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Unit IV Journal

Instructions

When an employment offer is being presented, what are the key things you look for in accepting the position? 

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.

Unit IV Assessment

1. Discuss what shapes external competitiveness from the pay mix standpoint. Your response must be at least 75 words in length.

2.Identify the parts that make up total compensation (pay mix). Explain the percentage breakdown for direct and indirect compensation, which makes up total compensation. Your response must be at least 75 words in length.

3.Discuss pay-for-performance plans.
Your response must be at least 75 words in length.

4. Identify the three types of pay-level policies. Explain each.
Your response must be at least 75 words in length.

Unit V Journal

Instructions

Refer back to your last performance appraisal; what did you like about the process? What would you change about the process? Do you think the performance appraisal is helpful and still needed? Please explain. If you have never experienced a performance appraisal, discuss your thoughts on the importance of a performance appraisal. 

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.

Unit V Assessment

1. Evaluate how performance appraisals are used in pay-for-performance plans.
Your response should be a minimum of 75 words in length.

2. Explain merit pay. Address what level of risk is associated with the employees.
Your response should be a minimum of 75 words in length.

3. Explain whether or not pay-for-performance affects employee behavior.
Your response should be a minimum of 75 words in length.

4. Discuss how performance appraisals should be conducted.
Your response should be a minimum of 75 words in length.

Assignment Content

Format your assignment according to APA guidelines. 

Include detailed speaker notes and at least 2 references. 

Imagine you are a consultant and are advising a group about their new health care startup. They have asked you to present training and education in a health care organization.

Create a 10- to 15-slide presentation about training and education in health care in which you:

• Explain why training and education are vital in health care.
• Explain the importance of measuring competencies.
• Describe the process for tracking and evaluating training effectiveness.

Paragraph Breakdown

l Introduction

l Overview of why training and education are vital in health care (please add 3examples/bullets with paragraph)

l 3 examples, one paragraph each, of explaining why training and education are vital in health care.

l Explain the importance of measuring competencies (please bullet key points)

l Overview of the process for tracking and evaluating training effectiveness (please include bullets)

l One separate paragraph for each process for tracking and evaluating training effectiveness

l Conclusion.

1. Review the definition of critical thinking on p. 6 of Think. What is the role of critical thinking in daily life? What is an example of a situation in which you can utilize critical thinking in your own life, andhow can critical thinking help in this situation?

2. Explain at least two common barriers to critical thinking, andprovide an example of when you encountered each barrier.

1. Review the self-evaluation questionnaire that you completed on p. 7 of Think, along with the meaning of your responses on p. 435 of Think.Reflect on your results related to the following characteristics of a good critical thinker:

o Analytical Skills

o Effective Communication

o Research Inquiry Skills

o Flexibility and Tolerance for Ambiguity

o Open-Minded Skepticism

o Creative Problem-Solving

o Attention, Mindfulness, and Curiosity

o Collaborative Learning

Which areas may you need to improve? How can you enhance these skills?

Option #1: Beta Distribution

(Note: This subject is often included in the PMP exam questions.)

You are the project manager for the Sweep Time software project. You have decided to use the beta distribution, or 3-point estimation, technique for this project. For the “phase 1 test” activity in days, the following estimates are available: O=5, P=10, M=6.

Address the following:

1. Explain beta distribution, when it is used, and the benefits and shortcomings of the technique.
2. What is the result of this estimate in the example?
3. How does a skew from the mean/median figure relate to planning a project? That is, if your beta is 7.5 and your M=6, how do these relate?

Submission:

• Write a 3- to 4-page paper addressing beta distribution. The length does not include the required title and references pages, and the appendix in which you show your calculations.
• Support your paper with a minimum of two current scholarly sources.

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.

In a page define total quality management. Explain the importance of designing and implementing a total quality management within different divisions of an organization so that the effective outcome contributes to optimizing organizational performance. Then explain and describe different types of known total quality management programs and discuss ways to ensure that a specific total quality control program contributes to an organization’s ability to excel in all areas. 

In order to explain you may need to include, explanation, and analyze the importance of control measures to ensure total quality management programs.

Be sure to use references in APA format and include intext citation.

                                              Discussion 1 Due 7-16-2020

Please watch the video, “What you can learn from Steve Jobs (Links to an external site.).” Based on the content presented in the video, what leadership traits made Steve Jobs an effective leader? Some researchers have found that leaders have certain traits related to social intelligence; how did Steve Jobs’ social intelligence play a role in his success and how did it impact people and results? Do you consider Steve Jobs to be a transformational or transactional leader? Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts.

Guided Response: Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length.  Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond substantively to at least two of your classmates posts.

                                      Discussion 2 Due 7-16-2020

 Give an example of ethical leadership. What are the characteristics of ethical leadership? And why do you think ethical leadership is important?

Guided Response: Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length.  Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond substantively to at least two of your classmates posts. 

                                         Assignment Due 7-19-2020

Prominent Leaders

Use the Ashford Library to research a prominent leader, living or deceased, who you admire. Explain whether the leader’s style is transactional or transformational. What type of leadership characteristics does the leader demonstrate? What aspects of servant leadership does the leader exhibit?  Provide relevant examples to support your claims.

The paper should be three to four pages in length (excluding title and reference pages).  At least two scholarly references (a minimum of one being from the Ashford Library) plus the course textbook must be utilized in the research. The paper should also reflect proper APA format and style and integrate resources with in-text citations to support the writing. Vocabulary and course content should be integrated throughout the paper.

A company that needs help with implementing a process you have little familiarity with has contacted you. Although you could most likely learn it, you would not be a subject matter expert in the period in which they need you. You are certain you could learn the process and could use the extra income, as your consulting has been a little slow. What are the implications for deciding not to take the assignment?  What are the implications for taking the assignment? What would you do and why?  Respond to two classmates’ posts.

According to Creswell (2009), quantitative research is a “means for testing objective theories by examining the relationship among variables that can be measured and analyzed using statistical procedures.” Qualitative research, Creswell posits, is a “means for exploring and understanding the meaning individuals or groups ascribe to social or human problems.”

Consider the phenomenon of pain. Ethics committees and institutional review boards do not allow researchers to inflict equal doses of pain on subjects to examine their physiological response. In quantitative research, pain can be measured physiologically by blood pressure, changes in blood chemistry, muscle contractions, and pain scales (which are still subjective, but at least quantifiable). Researchers using a qualitative perspective may ask participants about their experience of being in physical pain, whether being in pain has changed them in any way, or what they have learned from experiencing physical pain.

For this Assignment, consider differences in how you might frame a research question in order to explore it using quantitative or qualitative research methods.

Submit a 2-page paper that highlights one of the research questions you shared in your Discussion post. Design a quantitative research question related to this problem and a qualitative research question related to the same problem. Please use the resources to support your answer.

References
Creswell, J. W. (2009). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Los Angeles, CA: Sage.

Please follow directions and answer all questions!

Discussion 1

Do you agree with philosopher Plato’s definition of justice? Why or why not? Does our modern government apply justice appropriately given your definition of justice? Give at least one example to support your opinion.

Discussion 2

Friendship and religion seem to be compatible. Discuss how these concepts apply to modern society while still upholding the idea of the separation of church and state. Provide at least one example to support your position.