HRM 240 Week 1-9 with DQS 1 answer below »
HRM 240 Week 1-9 with DQS 1 answer below »
Week OneChallenges of Human Resources Management and Equal Employment OpportunityLegislation and Practices? Explain how successful human resources management can help a company achieve acompetitive advantage.? Summarize the current trends in responding to human resources challenges.? Compare and contrast human resources competencies and responsibilities with those of linemanagement.? Make recommendations for implementing affirmative action policies.ASSIGNMENTS1. Read objectives and welcome.? Read instructor?s bio, and post your own bio.? Due Date: Day 1 [post to the Chat Room forum]2. Read Appendix A regarding the final project requirements.3. Read Ch. 1 & 3 in Managing Human Resources.4. CheckPoint: Deloitte & Touche Case Study? Resource: Ch. 1 (pp. 44-45) in Managing Human Resources? Due Date: Day 3 [Individual] forum? Read Case Study 3 in Ch. 1 (pp. 44-45) in Managing Human Resources (“ManagingDiversity for Competitive Advantage at Deloitte & Touche?).? Answer, in 200-300 words, the three questions on p. 45. Elaborate on your responses tothese questions by distinguishing between the role of human resources managers andline managers in implementing the changes described in this case study.5. CheckPoint: Change Management? Due Date: Day 4 [Individual] forum? Submit a response recommendation analysis of 200-300 words of how large firms andsmall firms could utilize change management concepts to meet growing technologydemands. Provide one example for a large company and one example for a smallcompany of necessary changes resulting from these growing technology demands. KeepHRM 240 Human Resource ManagementCourse Syllabus Page 12in mind that some changes are proactive while others are reactive. Be sure to includethese two concepts in your recommendation analysis. Discuss some of the pitfalls toavoid in implementing change.6. Assignment: Affirmative Action? Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum? Write a paper recommending to a company’s board of directors that affirmative actionpolicies be implemented. It should be 700-1050 words in length and formatted accordingto APA guidelines. Include points supporting the recommendation and clearly addresspoints that may be used against this recommendation. The paper should also addresshow affirmative action policy will relate to compliance with equal employment opportunitylaw.? Post as an attachment.HRM 240 Human Resource ManagementCourse Syllabus Page 13Week TwoJob Analysis and Human Resources Planning? Explain how job analysis fulfills organizational goals and benefits prospective employees.? Explain how job design methods increase employee productivity.? Determine the advantages and disadvantages of employee teams.ASSIGNMENTS1. Read Ch. 2, 4, 5, & 6 in Managing Human Resources.2. Discussion Question 1? Due Date: Day 2 [Main] forum? Post your response to these questions: Demonstrate how a job analysis increasesproductivity, aids in job description creation, and guides employee team formation.3. Discussion Question 2? Due Date: Day 4 [Main] forum? Post your response to this question: What experience do you have (or have heard about)where poor job analysis impacted employees?4. CheckPoint: Job Description? Resource pp. 151-154 in Managing Human Resources? Due Date: Day 5 [Individual] forum? Create a job description for a high school librarian. This job description will be based ondata from a completed job analysis at the Online Occupational Information Network.? Visit the Online Occupational Information Network at http://online.onetcenter.org/1. Click on the Find Occupations heading.2. In the field under the Quick Search heading, enter ?librarian.?3. Choose ?Librarians? from the list of occupations that appear.4. You will be directed to the Summary Report for this occupation.? Review the sections of Tasks, Knowledge, Skills, and abilities.HRM 240 Human Resource ManagementCourse Syllabus Page 14? Post a 350 word, original job description for a high school librarian based on theOccupational Information Network librarian job analysis. In a separate paragraph,describe the advantages and disadvantages of having an employee in this job work in ateam.? Submit the employment position for your final project to your instructor for approval.Describe in one or two sentences how you will access job analysis and job descriptioninformation for your selected position.HRM 240 Human Resource ManagementCourse Syllabus Page 15Week ThreeRecruitment and Selection? Explain the pros and cons of internal and external recruiting practices.? Compare and contrast sources of information used in the employee selection process.? Outline a process for interviewing, selecting, and hiring employees.ASSIGNMENTS1. CheckPoint: Recruitment Methods? Due Date: Day 4 [Individual] forum? Name one internal and three external ways that you could recruit for the job in your finalproject. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each recruiting method for thisjob?2. Assignment: Selection Tools? Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum? Address the following considerations related to selection tools, in a paper. It should be1400-1750 words in length and formatted according to APA guidelines:1. Name three selection tools that you would consider using for a hiring program at asupermarket.2. Choose what you think is the best selection tool or combination of selection tools.3. Justify your choice by describing the advantages of your method compared to otherselection tools that were considered.? Determine whether you would use the same selection method for hiring the position inyour final project? Explain your answer.? Organize an interview and selection plan for the position in your final project:1. Compile a list of interview questions.2. Explain what interviewing method you would use and why it is preferred over others.3. Detail the considerations in reaching hiring decisions for this position.? Post as an attachment.HRM 240 Human Resource ManagementCourse Syllabus Page 16Week FourAppraising, Improving, and Developing Performance? Explain the benefits of career development programs for both employees and theirorganizations.? Illustrate challenges when conducting performance appraisals.? Explain methods used for conducting performance appraisals.ASSIGNMENTS1. Read Ch. 7, 8, & 5 Appendix (pgs. 232-240) in Managing Human Resources.2. Discussion Question 1? Due Date: Day 2 [Main] forum? Post your response to this question: What would you tell a friend to convince him or herof the importance of being proactive in one?s career development and finding anemployer that is career development oriented?3. Discussion Question 2? Due Date: Day 4 [Main] forum? Post your response to these questions: Consider these methods for performanceappraisal: trait methods, behavioral methods, and results methods. Then select anindustry or organization that has many occupational positions within it (the retail industry,the transportation industry, a marketing organization, or others). Give an example of a jobtitle for which each of the above methods would be an appropriate performance appraisalmethod. Explain your answer.4. CheckPoint: Performance Appraisal? Due Date: Day 5 [Individual] forum? Select two aspects of a performance appraisal from the following list. What are thespecial challenges in each area and what would be the impacts on employees andemployers if the challenges were not addressed?o Strategic Relevanceo Criterion Deficiencyo Criterion Contaminationo Reliabilityo Compliance with the Lawo Appraiser TrainingHRM 240 Human Resource ManagementCourse Syllabus Page 17Week FiveTraining and Development? Prioritize training needs based on a needs assessment.? Differentiate among training methods that are appropriate for various types of employeetraining.? Explain how evaluation ensures training programs meet organizational requirements andlimitations.? Explain ways of developing talent pools within an organization.ASSIGNMENTS1. CheckPoint: Job Opportunities Map? Due Date: Day 4 [Individual] forum? Create a diagram in PowerPoint? or Word mapping job opportunities starting from, oradvancing to, the position focused on in your final project.? Describe the additional training necessary for employees to advance according to themap. Explain the role of organizational incentives and mentoring in developing talentpools. This additional narrative should be 200-300 words, submitted as an additional slideor page with the map.2. Assignment: New Employee Training? Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum? Answer the following questions about a new employee training program for the positionyou selected for your final project:1. Needs assessment: What types of issues might indicate a need for training? Fromwhat sources would these issues be identified? If you were a training manager, howwould you prioritize training needs from these sources?a. A supervisor requests training on the specialized technology required by five ofhis employees.b. The customer service manager reports a sudden increase in calls about poorhandling of repeat complaint calls.c. The CEO requests team efficiency training to address the declining numbers ofemployees attending quarterly pep rallies.2. Delivery: Identify the best method to conduct this training. Is a certification examrequired? Will the training be instructor-led, self-paced, or a combination? Explainyour answer.Focusing on delivery considerations, would you use the same methods andrequirements for the position directly above this job and the position directlysubordinate to the job? Explain your answer.HRM 240 Human Resource ManagementCourse Syllabus Page 183. Evaluation: How will you evaluate the effectiveness of the training in terms oforganizational objectives and limitations?HRM 240 Human Resource ManagementCourse Syllabus Page 19Week SixSafety and Health? Explain provisions employers may implement to promote better health and safety for theiremployees.ASSIGNMENTS1. Read Ch. 10, 11, & 12 in Managing Human Resources.2. Discussion Question 1? Due Date: Day 2 [Main] forum? Post