Assignment 5: HR Project Management Final Team Report

Due Week 10 and worth 200 points

You are now ready to present to management a final report on establishing a project team and project phases needed to initiate the changes for a more centralized model of delivering HR services. Once the management team receives the report and is thoroughly briefed on the direction the project will take, you and your project team will begin work on the project.

The management team report will be a consolidation of the previous assignment papers you have written in this course PLUS a Report Overview (sort of like an executive summary) and Final Conclusion (offering importance of topics and recommendations for next steps). You may make up a fictitious company name (DO NOT use real companies) and create your own HR project team name.

Prepare a twenty-five to thirty (25-30) page paper in which you:

1. Create a minimum 2 full-page report overview (executive summary) summarizing and emphasizing the key points of the report’s contents, which are the topics from previous papers in the course. HINT:
   • https://www.clear.rice.edu/bioe451/documentation%20files/Executive%20Summary%20Example_072909.pdf
   • https://www.proposify.com/blog/executive-summary
   • https://www.template.net/business/word-templates/best-executive-summary-samples/
2. Copy and paste all content with headings from the previous course assignments minus any cover pages, running heads, introduction and conclusion sections, and reference pages. All information must be properly aligned and formatted according to APA guidelines and each page must have a page number (your choice of number location).
3. Prepare and include an original conclusion section to be placed immediately after the paper content. NOTE: Do not use any previous conclusion sections from past papers in the course. The conclusion section must take all previous papers into account.
4. Create the reference page(s) by copying and pasting ALL references from the previous 4 assignments and any new references as a result of this report. Remember, the reference page should be separate from the other text.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• All content within the paper must be set up and aligned per the requirements for an APA-style paper.
• All text font will be Times New Roman 12 pt. and spacing between all lines of information will not exceed double space.
• A cover page is required for the assignment and the student is allowed to be creative in designing their own cover page. It does not have to meet APA guidelines.
• Cover and reference pages are not counted in the minimum page count.
• All in-text citations must contain 3 parts: (1) Author or Source, (2) Year, and (3) Page or Paragraph number. This goes for direct quotes and paraphrased information.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Explain the elements of project management and its relationship to human resource management.
• Assess organizational strategies that contribute to effective project management of human resources.
• Determine the characteristics of a successful project plan.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in employee and labor relations.
• Write clearly and concisely about employee and labor relations using proper writing mechanics.

Click here to view the rubric for this assignment. 

Teams are common in nearly every type of organization today; thus, finding appropriate ways to include team performance in the performance management process is important. As the HR Manager, how would you ensure that team performance is being evaluated in a fair and effective manner?

Formal and Informal Research

Write a paper that describes the differences between formal and informal research. What are the benefits and the drawbacks? Provide examples of when might you use each type of research.

The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:

• Write between 750 – 1,250 words (approximately 3 – 5 pages) using Microsoft Word in APA style, see example below.
• Use font size 12 and 1” margins.
• Include cover page and reference page.
• At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing.
• No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references.
• Use at least three references from outside the course material, one reference must be from EBSCOhost. Text book, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the three reference requirement.
• Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference page in APA style.

References must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, CNN, online newspapers such as, The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. are not acceptable for academic writing.

The American Psychological Association, the American Counseling Association, and the American Sociological Association are just a few of the professional associations which support ethical standards for research which go beyond the broad principles of beneficence, fidelity, integrity, justice, and respect for people’s rights (see pp 50-51 in Cozby and Bates, 2018).   You can access the standards for several other organizations in this module.   Be sure to review the specific standards for research for at least two organizations on the list.  

  All of the organizations mentioned above provide very specific guidance about a variety of ethical issues, including plagiarism, fraud, and misconduct.  In this forum, you will consider how plagiarism and/or fraud and misconduct in researchmight affect the search for a COVID-19 vaccine or treatment.  For example, what if a researcher excluded unfavorable results in a vaccine trial to make it appear as if the vaccine was more effective than it really was?  What if a researcher plagiarized another researcher’s work on COVID-19? 

