week 1- NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED TODAY
During the Reconstruction Era, the Southern states created many laws and policies of their own. These “Black Codes” either tried to minimize federal laws and policies or were in retaliation to them.
Suppose you were a former slave during this era, which one of the following restrictions would you find the most offensive?
- Restrictions or prohibitions on voting
- Restrictions such as those on job, land purchase, and mobility
- Inability to serve on juries or accuse a white person in court
Then, in a full paragraph or two:
- Discuss the immediate and long-term consequences from your chosen restriction.
- Identify any lessons we can learn today from this restriction and its impact.
- Identify the source(s) where you read about the restriction.
RESOURCES
Black Codes in Mississippi: http://web.mit.edu/21h.102/www/Primary%20source%20collections/Reconstruction/Black%20codes.htm
WK 2
America’s Industrial Revolution transformed all sectors of the
economy and changed society. In the text (Chapter 17 p. 310-317), some
of the business practices of the late 1800s and early 1900s are
described. There are pros and cons to these developments. On one hand,
they streamlined costs and made goods and new products available to many
more consumers. But, there were also consequences—some unintended.
Choose one of these two new problems introduced by the American Industrial Revolution.
- The development of monopolies instead of a competitive business market.
- Unsafe and oppressive work conditions.
Then, in a full paragraph or two:
- Identify your chosen problem.
- Discuss a specific example from that period that clearly
illustrates the chosen problem and a negative consequence of it. What
did the government do about this—and what should it have done? - Identify a similar problem or example that exists in the USA today.
- Identify the source(s) where you read about the problem.
RESOURCES
http://college.cengage.com/history/wadsworth_97811…
http://college.cengage.com/history/wadsworth_9781133309888/unprotected/ps/impact_factory.htm
https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/1884hdlloyd.as…
Each region (North, South, West) of the United States experienced the
era of Industrialization (1865–1920) differently, with different issues
and groups at the forefront.
Choose one of the following groups in the American Industrial Era (1865-1920):
- New European immigrants in the east
- African Americans in the “new south”
- Asian immigrants in the west
Then, in a full paragraph or two:
- Identify the main challenges facing this group during these industrial years.
- Describe at least one specific example that illustrates such challenge(s) and how the group dealt with it.
- Suggest lessons for our own time, such as positive or effective
ways for some group today to deal with society’s barriers as well as the
inevitable challenges of economic change. - Identify the source(s) where you read about the group and its challenges.
RESOURCES
http://college.cengage.com/history/wadsworth_97811…
http://college.cengage.com/history/wadsworth_97811…
http://college.cengage.com/history/wadsworth_97811…
https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/1889carnegie.a…
ASSIGNMENT
n Assignment 1, we ask you to choose one of
three topic choices listed below on the subject of diversity then use
the Writing Guide located in Blackboard to write a brief paper on the
subject. Each topic explores two different approaches to diversity
during the 60-year period after the Civil War (1865 to 1925). The
dynamic between the two approaches will have a profound impact on our
history then and now.
As you prepare and brainstorm ideas for your paper, first read and
review what our Schultz textbook covers on the subject. Then, consider
the other sources listed with each topic below. It is important that you
review these sources carefully because your paper should use a minimum
of three sources from the list below.
Be sure to review the all help (documents or video)
provided by your instructor. For information on the SWS format, see the
“Strayer Writing Standards” tab on the course menu.
TOPIC CHOICE ONE: Empowering African Americans – Two Strategies
Here you will focus on the approaches of Booker T. Washington and W.
E. B. Du Bois. Other noted names and certainly different organizations
will become part of your inquiry. Washington’s famous 1895 “Atlanta
Compromise” speech (labeled such later by critics) sets the tone. One
might find virtues, problems and successes associated with both
strategies. You might see elements of each in strategies of later
leaders and related issues even today.
Sources: Schultz, p. 340-2, 400-1, 404-5. See http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/39/; and see http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/40.
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WK 1
Think about a time when you were part of a staffing process. Describe
the situation using as many details as possible. Then, recommend three
(3) areas in which the staffing process could have been improved.
Justify your answer.
WK 2
- Name four (4) staffing models or strategies from week 1 reading assignment.
- Select the two you think would be the most widely used and explain why.
1. Staffing Models- Staffing Quality: Levels
2. Staffing Models- Staffing Quality: Person/Job Match
3. Staffing Models- Staffing Quality: Person/Organization Match
4. Staffing System Components
WK 3
- Go to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission website and select one (1) case from the list. Then, identify the major federal provision that was violated.
- Recommend at least three (3) actions to avoid making a similar
violation as hiring manager and provide an explanation as to why those
actions will work best.
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