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Instructions:

Write a page with resources in APA format. Explain the termination step in the project management life-cycle and ways to ensure and control effective ways to evaluate each stage, so that the termination stage is successful. Feel free to use examples that may relate to the organization that you work for or the one you will choose for the research paper.

Option #1: Procurement Control

1. Describe and compare procurement control and methods of purchase and contract control.
2. Give examples of at least two purchase and contract control methods in use on a project with which you are familiar, or on one that you identify through research.
3. Make sure your text includes:
   1.  A clear, researched, paraphrased definition of procurement control;
   2.  Techniques for purchase and contract control; and
   3. Two examples of those control methods in use on projects.
4. Conclude with an example of a project not currently addressing purchase and contract control, but which could benefit from using such controls.

Submission:

• Support your paper with a minimum of two current (no older than five years) scholarly sources from the CSU-Global Library, in addition to the textbook (which you must use as a source) and any course lecture material. You may always exceed the minimum number of sources.
• Format your paper according to the CSU-Global Guide to Writing & APA (Links to an external site.).
• Your paper should be 4 pages long, not including the required title and references pages and any appendix you wish to include.

Assume you work for Verizon that does not currently have unionized employees and that you are an employee of this company and interested in starting a union. Use the Internet to research industry union.

Write a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you:

1. Create a scenario of the specific working conditions that has prompted the attention of employees.
2. Outline the major benefits of organizing a union for this particular company.
3. Create a mission, purpose, and objective statement for a strategic plan to organize a union for this group.
4. Outline the components you would need to start a union and brainstorm ideas for each step of the process.
5. Determine a possible timeline for the execution of the union based on the plan you drafted with rationale.
6. Speculate two (2) of the management teams’ objections the union is likely to face. Develop two (2) arguments to counter the management position.
7. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.

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.

Human Resources, especially in global organizations, is challenged to be aware of the variations of law from country to country, not only to understand the complexities of unions and organized labor in each country, but also the rights of part-time, full-time, and temporary workers; local versus foreign workers; visa issues, and migrant worker issues as well as unionized workers. Understanding local laws and regulations becomes even more important when the employment process is conducted through online crowdsourcing or other, less traditional recruiting methods.

Research and select a case study that discusses how a global United States company handled an international labor relations union issue from a human resources perspective. Discuss the case from the standpoint of cultural, economic, and legal differences and indicate the international labor relations laws that were foundational to the issue. Use the following template to help guide your analysis: 

1. Introduction
   1. Briefly introduce the case, its history and the key issues (pro and con) it presents.
      Is there any additional supporting evidence that can bring clarity to the case.

2. Analysis of the Case
   1. Who is the key stakeholder(s) in the case?
      1. Their Strategy / Goals
      2. Their Rational / Assumptions
   2. What are the challenges presented by the case?
   3. What are the opportunities presented by the case?
3. Your Recommendation(s)

Based upon what you have read and your professional/academic experience, what would your recommendations as a human resource specialist be regarding this case? Are there any alternative options that you would suggest?

1. Lessons Learned (Conclusion)

What are the most significant take-a-ways from this case as it relates to labor relations and human resources? Are the lessons those that can easily be integrated into an organization’s culture? 

Length: 5-7 pages, not including title and reference pages

References: Include a minimum of five scholarly resources.

Your case analysis should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts that are presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. 

Instructions

The role of human resources can vary by industry or by the company. In this assignment, we will be evaluating the type of human resource structure that is used, or could be used, within these constraints.

• Select an industry that you are familiar with or interested in.
• Research a common human resources structure within that industry.
• Create a presentation that describes the type of HR structure within that industry.
• Include an explanation of why that structure is used.
• Indicate how the current structure could be improved, if possible.
• Use both peer-reviewed articles and materials that are publicly available through company websites in the popular press.
• The presentation should be at least 10 slides. Ensure that slides appear professional.
• Include sources used in APA format.

Case Study : National Collegiate Athletic Association Ethics and Compliance Program

Due Week 6 and worth 200 points

Read “Case Study 6: National Collegiate Athletic Association Ethics and Compliance Program,” located on page 444 of the textbook.

