Category: Essays

Your annual report analysis is due at the end of Week 6. Obtain an annual report from a corporation that is interesting to you. Using techniques thatyou have learned ofin the previous weeks, respond to the following questions:

Who are the firmâs auditors? Do they provide a clean opinion on the financial statements?
Have there been any subsequent events, errors and irregularities, illegal acts, or related-party transactions that have a material effect on the financial statements?
Describe the trend in total assets and total liabilities for the years presented.
What are the companyâs three largest assets for the most recent year presented?
What are the companyâs three largest liabilities for the most recent year presented?
What types of stock does the company have? How many outstanding shares are there for each type of stock for the most recent year presented?
Does the company use the single-step income statement, multiple-step income statement, or a variation of both?
Does the income statement contain any separately reported items, including discontinued operations or extraordinary items, in any year presented? If it does, describe the event that caused the item. (Hint: There should be a related footnote.)
Describe the trend in net income over the years presented.
Does the company have other comprehensive income? If yes, what is the nature of the transaction(s)?
Does the company use the indirect or direct method of the cash flow statement?
What is the trend in cash from operations for the years presented?
What are thetwo largest items included in cash from investing activities?

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:

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

Points: 200

Assignment 1: Trends in the Workplace

Criteria

Unacceptable

Below 70% F

Fair

70-79% C

Proficient

80-89% B

Exemplary

90-100% A

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.

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely specified the key functional areas of Human Resources Management. Did not submit or incompletely explored the manner in which each function contributes to the overall performance of an organization. Did not submit or incompletely supported your response with specific examples of the activities for which HRM is typically responsible.

Partially specified the key functional areas of Human Resources Management. Partially explored the manner in which each function contributes to the overall performance of an organization. Partially supported your response with specific examples of the activities for which HRM is typically responsible.

Satisfactorily specified the key functional areas of Human Resources Management. Satisfactorily explored the manner in which each function contributes to the overall performance of an organization. Satisfactorily supported your response with specific examples of the activities for which HRM is typically responsible.

Thoroughly specified the key functional areas of Human Resources Management. Thoroughly explored the manner in which each function contributes to the overall performance of an organization. Thoroughly supported your response with specific examples of the activities for which HRM is typically responsible.

2. Examine four (4) key 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.

Weight: 25%

Did not submit or incompletely examined four (4) key federal equal employment opportunity laws. Did not submit or incompletely suggested 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. Did not submit or incompletely supported your response with specific examples of the chosen organization’s employment practices.

Partially examined four (4) key federal equal employment opportunity laws. Partially suggested 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. Partially supported your response with specific examples of the chosen organization’s employment practices.

Satisfactorily examined four (4) key federal equal employment opportunity laws. Satisfactorily suggested 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. Satisfactorily supported your response with specific examples of the chosen organization’s employment practices.

Thoroughly examined four (4) key federal equal employment opportunity laws. Thoroughly suggested 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. Thoroughly supported your response with specific examples of the chosen organization’s employment practices.

3. Analyze the significant 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.

Weight: 25%

Did not submit or incompletely analyzed the significant 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. Did not submit or incompletely supported your response with specific examples of said impact.

Partially analyzed the significant 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. Partially supported your response with specific examples of said impact.

Satisfactorily analyzed the significant 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. Satisfactorily supported your response with specific examples of said impact.

Thoroughly analyzed the significant 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. Thoroughly supported your response with specific examples of said impact.

4. 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.

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely explored 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. Did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale for your response.

Partially explored 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. Partially provided a rationale for your response.

Satisfactorily explored 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. Satisfactorily provided a rationale for your response

Thoroughly explored 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. Thoroughly provided a rationale for your response

5. 4 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%

More than 6 errors present

5-6 errors present

3-4 errors present

0-2 errors present

Using the appropriate graphical or numerical descriptors, describe each of the following variables from the Salary Data Set; current salary, previous experience, education, and gender. Be sure to include an explanation of why you selected the method used to describe the students.

2. You are the manager of a high-end ladies fashion store. For the past few months you have been gathering data and found that 45% of persons entering the store actually make a purchase.

a. If 15 people enter the store, what is the probability that 9 of them will make a purchase?

b. What is the probability that at least 6 of the 15 people will make a purchase?

3. Using the Salary Data Set what is the probability of randomly selecting one individual (male or female) with an annual salary of over $55,000?

