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Certain elements of treatment planning for clients experiencing life transition and developmental issues may be easier than others. For instance, it may be obvious that a breadwinner’s job loss is the major concern facing a family. The more difficult part may be crafting clinical and treatment formulations for this issue that explain how it affects the clients, what needs they have, and how you, as a helping professional, plan to intervene (Sperry, 2005). As you examine life transition and developmental issues in this week and the next, use your theoretical orientation to conceptualize the scenarios presented and plan theory-based interventions.

For this Discussion, consider a brief case history of a couple or family (this can be one with which you are familiar or a fictional couple). Begin to conceptualize the couple’s or family’s problem through your theoretical orientation and identify interventions that you might use. Search the Walden Library for articles that might be used to justify the interventions you selected.

By Day 5

Post a brief description of the couple or family case. Explain the theories and theory-based interventions to couples and families experiencing life transition and developmental issues you will apply to this case. Then,

• Develop and justify treatment plans for the fictional couple or family experiencing life transition and developmental issues.
• Conceptualize the couple’s or family’s problem through your chosen theoretical orientation.
• Design a treatment plan including short- and long-term goals

Discussion Overview

Refer to the Discussion Board rubric in Course Resources for detailed requirements. Discussion responses should be on topic, original, and contribute to the quality of the Discussion by making frequent informed references to course materials. Your initial response should be at least 250 words of content; subsequent responses to your classmates or instructor should be at least 75 words. Make two or more responses to classmates that are thoughtful and advance the Discussion. Be sure to cite any sources you use in APA formatting.

Topic 1: Job Analysis

What purpose does a job analysis serve? How can the existence of high-quality job analysis make HR functions less legally vulnerable? How does the job analysis process impact compensation?

You will express your thoughts in writing with constructed response. The objective of this paper is to design and develop a system/program; and to apply the quality, Lean, or Six Sigma tools and performance measurement to solve a specific problem.

The paper outline will be your brief summary of problem, type of industry, quality tools you plan to use in solving this problems. Post your outline to the Discussion Board, under forum “Research outline”. The length of your outline should be between 100-150 words.

The length of your paper should be between 8-10 pages (double space, Time New Roman 12) for undergraduate and 13-15 pages for graduate students, excluding cover pages, contents, and appendices (if any). I would expect a minimum of 8 reference sources from reliable journals or books. You can supplement with additional sources. Citations should be formatted in accordance with the APA Style, edition 6th or the latest. 

Student will select a specific problem from any industry (food, retail, construction, airline, department store, manufacturing, healthcare, government, education, service, consulting, …) and apply the quality tools, techniques, and methods learned from IndM 4230 to solve the problem. The paper should include the following items:

• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• General information: type of industry, company’s name, product/services, organization size (number of workers/employees), and so on.
• Selected Problem: explain the problems and involved personal/process/department, provide some background of the problem (if any).
• Solutions to the problem: develop a process/program to solve your selected problem. The proposed solutions can be only one, or two, or three options. The items that should be explained in details in your paper include:
 Goal/objective, what you determine to do…
 Tools/techniques/systems are used in the process, explain in details (texts, images, chart, graph, table,…) of your design. 
 Performance measurement, how you measure the performance of your proposed solution, what criteria used in the evaluation.
 Required resources for your proposed solution to be successful (e.g. how much it costs, number of workers, software/application, worker training program,…) 
• Summary and Conclusion
• References

outline:

Ikea’s supply chain strategies and practices

Ikea implemented many strategies that gives a stylish and different and attractive kind of products to please the customers to buy. This research is about the supply chain development and how it works, and how to implement the key relationship with the entire supply chain. How the strategies are implemented in order to organize and maintain a healthy environment in the workplace. By comparing it with the other industries and the mode of strategical plans to create a successful industry.

1. Assignment 4: Human Resource Business Partner (HRBP) Development
   Due Week 10 and worth 250 points
   Your previous contributions addressing a variety of important topics outlined in all previous assignments for this course are deemed essential in supporting the business’ overall organizational structure and competitive advantage strategy. It is now time to consider developing your own HR department team to ensure they have the requisite skills and competencies necessary to perform at high levels over time. Effective and motivated HR business partners (HRBP) will be the key to translating HR and business strategy into action. The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Body of Competency and Knowledge (BoCK) can be an invaluable resource to help develop and certify HR professionals. You must now explain to the management team the components of this model and how it can be leveraged to achieve operational success for the HR department. A 1-hour meeting has been scheduled and the CEO will be in attendance.

