Show the research process and explain how you selected your topic and refined it to be narrow.

1. Show the research process and explain how you selected your topic and refined it to be narrow.

2. Explain the techniques and tools you used to come up with your keywords.

3. Which databases you use to search for your topic (JSTOR, ProQuest Newsstand, etc.)

4. For each of the resource groups you search within, explain the process of using that tool. What searches did you run? What keywords worked and what did not?

5. Explain how did you decide which resources were the best for topic? What criteria did you use to make these decisions?

6. Write an annotation of the resource\’s content and it\’s relevance.

Compensation Benefits and Productivity

Critique an existing (real life) total rewards compensation-benefits program using the information found in both text books and at least two support periodical or credible online articles. The key is to put your knowledge to use. This paper should be in MS WORD, double-spaced, Arial or Calibri font, between 4 to 5 pages in length.

Review the Case Study by Mark C. Rogers called \”Comic Books: Why was the printing press such an important and revolutionary invention?

Week Three – Essay
Review the Case Study by Mark C. Rogers called \”Comic Books: Alternative Themes, but Superheroes Prevail\” on pages 352-353 of your text.

Answer each of the following questions, and refer to the case study as an example in your responses.

Why was the printing press such an important and revolutionary invention?
Why did publishing houses develop?
What are the current ownership patterns in the book industry? How do they affect the kinds of books that are published?
Where do comic books fit into the evolution of books?
What is the relationship between the book and movie industries?
In what ways have e-books reimagined what a book can be?
Conclude by providing your opinion about this case study in light of the information and assignments covered in Week Three.