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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:

    1. 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.
    2. 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.
    3. 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.
    4. 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.
    5. 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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