4. Using the Salary Data Set and assuming that the salary data is a random sample from the population of salaries from the multi-national company estimate the mean salary for company executives using confidence intervals. Provide following information:

a. The 90% confidence level

b. The 95% confidence level and one at

c. The 99% confidence level.

d. What is the relationship between the interval estimates and the level of confidence?

5. You are a consultant working for Kaplan Consulting. The director of Human Resources for a multi-national company has requested help in investigating a pay discrimination complaint. The company provided the data in the Salary Data Set. You have been tasked to investigate this claim. Be sure to state:

a. Your null and alternative hypotheses;

b. The level of alpha you elect to use and why in terms of Type I or Type II error;

c. What statistical technique you would use;

d. Show the output from the analysis;

e. Your interpretation of the results; and

f. A written statement to the director of Human Resources as to whether they should be concerned about the complaint.

6. Using the States Data Set, what is the relationship between college debt and percent not covered by health insurance? Create a scatter plot to show this relationship? Do you consider Texas and Massachusetts to be outliers and why or why not?

7. Explain why rejecting the null hypothesis does not make the alternative hypothesis true.

8. In a state lottery participants select 6 numbers between 1 and 49. At the end of the week, the state lottery commission randomly draws 6 numbers between 1 and 49. How many different possible winning tickets could be drawn by the lottery commission?

9. The time required to complete a project is normally distributed with a mean of 80 weeks and a standard deviation of 5 weeks. The construction company must pay a penalty if the project is not finished by the due date of the contract. If a construction company bidding on this contract wishes to be 90 % sure of finishing by the due date, what due date (project week #) should be negotiated

Term paper with thesis statement must demonstrate understanding of new learning in the field of project management.

Suggestion: use at least one project of which you have been either a team member or a project manager as an example to describe the topics below):

The following topics must be reviewed in order for the paper to be complete:

1) Define project management and explain its importance to the business world.

2) Explain project life-cycle management and the benefits of project management to an organization.

3) Explain the concepts of planning in the project life-cycle and how research and critical thinking is mandatory in planning.

4) Explain project organizations and the importance of leadership and sponsorship.

5) Explain project team building, including techniques of successful team building.

6) Explain how to create a work breakdown structure and how a project manager breaks down the overall project into packages.

7) Explain the need for project management software in large integrated programs and the benefits to the overall project management organization.

Needs to be between 6 to 8 pages APA format

Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement

Based on the feedback you received on your submission from last week, submit a revised draft of your paper with this additional information:

Five additional references that could be used for your research paper and include a 1-2 sentence description for each of the five additional references, explaining how they fit with the research topic and the research question proposed. Make sure that these references come from scholarly sources using Argosy’s library resources.

A very detailed outline of what you would like to cover in the intro/lit review of your paper. Write it as an outline and think about what you want each paragraph or section to cover. Paste your references into each section where the information from that article applies to the topic. Below is an example of the outline although the references have not been pasted in yet:

Introduction or Statement of the Problem (e.g. Predictors of Depression in Men)

Research question (E.g. What factors predict depression in men? For example, age, marital status, family history, stressors).
Why is it important/implications (E.g. xx% of men are depressed; less likely to seek treatment; if we can identify who is at risk, may be able to direct them to treatment sooner)
Revised hypothesis based on feedback from the instructor

Review of the Literature (the following is an example for above topic):

Brief description of depression, symptoms, and any unique symptoms for men (Cite articles from which you will obtain this information).
How widespread is it? Stats on depression in general but also stats on depression in men (Cite articles from which you will obtain this information).
List factors that put men at risk for depression (Cite articles).

Difficulty communicating distress or sadness (Cite articles).
Job/work pressures (Cite articles).

Demographic characteristics (Cite articles).

Relationship between age and depression (Cite articles).
Relationship between marital status and depression (Cite articles).

A 1-2 page description of the sample you would like to use for your study, that provides the answer to the following questions:

What sampling technique would you use?
Does the sample generalize to the population? Explain why or why not.
What inclusion criteria would be used? What exclusion criteria would be used, if any?
What ethical issues might be encountered when collecting your information from this sample?

