Post MGT201 module 1 discussion latest 2016
June

The
functions of Human Resource Management have changed considerably over the last
40 plus years.

• Provide a
  summary of HRM’s evolution and expand on the role of today’s HRM
  department.
• What have
  your experiences been with your company’s HRM department?
• Have they
  been responsive and effective and are they a visible and helpful presence
  in your company?

Please
cite your source(s). Make sure your research is from valid academic sources.

The
more interaction the better for a lively and dynamic discussion forum. To be
eligible for full credit, all forum questions need to be answered by Wednesday
with responses to a minimum of three classmates within the remaining week. The
requirement to do the initial posting early in the week allows for an
interactive conversation to continue throughout the week. The discussion forum
is a powerful tool in bringing an online class together as a team. Hopefully,
your participation will lead to some lively discussion.

Some
of the items we discuss may be controversial, so please be respectful of your
classmates’ opinions.

Select one
of the following employment laws listed below. Please make sure you do not
duplicate one of the laws you are doing for your PowerPoint presentation.

• Civil Rights
  Act of 1964
• Executive
  Order 11246 (1965)
• Title VII and
  Sexual Harassment
• Pregnancy Discrimination
  Act of 1978
• Civil Rights
  Act of 1991
• Equal Pay Act
  of 1963
• Age
  Discrimination in Employment (1967)
• Americans
  with Disabilities Acts of 1990 and 2008
• Genetic
  Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
• Lilly
  Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
• OSHA –
  Occupational Safety and Health ACT of 1970

First
summarize the law (history and major components) and second explain why you
personally feel it is important.

These
should not be general comments. This is a very important week in understanding
the employment laws. Please communicate throughout the week with your
classmates on their selections resulting in a robust discussion forum with more
than three postings to your classmates – the more the better. Useacademicinformation and valid information from
the Internet. Remember to cite all information you restate, reword or quote in
accordance with the APA format. Information on the APA format is located in
Course Information.

The 21st
Century U.S. Workforce is changing. We now have four generations in the
workforce but in the next few years there will be five generations working
side-by-side. The five generations are:

• The
  Traditionalist/Silent Generation/Veterans (born 1925 through 1942)
• The Baby
  Boomers (born between 1943 through 1964 +/-)
• Generation X
  (born 1965 through 1979 +/-) and
• Generation Y
  now known as Millennial (born 1980 to 2000 +/-)
• Generation Z
  or the IGen (born 2001 +/- to 2013+) (soon to be entering the workforce)

Provide
insight into our multi-generational workforce. How has it affected you or
someone you know in the workplace?
Provide concise academic information along with your observations and if
possible examples from your workplace.
If you find any interesting articles from an accredited source please share
with your classmates.

New
employment encourages the heart and motivates the spirit to learn and grow…to
be part of something bigger and achieve one’s goals and purpose. This is a
significant point in each of our lives and the hopes and dreams we have of that
new job, for our family and future and our willingness to learn and grow.

Describe
the importance of the new-hire or on-boarding experience (academic data
required) and how your organization strives to maximize that newcomer spirit.
How were you treated on your first day?
Did this first impression make an impact on you?
Were you made to feel welcome and receive adequate training?

Use
academic information from accredited sources in addition to your personal
observations.

Discuss
how the compensation system influences employees’ motivation, productivity and
satisfaction.
How important is the compensation system in an employees’ productivity?
Are there other factors that employers can do to motivate employees?
Which is stronger – intrinsic or extrinsic motivation and why?

For
the academic portion of your response, please use data from an accredited business
journal, magazine, newspaper, etc. You may also want to share an article you
find with your classmates.

Post MGT201 module 6 discussion latest 2016
June

This
week’s question is on Labor Unions and is very important. Provide a summary on
the history and reasons why organizations to protect employees were needed in
the early 1900s. What part did the National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act)
play in union organization? Bring in major milestones of the labor movement to
show that you have a good understanding of the creation of unions.

After
you do your research, answer the question on whether you feel unions are
relevant in today’s workplace?
Be specific in your response – use data from academic sources and recent news
outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, New York Times, etc.
Make sure that your sources have authors – and please don’t use any sources
that are for or against unions. Make sure the reporting is objective.

