WEEK 1 and 2 DISCUSSION POST

/in /by

Why We Hate HR

Read the articles Why We Hate HR (Links to an external site.) and Reasons Why Employees Hate HR (Links to an external site.). Address three out of the five following questions:

  • Is there more to HR than its predecessor, PA? Discuss the arguments for and against this notion.
  • Based on your experience, to what extent do you agree or disagree with Hammonds’ arguments and why?
  • In your opinion, who is responsible for HR not reaching its full potential in general? Who is responsible for HR not reaching its full potential in your organization (if applicable)?
  • Based on what you have learned so far, how can HR act as a strategic business partner in general? How can HR act as a strategic partner in your organization?
  • After reading both articles, do you think your employer should increase, decrease or outsource HR roles and functions and why?

Use at least one additional scholarly source and provide the link within the body of your initial post to further support your analysis. For assistance with finding sources, refer to the Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) document.

EEOC Violations

Read “Selected List of Pending and Resolved Cases Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA).” (Links to an external site.) Select two case studies and present a defense strategy as if you were the HR representative for the company that potentially violated EEOC guidelines. Try to explain why the company may be in compliance, or defend the company in lieu of a potential lawsuit. In order to provide a thorough analysis, please use at least two other sources in addition to the official EEOC (Links to an external site.) website.

Recruiting

List at least three jobs and research the organizations’ recruiting practices. The jobs could be positions you have held or of those you want to hold. In your post, address the following questions:

  • How were you recruited for each position (or how is the typical employee recruited)?
  • From the organization’s perspective, what are the pros and cons of recruiting through these methods?

Your initial post should include at least two outside sources to support your response

Selection and Staffing

Some organizations set up a selection process that is long and complex. In some people’s opinion, this kind of selection process is not only more valid but also has symbolic value. In your post, address the following questions:

  • What can the use of a long complex selection process symbolize to job seekers?
  • How do you think this would affect the organization’s ability to attract the best employees?

Your initial post should include at least two outside sources to support your response.

Did Jim and Laura Buy a Car, business and finance homework help

/in /by

HINT: See Chapters 10-14 of the text to help understand some of the legal issues covered in this assignment.

Jim and Laura Buyer visit the local car dealership because they are interested in buying a new car. The car they currently have is aging and is starting to have mechanical problems. Jim and Laura would share the new car, and use it to go back and forth to work and school. Before going to the dealership, Jim and Laura decide that they can only afford $400.00 a month in car payments.

Once at the car dealership, Jim and Laura meet Stan Salesman. Stan shows them several vehicles and Jim and Laura test-drive several of the cars. Jim and Laura particularly like the blue 4-door sedan.  Therefore, they agree to give Stan Salesman a $100.00 deposit to hold the car for a day. Stan Salesman does not give them the receipt but guarantees that the $100.00 is refundable. No documents were signed. 

The next day, Stan Salesman calls Jim and Laura to ask them when they would like to take delivery of the car. Jim and Laura, on the way home from the dealership, decided that they were not going to buy the car because they did not want to spend that money each month. Therefore, Jim and Laura tell Stan salesman that they have decided not to buy the car and request their $100.00 deposit back.

Stan insists that the $100.00 was a deposit on the car and was meant to be part of the contract to buy the car. Stan is very persistent and insistent that Jim and Laura have contracted to buy the car; therefore, the $100.00 will be applied to the purchase price of the car. Jim and Laura are shocked and angry as not only do they not want to spend the money, but now feel as though they are being duped by Stan Salesman. 

Jim and Laura have an appointment to see a lawyer in a few days, but know you are a student taking a business law class and come to you for advice. They are very frazzled, and understandably upset that they may have just purchased a car. Since you have been taking business law, you have read and understand the elements of a contract and the defenses to a contract. Therefore, although you are not a lawyer, you provide some basic advice from what you’ve learned in your business law class.

