Find one library database published article or online article from within the current year. The topic should be on a topic that interest you from one of this week's assigned chapters from Robbins and Judge or Northouse. I prefer that you use the library database because it is the most reliable source. While not as strong, Google Scholar and Google are also useful places to search for current articles. You should upload a PDF of the main initial posting article that you will be discussing (not the article(s) in your replies to peers).

Connect the article to the chapter and explain how it extends one of the concepts in a chapter.

You are expected to contribute to the discussion throughout the week {See the sample and rubric on the syllabus page}

Initial Discussion posting is due by the 4^th day of the week and three replies will be due by the end of the class week. Initial postings submitted after the 4^th day begin to lose value and initial postings on the last day of the week have almost no value as most of your colleagues have left the discussion.

You should write a "minimum" of 100 words per post and your contributions should extend the textbook. In other words, you should always have additional research beyond the textbook. Just citing the textbook in an initial posting or a response will elicit minimal points.