Summarize
the Occupational and Safety and Health Law (OSHA). Then describe the workplace
security steps you have experienced in the workplace? Do you feel your employer
is doing everything possible to make your workplace secure?

There
is a great deal of information available on this very interesting subject. Make
sure you view the Youtube videos under Readings & Activities before you
respond. If you can find any current and interesting articles on OSHA please
share them with your classmates.

In order
for an organization’s ethical culture to be successful, it must start at the
top with senior management.

What types
of programs should HRM be delegated to put in place to promote ethical behavior
and practices in the workplace?

Describe
unethical behavior in a company regarding practices such as hiring,
recruitment, discrimination, harassment, promotions, bookkeeping, etc. that
either you or someone you know experienced.

If you
know, how did HRM address it? How effective do you feel that was?
If you do not know how it was addressed, how could HRM have addressed it
effectively?

Post MGT201 module 2 Assignment
latest 2016 June

Assignment
due this week. You need to describe Four (4) Equal Employment Opportunity Laws,
such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Equal
Pay Act of 1963, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Pregnancy
Discrimination Act of 1978, Sexual Harassment, etc. or laws that have been
passed to protect workers such as OSHA.

The
presentation needs to consist of a cover sheet, introduction, a minimum of four
pages for each law, conclusion and a list of References – please follow directions
very closely.

For each
law you need to include sheets for each of the
following four questions:

1. The history and background on
   why the Law was passed and who the law protects. To understand the law you
   must first understand its history.
2. The date the law was passed and
   the law’s major components (use a source and cite the source – show that
   you understand the tenets of the law) – if you need to quote sections of
   the law that is okay. Do not cut and paste from a source. An
   understanding of the law is needed.
3. Your own observations on the
   law and whether it works or not? Do you know someone who was affected by
   the law? If not research the law’s effectiveness? This page also needs to
   show your understanding.
4. A court case that has been
   brought against a company, individual, business (name the company and date
   of the case) and how the court decided the case. Describe the court case
   along with the court’s decision and if it affected the law. It is
   important that in reading this summary a person understands why the
   lawsuit was made and who won the case.

Since
this is a PowerPoint presentation please make SURE the presentation IS concise
and to the point with bullets. But remember that substantiate data is still
needed, especially in regards to the background, contents of the law and the
court cases.

The EEOC is
responsible for enforcing federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. EEOC keeps
an extensive archive of court cases affecting all aspects of violations from
age discrimination, pregnancy, lack of handicap accessibility, sexual
harassment, discrimination based on gender, race, religion, etc. Find laws that
you feel are of interest to you. Court cases on these issues are going on
daily.

The EEOC can
be your primary research tool along with the Library, business journals,
magazines and accredited newspapers. All have covered the history of the laws
as well as lawsuits brought by employees.

Please
use Microsoft PowerPoint and highlight the major points with bullets. This can
be a very creative assignment so you need to use your imagination on the
information included. Please note you are not being graded on your PowerPoint
expertise but on the flow and contents of the data. The presentation should be
a minimum of four pages per law. Your presentation will be
evaluated based on your level of insight, your demonstrated understanding of
course concepts and the quality of your summaries.

Grading
Rubric for this assignment is under Course Information.

Assignment
due by 11:59 p.m. Sunday evening.

Post
MGT201 module 4 Assignment latest 2016 June

Job
Description (and Daily Activity Work Log)

This
week your completed Job Description (along with your Daily Activity Work Log)
is due.

Job
Descriptions help protect employers from potential lawsuits by explaining the
skills the employee must have to be hired. If an employee fails to display the
required skills, a job description can be used by the employer as a defense
against discrimination complaints. They are statements that describe in detail
the required tasks, responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities and
reporting structure required for the position. The finished Job Description is
used as the basis for the employee’s guidance on the duties of the job, for
performance reviews, to determine compensation and job postings.