In three to five (3-5) pages, advise Jim and Laura based on the above facts as presented, the material provided in the text, and material covered in the lecture. In your paper, be sure to address the following:

  1. Define the elements of a legal contract using examples from the scenario where applicable.
  2. Decide whether or not there was a contract for the purchase of the automobile. 
  3. Identify the facts from the scenario which support your decision on whether or not a contract exists for the purchase of the automobile. 
  4. Use at least two (2) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as quality academic resources.
  5. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
    • Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
    • 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 is not included in the required page length.
    • Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Click here for the grading rubric.

Writing the Compensation and Benefits Paper, management homework help

/in /by

Writing the Compensation and Benefits Paper******* The company you have to write about is AMAZON!!!!!!^^^Each section must be labeled and answered in full in complete paragraph form***Paragraphs must consist of at least 5 complete sentences****Graduate level work required****Plagiarism report MUST be attached*****


This essay must reflect what is considered the current “state of
the art” systems, reflecting both academic and professional (practical)
orientations. The Final Paper must be 8-10 double-spaced pages (not
including the title and reference pages) and be formatted according to
APA style guidelines. This paper may be written in first person. This
Final Paper should review the available research, discuss the
implications of that research for the topic area, and provide
conclusions. The paper should be organized into the following areas (use
section headings to organize your key points):

  1. Introduction: The area of research should be described
    and the purpose of the research. That is, describe the topic area in
    terms of (a) its relationship to the topic and (b) what you want to be
    able to contribute to the training literature by writing this paper.
    Your introduction must include a succinct thesis statement.
  2. Review of the literature: Students must provide a brief
    historical view of the organization and assess the company’s current
    challenges. This review will include an examination of other
    organizations with similar situations, including the strategies used to
    address their issues. Students need to explore theories and strategies
    that could address the situation. Identify any areas that may have not
    been addressed in the literature used for review. 
  3. Implications: Assess any implications. Organize the
    implications of the literature in a manner that logically builds the
    case for your recommendations. For each of your implications be sure to
    reference the literature related to that implication. Be sure to
    indicate whether the implication is one that has already been made in
    the literature or if this is one that is original to you through your
    own analysis. 
  4. Recommendations: Based on the research, students must
    make recommendations for a comprehensive solution to the problem. This
    is where you tie all the pieces together. Make sure your recommendations
    are organized in a logical order that synthesizes your major points
    relative to the purpose of your paper. Be sure that your recommendations
    are justified and have credible support. Inspire your audience to think
    about the practical application of your topic. Remember, this is the
    last thing you are leaving with your reader so make the context of your
    message clear, communicate the impact of your topic, and leave a lasting
    impression.
  5. Conclusion: Be sure your conclusion summarizes your paper and explains how you have addressed the thesis statement.  

Your paper should include:

  • Must include a title page according to APA style.
  • Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement.
  • Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought and analysis.
  • Must include section headings to organize your key points clearly.
  • Must include citations to references that support the assertions made and facts presented in the paper.
  • Must conclude a conclusion paragraph that ties directly back to your thesis statement.
  • Must use APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide to document all sources.
  • Must include, on the final page, a reference list that
    is completed according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA
    style guide.
  • 5 scholarly sources are REQUIRED!!!!

Writing a blog

/in /by

Hi,

I need assistance again, please. I have attached 2 files from Jared Diamond. Fagan is the textbook and I will add him as a reference. Thank you so much. Hope, you had a great Christmas and New Year.

NeolithicRevolution.jpg

Imagine you are preparing a blog post to accompany the Neolithic Revolution comic on the subject of the transition to agriculture. Your readings from Diamond and Fagan present two different perspectives on the Neolithic revolution:

1) The first position is that, while there were some problems caused by agriculture, the shift to agriculture was a highly positive development for society.

2) The second position is that the shift to agriculture was a terrible thing for humanity and that humans led better lives as hunter-gatherers.

This comic is written from the first position; the Neolithic Revolution is seen as very positive in its effects. But the “Disclaimer” section at the bottom is closer to the second, more negative, position.

