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 Your company has had embedded HR generalists in business units for the  past several years. Over that time, it has become more costly and more  difficult to maintain standards, and is a frustration for business units  to have that budget “hit.” The leadership has decided to move to a more  centralized model of delivering HR services and has asked you to  evaluate that proposition and begin establishing a project team to  initiate the needed changes. The project team is selected, and you must  now provide general direction. 

Propose at least three general ways that HR can use competitive advantage in the marketplace to recruit new applicants.

• What are some ways to recruit qualified candidates?
• Has technology hindered or assisted the process?

Unit VI PowerPoint Presentation

10 slides not including the title or reference page 

Also look at the example and how the powerpoint should flow. 

NOTES ALSO NEED TO BE ON EACH PAGE

Instructions

The Fig Technologies Executive Leadership Council (ELC) has received several requests for transfer to the United States from nations of diminished tolerance. The ELC has asked you to develop a presentation briefly explaining the history of diversity-based legislation. In your presentation, describe the challenges of legislating diversity, and compare historical legislation of diverse populations to more recent diversity legislation. Also, explain how diversity legislation impacts ethnic, orientation, and gender groups as well as those of age, appearance, and perceived disability. 

At least two additional resources should be used in addition to your textbook, one of which must come from the CSU Online Library. All sources should be cited and referenced properly using APA formatting. The presentation should consist of a title slide, a minimum of 10 slides of content, and a reference slide. Since this is a presentation, at least one slide should include a graphic or chart to present information. 

The following link and PDF are excellent sources provided by the CSU Writing Center for PowerPoint best practices and basic instructions for creating a presentation.

http://columbiasouthern.adobeconnect.com/powerpointbestpractices/

Click here to view a PDF that covers the basics of using PowerPoint.  

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: This is a Collaborative Learning Community (CLC) assignment.

Read the Performance Appraisal at Telespazio: Aligning Strategic Goals to People Development case study located in Topic Materials. In your teams, discuss the assessment of employees within the Telespazio organization. Develop a written description (750-1,000 words) discussing current evaluation methods, how the organization uses the appraisal assessments to identify employee roles, the current appraisal systems, performance ratings, and Telespazio’s practices for performing appraisal interviews. As a group, decide what changes or strategies could be implemented to Telespazio’s current performance appraisal practices. Include an appraisal tool that would benefit the company and an effective method for performing an appraisal interview. Describe the benefits of using both the appraisal tool and appraisal interview in the performance appraisal practice.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

Assessment 1

The Future of Work

What does it mean when we discuss the future of work? It means that we are moving away from a classic employment model in which most careers tended to follow a particular path: after graduation, you got a job in an office where you worked 40 hours a week alongside everyone else at your company. You’d get promoted along a predictable path, before eventually retiring in your sixties.

The future of work is, in fact, not the future. It is happening now. You may remember learning about the industrial revolutions of the past and the way in which these revolutions transformed the economy and the nature of work. We are now in the fourth Industrial Revolution, or Industry 4.0. This new world of technology is characterized by:

