I have a two-part essay assignments for a graduate level Management course I could really use some assistance with since I personally have never had any management experience before and could use some help for the following essay topic assignment:
Compensation and Benefits Strategy (First Essay Assignment)
Purpose of Assignment
The purpose of this assignment is to give learners experience developing a total rewards program. Please refer to the resources below to assist with the assignment.
Assignment Steps
Resources: Human Resource Management: Ch. 11; HR-Survey (attached supplemental document below); human resources department for the organization you chose; Supplemental Resources. (attached supplemental document below, along with an idea for an HR survey web link)
Choose your organization or one you know well to use for this assignment. You may use the same organization you used attached word document I used titled “Change Management Impact” that I did for my chosen organization on Starbucks.”
Develop 1,225-word compensation and benefits strategy for the organization. (Word count needs to be kept under 1,225 in total, excluding cover and reference page words per instructor request).
- Introduction
- Discuss current trends shaping total rewards for employees in a business industry synonymous with your organization.
- Evaluate current compensation plans for that industry.
- Summarize your data in narrative and table format showing diverse levels of responsibility and compensation
- Evaluate the market data, job data, and organizational data.
- Devise a total rewards strategy with recommendations for your organization.
- Include in table format a list of the compensation components for your plan..(Attached below is a sample idea of a total rewards compensation plan)
- Develop a one-page survey you would use as a resource to collect information from employees about the rewards they desire in a reward package for employees. On your survey, include questions about financial rewards and non-financial rewards. Include these questions as the last page of your paper, after the Reference page. Please Do not administer the survey.
- Include an analysis of legislation that may impact decisions made about compensation and benefits.
- Conclusion
Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines. (Copy of APA Master’s Level formatting attached below) Needs to include APA citations and references including direct web links of professional references used. Include 5 professional references.
Salaries Inequities Case Study (Second Essay Assignment)
Purpose of Assignment
The purpose of this assignment is to give learners’ experience in conducting a human resource management case study in a fair and equitable manner. Please refer to the resources below to assist with the assignment.
Assignment Steps
Resource: Human Resource Management: Ch. 11; Supplemental Resources.
Review the “Application Case Salary Inequities at Astra Zeneca” (page 379 of your text). (Attached copy of case study with questions is below in word document).
Develop a 1,050-word report including: (Word count needs to be kept under 1,050 in total, excluding cover and reference page words per instructor request).
- Introduction
- Discuss questions 11-13, 11-14, and 11-15.
- Summarize the answers to each of the questions.
- Analyze current job market compensation plans and pay scales in comparison to Astra Zeneca (This I would have no idea as to what current job market compensation plans and pay scales that compares to this company? Appreciate any help on this!)
- Explain how you will use lessons learned.
- Conclusion
Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines. (Copy of APA Master’s Level formatting attached below) Needs to include APA citations and references including direct web links of professional references used.). Include 5 professional references.
Important Side Notes:
Per instructor request: As a suggestion, you may wish to run your paper through the Plagiarism
Checker in the Library, and include it with your submission. For those
not included, I do run each paper through the Plagiarism Checker, so be sure to
cite properly and use quotation marks where required! Remember to include a Title Page and a separate Reference
Page for each paper. Follow the APA guidelines As a general rule, I look to see that you have researched and
referenced at least five good and reliable sources for your paper, not
including the textbook for this course. And I do reduce points on the
papers if there are not at least five good references, so please be aware.
Per instructor request regarding Plagiarism:
Class,
During this course, you will be required to use the proper APA format along with citing your sources correctly and carefully. Over the years that I have been facilitating courses, I have found that many students have similar questions. Here are some commonly asked questions (and answers).
Frequently Asked Questions about Plagiarism
Question – What is plagiarism?
Answer – Simply put, plagiarism is lying, cheating, and stealing others’ words instead of using your own. Not putting quotes around words you copy from a site is lying to the instructor. Using material you didn’t write yourself is cheating the other students who did it the honest way. Taking material from others and using it as your own is stealing. Remember, websites that sell student papers (yes, we know they are out there) didn’t write it themselves – they stole it from the owner first.
Question – Why do I need both a text citation and a reference at the end of the paper? Isn’t it enough just to put the reference at the end?
Answer – You must have both because they serve different purposes. The purpose of a text citation is to show the reader the extent to which you are using someone else’s words or ideas. The purpose of the reference is to provide the reader enough information to look up the actual quotation or article to understand it in more detail. If you only include the reference at the end, the reader cannot distinguish your thoughts from those of others.
Question: If I am using ideas from our textbook, do I need to provide a citation and reference for them?
Answer: Yes. Anytime you use ideas from any source, you need to acknowledge their source. If you are quoting your source (even the text), word-for-word, you should enclose it in quotation marks, followed by a text citation. If you are paraphrasing or summarizing something, include a text citation at the end of the paraphrase or summary.
Question: What if materials are from my company handbook or intranet, and not available to anyone outside the company?
Answer: You still must cite the source in the text. This is considered a non-retrievable source, so you do not need to include the reference at the end of the paper, but you do need a text citation, which should include words like internal company document to show that it cannot be retrieved outside of the company.
Question: Isn’t information on the Internet common knowledge and available to use without citation?
Answer: No! Remember, the purpose of the citation is to show that the ideas you are presenting came from someone other than you — so you must always cite your sources — regardless of whether they are from the Internet or some other source.
Question – Do our facilitators have to give us a warning before using more serious sanctions?
Answer – No. Each facilitator has the academic freedom to determine the appropriate sanction for plagiarism. You will receive a 0 in this class for the first instance of plagiarism and fail the class for the second instance.
Question – If I read an article and use some ideas from it, but put them in my own words, do I still need a citation and reference?
Answer – Yes. Even if you change the words (by paraphrasing) or summarize, you must cite ideas that are not your own (both in the text and with a reference). This tells the reader that the idea comes from someone else. The purpose of citation is to show that you are incorporating others’ ideas into your work; therefore, all uses of sources must be carefully documented.
Question – Does this apply to forums or just to formal writing, such as papers?
Answer– It applies to everything you write. Remember, the purpose of a text citation and references is to give credit to the original author. Therefore, whether you are writing a discussion question response, responding to a classmate, or writing a formal paper, if you use someone else’s words to help you make your point, you must give proper credit!
Question – As long as I use proper citations and references in my paper, is it ok for me to cut and paste large sections of my paper?
Answer – No. While this may not be “plagiarism” in the sense that you have properly given credit to your sources, using others’ work instead of your own is not good writing! The purpose of the assignments in our courses is to assess your mastery of the course learning objectives. If you simply cut and paste others’ words, you cannot demonstrate your mastery of the subject matter. Short direct quotes (properly cited) that support your points are fine, but extended quotations or simply cutting and pasting from other sources will typically not meet the assignment requirements and should be avoided.
Question – If the plagiarism checker doesn’t show any matches, am I automatically safe?
Answer – No. There are at least two reasons for this. When a faculty member uses the plagiarism checker, every other student paper is checked as well. If you have “borrowed” information from another student, I will know. Second, some Internet sources claim they cannot be detected by a plagiarism checker. If I suspect that the writing in your paper does not match your other writing, I may choose to do further searches with other methods. If you have used the words of others without attribution, it is still plagiarism, whether the UOP plagiarism checker finds it or not.
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