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: Creating Your Dream Job

In this assignment, you get the chance to create your dream job and to build its compensation plan and appraisal performance.
Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

  1. Create a job description and specifications for your dream job.
  2. Design a compensation and benefits package related to your dream job.
  3. Rationalize your compensation and benefits package. Be sure to indicate the research and considerations that went into the design of the compensation and benefits package.
  4. Imagine this is the only position of its kind in the organization. From this perspective, design a performance appraisal program to assess your job performance.
  5. Rationalize your performance appraisal program. Be sure to indicate the research and considerations that went into the design of the performance appraisal program.
  6. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality resources.
  7. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
    1. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
    2. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
    3. Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Discuss job analysis, job descriptions, and specifications.
  • Analyze various techniques, considerations, and designs of employee compensation programs.
  • Analyze various techniques, considerations, and designs of performance appraisal programs.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in human resource management.
  • Write clearly and concisely about human resource management using proper writing mechanics.
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Annual Review

Imagine you work at a company and it is time for an employee, Jim’s, annual review. While he was a model employee the first nine (9) months of the year, recently Jim has been coming in late. It has not been just a few minutes each day, either. It is starting to cause problems in the production line. In this assignment, write a one (1) page summary of your conversation with Jim. How will you address his recent performance issues while still praising him for his previous nine (9) months of good work? Your goal is to balance the negative and positive feedback so that Jim will leave motivated to do his best.
Write a one (1) page paper in which you:

  1. Explain how you will address Jim’s recent performance issues.
  2. Suggest both constructive and positive feedback designed so that Jim will leave motivated to do his best.
  3. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
    1. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
    2. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Explain effective approaches to the broad spectrum of employee relations, including career development, fostering ethical behavior, discipline, labor relations, and dismissals.
  • Analyze various techniques, considerations, and designs of performance appraisal programs.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in human resource management.
  • Write clearly and concisely about human resource management using proper writing mechanics.
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Diverse Workforce

 
Imagine that you work for a company with an age-diverse workforce. You have baby boomers working with millennials. Their backgrounds are different, and how they view work is different. This is causing some friction within the workforce. Before the tension escalates, you need to have a meeting to discuss the issue. Prepare a five to seven (5-7) slide PowerPoint presentation for your staff meeting that addresses this issue and proposes a solution.
Create a five to seven (5-7) slide PowerPoint presentation in which you:

  1. Propose a solution that will relieve friction in your company’s age diverse workforce.
  2. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
    1. Format the PowerPoint presentation with headings on each slide and at least one (1) relevant graphic (photograph, graph, clip art, etc.). Ensure that the presentation is visually appealing and readable from up to 18 feet away. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
    2. Include a title slide containing the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Explain effective approaches to the broad spectrum of employee relations, including career development, fostering ethical behavior, discipline, labor relations, and dismissals.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in human resource management.
  • Write clearly and concisely about human resource management using proper writing mechanics.
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New Hires

Imagine you are the HR manager at a company. You need to hire three (3) new people. One employee will work at the front desk as a customer service assistant, and the other two (2) will work on the production line. Give at least five (5) places you would recruit for each position and explain why each place would be a viable option.
Write a one (1) page paper in which you:

  1. Select at least five (5) places you would recruit for a customer service assistant and at least five (5) places you would recruit for production line workers.
  2. Explain why each place you selected would be a viable option for recruiting employees.
  3. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
    1. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
    2. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Analyze effective recruiting and selection strategies that can be used to meet organizational requirements.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in human resource management.
  • Write clearly and concisely about human resource management using proper writing mechanics.
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HR Management

Imagine you are the HR manager at a company, and an employee came to you upset because she felt a male co-worker had sexually harassed her by repeatedly asking her out on dates even after she said “no.” What would you do?
Write a one (1) page paper in which you:

  1. Formulate the conversation you would have with the employee, based the concepts found in Chapter 2 in your textbook.
  2. Summarize the conversation you would have with the employee’s male co-worker, based on the concepts found in Chapter 2 of your textbook.
  3. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
    1. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
    2. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Explain the human resource management process, its role in supporting the overall organizational strategies, and the various functions involved in human resource management.
  • Explain the key provisions of major government legislation affecting human resource management, including equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, health and safety, and labor relations.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in human resource management.
  • Write clearly and concisely about human resource management using proper writing mechanics.
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current trends

Effective managers stay abreast of current HR topics.
Some relevant issues facing today’s managers include: global HRM, labor relations, social media, whistleblower rules, e-HRM/self-service, moving from transactional to strategic HRM, the knowledge economy, outsourcing pros and cons, managing four different generations in the workforce, increasing age of the workforce, the glass ceiling, implications of baby boomer retirements, immigration, social responsibility, elder care, executive pay, and alternative work arrangements.
Select three topics from the list above (other than the topics you researched in Module 8 DQ 1). Research each topic. For each of your three chosen topics, provide a bulleted list of five or six relevant facts that you believe have significance for line managers.

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Burglary in your State (Texas)

Research your state’s burglary statute(s).  Discuss the following:
1.         How does the statute distinguish dwellings from other types of structures?
2.         Does it include burglary of a vehicle?
3.         Does it include coin operated machines?
4.         Is the punishment for the burglary of a dwelling different than for the burglary of another type of structure such as a business?
5.         Does the statute differentiate between a person and/or a nonperson type of burglary?
6.         What factors will cause the charge of burglary to be enhanced to aggravated burglary?
Instructions
Make sure you identify the state and the statute numbers within the body of your paper.
*  Your paper should be a minimum of 4 full pages in length;
*  1-inch margins;
*  Double-spaced;
*  12 point font in Arial, Helvetica, or Times New Roman;
*  Include a Cover Sheet and a References page;
*  APA formatte

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Your Vision as a Psychology Practitioner-Scholar

your Role as a Practitioner-Scholar Draw from your previous study of the practitioner-scholar model 
to answer the following:
In your own words, explain McClintock’s scholar practitioner model.
Reference Capella’s Learning Model Quick Reference Guide to compare the differences between the levels
of practitioner-scholar and scholar-practitioner.
What it will mean to you to be a practitioner-scholar? Explain how the practitioner-scholar model can
help guide you in developing the knowledge and skills that you will need to reach your professional
vision and goals.
Be sure to cite your sources.
Vision: In response to feedback you have received and the evolution of your ideas since you began, and
in light of what you have learned about the practitioner-scholar model, revise and refine the vision
statement that you developed in the previous two units so it is as personally meaningful as possible.
This statement should articulate how your passions and interests connect to a specialization in psychology.
Note: It may be useful to update your Articulating Your Purpose activity to help support these revisions.
Goals and Milestones: Review the long-term educational, career, and life goals that you identified as relevant
to achieving your vision. In response to feedback you have received and the evolution of your ideas since your
earlier drafts, revise, expand, refine and consolidate your goals as needed.
Identify significant milestones for each goal. Be sure that your goals and milestones are:
Specific.
Measurable.
Achievable.
Relevant.
Time-bound.
Be sure to discuss the reasons for each goal and milestone.