• Expansive instant communication and connectedness.
• Virtual or remote workspaces.
• Age-diverse workforce.
• Move away from lifelong careers at a single company to more of an open talent or contract-based economy.
• Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation, or machines taking over some workforce tasks and jobs.
• Assessment InstructionsOverview
  What do we mean when we discuss the future of work? We are moving away from the classic employment model: you are hired full time and work 40-hour weeks, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at a desk in an office with your fellow employees. The future of work is really happening now. You may remember learning about the industrial revolutions of the past and their impact on the economy and the nature of work. Today we are in the fourth Industrial Revolution, or Industry 4.0. This new world of technology is characterized by:
  • Instant communication and connectedness.
  • Virtual/remote workspaces.
  • Age-diverse workforce.
  • Move away from lifelong careers at a single company, more of an open talent economy.
  • AI and automation, or machines taking over some workforce tasks and jobs.
  • In this assessment, you will examine the future of work and the key skills and behaviors necessary for succeeding in the evolving workplace.
    Preparation
    Review the resources for this assessment. Use the Capella University Library to locate at least one article or book that discusses the skills and aptitudes needed to succeed in the 21st-century workforce.
    Instructions
    For this assessment:
  • Write a 2–3-page essay that addresses the following questions: 
    • What types of jobs will most likely be automated in the future?
    • What types of jobs are more resistant to automation and why? 
    • How will automation and continued technological advances impact how you work?
    • Why one or more of the employability skills (such as self and social awareness or agility) are essential for remaining competitive in the 21st-century workplace? Explain.
  • Additional Requirements
    Your assessment should also meet the following requirements:
  • Written communication: Written communication should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
  • APA formatting: Citations should be formatted according to current APA Style and Format guidelines. 
  • References: Your assessment should include at least two credible references. One of these references should be obtained from the Capella library.
  • Length: 2–3 pages of text, excluding the title and reference page.
  • 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 the influence of automation in the 21st-century workforce.
    • Explain how automation and technological advances affect the nature of work.
  • Competency 3: Develop skills to support a successful learning experience and career. 
    • Explain why employability skills are essential for remaining competitive in the 21st-century workplace. 
  • Competency 4: Compose text that articulates meaning relevant to its purpose and audience. 
    • Write coherently with correct grammar, usage, mechanics, and citation of sources.
  • The Future of Work Scoring Guide
    The Future of Work Scoring Guide Criteria Non-performance Basic Proficient Distinguished Describe the influence of automation in the 21st-century workforce.Does not attempt to describe the influence of automation in the workforce.Attempts to describe the influence of automation in the workforce, but the description is unclear or incomplete. Describes the influence of automation in the 21st-century workforce.Describes the influence of automation in the 21st-century workforce, providing specific examples of jobs that may be automated in the future. Explain how automation and technological advances affect the nature of work.Does not attempt to explain how automation and technological advances affect the nature of work.Attempts to explain how automation and technological advances affect the nature of work, but the explanation is unclear or incomplete. Explains how automation and technological advances affect the nature of work. Explains how automation and technological advances affect the nature of work, providing specific examples that support explanation. Explain why employability skills are essential for remaining competitive in the 21st-century workplace. Does not attempt to explain why employability skills are essential for remaining competitive in the workplace.Attempts to explain why employability skills are essential for remaining competitive in the workplace, but the explanation is unclear or incomplete.Explains why employability skills are essential for remaining competitive in the 21st-century workplace. Explains why employability skills are essential for remaining competitive in the 21st-century workplace. Write coherently with correct grammar, usage, mechanics, and citation of sources.Writing is unclear as a result of poor organization, grammar, usage, or mechanics.Attempts to write coherently, but there are examples of incorrect grammar, usage, or mechanics. Writes coherently with correct grammar, usage, mechanics, and citation of sources.Writes coherently with organization and correct grammar, sage, and mechanics. 

 What does your ‘nationality’ mean to you? Reflect on to what extent your identity is shaped by your nation/region of birth and how you relate to the common stereotypes about your nation/region. If your life has been marked by migration, reflect on how the intersection of multiple nations/regions influenced your identity (min. 200 words). 

I was born in china

• Illegal Discrimination in the WorkplaceSam is a law student studying employment law. He is currently studying the law concerning various types of discrimination. He realizes that all the cases he reads deal with clarifying the law on certain issues after the events. Sam wonders who is in the best position to be proactive and preemptive in the workplace to avoid many of these problems.Last week, you started to develop your legal thinking skills. Learning the law is a process. You could see from your case analysis that the law can have an impact on an employee handbook and HR issues on the front line with employees. This week, you will learn more about the main types of discrimination so that you can create procedures and policies that ensure a legally compliant workplace.
  TO DO LIST:
  • Discussion: Refer to the discrimination cases and articles from this week to analyze the different attitudes that the judiciary has taken with regard to each case.
  • What You Need To Know: Identify the main types of discrimination in the workplace and analyze cases where those types of discrimination are present.
  • Prepare: Begin reading your article on the topic you chose for your first assignment, HR Challenge: Contemporary Issue.
  • Prepare: Preview the interactive media, CapraTek: Capshaw v. CapraTek, to begin preparing for your oral argument project.
• Discussion Overview
  Refer to the discrimination cases and articles from this week to analyze the different attitudes that the judiciary has taken with regard to each case.
• What You Need to Know
  Legal Background
  Read the course file, Legal Background: Types of Discrimination [PDF], for a basic understanding of the topic for this week. This background information is intended to support your learning like a section of a textbook.
  Cases
  It is recommended that you identify the main argument and decision of all of these cases by reading the abstract for each case. Then select one case to analyze using the IRAC method.
  • Sutton v. United Air Lines, Inc., 527 U.S. 471 (1999).
    • Focus area: Limiting the Americans with Disabilities Act. You will refer to this case for your discussion.
  • U. S. Airways, Inc. v. Barnett, 535 U.S. 391 (2002).
    • Focus area: Reasonable accommodation.
  • Meritor Savings Bank, FSB v. Vinson, 477 U.S. 57 (1986).
    • Focus area: Extending Title VII to sexual harassment. You will refer to this case for your discussion.
  • Crawford v. Nashville and Davidson County, 555 U.S. 271 (2009).
    • Focus area: Title VII and witness retaliation.
  • Discrimination
  • U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (n.d.). Discrimination by type. Retrieved from https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/index.cfm 
    • This web page lists the types of discrimination that are identified by U.S. law.
  • Hawkins, D. (2016, February 8). Racial discrimination – Title VII. Wisconsin Law Journal. 
    • This is a brief abstract that describes a decision about how racial discrimination is linked to Title VII. You will refer to this article for your discussion.
  • Peña, K. M. (2018). LGBT discrimination in the workplace: What will the future hold? Florida Bar Journal, 92(1), 35–39. 
    • This article addresses the fact that sexual orientation is not a protected status in the United States at this time and what might happen in the future. You will refer to this article for your discussion.
• Write Your Discussion Post
  Illegal Discrimination
  For this discussion, refer to the following:
  • Meritor Savings Bank, FSB v. Vinson, 1986.
  • Sutton v. United Air Lines, Inc., 1999.
  • Hawkins, D. (2016, February 8). Racial discrimination – Title VII. Wisconsin Law Journal.
  • Peña, K. M. (2018). LGBT discrimination in the workplace: What will the future hold? Florida Bar Journal, 92(1), 35–39.
  • Analyze the different attitudes that the judiciary has taken with regard to each case/situation.
    In each case:
  • Why did the courts take the position that they did?
  • Are there any larger controls at work, guiding these decisions?
  • In what ways might an HRM professional help eliminate illegal discrimination in the workplace?

