism includes the literal repetition without acknowledgment of the writings of another author. All significant phrases, clauses, or passages in this paper which have been taken directly from source material have been enclosed in quotation marks and acknowledged in the text itself as well as on the Reference page.
2. Plagiarism includes borrowing another’s ideas and representing them as my own.
3. To paraphrase the thoughts of another writer without acknowledgement is plagiarism.
4. Plagiarism also includes inadequate paraphrasing. Paraphrased passages (those put into my own words) have been properly acknowledged in the text and in the references.
5. Plagiarism includes using another person or organization to prepare this paper and then submitting it as my own work.
6. Plagiarism includes resubmitting my own previous work, in whole, or in part for a current assignment without the written consent of the current instructor.
**Saint Leo University’s core value of integrity** requires that students pledge to be honest, just, and consistent in word and deed. I fully understand what plagiarism is, and I further understand that if plagiarism is detected in my paper, my professor will follow the procedures for academic dishonesty set forth by Saint Leo University, the Donald R. Tapia College of Business and the Graduate Student Handbook.
**Student Signature: [Type Full Name Here]**
**Abstract [Centered, Bold]**
Start the abstract flush with the left margin; do not indent. According to the
_Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association_(APA), “An abstract is a brief, comprehensive summary of the contents of the paper” (APA, 2020, p. 38). It allows readers to survey the contents of an article quickly and, like a title, it enables persons interested in the document to retrieve it from abstracting and indexing databases. The first line of the abstract is not indented. An abstract may range from 150 to 250 words (APA, 2020). Because an abstract is not always required for student papers, adhere to your instructor’s requirements.
_Keywords:_ Follow the abstract with a selection of keywords that describe the important ideas or subjects in your paper. These help online readers search for your paper in a database.
The keyword list should have its first line indented 0.5 inches. keywords are written in lowercase (except for proper nouns) and separated by commas. Do not place a period at the end of the list.
****Title of Your Paper [Centered, Bold]****
Begin your paper on the next double-spaced line after the title, and indent all paragraphs 1/2 inch. In the updated manual on p. 154, writers are asked to include only
**one space** between sentences rather than two spaces. When writing in APA style, you have two choices for in-text citations: narrative citations or parenthetical citations. According to a fictitious book by Harding and Jiménez (2020), a narrative citation occurs when you include “authors’ names as part of your sentence” (p. 24). Furthermore, Harding and Jiménez (2020) explain that you only need to provide a page number at the end of a narrative citation when directly quoting from the source. If the authors’ names do not appear in your sentence, you will use a “parenthetical citation” (Harding & Jiménez, 2020, p. 24). Similar to the above example, you only need to include a page number when quoting the authors’ original words (Harding & Jiménez, 2020). The APA manual summarizes these rules and related concepts on pp. 261-264.
**All Headings Are Bold and Written in Title Case (Level 1, Bold, Centered)**
You can read more about formatting section headings in the APA manual on pp. 47-49. Not included in this template is a level 5 heading, which is virtually identical to a level 4 heading, except it is italicized. According to the APA (2020), “The number of levels of heading needed for a paper depends on its length and complexity; three is average. … [S]hort student papers may not require any headings” (p. 48).
**New Rules for Citations (Level 2, Bold, Left Justified)**
**_First Rule_(Level 3, Flush Left, Italicized, Bold, No Punctuation)**
Begin indented paragraph on the next line.
A couple of important new rules concerning in-text citations appear in the APA manual. The first pertains to citing works by three or more authors. Instead of writing each author’s name in the first citation, then utilizing the abbreviation “et al.” for all subsequent citations, the APA advises writers to use the “et al.” abbreviation for
_every_ in-text citation for works by three or more authors. For example, my first in-text citation for a work by three authors would look like this (Harris et al., 2020). This new guideline reduces the amount of clutter created by listing each author’s name. You can read more about the use of “et al.” on p. 266 of the APA manual.
**_Second Rule_**
The other significant change to in-text citation formatting has to do with repeating narrative citations. For example, if I am writing a paragraph focused specifically on the work of Brown (2016), I would need to provide the year in parenthesis only after the
_first_ reference to Brown. As you can see, I could write more about the groundbreaking work of Brown without cluttering my paragraph with multiple in-text citations containing the year. However, if I am referencing more than one work by Brown, I must provide a complete in-text citation after
_each_ reference to Brown. That way, my reader won’t be confused. I would also need to provide the year in any parenthetical citation referencing the author (Brown, 2016). This new rule is described on pp. 265-266 in the APA manual.
**Similar Rule. (Level 4, Indented, Plain Text, Begins Paragraph, Punctuated)** In a similar vein, if I am writing a long paraphrase of a single work, I need to provide only one in-text citation at the beginning of the paragraph as long as “the context of the writing makes it clear that the same work continues to be paraphrased” (APA, 2020, p. 269). In other words, I could continue to write more about how the manual provides a helpful figure of this rule on p. 270. I would not need to provide a citation when telling you that if the paraphrase is long enough to warrant the creation of a new paragraph, you will need to provide an in-text citation at the top of the new paragraph. As you can see, I am still discussing the APA manual in a specific context, so I am not required to cite the manual again in this paragraph unless I introduce information from a new source. Even so, if you think your professor or reader might question where you found a certain piece of information, it won’t hurt to provide an extra citation or two.