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

1. Determine the fundamental ways in which the NCAA’s ethics program failed to prevent the scandals at Penn State, Ohio State, and the University of Alaska. Support your response with one (1) example from each of these schools’ scandals.
2. Examine the principal ways in which the leadership of the NCAA contributed to the ethical violations of Penn State, Ohio State, and the University of Alaska. Support your response with one (1) example from each of these schools’ scandals.
3. Predict the key differences in the scenarios that occurred at Penn State, Ohio State, and the University of Alaska if an effective ethics program was in place. Provide a rationale for your response.
4. Postulate on two (2) actions that the NCAA leadership should take in order to regain the trust and confidence of students and stakeholders.
5. Recommend two (2) measures that the HR departments of colleges and universities should take to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future. Provide a rationale for your response.
6. Go to https://research.strayer.edu to locate at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other similar 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:

• Describe the business ethics issues and definitions, theories, and frameworks important to organizational ethical decision making and the role of a human resource professional.
• Determine the role of stakeholder interests, the interrelationship of ethics and social responsibility, and the role of corporate governance in ethics.
• Analyze scenarios to determine the ethical character of decisions made and the related impact on the organization.
• Write clearly and concisely about issues in ethics and advocacy for HR professionals using correct grammar and mechanics.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in business ethics and advocacy for HR professionals.

HR managers who pass certification exams in human resource management are knowledgeable in all of the following aspects except __________.

Question options:

strategic management

information technology

employee and labor relations

occupational health and safety

Question 2

5 / 5 points

No manager wants to __________.

Question options:

have his or her employees not   performing at peak capacity

hire the wrong person for the job

find employees not doing their   best

all of the above

Question 3

5 / 5 points

A(n) __________ examines current organizational practices for potential action violations.

Question options:

EEO representative

training specialist

job analyst

compensation manager

Question 4

5 / 5 points

A __________ is a system that enables employees to manage their own benefits and update their personal information.

Question options:

company portal

cybernetic portal

formulation system

software-based system

Question 5

5 / 5 points

Strategic human resource management refers to __________.

Question options:

formulating and executing human   resource policies and practices that produce the employee competencies and   behaviors the company needs to its achieve strategic aims

planning the balance of internal   strengths and weaknesses with external opportunities and threats to maintain   competitive advantage

emphasizing the knowledge,   education, training, skills, and expertise of a firm’s workers

extending a firm’s sales,   ownership, and manufacturing to new markets

Question 6

5 / 5 points

The __________ HR group focuses on being HR business partners to specific departments.

Question options:

embedded

corporate

centers of expertise

transactional

Question 7

5 / 5 points

Which term refers to letting vendors abroad provide services for a firm?

Question options:

external work systems

application service providers

offshoring

data warehousing

Question 8

5 / 5 points

Which of the following is an issue that HR managers have to deal with today?

Question options:

managing ethics

managing employee engagement

adding value

all of the above

Question 9

5 / 5 points

Of the 10 most serious ethical issues, how many were HR related?

Question options:

six

10

seven

four

Question 10

5 / 5 points

__________ maintain contact within the community and publicize openings.

Question options:

Job analysts

EEO representatives

Recruiters

Compensation managers

Question 11

5 / 5 points

In today’s business environment, __________ are often the firm’s main source of competitive advantage.

Question options:

machines

highly trained and committed   employees

superior organizations

superior ad campaigns

Question 12

5 / 5 points

Which of the following demographic issues represents a challenge for human resource managers?

Question options:

an increasingly diverse workforce

an aging workforce

an increasing use of contingent   workers

both A and B

Question 13

5 / 5 points

Which organization provides professional certification for human resource managers?

Question options:

Academy of Management

Society for Human Resource   Management

Academy of HR Partners

Association of Business   Administration

Question 14

5 / 5 points

Which of the following is an example of HR management’s changing role?

Question options:

HR managers must measurably   improve organizational performance.

HR managers must represent the   organization even when they are off the clock.

HR managers must be individually   centered so as to ensure that there will be no favoritism.

None of the above.

Question 15

5 / 5 points

All of the following are new HRM skills except __________.

Question options:

improving off-shoring skills

supplying transactional services   while serving more strategic, internal consulting activities

improving internal consulting   skills

all of the above

Question 16

5 / 5 points

Over the next few years, employers may face a severe labor shortage because __________.

Question options:

there are fewer people entering   the job market than there are retiring baby boomers

one-third of single mothers are   not in the labor force

people are living longer

all of the above

Question 17

5 / 5 points

Which of the following job titles indicates a position in human resources?

Question options:

recruiter

training specialist

EEO coordinator

all of the above

Question 18

5 / 5 points

The __________ HR group may provide specialized support for organizational change.

Question options:

transactional

corporate

embedded

centers of expertise

Question 19

5 / 5 points

Which strategic management tool provides a departmental performance overview indicating how the department helps achieve the firm’s strategic plan?

