Architecture and Infrastructure
Think about a company you know well.
What would be an example of IT architecture at that company?
What about IT infrastructure?
What is the difference between a decentralized architecture and a centralized architecture?
How might you apply what you learned from weeks 1-4 to your current or previous place of employment? Please be specific.
1. List Outcomes from the Course – List the outcomes (objectives) as written in the course syllabus from the eight-week online course.
2. Apply Your Work Experiences to The Course – Correlate your job responsibilities with the course outcomes listed above.
3. Length of Assignment –350 words, double-spaced using Times New Roman, 12 pt. font.
Leaders believe in creating change out of a spirit of community, building a collaborative vision through dialogue, and developing a vision that integrates personal and professional beliefs.
The concepts of leadership, advocacy, and change are intertwined. Leaders are expected to be innovators, risk takers, and strategic thinkers. They also need to be advocates at the local, state, and national levels, and they need to motivate and lead members, followers, and communities to do the same. Advocacy enables, empowers, and encourages members to become involved in change.
To prepare:
Post a brief description of your agency. Describe at least three distinctions in how the leadership perspective might differ from either the change or advocacy perspectives as they relate to your agency. Explain the implications of these differences on the actions you might take and on the potential results as they relate to the agency. Be specific, and provide examples to illustrate your points.
Prepare an essay response at least one page in length that answers the following questions:
Question 1: The Strategic Purpose of Training and Career Development
Why do you believe organizations invest in training and career development programs for employees? How does the organization benefit? How can training and development support an organization’s strategic goals? Why should HRMs focus on the career development of employees? Use the articles and resources provided to support your ideas.
Question 2: Performance Management, Performance Evaluation, and Performance Issues
Part A: In your own words, define performance management and a performance evaluation system. Summarize your understanding of the difference between these two concepts.
Part B: Chapter 8 discusses different types of performance problems. Why is it important for HRMs to investigate performance issues to identify the root cause? How would you handle an employee conduct violation, such as harassment or theft? How would you counsel an employee who lacked the skills and knowledge to perform his/her job responsibilities? What type of performance issues(s) could benefit from a performance improvement plan?
Use the articles and resources provided to support your ideas.
How do you engage in identity work? You may write a brief overview or you may bring an artefact (e.g., an outfit, a decorative item, your Instagram account, etc.). Then consider what identities you are projecting (e.g., professional identity, personal identity, gender identity, etc.) and to what effects (e.g., ambitious, trustworthy, easy-going, fun, down-to-earth, etc.) in a brief reflection (min. 200 words).
1. One role of Human Resources should be to:
A. ensure that the right employees are available to do the work that upper management
identifies.
B. improve the processes that seem to be causing productivity delays.
C. participate as an equal partner in the strategic planning process.
D. direct the organization in the way that it should go for the benefit of the employees.
Answer: __________
2. An organization director proposes to deliver an employee attitude survey. What is he trying to accomplish?
A. Improve team effectiveness
B. Unfreeze management and employees by revealing problems
C. Implement structural change
D. Establish a sense of urgency
Answer: __________
3. You are an Employee Relations Manager. Another manager turns in several performance appraisals he recently completed. You notice that he often uses the more neutral ratings – 3s, 4s, and 5s, on a 7 point scale. He may be guilty of:
A. the halo effect.
B. trying to get his employees to like him.
C. central tendency.
D. trying to get a raise.
Answer: __________
4. In demonstrating an employment test’s validity, which of the following would you use?
A. Criterion validity
B. Content validity
C. Reliability
D. Both A and B ensure validity in employment testing.
Answer: __________
5. If you are a “home-country national,” you are:
A. a noncitizen of the country in which you are working.
B. a local.
C. a citizen of the country in which the multinational company has headquarters.
D. an expatriate.
Answer: __________
6. An indicator of earnings management is the:
A. inventory costs on the first-in, first-out basis, regardless of the physical flow of the goods.
B. use of the straight-line method of depreciation for all fixed assets.
C. continued overestimation of the useful lives and residual values of fixed assets.
D. front-end loading of expenses.
Answer: __________
7. Company X does not capitalize an asset leased from Company Y because it is not required to do so under GAAP. In analyzing Company X, one would capitalize the leased asset when:
A. GAAP permits the option of doing so.
B. the benefits of leasing an asset outweigh those of purchasing it.
C. Company Y does not want to capitalize the leased asset.
D. Company X assumes the risks and rewards associated with the leased asset.
Answer: __________
8. An analyst uses analytical judgment primarily to understand:
A. pro forma financial statements.
B. generally accepted accounting principles.
C. the economic reality that underlies the financial disclosures.
D. the nominal dollar concept of capital maintenance.
Answer: __________
9. Which of the following situations would cause analysts to be alarmed?
A. An increase in the cash collected as a percentage of revenues.
B. A decrease in cash collected from customers compared to that paid to suppliers.
C. An increase in cash collected from customers compared to that paid to suppliers.
D. A decrease in the cash paid as a percentage of cost of goods sold
Answer: __________
10. A financially distressed entity’s balance sheet would most likely consist of:
A. immaterial amounts of current assets and a substantial amount of long-term assets.
B. substantial amounts of long-term debt and a relatively small and non-productive long- term asset base.
C. large amounts of both current assets and current liabilities.
D. sufficient revenues but insufficient earnings.
Answer: __________
11. Tort liability is based on which of the following?
A. In a civilized society, people do not intentionally injure other people or their property.
B. All people will exercise absolute care in their actions.
C. Deterring potential violators
D. Proof beyond a reasonable doubt
Answer: __________
12. That the federal and state governments share power is based on:
A. federalism.
B. the establishment clause.
C. preemption.
D. the supremacy clause.
Answer: __________
13. When a patent expires, the invention is said to be _______ and others may use it without limitation.
A. conditionally restricted
B. in the public domain
C. in the fair use category
D. usable for a license fee
Answer: __________
14. Insiders are prohibited from trading for profit in order to prevent:
A. over-activity in trading in the market.
B. use of the information not available to the public.
C. a shortage of available stock.
D. unfriendly takeovers.
Answer: __________
15. When an administrative agency is investigating wrongdoing, it may:
A. not obtain any document from other government offices.
B. use subpoena power to obtain reports and documents.
C. not examine any individual under oath.
D. completely freeze operations before a conclusion is reached.
Answer: __________
16. In analyzing the feasibility of a business concept, the ability to identify the primary customer is based on:
A. A competitive reaction.
B. Government regulation.
C. Recognizing a need in the market place.
D. Board procedure.
Answer: __________
17. Having more money to start a business than an entrepreneur needs does not seem like a problem; however, this situation often results in poor decisions made quickly and:
A. lots of interest by venture capitalists.
B. early success.
C. plenty of money to allow for mistakes.
D. more publicity.
Answer: __________
18. To forecast cash flow in an effort to determine how much start-up capital is needed, the business must have a good estimate of its:
A. cost of goods sold.
B. operation expenses.
C. retained earnings.
D. potential sales.
Answer: __________
19. When setting up your new venture, the three (3) key factors for determining value in real estate are:
A. location, location, and location.
B. economic base, financial incentives, and demographics.
C. trade area, competition, and location character.
D. accessibility, cost of labor, and technology availability.
Answer: __________
20. When juggling the demands of stakeholders, it is important for the entrepreneur to hold to his or her code of ethics and not succumb to:
A. lessons learned from others’ mistakes.
B. making a deal in the best interests of the company.
C. doing what is legal.
D. peer pressure.
Answer: __________
Managing Risk
The gear revolution minimized many barriers of access to the Backcountry but did not eliminate the inherent risks involved in stepping outside.
This week we will explore risk matrices from Rick Curtis. Rick Curtis is a US Outdoor professional with Princeton University and a leading author and contributor to many fields of study within Outdoor Education. His Risk Assessment Safety Management (RASM) model provides an in-depth, collegiate level introduction and explanation of the phenomena of RISK and his model of identifying and interacting with RISK.
After you complete the reading and watching the clip, browse through the National Park Services list of ‘TEN ESSENTIALS’. https://www.nps.gov/articles/10essentials.htm (Links to an external site.)
The Ten Essentials represent the minimum equipment you should bring with you when you venture into the back country.
After connecting the Ten Essentials to RASM please answer the following questions in the discussion section of CANVAS under ‘Week 9- Managing Risk’
1- Explain Safety Factors.
2- What is Bailing out?
3- Explain the advantages of the RASM model.
4- Explain the disadvantages of the RASM model.
5- Explain why the TEN ESSENTIALS are so important and how they fit into RASM.
See attached assignment. 275 words, APA Format (Do not use Starbucks)
Portfolio Milestone (25 Points)
Project Choice for Options 1 & 2: Project Selection and Outline
In your first Portfolio Milestone, select the specific Module 8 Portfolio Project you will complete. Then, in a one-page overview, present an outline of how you will address/answer each component of the Portfolio, including where your likely research can be obtained and your expected outcomes/conclusions.
FINAL PROJECT INFO
Option #1: Future of the Workplace
As we have learned, the nature of the workplace is changing rapidly. The rise in the use of robots and artificial intelligence has decimated the employment prospects for many employees in many industries. It has also changed the nature of the role of human resource professionals. With that as a background, compose a paper that addresses the following:
Provide a general overview on the rise in the use of robots and artificial intelligence in the workplace. Present evidence that the use of robots and artificial intelligence is increasingly taking the employment opportunities to which humans have traditionally performed, including the level and scope of this trend.
Assess how this trend has affected the promise and security of continued employment for some/many in the United States economy, including an assessment on how the nature and type of employment is changing for the typical US worker (e.g., more part-time employment or static wages).
Present the criteria a human resource professional should review before determining whether a position should be filled by a robot or through artificial intelligence.
Discuss how these trends will affect the role of human resources, including the typical human resource functions such as recruitment, compensation, labor relations, risk and liability management, and organizational effectiveness.
Finally, discuss the role and duty a human resource professional has to ensure full employment for employees and, most importantly, the responsibility human resources should assume for those workers displaced by a world where robots and artificial intelligence are increasingly performing