   Create a 20-slide minimum PowerPoint presentation in which you:

   1. Include cover, presentation agenda, conclusion, and reference list slides, all of which may count toward total slide count.
   2. Provide a slide with an overview on the importance of having a highly developed staff of HR business partners. Be clear with your position. HINT: http://www.scottmadden.com/wp-content/uploads/userFiles/misc/8d0d88c7547b6e2b8f6f6fcba6a9d6b3.pdf
   3. Provide 1-4 slides introducing the SHRM BoCK model and its components. Be sure to highlight each of the areas of the model. NOTE: It is highly recommended to insert an image of the actual SHRM BoCK model into the presentation.
   4. Include in the remaining slides the following required presentation information:
   • Provide a minimum of three (3) to four (4) bullet points (more if needed) of information or discussion describing specifics on the SHRM-BoCK’s “Behavioral Competencies”
   • Provide a minimum of three (3) to four (4) bullet points (more if needed) of information or discussion describing specifics on the SHRM-BoCK’s “HR Expertise; Domains 1”
   • Provide a minimum of three (3) to four (4) bullet points (more if needed) of information or discussion describing specifics on the SHRM-BoCK’s “HR Expertise; Domains 2”
   • Provide a minimum of three (3) to four (4) bullet points (more if needed) of information or discussion describing specifics on the SHRM-BoCK’s “HR Expertise: Domains 3”
   • Provide a minimum of three (3) to four (4) bullet points (more if needed) of information or discussion describing specifics on certifying your HRBP’s.
   • 5. Use at least four (4) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: You may only use the course textbook , HR textbooks from other HR courses, or journal articles specifically about HR management. You may also use the following sources: SHRM, ATD, HCI, and ISPI. 
     Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
   • Select any one of three professional PowerPoint templates provided by the instructor and located in the course information section (Required). Not using any required template will result in 5 deducted points.
   • Have headings for each major section that has the same font and size throughout the presentation. Font preference is Times New Roman and size at least 24 pt and no more than 28 pt.
   • Bullet information aligned neatly and properly using the same font as heading and at least 16 pt and no more than 20 pt. for text.
   • Images may be used but must be professional and relevant to the topic. The source(s) of all images must be credited with both citation and reference. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
   • Include throughout presentation citations and references for all information received from other sources.
   • All bullet point information must be descriptive and have a minimum of 3-4 full sentences. Presentation notes are not required as long as requirements for bullet points are met.
   • The specific course outcomes associated with this assignment are:
   • Defend the importance of having a highly-developed staff of HR business partners
   • Convince stakeholders of the value in using the SHRM BoCK model to achieve HR operational success.
2. By submitting this paper, you agree: (1) that you are submitting your paper to be used and stored as part of the SafeAssign™ services in accordance with the Blackboard Privacy Policy; (2) that your institution may use your paper in accordance with your institution’s policies; and (3) that your use of SafeAssign will be without recourse against Blackboard Inc. and its affiliates.      

Write a project plan for either your work in this class or other project you want to chose (fictional or real).  The format is for you to chose and it can be narrative, visual, or other method

Background:
Pay for Performance in America’s public schools is an extremely controversial issue. Although the process has made inroads in business and is a means to help determine promotions, pay, and retention, pay for performance has not been consistently well received in the public school systems. There are some successful examples where teacher pay has been linked to student test scores. In Minnesota, for example, some districts have stopped giving automatic raises for seniority and base 60% of all pay increases on employee performance. In Denver, unions and school districts designed an incentive program where teachers receive bonuses for student achievement and for earning national teaching certificates.

On the other hand, some plans have not worked. For example, Cincinnati teachers voted against a merit pay proposal and Philadelphia teachers gave their bonus checks to charity rather than cashing them. It appears that having teachers involved in planning the incentive system is one key factor to success. The same can be said for all incentive plans – if employees do not buy into them, they will not work.

Assignment:

You have been asked by the organization’s senior leadership to explore the practicality of implementing such a program for your organization.