Choose one of these two positions (positive or negative) on the value and effects of agriculture and the Neolithic way of life. Write a blog post to go along with the comic using information from the lectures, videos, and readings from this module. Your blog post should take one of these two positions. State the position, and present an argument, which is an attempt to convince someone of something, by giving reasons that support your position. Present evidence from course materials, and refer to specific parts of the cartoon. It should be obvious that you have done this. Defend your position from blog readers who may support the opposing position. Your post should be 300 to 400 words in length. Pay careful attention to the grading rubric and make sure you use evidence from both Fagan and the article written by Diamond.

Grading Rubric

Item

Maximum Points

Argument: clarity of position

5

Evidence 1: use of evidence from Fagan

5

Evidence 2: use of evidence from Diamond

5

Analysis: use and understanding of different parts of the cartoon to support the chosen position (argument)

10

Effectiveness: clarity and persuasiveness of overall argument

10

Writing: grammar, spelling, general good use of the English language

5

Quality Improvement Using a Social Marketing Approach

/in /by

Social marketing (not to be confused with social media marketing) is a process that utilizes marketing principles and techniques to influence the target audience to adopt positive voluntary behavioral changes.

For this assignment, you will be looking at aspects of social marketing in greater depth to draw connections between this approach and continuous quality improvement in health care. Identify an aspect of patient care in need of quality improvement and error reduction at the health care facility where you work or at one with which you are familiar (e.g., medical error reduction, surgical error reduction, appropriate utilization, pharmaceutical accuracy).

Create a 10-12 slide PowerPoint presentation (not including a reference slide), with detailed speaker notes, that addresses the following components of your social marketing approach to continuous quality improvement (CQI):

  1. Describe the problem and present your proposal for a quality-improvement-based solution.
  2. Conduct a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis on your proposal for improvement.
  3. Describe the target audience whose behavior you are aiming to positively influence. Be specific.
  4. Present specific objectives and goals you would like to achieve. Draw connections between the implementation of quality improvement strategies and error reduction.
  5. Identify factors surrounding the implementation of your improvement proposal that could positively or negatively sway the target audience’s behavior. These could be motivating reasons for the target audience to adopt your recommendations or potential barriers to implementation that may discourage or dissuade them from complying.
  6. Describe how you intend to strategically market your proposal to the target audience.
  7. Describe how you plan to monitor and evaluate the success of your quality improvement strategies.
  8. Describe what type of financial backing you will need in order to implement your proposal and any budgetary restraints that could present an obstacle to the execution of your improvement strategies.
  9. Present an implementation plan to put your proposal into action.

Cite at least three references

3 part assignment including Prepare a network schedule and comparison

/in /by

Unit 9 Individual Assignment


Schedule Compression and Resource Leveling (100 points)

This assignment consists of 3 parts: questions about resourcing projects, schedule development and compression, and resource leveling.

Part 1 Questions (20 points)

Provide responses to the following questions

1. What is the purpose of a staffing management plan? What does it address?

2. Whom should the project manager consult when performing resource leveling?

3. Describe the two primary techniques for compressing a schedule?

4. When crashing a project schedule, describe the two criteria that are considered when considering which activities will be sped up.

Part 2 Project network/schedule -scheduling and compressing a schedule (30 points)

You’ve been asked to manage a project that includes conducting a two-week (10 working days) computer training class. Using the information in Table below, complete the following:

Activity

Immediate Predecessor

Normal Time (days)

Normal Cost

Crashed Time (days)

Crashed Cost

A – Obtain Instructor

None

7

$500

4

$800

B – Locate Room

A

3

$200

2

$350

C – Check Coats

None

6

$500

4

$900

D – Room Open?

C

3

$200

1

$500

E – Schedule Class

B and D

2

$300

1

$350

Prepare a network schedule showing:

  1. Early Starts (ES) for all activities
  2. Late Starts (LS) for all activities
  3. Slacks for all activities
  4. Critical path and its length
  5. Non-critical paths and their length

Schedule Compression:

  1. What is the crash cost per day for each activity?
  2. Which activities should be crashed to meet a project deadline of 10 days with a minimum cost? You may assume that you can partially crash an activity.
  3. What is the new cost after crashing the project?
  4. Fully crash the project to its minimum duration. Prepare a table that shows (for each day the project length is reduced) the project duration, the activities that are crashed, the incremental crash cost, and the total crash cost.

