Module 3 – Case
PERFORMANCE/TALENT
MANAGEMENT; CHANGE MANAGEMENT—CONSULTING—OD
Assignment Overview
Read The King Company Background and Human Resource
Development to review information on the Company.
Case Assignment
Address the following questions in a well-integrated case
assignment. Bring in information from readings and research to help strengthen
and validate your response.
As an HR consultant, design a process you would follow to
analyze what changes are needed in HRD procedures, policies, and practices to
improve the development of employees. Discuss the process you would follow and
why you selected those process steps.
Be sure to bring in what you have learned from your change
management, internal consulting, and organizational development readings.
Provide private-sector employer examples of HRM programs,
systems, processes, and/or procedures as you address the assignment requirements.
Provide names of the employers. Use different employer examples in this course
than what have been used previously in your other papers and courses.
Bring in information from at least 4 sources from the
Trident Online Library to help strengthen and validate your discussion.
Paper length: 4-5 pages (not counting the cover and
reference pages).
Assignment Expectations
Your paper will be evaluated using the criteria as stated in
the Case rubric. The following is a review of the rubric criteria:
Assignment-Driven: Does the paper fully address all aspects
of the assignment? Is the assignment
addressed accurately and precisely using sound logic? Does the paper meet
minimum length requirements?
Critical Thinking: Does the paper demonstrate graduate-level
analysis, in which information derived from multiple sources, expert opinions,
and assumptions has been critically evaluated and synthesized in the
formulation of a logical set of conclusions? Does the paper address the topic
with sufficient depth of discussion and analysis?
Business Writing: Is the essay logical, well organized and
well written? Are the grammar, spelling, and vocabulary appropriate for
graduate-level work? Are section headings included? Are paraphrasing and
synthesis of concepts the primary means of responding, or is
justification/support instead conveyed through excessive use of direct
quotations?
Effective Use of Information: Does the submission
demonstrate that the student has read, understood, and can apply the background
materials for the module? If required, has the student demonstrated effective
research, as evidenced by student’s use of relevant and quality sources? Do
additional sources used provide strong support for conclusions drawn, and do
they help in shaping the overall paper?
Citing Sources: Does the student demonstrate understanding
of APA Style of referencing, by inclusion of proper citations (for paraphrased
text and direct quotations) as appropriate? Have all sources (e.g., references
used from the Background page, the assignment readings, and outside research)
been included, and are these properly cited? Have all sources cited in the
paper been included on the References page?
Timeliness: Has the assignment been submitted to TLC
(Trident’s learning management system) on or before the module’s due date?
Module 3 – SLP
PERFORMANCE/TALENT
MANAGEMENT; CHANGE MANAGEMENT—CONSULTING—OD
It is important for HRM professionals to keep up on the HRM
field. In this SLP assignment, you will be investigating an HRM practitioner
publication, TD (Talent Development) (found in the Trident Online Library). It
is the main publication of the Association for Talent Development (ATD)—a
well-known professional association dedicated to professionals in employee
training and development.
Select three articles published in this magazine within the
past three years—specifically addressing the following:
Article 1: What is
Talent Development and how does it relate to employee job performance and the
management of employee skills? What main points does the author (or authors)
make in Article 1? Do you agree? Why or why not?
Article 2: Select an
article focusing on talent development and change management. What main points does the author (or authors)
make in the second article you selected? Do you agree? Why or why not?
Article 3: Select an
article that discusses some aspect of organizational development. What main points does the author (or authors) make in the third article you
selected? Do you agree? Why or why not?
In your 3- to 4-page submission (not counting the cover page
or the References page), be sure to provide the citation to each magazine
article. Also include the three sources in the References section.
SLP Assignment Expectations
Your paper will be evaluated using the criteria as stated in
the SLP rubric. The following is a review of the rubric criteria:
Assignment-Driven: Does the paper fully address all aspects
of the assignment? Is the assignment addressed accurately and precisely using
sound logic? Does the paper meet minimum length requirements?
Critical Thinking: Does the paper demonstrate graduate-level
analysis, in which information derived from multiple sources, expert opinions,
and assumptions has been critically evaluated and synthesized in the
formulation of a logical set of conclusions? Does the paper address the topic
with sufficient depth of discussion and analysis?
Business Writing: Is the essay logical, well organized, and
well written? Are the grammar, spelling, and vocabulary appropriate for
graduate-level work? Are section headings included? Are paraphrasing and
synthesis of concepts the primary means of responding, or is
justification/support instead conveyed through excessive use of direct
quotations?
Effective Use of Information: Does the submission
demonstrate that the student has read, understood and can apply the background
materials for the module? If required, has the student demonstrated effective
research, as evidenced by student’s use of relevant and quality sources? Do
additional sources used provide strong support for conclusions drawn, and do
they help in shaping the overall paper?
Citing Sources: Does the student demonstrate understanding
of APA Style of referencing, by inclusion of proper citations (for paraphrased
text and direct quotations) as appropriate? Have all sources (e.g., references
used from the Background page, the assignment readings, and outside research)
been included, and are these properly cited? Have all sources cited in the
paper been included on the References page?
Timeliness: Has the assignment been submitted to TLC
(Trident’s learning management system) on or before the module’s due date?