Instructions:

• Using the job description
  format that was attached in Unit 3 (also attached hereto) to prepare a
  comprehensive and complete Job Description based on the Daily Activity
  Work Log along with the other requirements of the job (education,
  experience, special skills, etc.)
• Prior to doing the Job
  Description make sure you have a good understanding of what needs to be
  included. Full instructions are included in the readings and resources
  under Unit 3. Instructions on “How to develop Job Descriptions) are also
  included in Unit 4 Readings and Resources.
• The Job Description, along with
  a copy of the Daily Activity Work Log, is due by 11:59 p.m. Sunday evening

Post
MGT201 module 6 Assignment latest 2016 June

The
third part of your Assignment is to write an analytical paper on Performance
Appraisals is due by 11:59 Sunday

Instructions:

Select
one of the following articles to analyze:

Time
to Scrap Performance Appraisals by Josh Bersin, May 6, 2013 Forbes Magazine or

Make
Performance Appraisal Changes Friendly by Edwin Lawler, III, July 29, 2013,
Forbes Magazines

Answer
the following questions separately (make sure you include the question with
your response):

Summarize
the key points in the selected article. You need to show an in-depth
understanding and knowledge of the points made by the author in relationship to
Performance Appraisals.

Do you
agree or disagree with the points made by the author? Explain your reasoning
with your theory on why companies should or should not have Performance
Appraisals.

To
support your theory additional research is needed. Find an academic article
(from a valid business source such as Forbes, Fortune, Bloomberg News, New York
Times, Wall Street Journal, etc.) that backs up your theory on whether
companies should or should not have performance appraisals. Once you locate the
article summarize the key points the author makes and explain why it coincides
with your points. This is a good exercise to test your research skills.

Requirements:

Microsoft
Word Document with APA formatting and 12 pt. font double spaced

Provide
a title page, minimum 3 pages of content and a separate reference page (include
the article noted above plus information from the Units and other credible
sources to support your views)

Cite
all your sources and include them in your Reference (APA format guidelines
under Course Information)

Each question
should be answered separately with two to three paragraphs of substantiate
data.

Important:
The purpose of this assignment is to measure the student’s understanding of the
lessons learned via class lectures, supporting documentations within the Units
and your own research. Cutting and pasting from a resource is not allowed. You
need to research a topic for full understanding and then present the
information in your own words. All information that is reworded or restated
still needs to be cited in accord with APA guidelines. Safe Assign may be used
to prevent plagiarism and to create opportunities to help students identify how
to properly attribute sources

Due by
11:59 p.m. Sunday evening

Performance
Management and Appraisals – the attached is just one of the many references to
help you understand the purposes of Performance Appraisals

Post MGT201
Final Exam Part 2 latest 2016 June

Question 1

5 out of 5 points

The OSHA “general duties clause” states that employers:

Question 2

5 out of 5 points

Recruitment is the process of ________.

Question 3

0 out of 5 points

When a performance appraisal process is valid, what does
that mean?

Question 4

0 out of 5 points

The best preventative method to reduce workplace violence is
to:

Question 5

5 out of 5 points

Which of the following is a type of specific training
provided by organizations?

Question 6

5 out of 5 points

Which of the following is a form of indirect compensation?

Question 7

5 out of 5 points

What are the challenges facing HRM in the 21st Century:

Question 8

5 out of 5 points

What is selection?

The process of choosing the best qualified applicant
recruited for a job

Question 9

5 out of 5 points

Which of the following is an example of a high-performance
work practice?

Question 10

0 out of 5 points

In which of the following traditional training methods are
employees made to work at different jobs in a particular area in order to get
exposure to a variety of tasks?

Question 11

5 out of 5 points

What is the law that governs federal minimum wage and
overtime rules?

Question 12

5 out of 5 points

_________ is mentally classifying a person into an affinity
group and then identifying the person as having the same assumed
characteristics as the group.

Question 13

5 out of 5 points

The employee right that says that each employee has the
right to be protected from harm to the best of the organization’s ability is
the right to:

Question 14

5 out of 5 points

Which of the following is NOT a step in successful
succession planning?

Question 15

5 out of 5 points

The goal of affirmative action is to _______.

Question 16

5 out of 5 points

The insurance program designed to provide medical treatment
and temporary payments to employees who cannot work because of an employment-related
injury or illness is:

Question 17

5 out of 5 points

Which employer-provided benefit is not mandatory?

Question 18

5 out of 5 points

What type of organization would be affected by Executive
Order 11246?

Question 19

5 out of 5 points

How do Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) assist HRM
and operational management in making decisions?

Question 20

5 out of 5 points

Which of the following identifies the tasks, duties, and
responsibilities for a particular job?