Question options:

an HR score card

a strategy map

a department performance report

a digital dashboard

Question 20

5 / 5 points

The ________ HR group works with the top management team to develop long range plans for the company.

Question options:

transactional

embedded

centers of expertise

corporate

he topic of this week’s learning segment is “The Art of Persuasion”. You will learn the ability to persuade others to understand your viewpoint and to agree with you.

Knowing how to convince people of your perspective is very important in business communications. As it says in your Week 5 syllabus description, “Persuasion requires more than the ability to mold an opinion; it requires the ability to inspire action.”

Think of a new product, idea or proposal to start a company you would like to have a Shark invest in. It can be real or imaginary.  For your Discussion post, you will be asked to imagine you are actually on “Shark Tank,” and are trying to get the sharks to invest in your idea, product, and/or company.

If you are not familiar with Shark Tank you can check this out to get a sense of how a pitch goes in this venue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq3fwHwgB9g

As you begin your readings, watching the videos, and thinking about your Discussion Post this week, I would like to offer you some items that you should consider including in your response:

• who you are (be personable when you introduce yourself; engage)
• include your name, the name of your company and the name of the product
• why you are here
• tell me my problem that you want to solve
• introduce your hook
• tell a story: empathy, get me interested (*I often lead with a story when I am pitching to hook my audience in.)
• describe your product or service
• mention its differentiating advantages
• use a pitch as described in this week’s reading material
• make up data and statistics: is the product in production; is the service being offered;  how many have you already sold; costs, profits, revenue, where (city, states, countries); how is it being used; consumer excitement, etc.
• tell me what you will do with the money you get from me, i.e. build the item or App, more marketing, build a factory, speed up production, hire more people, etc.
• describe your persuasive technique and why you chose it (from the reading)
• do not forget the ask or call to action; how much money you want and what percentage of the business you are offering them

Remember, you only have 1-2 minutes to make your “elevator pitch”. This is an imaginary scenario, so use your imagination with the product or service you have invented.

After your pitch, remember to tell us about the persuasive techniques you used and why you chose them. Please include the application of and references to both this week’s reading material and external sources.

Please have fun with this discussion and let your imagination run wild.

 RE: Week 5 DiscussionCOLLAPSE

Greetings, classmates, and Professor Elias: below is my shark tank pitch.

Hi, Sharks, my name is Hubert Brown. I am an impactor & entrepreneur; My goal is to leave a functional footprint on the world. And with your help- We can make it happen

My company Waterworks has discovered a new technology to test, filter, purify water on the go, and in the home at a price affordable to all. 

I am here today to seek your help in getting this new portable water filtration system in the hands of all worldwide.

We have a right to live in a world where food and clean water is accessible to every human on this planet. It is a human right that should not barter or compromised with the well-being of all. As of right now, 780 million people don’t have access to a quality water source (www.cdc.gov ) I want to fix that.

As a father, I think a lot about my kids and the world I want them to grow older in. It’s hard to relay the promises of the great wonders of this world when there are kids without the basic necessity of clean water. I read about people traveling miles by foot to access water that not even cleaned. I think of the diseases that people contract due to the lack of clean water. So, I thought about how I can use solar light combined with low Ultraviolet light to power and clean water from any source. This product will allow anyone, anywhere, and any point to use this product with the power of the sun, and the ultraviolet light to purify the water.

This Waterworks product is clear, portable, and lightweight. You can see the water filtration activate within three minutes. It can filter a gallon of water at a time. It also has a self-cleaning mode that allows for reuse. The product’s shelf life is five years. And you don’t have to change a filter within this system.

This water filtration system using the sun to operate, so the cost of using this product after purchase is free. It also leaves less of a carbon footprint on the environment. The low cost of manufacturing the outcome yields a higher margin.

It has been reported that up to 1.1 billion people lack access to clean water supply, including cities in the US. This lack of clean water has killed 1.8 million people a year. 94% of these deaths were preventable if they had access to clean water(World Health Organization 2007). So what I am asking you today is to be part of the statistic that helps decrease this preventable problem. My product Waterworks could help prevent those deaths. It is an affordable, portable watering system that uses the power of the sun and the UV rays from the sun to clean the water.

We are currently in production, as of right now we are manufacturing out of a small factory in Virginia. Due to the size of the factory, we are only able to produce 5,000 a day, and we need to produce a minimum of 50,000 a day to meet the need. We are currently working with the local governments in Cambodia, so far, we have provided them with a 100,000. The cost to manufacture this product is $3.00 per unit. We would like to sell the product for $9.99; therefore, it’s at a price point that is affordable and profitable for all. The bulk price per unit will be $6.00.