**Punctuating In-Text Citations**
So far, you might have noticed that parenthetical citations typically appear
_before_ the sentence’s end punctuation, because the parenthetical citation is just another element belonging to the sentence. However, there is one specific instance when the parenthetical citation comes
_after_ the end punctuation. In the case of block quotations (a quotation of 40 words or more), you will introduce the quotation and demarcate it using special indentation:
Pretend that this is the beginning of the block quotation. First, notice that this long quotation is not surrounded by marks. It is the
_only_ time in your paper where you will quote something without using quotation marks. Next, the quotation is indented 1/2 inch from the left, and it’s left-justified, meaning that the quote’s left margin forms a straight line up and down. Last but not least, you will provide the parenthetical citation
_after_ the end punctuation (and because it’s a direct quotation, you will include the page number). Use block quotes sparingly. (Harding, 2020, p. 49)
If the original paragraph continues after the quotation, begin on the next double-spaced line, making sure that the line is flush left. If you want to begin a new paragraph after the block quotation, you will indent the new paragraph 1/2 inch from the left margin. Finally, if you include a narrative citation when introducing the block quote (i.e. “According to Harding (2020) …”), only include the page number in the parenthetical citation after the block quote. You can read more about these rules on pp. 272-273 of the APA manual.]
**References [Centered, Bold]**
Surname, A. A., & Surname B. B. (Year). Reference entry titles are written in sentence case: Sentence case titles for articles and shorter works are plain text and capitalized as if you were writing a sentence.
_Publication Name_,
_234_(2), 40-190.
[https://doi.org/12.029303](https://doi.org/12.029303) (Example of journal article with DOI. DOI should be formatted as an active hyperlink)
Surname, C. C. (Year).
_This is the title of a book about China and India: Notice that book titles and titles of longer works are italicized_. Publisher Name. (Example of book and e-book. Writers are no longer required to identify e-book platform (e.g. “Kindle”) or database (e.g. “EBSCO”). For e-books, provide a DOI or URL if one is available. Read more on p. 321 of the manual.)
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**## APA_RequiredCoverPage_and_Template_7thed11.docx**
SHORTENED TITLE IN ALL CAPITALS 1
SHORTENED TITLE IN ALL CAPITALS 1
**Your Paper’s Title: Title Is Centered and Bold, Three or Four Lines Down**
LEAVE A BLANK SPACE
## Your Name
**Donald R. Tapia College of Business, Saint Leo University**
Course Number and Name, e.g. DBA701: Doctoral Success Lab
Your Professor’s Name, e.g. Professor Waddell
Assignment Due Date, e.g. January 21, 2020
**Graduate Studies in Business Academic Honesty Statement**
My signature entered below constitutes my pledge that all the writing in this document is my own work, except for those portions which are properly documented and cited. I understand and accept the following definition of plagiarism:
1. Plagiarism includes the literal repetition without acknowledgment of the writings of another author. All significant phrases, clauses, or passages in this paper which have been taken directly from source material have been enclosed in quotation marks and acknowledged in the text itself as well as on the Reference page.
2. Plagiarism includes borrowing another’s ideas and representing them as my own.
3. To paraphrase the thoughts of another writer without acknowledgement is plagiarism.
4. Plagiarism also includes inadequate paraphrasing. Paraphrased passages (those put into my own words) have been properly acknowledged in the text and in the references.
5. Plagiarism includes using another person or organization to prepare this paper and then submitting it as my own work.
6. Plagiarism includes resubmitting my own previous work, in whole, or in part for a current assignment without the written consent of the current instructor.
**Saint Leo University’s core value of integrity** requires that students pledge to be honest, just, and consistent in word and deed. I fully understand what plagiarism is, and I further understand that if plagiarism is detected in my paper, my professor will follow the procedures for academic dishonesty set forth by Saint Leo University, the Donald R. Tapia College of Business and the Graduate Student Handbook.
**Student Signature: [Type Full Name Here]**
**Abstract [Centered, Bold]**
Start the abstract flush with the left margin; do not indent. According to the
_Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association_(APA), “An abstract is a brief, comprehensive summary of the contents of the paper” (APA, 2020, p. 38). It allows readers to survey the contents of an article quickly and, like a title, it enables persons interested in the document to retrieve it from abstracting and indexing databases. The first line of the abstract is not indented. An abstract may range from 150 to 250 words (APA, 2020). Because an abstract is not always required for student papers, adhere to your instructor’s requirements.
_Keywords:_ Follow the abstract with a selection of keywords that describe the important ideas or subjects in your paper. These help online readers search for your paper in a database.
The keyword list should have its first line indented 0.5 inches. keywords are written in lowercase (except for proper nouns) and separated by commas. Do not place a period at the end of the list.
****Title of Your Paper [Centered, Bold]****
Begin your paper on the next double-spaced line after the title, and indent all paragraphs 1/2 inch. In the updated manual on p. 154, writers are asked to include only
**one space** between sentences rather than two spaces. When writing in APA style, you have two choices for in-text citations: narrative citations or parenthetical citations. According to a fictitious book by Harding and Jiménez (2020), a narrative citation occurs when you include “authors’ names as part of your sentence” (p. 24). Furthermore, Harding and Jiménez (2020) explain that you only need to provide a page number at the end of a narrative citation when directly quoting from the source. If the authors’ names do not appear in your sentence, you will use a “parenthetical citation” (Harding & Jiménez, 2020, p. 24). Similar to the above example, you only need to include a page number when quoting the authors’ original words (Harding & Jiménez, 2020). The APA manual summarizes these rules and related concepts on pp. 261-264.