Be sure to also submit all your ten references (the five from last week and the five new ones you added) in an APA-style reference page. Be sure to also include an APA-style title page with your submission. Your paper should be at least 2-3 pages long. Make sure you write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Submit your assignment to the M2: Assignment 2 Dropbox by Wednesday, October 14, 2015. All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.
Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Provided five additional valid references and explained the reasoning behind their selection.
20
Discussed the sampling technique for the proposed study and included the aspects of generalization, inclusion, and ethical issues as requested in the assignment.
25
Provided a detailed outline of the intro/literature review section of the paper, along with revised hypothesis.
25
Included an APA-style title page and reference page (with at least 10 references).
10
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation

You will create a lesson plan to teach a fundamental skill for an early childhood physical education class (Pre-K to 3rd grade). You will revise/add to this lesson plan in Week Five. To create your lesson plan, start by reviewing and assessing that the skill(s) in your lesson plan are developmentally appropriate by visiting National PE Standards website. An example of a skill is: ”Demonstrate the relationship of under, over, behind, next to, through, right, left, up, down, forward, backward, and in front of by using the body and an object.” Then, review Table 7.3 in Chapter 7 for appropriate activities.

You are the human resources (HR) manager for a public organization and you are conducting a New Hire Orientation session for all new employees. Last week, you analyzed the organization, including its strengths and weaknesses, as well as its mission, vision, goals, and objectives. This week, you have been asked to give a presentation on the business operations of the organization.

Instructions

Refer to the report you prepared on the organization for M1: Assignment 3.

Develop a PowerPoint presentation that accomplishes the following:

Create a diagram of the organizational structure showing the hierarchy and chain of command.
Develop a flowchart that analyzes the steps of the organization’s business processes.
Conduct a capacity analysis of the location(s) and logistics. Your capacity analysis should address both short- and long-term implications regarding all aspects of the business process, including storage, production, processes, costs, and accessibility.

Develop a PowerPoint presentation. In addition to the slides, include a detailed outline in the speaker notes section explaining the content on each slide. Be sure to support your responses using at least two scholarly sources from the Argosy University online library resources or the Internet. Cite the sources for your information.

Make sure your presentation adheres to the following Presentation Guidelines:

Create a presentation that is professional and visually appealing.
Include a combination of text and graphics.
Do not write out your entire presentation on the slides. Use bullet points of keywords and short phrases instead of long sentences and paragraphs.
Create your presentation (slides and speaker notes) using language that can be easily understood by the intended audience.
Use APA formatting for your slides and Speaker Notes (outline).

Write in a clear, concise, and organized manner. Your response should demonstrate ethical scholarship in appropriate and accurate representation and attribution of sources (i.e., APA); and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Develop a 5–10-slide presentation (including the title slide and reference slide) in PowerPoint format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M2_A2.pp

Write a one (1) page paper in which you:

Assess the current Human Resource programs, policies, procedures, or initiatives in terms of effectiveness.
Hypothesize the changes that require improvement.
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.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Evaluate an organization’s readiness for change.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in managing organizational change.
Write clearly and concisely about managing organizational change using proper writing mechanics

Choose an organization with which you are familiar or one in which you have an interest. Research and analyze the organization’s Human Resource Management programs, policies, procedures, or initiatives. Evaluate their effectiveness and select a program, policy, procedure or initiative which you believe needs to be changed.

Write a one (1) page paper in which you:

Assess the current Human Resource programs, policies, procedures, or initiatives in terms of effectiveness.
Hypothesize the changes that require improvement.
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.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Evaluate an organization’s readiness for change.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in managing organizational change.
Write clearly and concisely about managing organizational change using proper writing mechanic

As a public health professional, it is likely that you will conduct focus groups as part of community health assessments. Focus groups are useful when exploring community issues and developing good survey questions. As with all research, planning the focus group is important so that the data you seek can be easily and reliably collected and will yield valid results. A focus group protocol is created to describe all planned procedures. It serves as a road map to the public health professional detailing what he or she plans to do when conducting a particular focus group. For this week’s Assignment, review the readings on qualitative research skills to help you develop a focus group protocol.

The Assignment (4–6 pages):

Submit 5- to 6-page paper outlining a focus group protocol:

Describe a subgroup from your community (include relevant demographics such as gender, socioeconomic status, age).
Restate the public health problem in the community health profile you created in Week 5.
Create six questions for the focus group related to the identified public health problem (e.g., contributing factors, potential solutions, assets available to solve the problem).
Describe methods you would use for recruiting participants and collecting and managing the data. Explain why these methods would be effective.
Create a brief (two-paragraph) consent form that summarizes the reason for the focus group, procedures to be followed, participants’ rights, and procedures for maintaining confidentiality