What assignments from this course aligned with your
profession? How can the lessons you have learned positively affect your career
success (now or in the future)? Be specific, and discuss how these lessons will
enhance your career and workplace success.

Optional: On average, over 80% of a CEO’s pay is connected
to stock price, and thus, if the company does well, the CEO gets rewarded
handsomely. In addition, some entrepreneur CEOs risk their family’s livelihood
and invest all their personal savings to start a company. They work twice as
many hours a week as most American workers, and they provide motivation for new
entrants into the market that there can be a major payoff. But is this payoff
too high? Are American CEOs paid too much? Why, or why not?

Unit Assignments

Unit I Assignment

HR Mission Statement

By now, from your textbook readings and lesson, you should
have a firm grasp on the different types of human resource values and
strategies that are commonplace in the workforce. From this information (this
is a two-part assignment):

Part One:

A. Create and briefly describe a fictional large company of
your choice. This is your company and it should preferably be in your current
or desired future industry. This company and the HR mission statement you create
will be used as a foundation for future assignments in this course.

B. Compare and contrast the three Sample Mission Statements
below. Evaluate them for overall effectiveness addressing what is strong, weak,
effective, or ineffective and state your reasons.

Sample 1: Human Resources Mission Statement

Our mission is to treat each person as a valued customer
while contributing positively to the bottom line of [Company

Name] through comprehensive programming that displays a
thorough understanding of all aspects of the human resources profession,
including proactive involvement in areas of legal compliance and service that
displays an enthusiastic interest in the lives of others. We will continually
develop our own repertoire of skills and maintain a balance between our
personal and professional lives.

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Sample 2: Human Resources Mission Statement

The mission of [Company Name] is dedication to the highest
quality of customer service delivered with a sense of warmth, friendliness,
individual pride, and company spirit. To Our Employees We are committed to
provide our employees a stable work environment with equal opportunity for
learning and personal growth. Creativity and innovation are encouraged for improving
the effectiveness of [the company]. Above all, employees will be provided the
same concern, respect, and caring attitude within the organization that they
are expected to share externally with every [company] customer.

Sample 3: Human Resources Mission Statement

It is the mission of the human resources department to
provide the following quality services to the employees of

[Company Name]:

? recruitment of qualified individuals;

? retention of valuable employees;

? training, development, and education to
promote individual success and increase overall value to the organization;

? a safe and healthful working
environment;

? inspiration and encouragement for a
high level of employee morale through recognition, effective communication, and
constant feedback; and ? resources for administering benefits,
policies, and procedures.

These services are achieved through a teamwork philosophy
that is inspired through effective organizational skills, proactive efforts,
and maintaining a balance between professionalism and the ability to have fun!

Part Two:

Use your analysis to write your own HR mission statement for
your fictional company. Consider the following questions when evaluating and
formulating your mission statement. Keep in mind that good mission statements
are short, clear, concise, & brief hard-hitting comments on your mission.

? Why does your HR function exist? What
do you want for your customers and how can HR provide that?

? Who are your customers and what can you
do for them that will enrich their lives and contribute to their
success, both present and future?

? What image of your function do you want
to convey internally and externally? Customers, employees and the public
will all have perceptions of your company. How will HR help create the desired
picture?

? What level of service do you provide to
employees and the company? Don’t be vague; define what will make your service
extraordinary.

? What kind of relationships will your HR
function maintain with customers? Every company function is in partnership
with its customers. When you succeed, so do they.

? What underlying philosophies or values
guided your responses to the previous questions? Some mission statements
choose to list these separately (as core values or vision). Writing them down
clarifies the “why” behind your mission.

? Does your HR function’s mission
statement describe and support what your company will do and why it will do it (the
company’s core values)?

There is a minimum requirement of 500 words for this
assignment. The paper must be in APA format (See pages 13 – 15 in the CSU
Citation Guide). Any sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced;
paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations in APA format.
Information about accessing the grading rubric for this assignment is provided
below.

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Unit II Case Study

Locate a recent court case, lawsuit, or an article
addressing a court case or lawsuit involving discrimination in the selection
criteria and methods used for hiring or a promotion. Write a paper of at least
500 words in length about the selected manuscript. You are required to use at
least your textbook and a court case as source material for your paper. Be sure
to include the following information in your paper:

? Provide a brief description of the
selected manuscript.

? Identify the selection criteria and
methods, and discuss how they relate to the needs of the organization in the case.

? Include an analysis of the criteria
and methods used for selecting the employee in the manuscript.

? Include a discussion of the legal and
ethical issues related to equal employment opportunity as they pertain to the employment
selection process in this manuscript.

? What impact will this court
case, lawsuit, or article have on HR management?

? All sources used, including the
textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying
citations in APA format.

Information about accessing the grading rubric for this
assignment is provided below.

Unit III Assignment

Succession Planning Procedure

In a minimum of 500 words, document a succession plan for an
employee (e.g., IT Developer, Maintenance Crew, Training Specialist, CEO) of
your chosen firm. What concepts are crucial when recruiting team members? Be
sure to address the following questions in your response:

1. What are the critical knowledge, skills, and abilities
(KSAs) of that position?

2. Will you select, train, or both for these KSAs?

3. How will you ensure your selected successor does not
leave the firm?

4. What succession planning process will you use?

Follow the steps above in chronological order. Any sources
used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted
material must have accompanying citations in APA format. Information about
accessing the grading rubric for this assignment is provided below.

Unit IV Article
Critique

Use the CSU Online Library to locate and review a scholarly
article found in a peer-reviewed journal related to HR recruiting, unions,
labor relations, or international human resources management. There is a
minimum requirement of 500 words for the article critique.

