Assignment 1: Tough Conversations
Imagine you are the HR manager at a company, and a female employee came to you upset because she felt a male coworker was creating a hostile work environment by repeatedly asking her out on dates even after she said "no". What would you do?
Write a plan for how would you approach your conversation with each employee, including the most essential topics to cover. As you write your plan, think about what your goals are for this situation, and how each conversation will help you achieve those goals.
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Write a five to seven paragraph paper in which you:
• Write a plan for the conversation you would have with the employee, based on the concepts found in your textbook. What are the most important points you would need to cover in this conversation, and why?
• Write a plan for the conversation you would have with the employee's male co-worker, based on the concepts found in your textbook. What are the most important points you would need to cover in this conversation, and why?
Assignment 2: Annual Review
Imagine you work at a company and it is time for an employee named Jim's annual review. While he was a model employee the first nine 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 summary of how you would approach your conversation with Jim. How will you address his recent performance issues while still praising him for his previous nine months of good work? Your goal is to balance the negative and positive feedback so that Jim will leave motivated to do his best. This assignment should focus on your goals for the conversation, and which employee relations approaches you will use to address the situation .
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Write a five to seven paragraph paper in which you:
• Explain how you will address Jim's recent performance issues.
• Suggest both constructive and positive feedback designed so that Jim will leave motivated to do his best.
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.
Assignment 3: Creating a New Position
As an HR Manager part of your job is to analyze the staffing levels within the organization. You have to hire to fill one position within the organization. You can choose the organizational position you currently work or a future position. For this assignment, create a new position, and write a description of the needs it fills in the organization, the job description, and the compensation and benefits package.
You will create and submit your assignment by using the ecree link. Just click on the link, and start writing. Your work will be saved automatically. You'll see some feedback on the right-hand side of the screen, including text and videos to help guide you in the writing process. When you're ready, you can turn in your assignment by clicking "Submit" at the bottom of the page.
Write a five to seven paragraph paper in which you:
• Explain three or four job components in the job description and specifications for the job.
• Explain what will be included in the compensation and benefits package related to the job.
• Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
o This course requires use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
o Include at least 1 reference to support your paper.
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.
Assignment 4: Descriptive Statistics
Visit one of the following newspapers' websites: USA Today, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, or Washington Post. Select an article that uses statistical data related to a current event, your major, your current field, or your future career goal. The chosen article must have a publication date during this quarter.
The article should use one of the following categories of descriptive statistics:
• Measures of Frequency - Counting Rules, Percent, Frequency, Frequency Distributions
• Measures of Central Tendency - Mean, Median, Mode
• Measures of Dispersion or Variation - Range, Variance, Standard Deviation
• Measures of Position - Percentile, Quartiles
Write a two to three page paper in which you:
1. Write a summary of the article.
2. Explain how the article uses descriptive statistics.
3. Explain how the article applies to the real world, your major, your current job, or your future career goal.
4. Analyze the reasons why the article chose to use the various types of data shared in the article.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.