**All Headings Are Bold and Written in Title Case (Level 1, Bold, Centered)**
You can read more about formatting section headings in the APA manual on pp. 47-49. Not included in this template is a level 5 heading, which is virtually identical to a level 4 heading, except it is italicized. According to the APA (2020), “The number of levels of heading needed for a paper depends on its length and complexity; three is average. … [S]hort student papers may not require any headings” (p. 48).
**New Rules for Citations (Level 2, Bold, Left Justified)**
**_First Rule_(Level 3, Flush Left, Italicized, Bold, No Punctuation)**
Begin indented paragraph on the next line.
A couple of important new rules concerning in-text citations appear in the APA manual. The first pertains to citing works by three or more authors. Instead of writing each author’s name in the first citation, then utilizing the abbreviation “et al.” for all subsequent citations, the APA advises writers to use the “et al.” abbreviation for
_every_ in-text citation for works by three or more authors. For example, my first in-text citation for a work by three authors would look like this (Harris et al., 2020). This new guideline reduces the amount of clutter created by listing each author’s name. You can read more about the use of “et al.” on p. 266 of the APA manual.
**_Second Rule_**
The other significant change to in-text citation formatting has to do with repeating narrative citations. For example, if I am writing a paragraph focused specifically on the work of Brown (2016), I would need to provide the year in parenthesis only after the
_first_ reference to Brown. As you can see, I could write more about the groundbreaking work of Brown without cluttering my paragraph with multiple in-text citations containing the year. However, if I am referencing more than one work by Brown, I must provide a complete in-text citation after
_each_ reference to Brown. That way, my reader won’t be confused. I would also need to provide the year in any parenthetical citation referencing the author (Brown, 2016). This new rule is described on pp. 265-266 in the APA manual.
**Similar Rule. (Level 4, Indented, Plain Text, Begins Paragraph, Punctuated)** In a similar vein, if I am writing a long paraphrase of a single work, I need to provide only one in-text citation at the beginning of the paragraph as long as “the context of the writing makes it clear that the same work continues to be paraphrased” (APA, 2020, p. 269). In other words, I could continue to write more about how the manual provides a helpful figure of this rule on p. 270. I would not need to provide a citation when telling you that if the paraphrase is long enough to warrant the creation of a new paragraph, you will need to provide an in-text citation at the top of the new paragraph. As you can see, I am still discussing the APA manual in a specific context, so I am not required to cite the manual again in this paragraph unless I introduce information from a new source. Even so, if you think your professor or reader might question where you found a certain piece of information, it won’t hurt to provide an extra citation or two.
**Punctuating In-Text Citations**
So far, you might have noticed that parenthetical citations typically appear
_before_ the sentence’s end punctuation, because the parenthetical citation is just another element belonging to the sentence. However, there is one specific instance when the parenthetical citation comes
_after_ the end punctuation. In the case of block quotations (a quotation of 40 words or more), you will introduce the quotation and demarcate it using special indentation:
Pretend that this is the beginning of the block quotation. First, notice that this long quotation is not surrounded by marks. It is the
_only_ time in your paper where you will quote something without using quotation marks. Next, the quotation is indented 1/2 inch from the left, and it’s left-justified, meaning that the quote’s left margin forms a straight line up and down. Last but not least, you will provide the parenthetical citation
_after_ the end punctuation (and because it’s a direct quotation, you will include the page number). Use block quotes sparingly. (Harding, 2020, p. 49)
If the original paragraph continues after the quotation, begin on the next double-spaced line, making sure that the line is flush left. If you want to begin a new paragraph after the block quotation, you will indent the new paragraph 1/2 inch from the left margin. Finally, if you include a narrative citation when introducing the block quote (i.e. “According to Harding (2020) …”), only include the page number in the parenthetical citation after the block quote. You can read more about these rules on pp. 272-273 of the APA manual.]
**References [Centered, Bold]**
Surname, A. A., & Surname B. B. (Year). Reference entry titles are written in sentence case: Sentence case titles for articles and shorter works are plain text and capitalized as if you were writing a sentence.
_Publication Name_,
_234_(2), 40-190.
[https://doi.org/12.029303](https://doi.org/12.029303) (Example of journal article with DOI. DOI should be formatted as an active hyperlink)
Surname, C. C. (Year).
_This is the title of a book about China and India: Notice that book titles and titles of longer works are italicized_. Publisher Name. (Example of book and e-book. Writers are no longer required to identify e-book platform (e.g. “Kindle”) or database (e.g. “EBSCO”). For e-books, provide a DOI or URL if one is available. Read more on p. 321 of the manual.)