   Remember to use only objective, neutral (scientific) language. 

Be sure to review all assigned readings for this module before you post. 

ASSIGNMENT PREPARATION FOR WEEK 8

Your Effective Compensation Plans assignment is due next week. Take a moment to familiarize yourself with the assignment instructions and scoring guide. Make sure you understand the instructions and how you will be evaluated on the assignment. Ask your faculty member about any questions you have.

This assignment is a research-based paper. You will need to conduct independent research on what constitutes effective compensation plans, ones that attract, retain, and motivate employees. Here is some helpful information to help you get started on your research:

• Access Basic Search: Strayer University Online Library or iCampus University Library Research.
• You may also use Google Scholar or government websites, such as the U.S. Small Business Administration.
• Wikipedia and personal blogs do not quality as quality resources.

You may find these resources helpful for your research:

• PayScale.
• Salary.com.
  • Be sure to check out the Data and Learn tabs.
• U.S. Small Business Administration.
  • Click on Manage Your Business.
  • Click on Hire and Manage Employees.

Why are ethics and compliance in finance so important in the health industry? Provide an example. 175 words  minimum, 220 words maximum

This week, the subject of your research paper relates to diversity and inclusion.  The elements you want to include in your paper are the following:

• Differences between diversity and multiculturalism
• The dimensions of diversity
• Embracing diversity versus diversity and inclusion
• Value/benefit of diversity
• Challenges with diversity and inclusion measures
• Steps to building a diverse and inclusive organization and/or solutions to challenges

The topic itself evolves almost as fast as technology, so please keep this in mind as you gather your research and contemplate your approach to your paper.  

The course objectives addressed by this assignment are as follows:

• Understand the importance of multiculturalism and diversity within organizations.
• Identify groups protected under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
• Discuss ethical issues in HRM.

Things to remember….

• Remember, this is not an opinion piece but a scholarly work supported with credible references and sources from your research. You are expected to conduct outside research aside from the text.  Remember you are to critically analyze the data you find. It is very important that your critical analysis relate the course content to real-world applications from your work experiences and current events affecting HRM practices.
• The assignment is due Sunday, 11:59 PM EST
• Your paper should be submitted as an MS Word attachment in either a .doc, .docx, or .rtf format.
• Your paper should be a minimum of five (5) full pages of double spaced content in 12-point Time Roman or Arial font. This excludes your title page, abstract, and reference pages.
• Include a properly formatted APA cover page, an abstract, a properly formatted Introduction and Conclusion, and a minimum of 5 references (with 3 of those being peer-reviewed) to support your work.
• Merely copying pasting and citing sources does not constitute scholarly writing. You must present ideas and positions and support or refute those arguments with credible references and sources. Direct quotes should support your work and not replace it. You should use direct quotes ONLY:
  • to show that an authority supports your point
  • to present a position or argument to critique or comment on
  • to include especially moving or historically significant language
  • to present a particularly well-stated passage whose meaning would be lost or changed if paraphrased or summarized

Discuss the four elements an employee must show to establish a claim of discrimination based on national origin.

PROBLEM

What are the communication challenges organizations face today? Once they are identified, how does an organization overcome these challenges and improve their communication flow? In this three-part assignment, you will first conduct a communication audit to assess organizational communication within an organization of your choice. A communication audit is a method of research that reveals how your stakeholders view your organization’s communication methods and effectiveness. We will provide you with a survey (below) that you will use to measure this perception, and you will administer it in your organization.

You will then analyze and synthesize the results of the data obtained from your audit efforts and select one critical communication challenge in your organization, conduct research and develop suggestions for addressing that specific communication challenge. Last, you will present the result of your audit, your research, and suggestions for improvement in a presentation.

Your goals:

• Administer the communication audit in your organization. This should be an organization you work for or have access to such as a school or church organization.
• Analyze and synthesize the results of the data from the communication audit.
• Based on the communication audit identify one critical communication challenge that needs to be addressed within your organization.
• Create and deliver a presentation that provides the results of your audit with suggestions for improvement based on the data obtained from the audit and the literature on organizational communication.

