HRM 300 Complete Course

Week 1

Individual Human Resource Management Overview

Prepare 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 organizations strategic plan?

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Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Cite at least two sources. If you used an electronic source, include the URL.

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Discussion Questions

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.

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 2

Learning Team Human Resource Management Department Brochure

The 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 ethics

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Discussion Questions

Do you think an employer has the right to monitor an employees computer? Explain your answer. What principle should the HRM department have to ensure work efficiency while protecting employee privacy?

What is affirmative action? What process could an HRM department follow to apply affirmative action programs?

Week 3

Individual Employment Laws Chart

Resources: Weekly readings and additional research, if necessary

Complete 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.

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Discussion Questions

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?

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 4

Individual Job Description and Recruiting Strategies Worksheet

Conduct 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.

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Learning Team Human Resource Management Training Presentation

Your 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 presenters notes.

Cite two to three references and use APA in-text citations when necessary.

Discussion Questions

What is the relationship between employee training and employee development? Are both necessary within an organization? Which is more important to an organizations development and why?

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?

Should HRM be responsible for career development? Why or why not? What are the advantages or disadvantages of promoting career development?

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?

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.

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 answer

Week 5

Individual Employee Training and Career Development Paper

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper addressing the following:

Explain the role of training in an organizations 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 companys career development opportunities be sufficient for your needs?

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Learning Team 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.

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Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Cite at least two sources. If you used an electronic source, include the URL.

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