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You were selected as the new HR director for JCPenney retail company and now have been in the position for approximately 6 months. Your approach to strategy, planning, and selection has been quite successful thus far, and now it is time to address the organization’s expectation for performance and development of employees since these components of HR strategy are critical in achieving business outcomes and success. 

Write a four-page paper in which you: 

• Critically analyze and discuss any researched (web or textbook) training process model you may consider for use in developing employees (here’s an idea: https://educationaltechnology.net/the-addie-model-instructional-design/ or exhibit 7-1, page 230 in the text book). Then, identify and discuss some possible challenges that might be faced in implementing a new training process in the company. 
• List and briefly discuss at least three (3) types or methods of training that can be used for employee training. Of the 3, which would you select to train the retail employees, and why? Be specific. 
• Differentiate the concept of performance management and performance appraisal with three (3) to four (4) key points. Then, make your case to leadership for or against using annual performance appraisals in the organization. Be specific with your perspective. 
• 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, 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 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. Use the Strayer University Library at https://research.strayer.edu to locate additional sources to support your work. 

NO PLAGIARISM ORIGINAL WORK ONLY

WILL BE CHECKED THRU TURNITIN & SAFEASSIGN

PROVIDE TURNITIN REPORT

Write a 6–8 page paper in which you:

1. Briefly explain your overall understanding of conducting employee background checks. Why are they done? Why are they important? Be clear with your discussion.
2. Identify and discuss at least two types of background checks you believe most organizations conduct and explain how you will ensure the types you select are properly administered in the company.
3. List and describe at least five employee drug-testing procedures you would implement to comply with state drug-testing laws. How would you ensure adherence to the procedures?
4. Briefly discuss your understanding of bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ), affirmative action preferences, and promotions. Then, identify at least three actions you would take to avoid employment law issues with these topics. Be specific.
5. Go to Basic Search: Strayer University Online Library to find at least three quality academic resources for this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Resources to use:

David J. Walsh. 2019. Employment Law for Human Resource Practice (6th ed.). South-Western Cengage Learning.

United States Department of Labor. 2020. Summary of the Major Laws of the Department of Labor. https://www.dol.gov/general/aboutdol/majorlaws

United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. 2020. Types of Discrimination. http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types

United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. 2020. Prohibited Employment Policies/Practices. https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/practices/

The Leadership Conference. 2001. Affirmative Action. http://archives.civilrights.org/resources/civilrights101/affirmaction.html

Life Coach Directory. 2016. The Seven Challenge Areas for Work-Life Balance. https://www.lifecoach-directory.org.uk/lifecoach-articles/the-7-challenge-areas-for-work-life-balance

United States Department of Labor. No date. Occupational Safety & Health Administration. https://www.osha.gov/

United States Department of Labor. 2020. Occupational Safety & Health Administration Newsroom. https://www.osha.gov/news

Angela Reddock-Wright. 2012. 6 Tips to Avoid Harassment and Discrimination Claims. https://i-sight.com/resources/6-tips-to-avoid-harassment-and-discrimination-claims/

Rapid Learning Institute. 2010. The Top Five FMLA Compliance Mistakes That Could Land You in Court. http://www.kansastag.gov/AdvHTML_Upload/files/FMLA-5-Slip-Ups-White-Paper.pdf

Canice Prendergast. 1993. Discretion and Bias in Performance Evaluation. https://faculty.chicagobooth.edu/canice.prendergast/research/DiscretionAndBiasInPerformanceEvaluation.pdf

FindLaw.com. 2018. Constructive Dismissal and Wrongful Termination. https://employment.findlaw.com/losing-a-job/constructive-dismissal-and-wrongful-termination.html

 Instructions:

In this unit you have learned about the many issues people in the U.S. face regarding the accessibility of healthcare services. Health care reform efforts are attempting to remedy some of these access issues, but we still are seeing many groups of people, whether in relation to socio-economic status, age, or the patient’s geographic location, that are still running into barriers when attempting to find health care.

Scenario:

As a health care management professional, you have been asked to speak to a local Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) program. Your presentation is titled “Equity and access to health care in the U.S.”

For this assignment, complete the following (being mindful of your target audience):

• Create a presentation using either PowerPoint or Prezi (see instructions for using Prezi for free)
  • Include speaker’s notes or voiceover if using PowerPoint, attach a separate document with speaker’s notes if using Prezi
• Your presentation should be a minimum of 8 slides, not including title and reference slides
• You should address three key topics relevant to your presentation title, with applicable sub-points for each topic.
• Target Audience: CNA students who have basic health care knowledge and experience. These individuals will be interacting with a wide variety of patient populations and health care systems upon graduation.
• Include a minimum of two scholarly sources on a reference slide; APA format should be followed throughout.

DeVito, J. A. (2016). The interpersonal communication book (14th ed.). Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu

• This text is a Constellation™ course digital materials (CDM) title.

  prepare a brief outline in which you will draft the main content areas to be examined in greater detail in the Final Project. To begin, select one of the following groups in need from which you will base your outline:

• Children and families
• The elderly
• The homeless
• Mental illness
• Physical disability

Prepare an outline that identifies (lists) and describes each of the content areas below (three to five sentences for each area) that you might use with clients from this group if you were a human services professional. Some of these areas will be addressed in later weeks, which will require you to refer to specific chapters of The Interpersonal Communication Book.

Communication Book:

• Describe one communication theory that can be applied in a health and human services setting.
• Describe an effective verbal communication technique in a health and human services setting (Chapter 4) and how you would use it.
• Describe an effective nonverbal communication technique in a health and human services setting (Chapter 5) and how you would use it.
• Describe one empathy skill in interpersonal and group settings (e.g., one-on-one client interaction, facilitating a group session, etc.) (Chapter 6) and how you would use it in both situations.
• Describe the impact of family, culture, and gender related to your communication with clients (varies by Chapter).

The Summative Assessment Outline:

• Must be three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• Must use at least three scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Value-based Contracting, The Influence of Metrics, Effects of Publicized Reviews and Metrics, Rating Agencies in Health Care, Turning Data into Actionable Items, Appropriate Reporting of Trends

· Why did you choose this topic?

· Why is it important for you to be informed about this topic?

· Provide one example of how you will engage the topic in your profession (example: conversations with patients, interactions with physicians, processing insurance claims, etc.)

· In approximately 250 words, summarize the topic for your classmates.

· Provide five bullet points to solidify key points or takeaways.

· You must include a minimum of two scholarly sources.

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

Taking information shared during an interview, observation, or questionnaire and evaluating that data to prepare a job analysis requires knowledge and skill. An accurate job analysis is critical for a job description to be reliable and useful. Refer to the Position Questionnaire found in the Week 1 – Discussion Forum 1. Select a classmate’s completed Position Questionnaire to conduct a job analysis.

For this assignment,

• Utilize the SHRM – Job Analysis: Template #2 or a template from the text to develop the analysis.
• Complete all sections of the Job Analysis, providing a rationale for each section.

As part of your rationale, explain whether or not there was adequate information available from the position questionnaire to perform a proper job analysis that ensures consistency in employee job performance.

The Job Analysis assignment

• Must have all sections of the template completed.
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external site.).
• Must use at least three scholarly and/or credible sources, in addition to the course text.
  • The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
• Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) guide.
• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Ashford Writing Center for specifications.

Based on your reading of the textbook chapter, describe and give an example of an assumption in your organization. This should be a belief that is “taken for granted”, about “the way we do things here”. The attached chart may help you identify some basic assumptions….

Use the below required reference along with one more reference.

1. All of your original responses must be in depth – at least 200+ words or 2-3 full paragraphs

2. List at least 2 references in APA per question and include in-text citations

Whether a crisis or disaster is natural or man-made, effective communication strategies are needed no matter where it occurs. A great deal was learned about communication issues in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. After this disaster, thousands of residents in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana were without roads, electricity, or cell phone towers. Because of this, creative means of communication, both inside and outside the region, were needed. Agencies with satellite phones had no difficulty, but for most survivors this was not a possibility—it was difficult to make phone calls both outside and inside the region. One means of communicating, however, was successful for many—text messaging. But, of course, this required a digital phone with texting capability, which not all had access to. In order to reach survivors who did not have this capability, four-wheel drive vehicles or trucks were necessary because roads and bridges were destroyed. Transportation became a significant element for communication.

Other less intense crises present communication issues as well. All crises involve an organizational plan that outlines how to communicate decisions and how to respond to the crisis. Media is almost always present, and they require communication that is rapid and accurate. Coombs (Crandall, Parnell, and Spillan, 2010) identifies uses of communication strategies for the various stages and types of disasters.

Note: Hurricane Katrina is referenced many times in this course because so much was learned from mistakes made during and after that crisis. Crisis responders and those in charge of planning for crises learn from each and every incidence. For example, being sure to look out for vulnerable populations, such as the elderly, is now a priority because 13,000 died during an extreme heat wave in France in August 2003. Every crisis and/or disaster offers an opportunity to reevaluate what worked and what needs improvement for the next incidence.

To prepare for this assignment:

• Review Chapters 7 and 8 in your course text, Crisis Management in the New Strategy Landscape, paying particular attention to the different considerations that should be taken during the beginning, middle, and end of a crisis. Also focus on the methods of establishing communications with various populations during a crisis.
• Review Chapter 6 in your course text, Crisis Intervention Strategies, and focus on how the telephone and the internet can be utilized as alternative forms of communication during a crisis.
• Review the article, “The Northridge Earthquake: Community-Based Approaches to Unmet Recovery Needs.” Focus on populations whose needs were not met and think about how various communication strategies and community organizations might have resolved those unmet needs.
• Review the article, “Natural Disasters that Reveal Cracks in Our Social Foundation,” and pay particular attention to suggestions and considerations for crisis planning.
• Review the article, “Crisis Management in Real Time: How to Successfully Plan for and Respond to a Crisis,” and think about the role of crisis communication plans and crisis management teams in the management of a crisis.

The assignment: (2–3 pages)

• Briefly describe alternative systems of and strategies for communication that might be used during a crisis when normal lines of communication are unavailable.
• Then evaluate which systems and/or strategies might be most effective and explain why.
• Briefly describe the vulnerable populations that may need to be reached during a crisis. Then explain potential strategies for reaching and communicating with these populations.

The BP Oil Spill in 2010 was met with public outcry and demand for change. share your opinion regarding the need for revision to the Oil Pollution Act (OPA 90) to prevent another catastrophic disaster like the Deepwater Horizon Spill. Why do you feel it took such a catastrophe to prompt change?

According to DuBrin (2015), the following strategies or tactics are identified for enhancing your career: 

1. develop career goals, 
2. capitalize on your strengths and build your personal brand, 
3. be passionate about and proud of your work, 
4. develop a code of professional ethics and prosocial motivation, 
5. develop a proactive personality, 
6. keep growing through continuous learning and self-development, 
7. document your accomplishments,
8. project a professional image, and 
9. perceive yourself as a provider of services. (p. 430) 

Identify and explain three career-enhancing techniques or tactics in advancing your career. 

Your essay should be at least two pages and should include an introduction, a body of supported material (paragraphs), and a conclusion. Be sure to include two references (on a reference page), and follow all other APA formatting requirements. The reference page does not count toward the total page requirement.  

Be sure to apply the proper APA format for the content and references provided.