Answer & Explanation:HRM 500
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Assignment 1: Trends in the Workplace
Due Week 3 and worth 200 points
According to the text, there are a number of key trends
in the workplace that have significant influences on organizations. HR
professionals play a key role in helping organizations respond to evolving
trends, comply with federal and state regulations, and manage workplace
flexibility. As an HR professional it is important for you to demonstrate
your understanding of the ever changing global environment.
Write a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you:
Specify
the key functional areas of Human Resources Management. Explore the manner
in which each function contributes to the overall performance of an
organization. Support your response with specific examples of the
activities for which HRM is typically responsible.
Examine
four (4) federal equal employment opportunity laws. Suggest the primary
manner in which each law influences fair employment practices within the
organization where you currently work or an organization for which you
have worked in the past. Support your response with specific examples of
the chosen organization’s employment practices.
According
to the text, there are three (3) significant trends affecting
organizations today: the aging workforce, diversity, and skills
deficiencies in the workplace. Analyze the primary manner in which each
of these three (3) trends has impacted the organization where you
currently work or one (1) where you have worked in the past. Support your
response with specific examples of said impact.
According
to the text, workplace flexibility is essential for organizational
success in the rapidly changing world. Explore two (2) ways that the
organization where you currently work, or one (1) where you have worked
in the past, might respond to the need to be flexible. Provide a
rationale for your response.
Use
at least four (4) quality academic (peer-reviewed) resources in this
assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic
resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting
requirements:
Be
typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch
margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or
school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
instructions.
Include
a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name,
the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and
the reference page are not included in the required assignment page
length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with
this assignment are:
Examine
the theoretical constructs of human resource management.
Analyze
the external environmental factors that impact human resource policies
and procedures.
Use
technology and information resources to research issues in human resource
management foundations.
Write
clearly and concisely about human resource management foundations using
proper writing mechanics.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer
quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing
skills. Click here to access the rubric for this
assignment
Points: 120
Assignment 1: Phase I – Business Assessment
Criteria
Unacceptable
Below 70% F
Fair
70-79% C
Proficient
80-89% B
Exemplary
90-100% A
1. Assess the current situation for the company,
focusing on the issues that the HR Manager is currently facing from not
having an HRIS in place.
Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely assessed the current
situation for the company, and did not submit or incompletely focused on the
issues that the HR Manager is currently facing from not having an HRIS in
place.
Partially assessed the current situation for the
company, and partially focused on the issues that the HR Manager is currently
facing from not having an HRIS in place.
Satisfactorily assessed the current situation for the
company, and satisfactorily focused on the issues that the HR Manager is
currently facing from not having an HRIS in place.
Thoroughly assessed the current situation for the
company, and thoroughly focused on the issues that the HR Manager is
currently facing from not having an HRIS in place.
2. Develop a business assessment for the company,
focusing on managing employees from an HR perspective in a grocery store
environment and retail industry.
Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely developed a business
assessment for the company, and did not or incompletely focused on managing
employees from an HR perspective in a grocery store environment and retail
industry.
Partially developed a business assessment for the
company, and partially focused on managing employees from an HR perspective
in a grocery store environment and retail industry.
Satisfactorily developed a business assessment for the
company, and satisfactorily focused on managing employees from an HR
perspective in a grocery store environment and retail industry.
Thoroughly developed a business assessment for the
company, and thoroughly focused on managing employees from an HR perspective
in a grocery store environment and retail industry.
3. Create a list of the key HR functions that you
believe will be beneficial to the organization. From the list, choose one (1)
HR function that will be the focus of your business proposal moving forward.
Explain the main reasons why you chose that HR function and validate your
reasoning with research and theory.
Weight: 25%
Did not submit or incompletely created a list of the
key HR functions that you believe will be beneficial to the organization. Did
not or incompletely chose one (1) HR function that will be the focus of your
business proposal moving forward. Did not or incompletely explained the main
reasons why you chose that HR function and did not submit or incompletely
validated your reasoning with research and theory.
Partially created a list of the key HR functions that
you believe will be beneficial to the organization. Partially chose one (1)
HR function that will be the focus of your business proposal moving forward.
Partially explained the main reasons why you chose that HR function and
partially validated your reasoning with research and theory.
Satisfactorily created a list of the key HR functions
that you believe will be beneficial to the organization. Satisfactorily chose
one (1) HR function that will be the focus of your business proposal moving
forward. Satisfactorily explained the main reasons why you chose that HR
function and satisfactorily validated your reasoning with research and
theory.
Thoroughly created a list of the key HR functions that
you believe will be beneficial to the organization. Thoroughly chose one (1)
HR function that will be the focus of your business proposal moving forward.
Thoroughly explained the main reasons why you chose that HR function and
thoroughly validated your reasoning with research and theory.
4. Explain two to three (2-3) reasons why the company
would benefit from adopting an HRIS. Focus on how the HRIS would address the
HR function you identified in your business assessment.
Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely explained two to three
(2-3) reasons why the company would benefit from adopting an HRIS. Did not or
incompletely focused on how the HRIS would address the HR function you
identified in your business assessment.
Partially explained two to three (2-3) reasons why the
company would benefit from adopting an HRIS. Partially focused on how the
HRIS would address the HR function you identified in your business
assessment.
Satisfactorily explained two to three (2-3) reasons why
the company would benefit from adopting an HRIS. Satisfactorily focused on
how the HRIS would address the HR function you identified in your business
assessment.
Thoroughly explained two to three (2-3) reasons why the
company would benefit from adopting an HRIS. Thoroughly focused on how the
HRIS would address the HR function you identified in your business
assessment.
5. 2 References
Weight: 5%
No references provided.
Does not meet the required number of references; some
or all references poor quality choices.
Meets number of required references; all references
high quality choices.
Exceeds number of required references; all references
high quality choices.
6. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting
requirements
Weight: 10%
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