You will submit a first draft of the essay to the assignment folder. The first draft will not be graded. The instructor will provide comments to it. After receiving comments from the instructor, you will submit a revised draft. The final draft will be graded.

Making a change in the computer infrastructure at your workplace • Establishing a drug policy • Establishing an employee leave donation program • Establishing an equipment donation program for used computers, etc. • Establishing a company recycling program (paper, etc.) • Education/retraining for your employees • Recommending the purchase of standing desks for employees • Designing a training program for workplace safety issues • Redesigning employee performance evaluations • Establishing on-site day care or providing other child care benefits • Providing gym membership or creating an on-site workout facility • Creating or revising a charitable contribution policy • Creating or improving a tuition assistance program • Accommodations needed for employee/s with specific health issues (for example, migraines)

As noted above, your background review of the literature on your topic should be 1000-1400 words in length. The sources should be cited throughout the paper in APA format and listed in a References page at the end of the paper in APA format. You will find that your synthesis will be a helpful component of your final research-based report. In fact, if your synthesis is well written, you might be able to take parts of it and copy them into sections of the final report. The skills and strategies you gain from writing the background review and synthesis of literature will be very valuable in writing your final research-based report.