Questions to Research:

1. How could an organization measure the effectiveness of their pay-for-performance plans?
2. From an employee’s perspective, what are the advantages and disadvantages of using a pay-for-performance plan? 
3. From an employer’s perspective, what are the advantages and disadvantages of using a pay-for-performance plan?

The course objectives addressed by this assignment are as follows:

• Explain the various classifications of rewards.
• Describe competency-based compensation programs.
• Describe relative standards in the performance management system.
• Discuss ethical issues in HRM

Complete a personal statement that includes the following: (1) Explain how your professional experience and academic background make you an ideal candidate for doctoral study (1 page). (2) Describe your specific area of interest. Explain how conducting research in this area will help you fulfill your career objectives (1 page). (3) Select 2 scholarly research-based articles. Explain each article’s theoretical and methodological relevance to your chosen area of research. Precisely describe why and how the research in each article selection pertains to your area of research interest. Indicate the strengths and weaknesses of each article’s research (1 page per article). (4) Describe your future career goals upon completion of this program (1 page). (5) Include a reference list using American Psychological Association (APA) style (1 page). Please include citations throughout this personal statement where applicable.

HR Issues Papers (50%)

You will research and prepare two papers covering any two of the articles from the textbook that you don’t write discussion items for. Each paper will be worth a maximum of 25 points. The text of each paper (excluding the cover and reference pages) must be a minimum of five full pages and no longer than six pages in length and must be single-spaced (not 1.15, which is the default setting for recent versions of Word) and printed using Times New Roman, size 12 font, with 1.25 inch margins on the side and 1 inch margins on the top and bottom (Office 2003 default in Margin settings in Page Layout).  Also, please do not use any space saving techniques such as adding extra space between paragraphs (the first sentence of each paragraph should be indented and the After setting in Paragraph should be set at ‘0 pt’), using bulleted or numbered items, using sub-titles or footnotes, including diagrams or tables, or including your name/paper title at the top of any of the5-6 pages.  You will not receive full credit for a review that has more than a few grammatical errors.  Your grade on a paper will be reduced if you do not follow these technical requirements.  In addition, you must attach a cover page that includes the issue you have chosen and a page of references at the end of your paper (the cover page and reference page do not count toward the 5-6 page requirement).  You must use at least four references for the paper in addition to the textbook article that is the basis for your paper and none of the four references should be other articles from the textbooks.  No more than one page of the paper can be based on the textbook article.

In each paper, you should include your summary and analysis of the topic and your opinions regarding how an employer and, in particular, the HR function of the employer, should address the issue.  Please see the note regarding plagiarism in the class policies section of this syllabus.  Your papers should be submitted to me as Word attachments to either a Blackboard or email message.  Information in the text of your papers must be properly cited using the method that is used in Are You a Leader or a Laggard in the textbook.  Do not include any footnotes at the bottom of any of the 5-6 pages of your paper.  In preparing the papers you should avoid using more than three direct quotes and no quote should be longer than two sentences.  Following are the deadlines for the submission of your papers.  You do not have to wait until the deadlines to submit your papers.

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, review this week’s readings and Weekly Lecture.

Prien, Goodstein, Goodstein, and Gamble (2009) defined several tools and techniques for gathering data related to a job. In Week 1, you completed a position questionnaire for a potential job analysis. In addition to a position questionnaire, there are other tools available to gather data and information to support the analysis.

Discovery:

Further explore three of the tools defined by Prien et al., (2009) for data and information collection. Define and explain each of the tools, and provide the reference(s) for the source. Explain how each of these tools would add substance related to the position and credibility to the resulting job analysis.

Determine:

As a human resource manager, choosing the right tool to do the job is part of the skill and responsibility required for successful outcomes. Based on the first letter of your last name, you will review the scenario that you have been assigned to and determine the most appropriate tool(s) for gathering the necessary data and information for a credible job analysis.

Last names A – H

Scenario 1: A call center with 15 customer service representatives that work 8 hour days, with rotating three shifts.

Defend:

Formulate in your own words what this position might look like. Describe the type of information needed to properly analyze the position and how the tool(s) will be deployed to gather the appropriate information. Provide specific reasoning for each tool chosen.

 How would you make the case for HR as a strategic, as opposed to administrative, function of an organization? What evidence exists to support this claim from the HR and psychology research?