Part 3 Resource Leveling (40 points)

Using the data below

Activity ID

Activity

Immediate Predecessor

Duration in days

Resource

Work Hours per Day

A

Evaluate freezers

2

Alcides

6

B

Chart temperatures

6

Joan

4

C

Review service record

2

Alcides

D

Consult with HVAC engineer

A, B, C

3

Alcides

E

Develop construction plan

D

10

Joan

F

Complete IC assignment

E

2

Alcides

G

Complete ROI analysis

E

5

Joan

H

Conduct regulatory review

E

4

Joan

I

Obtain construction approval

F, G, H

2

Alcides

a. Create a project schedule in MS Excel ensuring that it reflects the predecessor/successor relationships identified in the table.

b. How long will it take to complete the project?

c. Joan and Alcides are not fully dedicated to the project. Joan is only available for 4 hours each day, and Alcides is available for 6 hours per day. The original estimated duration (in 8-hour days) results in over-allocation of Joan and Alcides. Prepare a resource-leveled project schedule in MS Excel. How long will it take to complete the project in a resource-leveled environment?

Mechanics (10 points)

Part 1 responses should be presented in a question-response format. Use Arial font with 11 point. There is no word limit.

Part 2 Use MS Excel (MS Project is not acceptable) to create the network (AON) diagram. Include a legend to identify contents of the node. Remaining responses for schedule compression should use the question-response format.

Part 3 Use MS Excel (MS Project is not acceptable) to create the schedule. Remaining responses for resource leveling should use the question-response format.

It is expected that each part of this assignment have excellent mechanics (presentation, grammar and spelling) and exhibit the quality of work capable of a group of graduate students and working professionals. All sections of the document submitted must be readable at 100% magnification.

Your Instructor will use Turn-it-in to ensure your paper is authentic work. To avoid plagiarism, see the course home page for more information and use the Purdue Online Writing Lab to learn how to paraphrase, summarize and cite the references you use in all academic writing assignments.

Describe two (2) examples of how either black slaves or white abolitionists used literature or the visual arts as a form of protest against slavery. Social science homework help

/in /by

“Intrusions in Asia; Opera and Society and a Dilemma”                    150 words     

Please respond to one (1) of the following, using sources under the Explore heading as the basis of your response:

  • Describe two (2) examples of how either black slaves or white abolitionists used literature or the visual arts as a form of protest against slavery. Briefly, compare this to a modern example of art used for social protest.
  • Describe the key motives involved in the increased presence of Westerners in India, China, and Japan in the 1700s and 1800s. Identify the key factors that led to Britain’s successful imposition of its presence and trade policies on China, despite communications like those from Emperor Ch’ien-lung (i.e., Qianlong) and Commissioner Lin Zexu (i.e., Lin Tse-hsu). Argue for or against the British policies regarding China in the 1800s, using analogies from our own modern times.
  • Read, listen to, and watch the sources for the opera composers at the Websites below and in this week’s Music Folder. Describe the major influences that Verdi, Wagner, or Puccini exerted upon opera in terms of making it more innovative, realistic, and even controversial. Next, consider Wagner and this dilemma: Wagner’s brilliance is clear because his works remain some of the most popular and admired productions in our own time. Yet, he was a blatantly antisemitic and held notions of racial purity, traits that have stained his artistic legacy. (This was compounded by the later celebration of Wagner’s music by Hitler and the Nazis). New York Times writer Anthony Tommasini wrote of Wagner in 2005: “How did such sublime music come from such a warped man? Maybe art really does have the power to ferret out the best in us.” So, consider the issue of whether we should or can separate the artist from the art, whether we can appreciate the art but reject the artist. Or whether we should reject both the person and his or her art. Briefly, identify one (1) modern musician or artist where this dilemma arises.

