Assignment
Part 1
Initiate a discussion of your concepts, ideas, and regarding human resources professionals and their responsibilities in terms of being an integral part of an organization. Your goal is to express your thoughts and ideas on the role that you feel the human resources manager has in the overall outlook of the organization. Consider the following:
Can an organization survive today without a good human resources department? Why or why not?
Can the organization continue to grow and move forward without one? Why or why not?
If you were in charge of a human resources department what are the top three things that you would like top leadership to understand about the department, and why?
This discussion will be open-ended to afford you the opportunity to interact with your mentor and possibly other students during the course. Both your content post and your response post should reflect a collegial attitude, be free of grammar and spelling errors, and include criteria mentioned above.
Length: Content post 150-200 words; response post 75-100 words.
Part 2
Write a reflective essay that summarizes how this course has changed and expanded your thinking in a professional and academic sense. Share the concepts and issues that were of greatest interest to you and why. How do you plan to apply this new knowledge in your life or profession?
Support your paper with at least five resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included. Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts that are presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University's Academic Integrity Policy.
Length: 5-7 pages (not including title and reference pages).