Directions: 

Assume you are the Director of Human Resources at your chosen organization. You are tasked with conducting a communication audit and presenting the results to leadership. Your goal in conducting the communication audit is to identify one main communication challenge within an organization that needs to be addressed.

You will complete the following tasks:

1. Conduct a communication audit survey. In order to obtain valid results, you want to survey between 8 to 10 people. You may print out the survey and distribute it in person for completion, or you may administer it online, for example, using Survey Monkey or Google Forms. The survey includes questions that tap into five different areas of organizational communication: (1) Receiving information from others, (2) Sending information to others, (3) Sources of information, (4) Timeliness of information, and (5) Channels of communication. Within these five areas of organizational communication, identify one major area of concern to address based on the responses from the survey.
2. You will then analyze and synthesize the results of the data obtained from your audit effort and create your Audit Report using the format below. 
3. Based on the communication audit identify one critical communication challenge that needs to be addressed within your organization. Research the scholarly literature for recommendations about how the organization can address this issue.
4. Create and deliver a presentation that provides the results of your audit with suggestions for improvement based on the data obtained from the audit and the literature on organizational communication.

FORMAT

Audit Report:

Communicate the results of the Communication Audit by developing an audit report, using APA format. Include a title slide with your project title (e.g., “Communication Audit”), the organization’s name, your name, class, instructor, and date.

Present an introduction that describes your research methodology and provides details of the survey administration, response rate, and characteristics of the survey population. Develop a professionally-written narrative in which you describe the data using appropriate tables, charts, and graphs. Include a detailed analysis followed by a summary of your findings, using the example in the “Collecting and Analyzing Data” file in the content area. Identify the top communication challenge from your survey, and present your recommendations to strengthen this communication challenge, based on the scholarly literature. In the appendix, present the survey questions and the number of responses for each question.

Your report should be professional and creative. You must have a minimum of 3 reliable sources in your citations. Use APA format for the  in-text citations you use to support your arguments. Don’t forget to check your spelling! As a friendly reminder, all words must be yours and your own typing. You may not copy text directly from a source.

Presentation:

Communicate the results of the Communication Audit by developing a presentation, using APA format. Include a title slide with your project title (e.g., “Communication Audit”), the organization’s name, your name, class, instructor, and date.

Present an introduction that describes your research methodology, providing details of the survey administration, response rate, and characteristics of the survey population. Clearly present a narrative to describe the data using appropriate tables, charts, and graphs. Include a detailed analysis followed by your findings. Identify the top communication challenge from your survey, and present your recommendations to strengthen this communication challenge, based on the scholarly literature. In the appendix, present the survey questions and the number of responses for each question.

Your presentation should be professional and creative. Adding audio and/or visual elements on the slides is highly recommended. Text should be the proper size for viewing during a presentation. Your presentation will need title and citation slides. You must have a minimum of 3 reliable sources in your citations. Use APA format for your citations. Don’t forget to check your spelling! As a friendly reminder, all words must be yours and your own typing. You may not copy text directly from a source.

You may use presentation software of your choice. Examples include (but are not limited to):

• Powerpoint
• Powerpoint with audio recording
• Animot0
• Google Docs- presentation
• GoAnimate
• Prezi

As you continue to prepare for your booth at the diversity fair, you along with your fellow committee members, want to provide the participants with information related to coexisting in a diverse environment. Through your coursework in your Ethics Around the Globe class, you feel that a brochure that provides information on Pluralism, Relativism, and Absolutism could be beneficial. These three terms address different ways that people with different ethical views can interact.

Your brochure will include the following:

• An introduction that provides an overview of ethical diversity.
• Definition of Pluralism and an applicable example
• Definition of Relativism and an applicable example
• Definition of Absolutism and an applicable example
• Available credible resources so that participants can learn more: this can be from valid websites, your text book, additional readings from the class, videos etc.

The brochure that you are creating is to be a tri-fold design, double-sided. Draw attention to your brochure by using well-placed art, an easy to read design with your content, and effective use of color.