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**## HRA549_WrittenAssignmentRubric1.pdf**
HRA 549 Expectations for Written Assignments and Papers
1. FORMAT of assignments should conform to the following criteria:
Margins should be 1” in all directions
Papers should be double-spaced and in a single highly readable, black 12-point font (Arial,
Times New Roman, Cambria, or Verdana are recommended). Headings may be larger
The paper must follow the academic research format (APA) where applicable
Format for any in-text citations and reference pages should also follow APA style
2. GRADING RUBRIC
Criteria
Exceeds Expectations
up to
20% of max grade
Meets
Expectations
up to
15% of max grade
Fails Expectations
up to
10% of max grade
Content
Position or thesis is
very credible, logical,
research sources are
credible and sufficient
to support arguments
Position or thesis is
credible, sources
are credible
Position or thesis lacks
credibility, arguments are
not clear or not well
supported, sources are
not credible or do not
support arguments
Clarity and
Organization
Concepts presented are
clearly organized and
easy to understand,
early information leads
to later information,
coherently summarized
Concepts presented
are not organized
logically, no
coherent summary
Concepts presented are
unclear or difficult to
understand, paper is
disorganized and does not
follow logical progression
Creativity and
Interest
Presents new ideas
and/or old ideas in
interesting ways, writing
style is formal but
maintains interest,
includes real-world
applications
Presents widely
accepted ideas or
discusses topics
that are already well
known without much
attention to original
content or reader
interest
Presents ideas that are
clichéd or imitative, does
not make topic interesting
for reader
Critical
Thinking
Clearly identifies
assumptions, considers
all implications and
consequences of
outcomes, and includes
more than one point of
view on the topic
Treats some
assumptions as fact,
and/or considers
some implications
but not others,
and/or does not fully
consider point of
view
Fails to identify
assumptions, and/or does
not consider implications
of outcomes, and/or is
fixed on a single point of
view without any opposing
information
Correctness:
(Grammar,
Spelling,
Punctuation,
Formatting)
Grammar is
appropriate, spelling,
punctuation, and
formatting accurate
Grammar is
appropriate, few
spelling,
punctuation, or
formatting errors
Grammar, spelling,
punctuation, and/or
formatting are
inappropriate, incorrect,
and unprofessional
**## WEEK6ASSIGNMENTHRA549.docx**
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4
**Please address each part of this assignment. APA format. Please cite scholarly authors.**
Choose a job that you are interested in. For this assignment, you may relate it to your term project by choosing a movie theater job title, or you may choose an unrelated job. You may choose the same job title you used for Module 5's Assignment (Assignment 4). Again,
**you may not choose your own current job(s).** You may work with
**_one_** partner, or on your own.
Create a structured behavioral interview for the job you chose.
Start by providing:
· Job Title
· Brief Job Description
· Brief List of KSAOs (this can be presented in outline format/bullet points)
Describe the interview in detail and
**provide a minimum of 3 sample structured behavioral questions.** Be sure to:
· Describe how you will develop the interview questions to ensure they are job-related and behaviorally-focused.
· Explain when and where in the selection process it will occur and who will administer it (e.g., immediately after application vs. closer to the end of the selection process, remote vs. at the jobsite, HR staff vs. hiring managers, both, panel, etc.). Remember to give consideration to
**_why_** you made these choices.
· Discuss relative costs/person-hours required to conduct the interview and how this relates to the utility of the interview.
· Provide a scoring rubric to rate candidate responses on
**_each_** of your sample questions.
· Your rubric should include behavioral anchors (explanations at each scale point, see the example on the next page – note that you may have as many or as few scale points as you wish, numeric or qualitative).
Top of Form
**0 Points**
Candidate cannot describe any leadership experiences; describes experience in general terms without discussing specific leader behaviors; candidate does not have any experience leading a team
**1 Point**
Candidate describes specific behaviors, including experiences delegating, problem solving for group, addressing in-group conflicts, provides 0 or few specific examples
**2 Points**
Candidate describes experience delegating, problem solving for group, addressing in-group conflicts, gives specific examples of situations and how he/she learned from them or improved on them
Expect to take about 3-4 pages (double-spaced, 12-point font) to complete this assignment. Your work will be graded on content, clarity, creativity, correctness, and, above all, critical thinking per the
HRA Written Assignment Rubric.
**Please cite scholarly authors.**
**References**
Burgess-Wilkerson, B. (2008). Selection and Interview Procedures at a Multinational Company.
_Business Communication Quarterly_,
_71_(1), 100–102.
[https://doi-org.saintleo.idm.oclc.org/10.1177/1080569907313379](https://doi-org.saintleo.idm.oclc.org/10.1177/1080569907313379)
Dewar, J. (2025, February 4). Reference Checks: Templates, Questions, and Best Practices for 2025. JobScore.
[https://www.jobscore.com/articles/reference-checks/#the-benefits-of-reference-checks](https://www.jobscore.com/articles/reference-checks/)
Hidden liability: Understand the risks of negligent hiring. (2013).
_HR Specialist: Texas Employment Law_,
_8_(7), 4.
Sackett, P. R., Borneman, M. J., & Connelly. (2008). High-Stakes Testing in Higher Education and Employment: Appraising the Evidence for Validity and Fairness.
_American Psychologist_,
_63_(4), 215–227.
TemPositions (2024, January 3). What is BioData? An In-depth Understanding for Job Seekers and Employers. Recruitment Blog.