Explore:

American Dilemma–Slavery – The Art & Literature of Protest

 Intrusions in Asia


Opera and Society

Parenting style

/in /by

Human Development Personal Response Paper

Assignment Instructions:

In this personal response paper, you will explore how you were parented in terms of the four parenting styles discussed in your text on pages 253-256 (LO 6.16: Parenting Styles). If you find you need more sources for clarification, please contact me. Please DO NOT seek out or use any outside sources unless I give you permission to do so. More specifically, you will discuss the parenting style you received from your primary caregiver (the person who was most responsible for raising you) during your childhood and how receiving this parenting style may (or may not) have affected you.

ONLY pick ONE person, even if you were raised by more than one.

ONLY pick one style to discuss and examples of it, even if seemed to vary.

To help you be successful, I have a very specific format I want you to follow for this paper. Here is what I want you to do:

Paragraph 1: The first paragraph should introduce what you will be talking about in the paper. (In this paragraph you should state who it is you will be talking about and their relationship to you. You should also state whichparenting style was primarily used.)

Paragraph 2 (or more): Give the definition of the style. [If you use your own words, you must be absolutely sure that all of them are your own AND you still must reference the material (1) in-text (meaning in the body of the paragraph) and (2) provide the full citation at the end of your paper in the reference section. When you use all your own words, you do NOT need to use quotation marks or provide a page number. If you have trouble using your own words and/or need to quote, (1) use quotation marks, (2) provide the reference in-text, (3) provide the full citation at the end in the reference section, and (4) provide a page number. By the way, changing the order of some words or substituting some words for others DOES NOT count as your own words and are considered plagiarism. In such a case, you should quote it and note it! If you need help with this, please ask.]

After or in combination with defining the style (depending on how you organize it), you need to then describe how the parenting style that you received during your childhood or adolescence fits in with the definition of this particular style. Give examples of how this particular parenting style was used. (If your parent seemed to switch styles or use multiple styles, please pick only this one to discuss.) In terms of organization, the best way is often to have one paragraph defining the style by itself, then one or more paragraphs where aspects of the definition are exemplified.

Be careful how you organize this part. Organize your paragraphs well. Be sure you show you understand the elements of this style well by how you discuss and give examples of it in action.

Paragraph 3 (or more): Discuss specifically why you think this person primarily used this type of parenting style. This means you should pick one or more possible reasons and then describe how you know they played a role by using examples or demonstrating your thoughtfulness on the topic. (For example, you may consider culture, era parent was raised in or cohort, the way your parent was parented, etc.) If you have several potential reasons, you may do best to discuss each in its own paragraph.

Paragraph 4 (or more):Briefly assess the effectiveness of this parenting style for you (not children in general). Discuss the impact of this parenting style on how you are today (as an adult or a late adolescent). Again, you should not talk about children in general here; talk about yourself. You may wish to consider how you will parent your future children or how you have parented the children you currently have. Look at the effects discussed in the text if you need ideas about what you might consider for outcomes (but you do not have to address these). If you do use material from the text here, be sure you cite it in APA style.

Note: Do not use outside sources for this paper. This includes any other outside source (websites, other texts, articles). If you do not understand the parenting styles well from what you read in the text, please contact me. I am happy to help you! I can also approve an outside source if you feel you just have to cite one.

General formatting instructions:

1) Although this paper uses APA style for citing, you do not need to use APA style for formatting a research paper (as this isn’t a research paper). For example, you do not need a running head and other things that are NOT included below.

2) Title Page: Create a title page. The title page will include an appropriate title, your name, date and a final word count.

3) Formatting: The paper should be double-spaced in an easy-to-read 12-point font (like Times New Roman) with 1-inch margins on the sides and at the top and bottom. Do not use any bold text in the body of the paper. (If you wish to emphasize a word or phrase, use italics.) Do not add extra spacing between paragraphs. (Sometimes students do this to show they are starting a new paragraph, but the way you should do this is by indenting new paragraphs. As such, spacing should be uniform and entirely double-spaced.)