your response to this question: Identify health hazards employees may encounter atwork.3. Discussion Question 2? Due Date: Day 4 [Main] forum? Post your response to this question: Suggest policies employers can put in place toprevent harm from the possible hazards identified in the dialogue for Discussion Question1.4. CheckPoint: External Effects on Workplace Health and Safety? Due Date: Day 5 [Individual] forum? Analyze how emotional and physical aspects of a person?s life can influence theemployee?s effectiveness in the work environment.HRM 240 Human Resource ManagementCourse Syllabus Page 20Week SevenIncentives and Employee Benefits? Compare and contrast different types of incentive plans.? Compile strategic considerations in managing benefits programs.ASSIGNMENTS1. CheckPoint: Incentive Plans? Resource pp.441-458 in Managing Human Resources? Due Date: Day 4 [Individual] forum? Select Three different incentive plans (you may select individual plans, group plans, or acombination) list the pros and cons for each plan. For a position that you envision foryourself in five years, which of these three plans would be most appropriate? Explainyour answer.2. Assignment: Employee Benefits? Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum? Draft and post a memo to upper management detailing the benefits available toemployees in the position focused on in your final project.1. Be sure to include health insurance, time off, retirement/savings plan, and one otherwork/life benefit.2. Explain to management the primary strategic consideration involved in managing theproposed benefits program.3. Identify an additional strategic consideration related specifically to one of the benefitsin your proposed program.HRM 240 Human Resource ManagementCourse Syllabus Page 21Week EightInternational Issues and Employee Rights and Discipline? Recognize the impact of the employment-at-will principle and the exceptions to this principle.? Differentiate between the progressive discipline approach and the positive disciplineapproach.? Identify the unique challenges of international staffing.ASSIGNMENTS1. Read Ch. 13 & 15 in Managing Human Resources.2. Discussion Question 1? Due Date: Day 2 [Main] forum? Contribute to a discussion thread as assigned by your instructor. You will work with apartner to describe discipline procedures and the effect of the employment-at-willprinciple.? Decide with your discussion partner who will describe the discipline procedures in eachscenario.? Post your response to scenario A or B.? Respond to your partner?s description by explaining the effect of the employment-at-willprinciple on the approach outlined in his/her scenario.? Check your work to make sure that the following have been addressed:o Scenario A: What considerations should managers and employees be aware of whilein progressive discipline procedures?o Scenario B: What considerations should managers and employees be aware of whilein positive discipline procedures?o Each student has responded to the opposite scenario by explaining the effect of theemployment-at-will principle on the approach outlined in his/her scenario.3. Discussion Question 2? Due Date: Day 4 [Main] forum? Post your response to this question: What do you think is the best way to deliver policies,procedures, and training to employees working abroad? Explain your reasoning.4. CheckPoint: International Staffing? Resource pp.646-654 in Managing Human Resources? Due Date: Day 5 [Individual] forumHRM 240 Human Resource ManagementCourse Syllabus Page 22? Consider the cultural differences inherent in global business as well as the geographicobstacles of home office and remote locations being in different countries.? Summarize the unique challenges of international staffing.HRM 240 Human Resource ManagementCourse Syllabus Page 23Week NineHuman Resources Planning and Strategic Planning? Explain how human resources planning fits into an organization?s strategic plan.? Create materials to be used by human resource professionals.ASSIGNMENTS1. Capstone CheckPoint? Due Date: Day 4 [Individual] forum? Analyze and post, in 350-700 words, how the human resources assistance plan and aidsyou have been working on for your final project fit into the company’s strategic plan.2. Final Project: Human Resources Management Plan and Job Aids? Resource: Appendix A? Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum? Develop documentation for human resources professionals to manage a specificemployment position. The materials you create would assist human resourcesprofessionals to choose, train, and develop successful employees toward helping thecompany meet its goals.? Reference at least one human resources journal and at least one reputable Web site forhuman resources professionals, in addition to the text. Format references according toAPA guidelines.? The five project deliverables will all focus on a single employment position. Thedeliverables are as follows:1. Executive summary2. Presentation on job analysis3. Tips for the selection process4. Script for orienting new employees5. Training proposal
