HRM300 Complete Class (All DQs,Individual & Team Assignments)

HRM 300 – Fundamentals of Human Resource ManagementHRM 300 Complete Class (All DQ’s, Individual & Team Assignments)WEEK 1Week 1 – Discussion QuestionDQ 1: What are the functions of human resource management (HRM)? What is the most important function of human resource management? Explain your answer and provide a workplace example to support your response.DQ 2: The business world has experienced numerous changes as a result of technology and globalization. It is important for the field of HRM to be prepared for these changes. In what way have technology and globalization changed the work environment? Provide real-life examples to support your answer. What are the effects of these changes to HRM?Week 1 – IndividualAssignment Human Resource Management OverviewPrepare a 700- to 1,050-word paper using the Week One readings, articles, and your personal experiences to address the following questions: •What is human resource management? •What is the primary function of human resource management? •What is the role of human resource management in an organization’s strategic plan?Post your assignment as a Microsoft® Word attachment.Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.Cite at least two sources. If you used an electronic source, include the URL.Post the Certificate of Originality available in our Course Materials forum for all Individual and Learning Team assignmentsWEEK 2Week 2 Discussion Questions DQ 1: Do you think an employer has the right to monitor an employee’s computer? Explain your answer. What principle should the HRM department have to ensure work efficiency while protecting employee privacy?DQ 2: What is affirmative action? What process could an HRM department follow to apply affirmative action programs?Week 2 – Learning Team Assignment – Human Resource Management Department BrochureThe HRM department at fictional Hancock Manufacturing is planning to recruit new employees at a local university career fair. To attract qualified applicants, the department has decided to design a brochure to advertise the department at the career fair. A graphic artist has been assigned to create the graphic design for the brochure and your team has been asked to provide the text for the brochure. The text your team writes must focus on communicating to potential employees how the department is addressing changes in technology, diversity, globalization, and ethics. This assignment is due in Week Two.Create the text information for the brochure for the HRM department at Hancock Manufacturing. Submit your text in a Microsoft® Word document. Note that a graphic artist is responsible for the graphic design. Your Learning Team must write only the text information for the brochure. Include the following details in your text information: •Title of brochure •An opening paragraph introducing the human resources department of Hancock Manufacturing •Three to four paragraphs addressing HRM changes in technology, diversity, globalization, and ethicsPost your assignment as a Microsoft® Word attachment.Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.Post the Certificate of Originality available in our Course Materials forum for all Individual and Learning Team assignments.WEEK 3Week 3 Discussion Questions DQ 1: Human resource planning is considered the most important component of the human resource management (HRM) structure. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Explain your answer. How does human resource planning influence an organization?DQ 2: What are the advantages and disadvantages of employee referrals? As an employer, what other recruiting strategy might you utilize? Do you believe online recruiting website’s are an effective recruiting strategy? Explain your answer.Week 3 – Individual Assignments – Employment Laws Chart Resources:Weekly readings and additional research, if necessaryComplete Employment Laws Chart found on the student web page for Week Three. The chart includes descriptions, court cases, importance of, and application of employment laws.Post your assignment as a Microsoft® Word attachment.Post the Certificate of Originality available in our Course Materials forum for all Individual and Learning Team assignmentsWeek 3 – Learning Team Assignment – Equal Employment Opportunity and Employee RightsReview Refer to the University of Phoenix Material: Equal Employment Opportunity and Employee Rights Review located on the student website, for List A and List B.Use the lists to complete the assignment. Select two laws from List A and one law or issue from List B. Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper addressing the following: •Provide a general summary describing your chosen laws or issues.•For each selected law or issue, locate a present-day court case that has challenged your selected law or issue. •What, if any, are the implications for HR departments in managing the employer-employee relationship in the context of the law or issue?•For each law or issue selected, write an example of a HR policy that shows compliance with the laws or acts discussed. Post your assignment as a Microsoft® Word attachment.Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.Cite at least two sources. If you used an electronic source, include the URL.Post the Certificate of Originality available in our Course Materials forum for all Individual and Learning Team assignmentsWEEK 4:Week 4 Discussion QuestionsDQ 1: What is the relationship between employee training and employee development? Are both necessary within an organization? Which is more important to an organization’s development and why?DQ 2: How does evaluation affect employee training? What evaluation methods could HRM use to ensure training programs meet organizational and legal requirements? How does diversity affect employee training and development?DQ 3: Should HRM be responsible for career development? Why or why not? What are the advantages or disadvantages of promoting career development?DQ 4: What is the goal of employee development? How does employee development affect organizational development? Do you think an organization should develop its own employee training program or should it be outsourced and why?DQ 5: Common employee development methods include job rotation, assistant-to positions, committee assignments, lecture courses and seminars, simulations, and outdoor training. Select one employee development method. What are the pros and cons of this method? Describe a workplace situation in which this type of development method would be most beneficial. DQ 6: In your opinion, what is the best way to deliver policies, procedures, and training to employees working abroad? How do human resource management (HRM) policies differ for multinational companies compared with single-nation companies? How do training and development programs differ for multinational organizations compared with single-nation companies? Explain your answerWeek 4 – Individual Assignment – Job Description and Recruiting Strategies WorksheetConduct an interview with someone who has a job position that is different from your own. Identify the duties associated with his or her position, as well as any skills and abilities necessary for the position. Gather the information from the interview, as well as the Week Three readings, to complete the Job Description and Recruiting Strategies Worksheet found on the student Web page for Week Four. Answer each question in paragraph format.Post your assignment as a Microsoft® Word attachment.Post the Certificate of Originality available in our Course Materials forum for all Individual and Learning Team assignmentsWeek 4 – Learning Team Assignment – Human Resource Management Training PresentationYour Learning Team has been selected to conduct a recruiting and staffing training to a group of new human resource management (HRM) employees at your company.Note. Your instructor will assign each Learning Team a company from the Virtual Organization. Use the assigned company and the above scenario to complete this assignment. Resource: Virtual Organization Create a 7- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation in which your team trains new employees on the role of HRM planning and its relationship to the strategic plan of the organization. •Include an overview of the process and steps of HR planning, recruiting, interviewing, selecting, and hiring of employees.•Consider using visual aids and graphics to enhance your presentation. •Include clear and specific presenter’s notes.Cite two to three references and use APA in-text citations when necessary.WEEK 5Week 5 – Individual Assignment – Employee Training and Career Development PaperWrite a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper addressing the following: • Explain the role of training in an organization’s development. • Describe different employee development methods and their benefits. • Analyze the relationship between employee development and organizational development. • Describe the role of human resource management in career development. • Reflect on your personal career development. Where do you see your career in 5 years? How can your company or your future company assist you with your career development? Will your company’s career development opportunities be sufficient for your needs?Post your assignment as a Microsoft® Word attachment.Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.Cite at least two sources. If you used an electronic source, include the URL.Post the Certificate of Originality available in our Course Materials forum for all Individual and Learning Team assignmentsWeek 5 – Learning Team Assignment – Sustaining Employee Performance Paper Resource:Company assigned to you by your instructor.Use the company in the Virtual Organization assigned to you by your instructor in Week Four. Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper, due in Week Five, addressing the following: •Identify two jobs within your assigned company. •Describe the general function of performance management systems. If your assigned company does not use a performance management system, would you recommend it use one? •Suggest two job evaluation methods for each of the positions your team has chosen. What would be the advantages and disadvantages of these methods, based on the positions you have selected? •Compare and contrast possible compensation plans for the two positions.•Explain the importance of providing employee benefit plans to employees working in the chosen positions.Post your assignment as a Microsoft® Word attachment.Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.Cite at least two sources. If you used an electronic source, include the URL.Post the Certificate of Originality available in our Course Materials forum for all Individual and Learning Team assignments