Peer Reviewed Study Instructions

Start with Why? The business professional is constantly immersed in the latest literature which supports their chosen field. Quality books and professional articles help us to discover a better way of understanding something we already know about and perhaps something new. The purpose of this project is to get the student ready for a very likely eventuality in the business world where you will need to report on the competition and new processes in your field. We have known the power of books and professional articles for centuries; Epictetus (Epic-Tee-Tus: 50-135 C.E.) taught “Don’t just say you have read books. Show that through them you have learned to think better, to be a more discriminating and reflective person” (Epictetus & Lebell, 1995). Thus, this project will help you begin business literature research and continue your path of success in business because in his 1910 book titled The Science of Getting Rich, W. Wattles notes: “Successful action is cumulative in its results” (Wattles, 2020).
Follow with What? This project will allow you to gain professional library research skills to quickly filter though the popular material and discover relevant Peer Reviewed articles. You will search the PPCC Learning Commons (Library) website and use the Business Article website called EBSCOhost, or EBSCO for short. (note: you may find it interesting in exactly what EBSCO really means…) You will identify an article that you find interesting and has several tie-ins to the textbook. Then create a report explaining the article to your business instructor.
End with How? BUS 115 Peer Reviewed Study Format Guide
First, please find an article you find interesting using the PPCC Learning Commons EBSCO database.
Be sure to click on the Peer Reviewed box to filter out journal reviews and popular press comments.
EBSCO link: http://web.a.ebscohost.com.libdb.ppcc.edu/ehost/search/advanced?vid=0&sid=83acda55-4f22-42178cd1-886d8fa852b5%40sdc-v-sessmgr02
Craft your paper following APA guidelines: https://www.ppcc.edu/learning-commons/writing-center/manuscript-guides
Next, place the following title information in 12-point bold font and single spaced in the upper left-hand corner of the front page of your Peer Reviewed Study:
Name Date Class and Section Number “Title of Article” Link to Article
There are three parts to the body of your Peer Reviewed Study: Summary, Tie-in, and Critique. These are 12 point font (not bold), double spaced, 1” margins. APA Format. Each part should include one of the section titles: Summary, Tie-in, or Critique.
Summary (one half page) In your own words, summarize the main points of the article. If you quote directly from the article be sure to use quotation marks and note the pages in parentheses, e.g., (Skripak, 2018, pp. 34 – 35).
Critique (one half page) Do you agree or disagree with the author’s point of view on the topic, and more importantly, why do you agree or disagree? Use the Pro/Con method to explain. Given your business knowledge gained through the text, lecture, and discussion, determine if the author’s main point should be viewed as inductive and which as deductive. Can the conclusion be confidently made with certainty? (Deductive) Or should the conclusion be qualified as highly likely or at least probable, but less than certain? (Inductive) Deductive Examples: