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Assessment 2

Complete a document where you will reflect on the qualities, values, strengths, areas of improvement, and accomplishments that capture who you are and how they connect to the 10 essential employability skills and your personal, academic, and professional goals.

If you have ever seen ants hard at work, you might have noticed how efficiently and effectively they get a job done. Whether building a new nest or carrying food to the colony, ants inherently understand how to manage their priorities, resources, and time. In the human world, this skill is called productivity, and when it comes to your life and career, productivity is absolutely essential for your success. Productivity is about working in the best way possible to get the job done. If you are a productive employee, you can manage tasks to meet deadlines and share project plans, schedules, and task lists with others so that everyone knows how the work you do fits into your team’s vision. If something doesn’t go as you hoped, you can easily create a new plan to fulfill your changing needs. 

Productivity is wonderful to adopt on its own, but it doesn’t actually stand alone. Improving your productivity skill will help you hone your other essential employability skills, too. Being productive and prioritizing your time helps you communicate the right information at the right moment. It helps you be more agile in the workplace by responding to change with a plan forward. It helps you be a more results-driven employee by giving you the order of tasks to focus on. (Be sure to look out for other connections between the skills as you continue through your Capella education and beyond.) In this assessment, you will make these connections by reflecting on your skills and accomplishments and identifying employability skills that have helped you achieve those accomplishments. You will also begin to think about the skills that you would like to develop and refine going forward in your academic and professional career.

Assessment Instructions

Overview

In this assessment, you will reflect on the qualities, values, strengths, areas of improvement, and accomplishments that capture who you are, and how they connect to the 10 essential employability skills and your personal, academic, and professional goals. You’ll then practice your communication skill by writing about what you’ve identified in ways appropriate for a CV or resume. You’ll use this information later in in the Skill Development Plan assessment to create an action plan for developing skills that will help you reach your future goals. After completing this assessment, you will have a document you can bring to the Career Center where counselors can help you further develop your career strategy.

Preparation

Review the work you have done thus far in the course, including the course readings and your discussion contributions. Download the Reflecting on Your Goals, Skills, and Accomplishments Template [DOCX] and review the list of Accomplishment Categories at the end of the template for ideas. You will use the template for your assessment.

Instructions

Use the Reflecting on Your Goals, Skills, and Accomplishments Template [DOCX] to complete the following steps:

• Step 1: Describe personal and professional values and goals. 
  • Respond to questions 1 and 2 in Part 1: About Me, reflecting on your values, aspirations, goals, strengths, and areas of growth.
• Step 2: Identify skills that are strengths and skills that need improvement. 
  • Respond to questions 3 and 4 in Part 1: About Me, noting skills that are strengths and those that are weaknesses.
• Step 3: Analyze previous accomplishments that demonstrate professional skills. 
  • Complete the three steps in Part 2: Accomplishment Statements, by reflecting on your past accomplishments, using the template to identify the challenge, actions, results, and details, and then writing two concise stories using the accomplishments formula provided.
• Step 4: Explain the benefits of self-reflection. 
  • Complete the four-question reflection in Part 3: Reflect on Your Experiences, considering Parts 1 and 2 of this assessment, and the connections you have made to the 10 employability skills.
• Step 5: Write coherently with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.

Additional Requirements

Your assessment should also meet the following requirements:

• Written communication: Write in complete sentences free from errors that detract from the overall message.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria:

• Competency 1: Describe the importance and impact of key skills and behaviors that are necessary for success in the future of work. 
  • Describe personal and professional values and goals.
  • Identify skills that are strengths and skills that need improvement.
  • Explain benefits of self-reflection.
• Competency 2: Analyze factors that contribute to professional presence.  
  • Describe previous accomplishments that demonstrate professional skills.
• Competency 3: Compose text that articulates meaning relevant to its purpose and audience. 
  • Write coherently with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.
• Reflecting on Your Skills, Goals, and Accomplishments Scoring Guide
  Reflecting on Your Skills, Goals, and Accomplishments Scoring Guide Criteria Non-performance Basic Proficient Distinguished Describe personal and professional values and goals.Does not identify personal and professional values and goals.Identifies but does not describe personal and professional values and goals.Describes personal and professional values and goals.Describes in detail personal and professional values and goals, providing insight into their importance. Identify skills that are strengths and skills that need improvement.Does not identify skills that are strengths nor skills that need improvement.Identifies skills but is unclear and/or missing skills that are strengths or skills that need improvement. Identifies skills that are strengths and skills that need improvement.Describes skills that are strengths and skills that need improvement. Explain benefits of self-reflection.Does not identify benefits of self-reflection.Identifies but does not explain benefits of self-reflection.Explains benefits of self-reflection.Explains benefits of self-reflection, including examples to help support explanation. Describe previous accomplishments that demonstrate professional skills.Does not identify previous accomplishments that demonstrate professional skills. Identifies but does not describe previous accomplishments that demonstrate professional skills. Describes previous accomplishments that demonstrate professional skills.Analyzes previous accomplishments that demonstrate 

Even though many firms focus on managing inventory using computers and sophisticated models, not enough organizations emphasize the physical control of inventories. Rely on this week’s resources and other references that you find to draft a policy and procedure on effective physical control of inventories. This policy and procedure should be between 200 and 250 words. It should reflect an understanding of the shortcoming in computer control and how effective physical control practices can increase inventory

Unit IV Assessment

1. What features should come with a good training site?  Your response must be at least 75 words in length.

2. What is the difference between summative and formative evaluations? Your response must be at least 75 words in length.

3. Identify three new technologies used for training. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each in regard to learning. Your response must be at least 200 words in length.

4. What are the three traditional training methods? Detail the advantages and disadvantages of each in regard to learning. Your response must be at least 200 words in length.

Discussion 1

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum,

Read

• Week 2 Lecture
• Chapter 3 of the course text, Principles of Marketing

Introduction, growth, maturity, and decline—every product has a life cycle story waiting to be told. In this interactive activity, you’re going to document the story of a product that has progressed through the four product life cycle stages.

Instructions:

If the instructions has a plus sign (+), click it to review tips and requirements for completing that section of the discussion prompt.

+Do a web search for dead brands or product fads. the following:

You can use this article, Blast from the past: Vintage Technologies That We No Longer Use for inspiration.

+Pick a service brand and use it as an example, explain how service differ from goods and discuss whether services go through a life cycle.

Be sure to discuss the product, place, price, and advertisement strategy for each phase of the life cycle you find.

You will see 4P’s strategies will differ with the shift of the product to another life cycle. Include your analysis of these differences.

Additionally, identify the key events that mark and end of each phase.

Discussion 2

   Place Strategy [WLO: 2] [CLO: 4]

Read

• Week 2 Lecture
• Chapter 4 of the course text, Principles of Marketing

Watch

• Segment 4: Burberry in Fashion: Superbrand Chic

The goal of place strategy in terms of the customer value equation is to add value without increasing cost.

Retailers face three strategic issues that affect place strategy.

+Pick one of the strategic issues listed below:

Market Niche 

Location

Merchandise Assortment

Explain at least three elements marketers need to consider when it comes to that strategy.

Explain how Burberry implemented innovative “place” strategies use to create value for current and potential customers.  

A strategic purpose for a well-blended compensation program, one that includes various types of direct compensation, is gaining employee commitment and productivity. One of the most effective tactics for this strategy is designing a process for linking individual achievement to organizational goals.

Prepare a report to senior leaders addressing the following:

• Explain the concept of tying performance to organizational goals.
• Describe the different types of individual and group-level performance measurements.
• What are the advantages and disadvantages of individual versus group-level performance recognition?
• Discuss the options an organization has to link individual or group monetary rewards to organizational success.
• Develop recommendations for how to implement, monitor, and evaluate such a program.

People often use advocacy to create positive change for society. Advocacy represents the strategies devised, actions taken, and solutions proposed to influence change for the betterment of society. The key to successful advocacy and creating a successful strategic plan is to conduct a needs assessment to determine the needs or priorities for a given agency, organization, or community.

A needs assessment is a systematic way of determining the gap between what an agency, organization, or community has and what is desired to meet the needs of individuals, groups, communities, or societies. The needs assessment will reveal whether there may be unmet services. It can then provide information about those needs and help inform your planning to meet them. The needs assessment also consists of planning who you need to target, how you will effectively gather new data, and/or how you will use existing data to inform your planning decisions.

To prepare:

• Think about the needs of the agency, organization, or community that you identified as being the focus for your strategic plan.
• Consider how you might collect data from stakeholders regarding met and unmet needs.

By Day 7

The Assignment (2–3 pages):

• Outline/describe steps you would take to conduct a needs assessment.
• State which stakeholders you would contact and why you would contact each.
• Develop a stakeholder survey related to your professional or societal issue.
  • The survey must be at least 10 questions.
  • Provide a justification for each question on the survey.
  • Provide a rationale for the type/format of questions on the survey.
  • State how you would vary items on the survey based on the role of the stakeholders who would complete it (administration, leadership, staff, recipient of surveys).

It is time to determine how to make your product or service available to the consumer. Using your readings and at least one article from the Trident Online Library’s full-text databases (such as Academic Search Complete, Business Source Complete and/or ProQuest Central), develop a distribution system.

Channel Levels
Select either direct versus indirect distribution by writing about the pros and cons of both methods. (Research support is required)

Needs of Target Market
Analyze your target market’s needs. Explain what you know about your target market and what they want from a channel of distribution. (Research support is required)

Digital Commerce
Is your product/service conducive to digital distribution? You may wish to research a competitive product or service to see if it has a strong digital presence. Or you can engage in general research about going digital. (Research support is required.)

Since you are engaging in research, be sure to cite and reference the sources in APA format. The paper should be written in third person; this means words like “I,” “we,” and “you” are not appropriate. For more information see Differences Between First and Third Person.

See the Student Guide to Writing a High-Quality Academic Paper, including pages 13-14 on in-text citations. Another resource is the “Writing Style Guide,” which is found under “My Resources” on the TLC portal. All research should be cited in the body of the paper. In-text citations and corresponding references should be included in your paper. The use of direct quotes is strongly discouraged.

Use the attached APA-formatted template (MKT301 Case2) to create your submission.

Paper must be 2 1/2 pages not including cover page and reference page

• Examine the major influences that organizational culture can  have on organizational ethical decision making. From your personal  experience in your current or past organization, provide one (1) example  of how organizational culture influenced the outcome of an ethical  decision. Note: Please do not identify workplaces or leaders by name.
• Use the Internet to research a business leader that you  believe to be an ethical leader. Next, examine the key traits and  actions that the selected leader demonstrates in order to influence a  positive ethical culture in the organization. Suggest two (2) actions  that a company could take in order to achieve a positive ethical  culture.

Assume for this assignment that you are being highly considered for a director-level HR management position for JCPenney.  You are in the final phase of the interview process and must respond to the interview panel regarding specific questions and scenarios that will help them determine if you are a good fit for the new role. The company’s culture is centered on the effective development of strategy, plans, and selection criteria aimed at building and sustaining a competitive and profitable organization. It will be extremely important that you respond with a strategic mindset in order to convince the organization you are able to help them ensure the execution of the business strategy. 

Write a six page paper in which you: 

• Analyze different types of strategies (cost leadership, differentiation, and focus/niche) and select which one you would deem more appropriate for an “efficiency-minded” retail organization and explain your rationale. How would the selected strategy ultimately affect how HR does its job? 
• Examine the four (4) approaches to job design/redesign and provide an example (not a definition) of each. Then, make a case to the interviewing panel on the importance of effective job design applications in supporting the overall strategic goals of the organization. 
• Consider the challenges and constraints associated with recruiting workers and identify and discuss at least two (2) issues. What advice would you give to ease your selected issues? Be specific. 
• List and describe 2–3 candidate selection process ideas that might add value and overall effectiveness to the process. HINT: http://www.selectinternational.com/blog/bid/147051/5-Tips-for-Designing-an-Effective-Employee-Selection-System. Also, what problems should HR and management teams avoid during the selection process? 
• Format your assignment according to these formatting requirements: 
  1. Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. 
  2. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment (with running head), the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length. 
  3. Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length. 

ORIGINAL WORK ONLY

NO PLAGIARISM – WILL LEAVE NEGATIVE FEEDBACK

WILL BE CHECKED THROUGH TURNITIN &SAFEASSIGN

MUST BE APA FORMAT

4. The data below are X-bar and R values for 25 samples of size n = 4 taken from a process filling bags of fertilizer. The measurements are made on the fill weight of the bags in pounds.  

Sub group number

X-bar

Range

1

50.3

0.73

2

49.6

0.75

3

50.8

0.79

4

50.9

0.74

5

49.8

0.72

6

50.5

0.73

7

50.2

0.71

8

49.9

0.70

9

50.0

0.65

10

50.1

0.67

11

50.2

0.65

12

50.5

0.67

13

50.4

0.68

14

50.8

0.70

15

50.0

0.65

16

49.9

0.66

17

50.4

0.67

18

50.5

0.68

19

50.7

0.70

20

50.2

0.65

21

49.9

0.60

22

50.1

0.64

23

49.5

0.60

24

50.0

0.62

25

50.3

0.60

Set up the X-bar and R charts on this process. Interpret the charts. Does the process seem to be in control? If necessary, assume assignable causes and revise the trial control limits. If the average fill of the bags is to be 50.0 pounds, how does this process compare?