Option #1: Outsourcing a Division

Assume you are a strategic leader in a large international manufacturing organization. The organization has experienced a significant loss in revenue over the last two years; now you must consider outsourcing a division to another country in order to reduce expenditures and sustain the company for years to come. Given that your role as a strategic leader is to focus on long-term planning, you must ensure that your decision making is effective and will meet the overall organizational goal of sustainment. Thus, address the following:

• Describe the steps you would take in evaluating the decisions to be made in this situation.
• Explore whether or not you would use prescriptive or descriptive decision making.
• Explain your reasoning for the type of decision making you selected.
• Evaluate the critical thinking skills you think are necessary to make this decision.

The focus of this assignment is on the steps that you would take as a leader while going through the decision-making process, rather than the actual decision that you would make.

Assignment Requirements:

Your well-crafted presentation, must include 4 slides. Please include six references, at least four being scholarly/peer-reviewed discovered through the CSU Global library. You may use the readings in the module; however, you must include two additional sources,

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE READERS NOTE

Read the article “Key Trends in Workforce Management and New Challenges for HR.” located in the Business Source Complete database of the CSU Online Library by clicking the link below:

Moschetto, M. (2013). Key trends in workforce management and new challenges for HR. Employment Relations Today, 40(4), 7–13. Retrieved from https://libraryresources.columbiasouthern.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=93926433&site=ehost-live&scope=site

After reviewing the article, write a critique that addresses and offers your opinion in the following areas:

• What are the key findings regarding compliance with laws and regulations as a component of workforce management?
• How does the employer-employee relationship factor into legal compliance with workforce management laws?
• Reflecting on the unit reading and lesson, does this article consider the various employer-employee relationships as it discusses workforce management? Can the author’s opinions be universally applied to the workforce? Support your position by identifying various types of employers, employees, and employer-employee relationships.

Begin with an introduction that defines the subject of your critique and your point of view. You will first need to identify and explain the author’s ideas. Include specific references that support your description of the author’s point of view.

You should then defend your point of view by raising specific issues or aspects of the argument. Offer your own opinion. Explain what you think about the argument. Describe several points from the article with which you agree or disagree. What evidence from the article, your textbook, or additional sources supports your opinion?

Conclude your critique by summarizing your argument and re-emphasizing your opinion.

Your article critique must be at least two pages, not including the title and reference pages. You must use at least one source other than the above article to support your critique. Adhere to APA Style when constructing this assignment, including in-text citations and references for all sources that are used. Please note that no abstract is needed.

This Article Critique Example provided by the CSU Writing Center shows this type of formatting.

If you would like additional information on writing article critiques, review the tutorial Article Critiques from the CSU Writing Center.

Lesson 6: From “Inplacement” to “Outplacement”

Activity 6: Calling All Trainers (100 points)

For this Activity, you will make a presentation at a conference for the “American Training Group.” You have been asked to cover the following topics. Your Activity responses should be both grammatically and mechanically correct and formatted in the same fashion as the Activity itself. If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc. In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your response and document them in a bibliography using APA style. (100 points) (A 3-page response is required.)

Part A  Illustrate the steps you would take to incorporate employee development, career management, and succession planning into your training program). (70 points) 

Part B Construct this model in such a way that the three programs complement each other. (30 points)