Category: Human relations

Formal Paper
For this assignment, you are required to write research paper.
Requirement: Using the terms, concepts, and theories learned in this course, write a 5 to 7 page (not including cover and reference page) research paper focusing on one topic that we have studied over the past seven weeks. I would like you to go into detail as to how this topic can be incorporated into the career that you intend to pursue after earning your degree. You should avoid writing in the first person (using the “I” statements). Your paper is required to be written in APA format. The Purdue O.W.L. can be a very useful resource.
Your essay will address these items:
A specific organizational item covered in the past seven weeks. Give examples using the terms and concepts in the readings, APUS Library, and/or from the weekly Discussions.
Save your paper in a Word document with your name included in the file name.
Submit your paper to the Assignment Link.
Paper Format:
A. Title Page – Include a title page formatted using APA style. Include the APA formatted Header.
B. Executive Summary (We use Executive Summaries in business, not Abstracts).
C. Introductory Paragraph – Include an introductory paragraph that includes your thesis sentence.
You should support your thesis with supporting paragraphs and a concluding paragraph, using APA style and section headings. Be sure to include theories, models, terms, concepts, and principles, with examples, learned throughout the course.
D. Reference Page – Include all sources on a Reference page formatted in APA style.
Five references are required with a minimum of three coming from the APUS Library. Wikipedia and other wikis are not allowed as sources. Online encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc. may be used, but will not count in fulfilling your required number of references.
Punctuation, grammar, and documentation count toward your grade. Attached to this assignment you will find a sample paper formatted in APA 7th Edition. Please use this as your guide.

Since 2020, you have been employed by Organization XYZ as a HR Specialist. In January of    2023, your past supervisor, Don, decided to retire. Therefore, as of February of 2023, you assumed the role of Human Resource Director. Although you and Don worked collaboratively together, over past 3 years, Don handled most decision making. Unfortunately, you were not heavily involved in strategic organization nor HR efforts. However, now is your time to shine.
While reviewing past information, strategies, and decisions, made by your retired counterpart, you learned that decision making, throughout the organization, had been based primarily upon quantitative data. Don, your retired colleague, had a background in statistics, in addition to HRM, thus his decision to use quantitative data did not surprise you. But, you notice that some major decisions were solely based upon quantitative data as opposed to qualitative data. Essentially, Don wanted to reduce costs by cutting down on time spent on certain activities. 
For example, in September of 2022, Don (with the approval of C-suite leadership) mandated that sales associates spend no longer than two hours, per quarter, with clients face to face.
Additionally, in November of 2022, Don (again approved by C-suite leadership) created a policy that limited customer service representatives to one 10-minute phone call, per consumer per quarter. All other concerns expressed by consumers needed to be addressed via email or could be made via telephone for a $25 per hour fee (incurred by the consumer). 
Explain the importance of utilizing metrics to make decisions.
Justify when qualitative versus quantitative data should be utilized. Then, explain      when a mixed methods approach should be utilized. 
Explain the issues associated with the above scenarios (i.e., making policies about    time spent with customers and clients) and propose how you would rectify these issues to make things better for employees, consumers, and the organization as a          whole.

Assignment Three: CEO Leadership Essay – Board Presentation
Imagine yourself as a CEO who is required to give an annual
presentation for the Board summarizing the current state of the organization
(achievements and challenges). This is your dream COMPANY or NONPROFIT – not
one that already exists. This is YOU as you imagine you would be as the CEO,
not a real existing CEO (unless you already are a CEO!). For your Board
Presentation, you are writing
an essay addressing the questions below:
·       
What is
the organization/company/nonprofit and what does it do? Include in the INTRODUCTION.
·       
What
was your leadership style? How did your personality and values contribute to
that style? How has your leadership style benefitted the organization?
·       
What
polices does your organization have in place to increase productivity and
reduce turnover?
·       
Describe
the organizational culture. How do you address diversity and inclusion?
·       
How did
you create an environment that motivated your employees?
·       
What
would you describe as your key achievement? The organization’s key achievement?
·       
What
was your biggest challenge as a leader? The organization’s biggest challenge?
Required:
·       
Use at least TEN of the theories and key ideas from our textbook.
·       
Include TWO visuals for the Board. These must be created by YOU and
can be anything that helps tell the story of your organization in the past
year. Things like graphs, tables, marketing material, word art, etc. all are
visuals.
·       
The essay must include an introduction, conclusion,
and references (use APA or MLA citation style). DO NOT simply answer the
questions. It must flow as if you are talking to the Board. Tell the story!
·       
Use realistic examples – be as creative as you like.
Submit at the end of Week 10 (11:59 PM on Sunday, June 2). Length
requirement is at least 3000 words.
**This is the culminating assignment for this class. It should
show me that you understand what we’ve covered and can apply it to organization
management. It should also demonstrate significant effort and attention to
detail. Don’t wait until the last minute to write the essay!**
I will provide you the link to the online textbook so you have access to the text as you MUST incorporate text examples and vocab into this essay assignment.  
Chapters to reference for in-use in essay: 1,3,4,5,6,12, 7,8,9,10, 11, 14, & 15.  