[https://www.tempositions.com/blog/what-is-biodata/](https://www.tempositions.com/blog/what-is-biodata/)
**## APA_RequiredCoverPage_and_Template_7thed11.docx**
SHORTENED TITLE IN ALL CAPITALS 1
SHORTENED TITLE IN ALL CAPITALS 1
**Your Paper’s Title: Title Is Centered and Bold, Three or Four Lines Down**
LEAVE A BLANK SPACE
## Your Name
**Donald R. Tapia College of Business, Saint Leo University**
Course Number and Name, e.g. DBA701: Doctoral Success Lab
Your Professor’s Name, e.g. Professor Waddell
Assignment Due Date, e.g. January 21, 2020
**Graduate Studies in Business Academic Honesty Statement**
My signature entered below constitutes my pledge that all the writing in this document is my own work, except for those portions which are properly documented and cited. I understand and accept the following definition of plagiarism:
1. Plagiarism includes the literal repetition without acknowledgment of the writings of another author. All significant phrases, clauses, or passages in this paper which have been taken directly from source material have been enclosed in quotation marks and acknowledged in the text itself as well as on the Reference page.
2. Plagiarism includes borrowing another’s ideas and representing them as my own.
3. To paraphrase the thoughts of another writer without acknowledgement is plagiarism.
4. Plagiarism also includes inadequate paraphrasing. Paraphrased passages (those put into my own words) have been properly acknowledged in the text and in the references.
5. Plagiarism includes using another person or organization to prepare this paper and then submitting it as my own work.
6. Plagiarism includes resubmitting my own previous work, in whole, or in part for a current assignment without the written consent of the current instructor.
**Saint Leo University’s core value of integrity** requires that students pledge to be honest, just, and consistent in word and deed. I fully understand what plagiarism is, and I further understand that if plagiarism is detected in my paper, my professor will follow the procedures for academic dishonesty set forth by Saint Leo University, the Donald R. Tapia College of Business and the Graduate Student Handbook.
**Student Signature: [Type Full Name Here]**
**Abstract [Centered, Bold]**
Start the abstract flush with the left margin; do not indent. According to the
_Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association_(APA), “An abstract is a brief, comprehensive summary of the contents of the paper” (APA, 2020, p. 38). It allows readers to survey the contents of an article quickly and, like a title, it enables persons interested in the document to retrieve it from abstracting and indexing databases. The first line of the abstract is not indented. An abstract may range from 150 to 250 words (APA, 2020). Because an abstract is not always required for student papers, adhere to your instructor’s requirements.
_Keywords:_ Follow the abstract with a selection of keywords that describe the important ideas or subjects in your paper. These help online readers search for your paper in a database.
The keyword list should have its first line indented 0.5 inches. keywords are written in lowercase (except for proper nouns) and separated by commas. Do not place a period at the end of the list.
****Title of Your Paper [Centered, Bold]****
Begin your paper on the next double-spaced line after the title, and indent all paragraphs 1/2 inch. In the updated manual on p. 154, writers are asked to include only
**one space** between sentences rather than two spaces. When writing in APA style, you have two choices for in-text citations: narrative citations or parenthetical citations. According to a fictitious book by Harding and Jiménez (2020), a narrative citation occurs when you include “authors’ names as part of your sentence” (p. 24). Furthermore, Harding and Jiménez (2020) explain that you only need to provide a page number at the end of a narrative citation when directly quoting from the source. If the authors’ names do not appear in your sentence, you will use a “parenthetical citation” (Harding & Jiménez, 2020, p. 24). Similar to the above example, you only need to include a page number when quoting the authors’ original words (Harding & Jiménez, 2020). The APA manual summarizes these rules and related concepts on pp. 261-264.
**All Headings Are Bold and Written in Title Case (Level 1, Bold, Centered)**
You can read more about formatting section headings in the APA manual on pp. 47-49. Not included in this template is a level 5 heading, which is virtually identical to a level 4 heading, except it is italicized. According to the APA (2020), “The number of levels of heading needed for a paper depends on its length and complexity; three is average. … [S]hort student papers may not require any headings” (p. 48).
**New Rules for Citations (Level 2, Bold, Left Justified)**
**_First Rule_(Level 3, Flush Left, Italicized, Bold, No Punctuation)**
Begin indented paragraph on the next line.
A couple of important new rules concerning in-text citations appear in the APA manual. The first pertains to citing works by three or more authors. Instead of writing each author’s name in the first citation, then utilizing the abbreviation “et al.” for all subsequent citations, the APA advises writers to use the “et al.” abbreviation for
_every_ in-text citation for works by three or more authors. For example, my first in-text citation for a work by three authors would look like this (Harris et al., 2020). This new guideline reduces the amount of clutter created by listing each author’s name. You can read more about the use of “et al.” on p. 266 of the APA manual.
**_Second Rule_**
The other significant change to in-text citation formatting has to do with repeating narrative citations. For example, if I am writing a paragraph focused specifically on the work of Brown (2016), I would need to provide the year in parenthesis only after the
_first_ reference to Brown. As you can see, I could write more about the groundbreaking work of Brown without cluttering my paragraph with multiple in-text citations containing the year. However, if I am referencing more than one work by Brown, I must provide a complete in-text citation after
_each_ reference to Brown. That way, my reader won’t be confused. I would also need to provide the year in any parenthetical citation referencing the author (Brown, 2016). This new rule is described on pp. 265-266 in the APA manual.
**Similar Rule. (Level 4, Indented, Plain Text, Begins Paragraph, Punctuated)** In a similar vein, if I am writing a long paraphrase of a single work, I need to provide only one in-text citation at the beginning of the paragraph as long as “the context of the writing makes it clear that the same work continues to be paraphrased” (APA, 2020, p. 269). In other words, I could continue to write more about how the manual provides a helpful figure of this rule on p. 270. I would not need to provide a citation when telling you that if the paraphrase is long enough to warrant the creation of a new paragraph, you will need to provide an in-text citation at the top of the new paragraph. As you can see, I am still discussing the APA manual in a specific context, so I am not required to cite the manual again in this paragraph unless I introduce information from a new source. Even so, if you think your professor or reader might question where you found a certain piece of information, it won’t hurt to provide an extra citation or two.
