MGB 301 / MGI 301 Research Participation Requirement

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE WRITTEN REPORT OPTION

The Brief Research Summary Option – 1.0 credit per paper. Reading original, peer-reviewed research papers
will enhance your understanding of the scientific process and how the concepts you learn in your classes are
conceived and tested. You can earn 1.0 research credit for each summary you write, providing that your paper meets
the following criteria. This exercise is expected to take approximately one hour of your time and the length should
be about one page of double-spaced 12-point Times type.

Failure to comply with the following 6 criteria will result in NO credit for your paper.

Written Report Checklist:

Steps Criteria Completed

1. Select an article.
On a topic related to MGB 301 or MGI 301. Use your MGB 301 or MGI
301 textbooks, assigned readings, or class lectures to choose an appropriate
topic. For example, personality and job-related performance would be an
acceptable choice; personality and heart disease would NOT be an
appropriate choice.

From a peer-reviewed journal (available online through UB Libraries’

PsychInfo or Business Source Complete databases). General newspapers or
magazines cannot be used. See below for a list of acceptable sources. If you
are unsure about a source you must check with your instructor or email
Angela Wallace angelawa@buffalo.edu.

That is not more than six months old from the date you hand in the
summary.

2. Print the first page of the
article from the web.
3. Write a summary of the
research article.
That is about an experiment the authors conducted. This type of article will
have stated hypotheses (not propositions), a methods section that states how
the study was conducted (sample characteristics, surveys used, etc.), and
will provide statistics that indicate if the hypotheses are supported.
Hand in with your summary.
Write, in your own words, a one-page summary of the article. Some
suggestions about information you can include:
1. Hypotheses (list hypotheses tested by the experiment).
2. Participants (provide information about the participants or subjects of the
experiment, such as the number of participants, mean age, gender
breakdown, work experience, etc.).
3. Results (what the experiment found).
4. Discussion (what the experimenters concluded with regard to the
hypothesis being tested).

4. DO NOT copy from the
article.
5. Check your syllabus for
any additional
requirements.
6. Submit papers on or
before the last day of
classes.
Cite any ideas that are not your own.
Your professor may have specific instructions about submitting papers, etc.
Please check your syllabus for any instructions particular to your instructor.
Papers are accepted any time during the semester - hand your paper in to
your instructor or Teaching Assistant.

Some acceptable journals (sources): to find these you can search Libraries through Bison, or choose resources
by subject, business & economics, then business.
Academy of Management Journal; Administrative Science Quarterly; Annual Review of Psychology; Human
Resource Management; Industrial Relations; Industrial & Labor Relations Review; Journal of Applied Psychology;
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology; Leadership Quarterly; Organization Science; Organizational
Behavior and Human Decision Processes; Personnel Psychology; Social Psychology
MGB 301 / MGI 301 Research Participation Requirement

If you have questions, please email Angela Wallace at angelawa@buffalo.edu.