? Format your critique in APA style.

? Begin with an introduction that defines
the subject of your critique and your point of view. You will first need to identify
and explain the author’s ideas. Include specific passages that support your
description of the author’s point of view.

? Take into consideration how you would
approach a recruiting program for your company based on the author’s ideas
on the subject matter.

? What challenges would you face if your
company were a global conglomerate?

? Defend your point of view by
raising specific issues or aspects of the argument. Offer your own opinion.
Explain what you think about the argument. Describe several points with which
you agree or disagree.

? Explain how the passages support your
opinion.

? Conclude your critique by
summarizing your argument and re-emphasizing your opinion.

? For each of the points you mention,
include specific passages from the text (you may summarize, quote, or paraphrase,
being sure to include proper in-text citations) that provide evidence for your
point of view. Information about accessing the grading rubric for this
assignment is provided below.

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Unit V Article
Critique

Use the CSU Online Library to locate and review a scholarly
article found in a peer-reviewed journal related to HR selection methods,
analyzing work, designing jobs, or HR planning. In peer-reviewed journals, the
articles were reviewed by other professionals in the field to ensure the
accuracy and quality of the articles, which is ideal when writing an article critique.

Research tip: When researching using the databases, you can
limit your search to only peer-reviewed articles. To do this, look for the
phrase “limit results,” and select “peer-reviewed articles.”

Once you have selected your article, follow the below
criteria:

? There is a minimum requirement of 500
words for the article critique.

? Write a summary of the article. This
should be one to three paragraphs in length, depending on the length of the article.
Include the purpose for the article, how research was conducted, the results,
and other pertinent information from the article.

? Identify the selection criteria and
methods and how they relate to hiring at the organization in the article.

? Discuss the meaning or implication of
the results of the study that the article covers. This should be one to two paragraphs.
This is where you offer your opinion on the article. Discuss any flaws with the
article, how you think it could have been better, and what you think it all
means.

? Write one paragraph discussing how the
author could expand on the results, what the information means in the big
picture, what future research should focus on, or how future research could
move the topic forward. Discuss how knowledge in the area could be expanded.

Any sources used, including the textbook and the article,
must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying
citations in APA format. Information about accessing the grading rubric for this
assignment is provided below.

Unit VI Assignment

There are several standardized training events in large
organizations that are required annually or biannually. One of these is often
sexual harassment. For this assignment, write a training plan for all employees
in your firm to educate and develop their awareness of sexual harassment and
understanding of legal and organizational policies. Be sure to include training
aspects of planning, design, implementation, and evaluation.

This plan should be in narrative form with a minimum
requirement of 500 words. Discuss the following guidelines to complete your
plan.

? Planning: Should all employees be
trained at once? If not, who should be trained first? What are the anticipated outcomes
or terminal learning objectives of the training?

? Design: In what format should the
training be given, and why? What modalities will be used for employees on multiple
shifts or in multiple locations? What are the core elements of the training
that will align with the learning objectives?

? Implementation: Who will lead the
training, and how will it be implemented? Will you be training for knowledge or
behavior change? How will you conduct the actual training to account for
knowledge and/or behavioral change?

? Evaluation: How will you know if
the training was successful? What measures will you use to know if employees

1) learned from the training, 2) behaved differently after
the training, and 3) the training has a bottom line impact to the firm?

Any sources used, including the textbook, must be
referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations in
APA format. Information about accessing the grading rubric for this assignment
is provided below.

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Unit VII Assignment

Safety Policies

Recall your chosen firm and industry you have been using
throughout the course. For this assignment, you will identify the top three
major safety and health issues in your firm, and write a policy on each,
consistent with Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
standards. There is a minimum requirement of 300 words for each of the three
job policies.

Each of the five domains of OSHA must be considered when
writing these three policies:

1. Hazard communication: How will you notify people of
potentially dangerous or unhealthy work conditions?

2. Blood-borne pathogens: How will you protect employees
from blood-borne pathogens such as AIDS?

3. Personal protective equipment (PPE): What equipment or
tools will your employees in this job require to work safely?

4. Cumulative trauma disorders (CTDs): How will you prevent
CTDs that come from repetitive movement (e.g., carpel tunnel syndrome)?

5. Work assignments: How will you handle potentially
dangerous work assignments, especially to protect unborn babies?

NOTE: This is a three-part assignment. All three of the
policies (300 words each) you write should go on one document. This one
document is what will be uploaded to Blackboard. Any sources used, including
the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying
citations in APA format. Information about accessing the grading rubric for
this assignment is provided below.

Unit VIII Assignment

Compensation Purpose and Strategy Document

The purpose of this assignment is to choose a compensation
philosophy that is appropriate for your chosen firm and articulate a rationale
for this selection.

There are two aspects to this assignment. First, describe
the risks and benefits with leading, meeting, and lagging the market in overall
compensation and benefits. Next, choose the appropriate strategy (lead, meet,
or lag) for your firm, and provide rationale about why this is appropriate.

There is a minimum requirement of 500 words for the
compensation purpose and strategy document.

Consider some of the following factors in your assignment:

1. Payroll expenses are usually the highest expense at most
firms. If you lead the market, this expense can be taxing.

2. If you are pursuing top talent in human capital rich
industries (e.g., software engineering), lagging the market may keep you from
competing for market share against your competitors.

3. If you meet the market, paying average will generally not
attract top talent, and in addition, you will not have the labor-cost savings
of a lag-the-market strategy. Any sources used, including the textbook, must be
referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations in
APA format.

Information about accessing the grading rubric for this
assignment is provided below