**Punctuating In-Text Citations**
So far, you might have noticed that parenthetical citations typically appear
_before_ the sentence’s end punctuation, because the parenthetical citation is just another element belonging to the sentence. However, there is one specific instance when the parenthetical citation comes
_after_ the end punctuation. In the case of block quotations (a quotation of 40 words or more), you will introduce the quotation and demarcate it using special indentation:
Pretend that this is the beginning of the block quotation. First, notice that this long quotation is not surrounded by marks. It is the
_only_ time in your paper where you will quote something without using quotation marks. Next, the quotation is indented 1/2 inch from the left, and it’s left-justified, meaning that the quote’s left margin forms a straight line up and down. Last but not least, you will provide the parenthetical citation
_after_ the end punctuation (and because it’s a direct quotation, you will include the page number). Use block quotes sparingly. (Harding, 2020, p. 49)
If the original paragraph continues after the quotation, begin on the next double-spaced line, making sure that the line is flush left. If you want to begin a new paragraph after the block quotation, you will indent the new paragraph 1/2 inch from the left margin. Finally, if you include a narrative citation when introducing the block quote (i.e. “According to Harding (2020) …”), only include the page number in the parenthetical citation after the block quote. You can read more about these rules on pp. 272-273 of the APA manual.]
**References [Centered, Bold]**
Surname, A. A., & Surname B. B. (Year). Reference entry titles are written in sentence case: Sentence case titles for articles and shorter works are plain text and capitalized as if you were writing a sentence.
_Publication Name_,
_234_(2), 40-190.
[https://doi.org/12.029303](https://doi.org/12.029303) (Example of journal article with DOI. DOI should be formatted as an active hyperlink)
Surname, C. C. (Year).
_This is the title of a book about China and India: Notice that book titles and titles of longer works are italicized_. Publisher Name. (Example of book and e-book. Writers are no longer required to identify e-book platform (e.g. “Kindle”) or database (e.g. “EBSCO”). For e-books, provide a DOI or URL if one is available. Read more on p. 321 of the manual.)
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**## HRA549_WrittenAssignmentRubric1.pdf**
HRA 549 Expectations for Written Assignments and Papers
1. FORMAT of assignments should conform to the following criteria:
Margins should be 1” in all directions
Papers should be double-spaced and in a single highly readable, black 12-point font (Arial,
Times New Roman, Cambria, or Verdana are recommended). Headings may be larger
The paper must follow the academic research format (APA) where applicable
Format for any in-text citations and reference pages should also follow APA style
2. GRADING RUBRIC
Criteria
Exceeds Expectations
up to
20% of max grade
Meets
Expectations
up to
15% of max grade
Fails Expectations
up to
10% of max grade
Content
Position or thesis is
very credible, logical,
research sources are
credible and sufficient
to support arguments
Position or thesis is
credible, sources
are credible
Position or thesis lacks
credibility, arguments are
not clear or not well
supported, sources are
not credible or do not
support arguments
Clarity and
Organization
Concepts presented are
clearly organized and
easy to understand,
early information leads
to later information,
coherently summarized
Concepts presented
are not organized
logically, no
coherent summary
Concepts presented are
unclear or difficult to
understand, paper is
disorganized and does not
follow logical progression
Creativity and
Interest
Presents new ideas
and/or old ideas in
interesting ways, writing
style is formal but
maintains interest,
includes real-world
applications
Presents widely
accepted ideas or
discusses topics
that are already well
known without much
attention to original
content or reader
interest
Presents ideas that are
clichéd or imitative, does
not make topic interesting
for reader
Critical
Thinking
Clearly identifies
assumptions, considers
all implications and
consequences of
outcomes, and includes
more than one point of
view on the topic
Treats some
assumptions as fact,
and/or considers
some implications
but not others,
and/or does not fully
consider point of
view
Fails to identify
assumptions, and/or does
not consider implications
of outcomes, and/or is
fixed on a single point of
view without any opposing
information
Correctness:
(Grammar,
Spelling,
Punctuation,
Formatting)
Grammar is
appropriate, spelling,
punctuation, and
formatting accurate
Grammar is
appropriate, few
spelling,
punctuation, or
formatting errors
Grammar, spelling,
punctuation, and/or
formatting are
inappropriate, incorrect,
and unprofessional
**## WEEK6ASSIGNMENTHRA549.docx**
1
4
**Please address each part of this assignment. APA format. Please cite scholarly authors.**
Choose a job that you are interested in. For this assignment, you may relate it to your term project by choosing a movie theater job title, or you may choose an unrelated job. You may choose the same job title you used for Module 5's Assignment (Assignment 4). Again,
**you may not choose your own current job(s).** You may work with
**_one_** partner, or on your own.
Create a structured behavioral interview for the job you chose.
Start by providing:
· Job Title
· Brief Job Description
· Brief List of KSAOs (this can be presented in outline format/bullet points)
Describe the interview in detail and
**provide a minimum of 3 sample structured behavioral questions.** Be sure to:
· Describe how you will develop the interview questions to ensure they are job-related and behaviorally-focused.
· Explain when and where in the selection process it will occur and who will administer it (e.g., immediately after application vs. closer to the end of the selection process, remote vs. at the jobsite, HR staff vs. hiring managers, both, panel, etc.). Remember to give consideration to
**_why_** you made these choices.
· Discuss relative costs/person-hours required to conduct the interview and how this relates to the utility of the interview.
· Provide a scoring rubric to rate candidate responses on
**_each_** of your sample questions.
· Your rubric should include behavioral anchors (explanations at each scale point, see the example on the next page – note that you may have as many or as few scale points as you wish, numeric or qualitative).
Top of Form
**0 Points**
Candidate cannot describe any leadership experiences; describes experience in general terms without discussing specific leader behaviors; candidate does not have any experience leading a team
**1 Point**
Candidate describes specific behaviors, including experiences delegating, problem solving for group, addressing in-group conflicts, provides 0 or few specific examples
**2 Points**
Candidate describes experience delegating, problem solving for group, addressing in-group conflicts, gives specific examples of situations and how he/she learned from them or improved on them
Expect to take about 3-4 pages (double-spaced, 12-point font) to complete this assignment. Your work will be graded on content, clarity, creativity, correctness, and, above all, critical thinking per the
HRA Written Assignment Rubric.
**Please cite scholarly authors.**
**References**
Burgess-Wilkerson, B. (2008). Selection and Interview Procedures at a Multinational Company.
_Business Communication Quarterly_,
_71_(1), 100–102.
[https://doi-org.saintleo.idm.oclc.org/10.1177/1080569907313379](https://doi-org.saintleo.idm.oclc.org/10.1177/1080569907313379)
Dewar, J. (2025, February 4). Reference Checks: Templates, Questions, and Best Practices for 2025. JobScore.
[https://www.jobscore.com/articles/reference-checks/#the-benefits-of-reference-checks](https://www.jobscore.com/articles/reference-checks/)
Hidden liability: Understand the risks of negligent hiring. (2013).
_HR Specialist: Texas Employment Law_,
_8_(7), 4.
Sackett, P. R., Borneman, M. J., & Connelly. (2008). High-Stakes Testing in Higher Education and Employment: Appraising the Evidence for Validity and Fairness.
_American Psychologist_,
_63_(4), 215–227.
TemPositions (2024, January 3). What is BioData? An In-depth Understanding for Job Seekers and Employers. Recruitment Blog.
[https://www.tempositions.com/blog/what-is-biodata/](https://www.tempositions.com/blog/what-is-biodata/)
**## APA_RequiredCoverPage_and_Template_7thed11.docx**
SHORTENED TITLE IN ALL CAPITALS 1
SHORTENED TITLE IN ALL CAPITALS 1
**Your Paper’s Title: Title Is Centered and Bold, Three or Four Lines Down**
LEAVE A BLANK SPACE
## Your Name
**Donald R. Tapia College of Business, Saint Leo University**
Course Number and Name, e.g. DBA701: Doctoral Success Lab
Your Professor’s Name, e.g. Professor Waddell
Assignment Due Date, e.g. January 21, 2020
**Graduate Studies in Business Academic Honesty Statement**
My signature entered below constitutes my pledge that all the writing in this document is my own work, except for those portions which are properly documented and cited. I understand and accept the following definition of plagiarism:
1. Plagiarism includes the literal repetition without acknowledgment of the writings of another author. All significant phrases, clauses, or passages in this paper which have been taken directly from source material have been enclosed in quotation marks and acknowledged in the text itself as well as on the Reference page.
2. Plagiarism includes borrowing another’s ideas and representing them as my own.
3. To paraphrase the thoughts of another writer without acknowledgement is plagiarism.
4. Plagiarism also includes inadequate paraphrasing. Paraphrased passages (those put into my own words) have been properly acknowledged in the text and in the references.
5. Plagiarism includes using another person or organization to prepare this paper and then submitting it as my own work.
6. Plagiarism includes resubmitting my own previous work, in whole, or in part for a current assignment without the written consent of the current instructor.
**Saint Leo University’s core value of integrity** requires that students pledge to be honest, just, and consistent in word and deed. I fully understand what plagiarism is, and I further understand that if plagiarism is detected in my paper, my professor will follow the procedures for academic dishonesty set forth by Saint Leo University, the Donald R. Tapia College of Business and the Graduate Student Handbook.
**Student Signature: [Type Full Name Here]**
**Abstract [Centered, Bold]**
Start the abstract flush with the left margin; do not indent. According to the
_Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association_(APA), “An abstract is a brief, comprehensive summary of the contents of the paper” (APA, 2020, p. 38). It allows readers to survey the contents of an article quickly and, like a title, it enables persons interested in the document to retrieve it from abstracting and indexing databases. The first line of the abstract is not indented. An abstract may range from 150 to 250 words (APA, 2020). Because an abstract is not always required for student papers, adhere to your instructor’s requirements.
_Keywords:_ Follow the abstract with a selection of keywords that describe the important ideas or subjects in your paper. These help online readers search for your paper in a database.
The keyword list should have its first line indented 0.5 inches. keywords are written in lowercase (except for proper nouns) and separated by commas. Do not place a period at the end of the list.
