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TCID 2080: Business & Admin Writing (Wahl)

Using This Guide

This guide is intended to help you with your course-related research. Here, you will find information related to locating: 

Keywords and Search Terms

Workplace Topics

It can be very helpful to keep a list of terms, synonyms, and different ways that people describe these concepts. You might find one term more popular than another, or find that people use different terms based on their point of view. Some suggested starting keywords are listed below.

  • Maternal, Family, and Paternal Leave

 "maternal leave" OR "family leave" OR "parental leave"

  • Paid Time Off (PTO) vs. Vacation Time

paid time off OR "PTO" OR sick leave OR vacation days OR planned sick leave

  • 4-Day Workweek

 four-day work week OR "four-day workweek OR 4-day work week" OR 4-day workweek OR workweeks

  • Remote and Flexible Work Schedules

hybrid work OR flexible work arrangements OR flexible work schedule OR remote work

  • Workplace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)

workplace DEI OR "diversity equity inclusion" workplace OR workplace diversity initiatives

  • Mental Health and Well-Being in the Workplace

workplace "mental health" OR workplace "well-being" OR workplace wellbeing

  • Workplace Automation and AI

 workplace AI OR AI integration workplace

  • Generational Differences in the Workplace

gen z OR millenials OR gen x OR generation workplace

Suggested Database for Pro-Con Discussions

Suggested News Sources

Professor Wahl's Annotated Bibliography assignment sheet suggests a few specific credible news sources. We have access to those news sources, some of which may be behind a paywall if you don't have a personal subscription. You can use the library's databases to find articles.

The links below will take you to a list of databases that have these news outlets. Make sure and check to see the coverage dates; some databases will only have older editions.

By news source

By database

Below are the databases and the news source from the above list that each of them has.