Assignment 5: Creating Your Dream Job
Due Week 10 and worth 300 points
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:
a. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch
margins on all sides.
b. 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.
c. 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. Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and
language and writing skills, using the following rubric.
Points: 300 Assignment 5: Creating Your Dream Job
Unacceptable
Below 60% F Meets
Minimum
Expectation
s
60-69% D Fair
70-79% C Proficient
80-89% B Exemplary
90-100% A 1. Create a job
description and
specifications for your
dream job.
Weight: 10% Did not submit or
incompletely
created a job
description and
specifications for
your dream job. Insufficiently
created a job
description and
specifications
for your dream
job. Partially
created a job
description and
specifications
for your dream
job. Satisfactorily
created a job
description
and
specifications
for your dream
job. Thoroughly
created a job
description and
specifications
for your dream
job. 2. Design a
compensation and
benefits package
related to your dream
job.
Weight: 15% Did not submit or
incompletely
designed a
compensation
and benefits
package related
to your dream
job. Insufficiently
designed a
compensation
and benefits
package
related to your
dream job. Partially
designed a
compensation
and benefits
package
related to your
dream job. Satisfactorily
designed a
compensation
and benefits
package
related to your
dream job. Thoroughly
designed 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.
Weight: 20% Did not submit or
incompletely
rationalized your
compensation
and benefits
package; did not
submit or
incompletely
indicated the
research and
considerations
that went into the Insufficiently
rationalized
your
compensation
and benefits
package;
insufficiently
indicated the
research and
considerations
that went into
the design of Partially
rationalized
your
compensation
and benefits
package;
partially
indicated the
research and
considerations
that went into
the design of Satisfactorily
rationalized
your
compensation
and benefits
package;
satisfactorily
indicated the
research and
considerations
that went into
the design of Thoroughly
rationalized
your
compensation
and benefits
package;
thoroughly
indicated the
research and
considerations
that went into
the design of Criteria design of the
compensation
and benefits
package. the
compensation
and benefits
package. the
compensation
and benefits
package. the
compensation
and benefits
package. 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.
Weight: 20% Did not submit or
incompletely
imagined this is
the only position
of its kind in the
organization; did
not submit or
incompletely
designed a
performance
appraisal
program to
assess your job
performance. Insufficiently
imagined this is
the only
position of its
kind in the
organization;
insufficiently
designed a
performance
appraisal
program to
assess your
job
performance. Partially
imagined this is
the only
position of its
kind in the
organization;
partially
designed a
performance
appraisal
program to
assess your job
performance. Satisfactorily
imagined this
is the only
position of its
kind in the
organization;
satisfactorily
designed a
performance
appraisal
program to
assess your
job
performance. Thoroughly
imagined this
is the only
position of its
kind in the
organization;
thoroughly
designed 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.
Weight: 20% Did not submit or
incompletely
rationalized your
performance
appraisal
program; did not
submit or
incompletely
indicated the
research and
considerations
that went into the
design of the
performance
appraisal
program. Insufficiently
rationalized
your
performance
appraisal
program;
insufficiently
indicated the
research and
considerations
that went into
the design of
the
performance
appraisal
program. Partially
rationalized
your
performance
appraisal
program;
partially
indicated the
research and
considerations
that went into
the design of
the
performance
appraisal
program. Satisfactorily
rationalized
your
performance
appraisal
program;
satisfactorily
indicated the
research and
considerations
that went into
the design of
the
performance
appraisal
program. Thoroughly
rationalized
your
performance
appraisal
program;
thoroughly
indicated the
research and
considerations
that went into
the design of
the
performance
appraisal
program. 6. 3 references
Weight: 5% No references
provided Does not meet
the required
number of
references; all
references
poor quality
choices. Does not meet
the required
number of
references;
some
references poor
quality choices. Meets number
of required
references;
some
references
high quality
choices. Meets number
of required
references; all
references
high quality
choices. 7. Clarity, writing
mechanics, and
formatting
requirements
Weight: 10% More than 8
errors present 7-8 errors
present 5-6 errors
present 3-4 errors
present 0-2 errors
present