4) Word Count: The paper should be a maximum of 2000 words (including title page and references). (Most students write about three and a halfto four double-spaced pages. This would not include the title page or references section.) When you are typing a document in a Word program, you can check your word count by going to Tools on the menu bar and then clicking on “word count.” Please do not forget to tell me your word count on your title page. Going over the word count will result in a reduction of points. Having fewer words if fine so long as you cover the material very well.

5) Style: Since this paper is a personal response, you will have to use the first person (“I”, “my family,” etc.).

6) Late papers: Late paperswill NOT normally be accepted. To avoid a problem the day the paper is due, you should submit it 24-hours early like usual.

7) Citing: You must also properly use APA style referencing. Everyone will have to reference the information you obtained from your textbook in your paper since you did not come up with these styles yourself. Please be sure you reference in–text (meaning in the body of the paragraphs) and at the end in a “References” section (which, by the way, is its own page at the end of the paper). If you get stuck, please ask! I would be happy to help you.If you do not do this, you will earn an F on the paper, perhaps an F in the course, and be reported from plagiarism (which may become part of your academic record). Please see more on academic dishonesty in your syllabus and in the Week 1 folder where you learned these expectations.

8) Grading: You will be graded on a few different dimensions:

a. Thoughtfulness. To do well in this area, you must show that you spent time considering the topic and formulating your responses. Here I am looking for some creativity; did you put some thought into coming up with excellent examples or did you simply make something simple up to get the paper done?

b. Appropriateness. To perform at your best in this dimension, your paper should address the assignment. In other words, did you do what the assignment asked you to do? You should remain on topic and discuss only what is relevant to the topic in your paper.

c. Organization. To achieve high marks in this area, your paper must be easy to follow; it should “flow,” using transitions appropriately. You should use clearly defined paragraphs and complete sentences. Your paragraphs should follow the format I have outlined above. You should use APA referencing.

d. Clarity. Your paper must be clearly expressed, grammatically correct, properly spelled, and readable. (In other words, I shouldn’t be sitting there trying figure out what you mean!)

9) Turning it in:You will submit it by uploading it into Canvasvia the plagiarism server Turn It In.

Critique of a quantitative review

/in /by

Critique a quantitative study for design elements and study validity. Use the guidelines for critiquing design elements and study validity, Box 10.1 of your textbook. Read the Introduction and Methods section of the assigned quantitative article (refer to the entirety of the article as needed) and write a paper (no more than 3-5 pages) evaluating the article for critical elements for design and validity. The article may also be found in the Tookit accompanying the Resource Manual. Be sure to read carefully, and pay attention to grammar, sentence structure, and APA guidelines. Be sure to refer to the Rubric used to grade this assignment.

Teresi, J., Ramirez, M., Ellis, J., Silver, S., Boratgis, G., Kong, J.,…Lachs, M. (2013). A staff intervention targeting (Links to an external site.)
resident-to-resident elder mistreatment (R-REM) in long-term care increased staff knowledge, recognition and (Links to an external site.)

reporting: Results from a cluster randomized trial. (Links to an external site.) International Journal of Nursing Studies, 50, 644-656.

Complete Leadership Unit 1 Discussion (TRIDENT)

/in /by

For the Case DISCUSSION you will be doing some serious reflection about your own leadership development and those you work with. But for the discussion forum, try to have some fun.

Based on what you’ve read about emotional intelligence (EQ), try to diagnose some characters from your favorite TV show. What aspects of EQ from the readings are these characters high or low in? If you are not sure what show to use, I highly recommend the show Silicon Valley as the entire premise of the show revolves around a group of people with low EQ who are suddenly thrust into leadership of a multimillion dollar start-up company. Big Bang Theory should also be a ripe target for your diagnosis. This first post should be within the first few days of the module. Be specific with respect to which component of EQ these characters are high or low in.

Also, make note of interactions in your everyday life. If you experience any awkward situations with coworkers, friends, staff at a restaurant or store, etc., try to explain it in terms of the person’s EQ. Share your experience with a high or low EQ person sometime during the second week of the module.