Your investment will allow us to grow into a much bigger facility, therefore allowing us to increase our product and distribution. 

Please join me if you want to help save lives and leave a lasting footprint on this water. Give the right to clean water to all with an investment of $500, 000.00 for 15% share of my company Waterworks.

Describe your persuasive technique, and why you chose it (from the reading), I used the persuasive technique of Social Proof. The idea behind Social Proof to appear the Social Awareness of how they could contribute as a whole to being part of the solution and not the problem. In this pitch, I want the Sharks to see themselves not just as investors, but has solver/contributors to the lack of clean water problem (Keller 2015) 

References:

Global Water, Sanitation, & Hygiene (WASH). Center for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/global/wash_statistics.html

Combating Waterborne Diseases at the Household Level. World Health Organization. 2007. Part 1.

Keller, Larry. The Science of Persuasion. 2015. https://www.success.com/the-science-of-persuasion/

The group project is aimed at the process of management and its functions in real organizations and the legal, moral, and ethical dilemmas we face as individuals and in our roles as part of the managerial process.  Students will be divided into teams of three and provided a topic to work on but they will be working against each other.  Each student will take either a “pro” or “con” side to a topic taken from business, government, or education. Further, each situation will be fraught with ethical considerations and ramifications.  As individuals, each team member will search, discuss, analyze, and report information back to their classmates and course instructor with slide presentations they will post in the Discussion Board.

Again, each student will be provided with a topic to be handled by teams of three. Each team member will be presenting opposing arguments, one for and one against that topic, the third will play both roles. The point is that as managers, clarity of thought influences not only the quality of their life but all those who work for them.  As decision-makers, managers often need to be willing to take a position and try to influence others to make a decision that they try to promote.  To be effective, they should be willing and able to describe their rationale for the choice they made.  

After a topic is assigned, students will develop PowerPoint slides to support their position (20 slides max, not including references slides listing your sources). The rest of the teams will ask at least one question per team, but no more than three questions, so each person may clarify/defend their position. The exception is that you may not ask questions of your counterpart who is arguing the opposite side of your position.  Instructors will judge the quality of your presentation based on the criteria found in the rubric. Furthermore, the instructor may also question if they feel a position lacks merit. Additionally, instructors will look at the quality of your questions and answers to other students and at the end, a student’s rationale for choosing one side of an argument over the other.

The slides will be posted on the Discussion Board for everyone to view by the date listed on the course schedule.  All questions must be submitted to the Discussion Board and the answers posted by the scheduled dates as well.  Finally, after all the questions are in and the questions answered, each student will select the position for each topic that they feel is the better of the two and explain their rationale for that decision in the Discussion Board, again as per the course schedule.

The point of this exercise is to help each of you develop clarity of thought. Be advised that instructors may ask pointed questions from each student to determine whether the basis of a position is an opinion or rationally based ideas on these topics.  Just as with other assignments, facts, figures, and expertise, carry a lot more weight when arguing a position that does opinion alone.

Give the instructor and other students facts when arguing positions.  Facts, data, and analysis in addition to insight are all potent tools in any manager’s arsenal.  Finally, please note that some positions will be easier to argue than others when grading, instructors will take that into consideration as well.  So even if it seems the other side has an easier position to defend, instructors will compensate for that issue.

Please be sure that your work follows essay format. Your work should include significant responses that are supported by outside research. Each response should be a minimum of 150 words and should include a reference list. Your responses should include examples and should be entirely in your own words.

· Using your knowledge from what you have learned in the past 4 weeks, analyze and provide an example of four (4) basic terms that are associated with measurement and evaluation.

· You have learned that measurement and performance chain play a significant role in human performance technology. Using your workplace AT THE PRISON or a company from your assignments, prove how measurement and performance chain can be applied to help improve organizational success.

· You have learned that training impacts business performance in a positive and negative way. Summarize how business performance can be impacted in both a positive and negative way and provide an example of how the negative can be transformed into a positive leading to organizational success.

· Ethics play a role in performance management. Distinguish the role ethics play and provide a real-world example of an organization that was impacted by the ethics of their employees in either a positive or negative manner.

· Using what you have learned over the past 4 weeks, analyze the guidelines, process, and decisions that are critical to testing. Provide an example of how these concepts pertain to your workplace.