Make a post of 6-8 sentences, discussing vegetarianism, hunting, pets, or zoos (choose one of these to discuss).
What do you think Tom Regan would say about the topic? And, how does this relate to your own views (do you agree or disagree, and why)? If relevant, feel free to bring in your own experiences too.

Discuss how new technologies make it easier to learn. How do they facilitate transfer of training?  
PLEASE SEE ATTACHED FOR THE TEXT TO BE CITED FROM THE BOOK 

For this week’s Critical Reflection Writing Assignment, refer to Chapter 9?
After reading the article and viewing the video(s) below  do you below it is more difficult for women (regardless of sexual orientation) to ask for what they want sexually?  After reviewing Chapter 9 and viewing the videos below, do you believe that women’s sexual pleasure is considered secondary and less important? Do women internalize that they do not deserve to experience a sexual orgasm and that it is not physically possible?
Your Critical Reflection Writing Assignment should be a 1 page double space response no less than 250 words and completed by the due date, Friday, May 24th, 2024. 
TedTalk Video 1: In the Let’s Talk About Sex: The Reality of the Sexual Pleasure Disparity (between Men and Women), Grace Wetzel examines whether females can expect to experience sexual pleasure, is sexual pleasure something that they can request, and is female sexual depicted a as a chore?

TedTalk Video 2: Dr. Teesha Martin presents on the masturbation myths and the cultural attitudes that persist in how we view masturbation (autoeroticism) as not a legitimate form of sex- yet the form of sex in which women are  more likely to achieve orgasm.

OPTION ONE: Imagine that the story continues. How does Martha’s plan affect the world? How is her life affected by her plan? You must use at least two (2) quotations from “The Book of Martha” in your essay to support your argument. All references must follow MLA format guidelines.

Directions
For this assingment, you will develop the first section of a recruitment and retention package for management that will include the following:
Using Microsoft Excel, assemble the exit survey data into a graph that displays the most significant reasons for turnover and what employees liked about the role. Display the resulting graph and a brief description of the most significant reasons for turnover, as well as what employees liked about the role. Next, edit the Production Associate job description to help address the turnover reasons and strategies to attract a diverse talent pool. Then, draft a job advertisement (job posting) that not only attracts a diverse talent pool but also helps to address the positive and negative attributes of the role you observed from the exit survey data.
In Module Four, the second part of the project will include the following: Develop two interview questions that will be included in the screening process to help ensure a strong match. Finally, draft a memo to the department manager that identifies:
The reasons for turnover
New steps in onboarding and orientation
Allocation of the new steps
Impact of new steps in addressing turnover reasons or turnover challenges being addressed
Specifically, for this milestone, you must address the following rubric criteria:
Turnover Analysis: Analyze exit interview data to determine turnover reasons.
Create a graph to show the most significant reasons for turnover.
Job Description: Edit a job description to attract matched talent.
Address turnover reasons and strategies to attract a diverse talent.
Recruit Diverse Talent—Job Advertisement: Develop a job advertisement (job posting) to attract diverse talent and address the positive and negative attributes of the role.
Recruit Diverse Talent—Justification: Explain how your advertisement (job posting) will attract a diverse talent pool.
Describe how your advertisement (posting) highlights the positive and negative attributes of the role.

Using the FSCJ library website (refer to the library search directions below ), you will search for the peer-reviewed journal article “Working for free in the VIP: Relational work and the production of consent.” Once you find the article, you will download the PDF file, save it, and then submit the PDF file in Canvas.
After you have completed the first part of this assignment, you will search for three of your own peer-reviewed academic journal articles. Please use the library search directions below to make sure that the journal articles that you select for this assignment are “peer-reviewed” (meaning that the articles are published in an academic journal and reviewed by experts in the field). You can research any human services-related topic that interests you. Once you find three peer-reviewed journal articles, you will create your own short literature review by synthesizing the main findings in these articles using APA style guidelines and in-text citations. You will then create a reference list for all three articles.

1. Cover page 
2. Introduction: The introduction should begin with a statement of the topic and its relevance to the course. Could you explain the significance of the topic or problem and write about how you plan to discuss or resolve the issue (methodology)? 
3. Body: The body of your text should contain the main points from your research. Provide information about the topic so that the reader can further understand what is being discussed. 
4. Findings: Explain why your research has led you to believe certain things about your subject. How has your view changed from when you began the project? Tie everything you have been explaining into what you had stated in your introduction.
Include recommendations, solutions, or suggested courses of action based on what you find in your scholarly sources. This includes suggestions for improvements to reform or transform the labour issue (s) you are writing about. This should be based on what the authors of your research sources suggest. 
5. Discussion: End with a summary and a conclusion about the topic in question. What issues remain for this labour issue? 
a. You must provide a bibliography.
b. You must use APA format for your in-text citations and references. The document should be a Word doc. 
Topic- What do critical social science/equity studies know about McJobs? What is known about corporate power and worker well-being?
● 5-6 academic journal articles; roughly one per page
● Up to 2 other information sources (ie. Newspaper, blog, corporate website communication)