****Title of Your Paper [Centered, Bold]****
Begin your paper on the next double-spaced line after the title, and indent all paragraphs 1/2 inch. In the updated manual on p. 154, writers are asked to include only
**one space** between sentences rather than two spaces. When writing in APA style, you have two choices for in-text citations: narrative citations or parenthetical citations. According to a fictitious book by Harding and Jiménez (2020), a narrative citation occurs when you include “authors’ names as part of your sentence” (p. 24). Furthermore, Harding and Jiménez (2020) explain that you only need to provide a page number at the end of a narrative citation when directly quoting from the source. If the authors’ names do not appear in your sentence, you will use a “parenthetical citation” (Harding & Jiménez, 2020, p. 24). Similar to the above example, you only need to include a page number when quoting the authors’ original words (Harding & Jiménez, 2020). The APA manual summarizes these rules and related concepts on pp. 261-264.
**All Headings Are Bold and Written in Title Case (Level 1, Bold, Centered)**
You can read more about formatting section headings in the APA manual on pp. 47-49. Not included in this template is a level 5 heading, which is virtually identical to a level 4 heading, except it is italicized. According to the APA (2020), “The number of levels of heading needed for a paper depends on its length and complexity; three is average. … [S]hort student papers may not require any headings” (p. 48).
**New Rules for Citations (Level 2, Bold, Left Justified)**
**_First Rule_(Level 3, Flush Left, Italicized, Bold, No Punctuation)**
Begin indented paragraph on the next line.
A couple of important new rules concerning in-text citations appear in the APA manual. The first pertains to citing works by three or more authors. Instead of writing each author’s name in the first citation, then utilizing the abbreviation “et al.” for all subsequent citations, the APA advises writers to use the “et al.” abbreviation for
_every_ in-text citation for works by three or more authors. For example, my first in-text citation for a work by three authors would look like this (Harris et al., 2020). This new guideline reduces the amount of clutter created by listing each author’s name. You can read more about the use of “et al.” on p. 266 of the APA manual.
**_Second Rule_**
The other significant change to in-text citation formatting has to do with repeating narrative citations. For example, if I am writing a paragraph focused specifically on the work of Brown (2016), I would need to provide the year in parenthesis only after the
_first_ reference to Brown. As you can see, I could write more about the groundbreaking work of Brown without cluttering my paragraph with multiple in-text citations containing the year. However, if I am referencing more than one work by Brown, I must provide a complete in-text citation after
_each_ reference to Brown. That way, my reader won’t be confused. I would also need to provide the year in any parenthetical citation referencing the author (Brown, 2016). This new rule is described on pp. 265-266 in the APA manual.
**Similar Rule. (Level 4, Indented, Plain Text, Begins Paragraph, Punctuated)** In a similar vein, if I am writing a long paraphrase of a single work, I need to provide only one in-text citation at the beginning of the paragraph as long as “the context of the writing makes it clear that the same work continues to be paraphrased” (APA, 2020, p. 269). In other words, I could continue to write more about how the manual provides a helpful figure of this rule on p. 270. I would not need to provide a citation when telling you that if the paraphrase is long enough to warrant the creation of a new paragraph, you will need to provide an in-text citation at the top of the new paragraph. As you can see, I am still discussing the APA manual in a specific context, so I am not required to cite the manual again in this paragraph unless I introduce information from a new source. Even so, if you think your professor or reader might question where you found a certain piece of information, it won’t hurt to provide an extra citation or two.
**Punctuating In-Text Citations**
So far, you might have noticed that parenthetical citations typically appear
_before_ the sentence’s end punctuation, because the parenthetical citation is just another element belonging to the sentence. However, there is one specific instance when the parenthetical citation comes
_after_ the end punctuation. In the case of block quotations (a quotation of 40 words or more), you will introduce the quotation and demarcate it using special indentation:
Pretend that this is the beginning of the block quotation. First, notice that this long quotation is not surrounded by marks. It is the
_only_ time in your paper where you will quote something without using quotation marks. Next, the quotation is indented 1/2 inch from the left, and it’s left-justified, meaning that the quote’s left margin forms a straight line up and down. Last but not least, you will provide the parenthetical citation
_after_ the end punctuation (and because it’s a direct quotation, you will include the page number). Use block quotes sparingly. (Harding, 2020, p. 49)
If the original paragraph continues after the quotation, begin on the next double-spaced line, making sure that the line is flush left. If you want to begin a new paragraph after the block quotation, you will indent the new paragraph 1/2 inch from the left margin. Finally, if you include a narrative citation when introducing the block quote (i.e. “According to Harding (2020) …”), only include the page number in the parenthetical citation after the block quote. You can read more about these rules on pp. 272-273 of the APA manual.]
**References [Centered, Bold]**
Surname, A. A., & Surname B. B. (Year). Reference entry titles are written in sentence case: Sentence case titles for articles and shorter works are plain text and capitalized as if you were writing a sentence.
_Publication Name_,
_234_(2), 40-190.
[https://doi.org/12.029303](https://doi.org/12.029303) (Example of journal article with DOI. DOI should be formatted as an active hyperlink)
Surname, C. C. (Year).
_This is the title of a book about China and India: Notice that book titles and titles of longer works are italicized_. Publisher Name. (Example of book and e-book. Writers are no longer required to identify e-book platform (e.g. “Kindle”) or database (e.g. “EBSCO”). For e-books, provide a DOI or URL if one is available. Read more on p. 321 of the manual.)
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