Competency

Determine and interpret the linear correlation coefficient, and use linear regression to find a best fit line for a scatter plot of the data and make predictions.

Scenario

According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the probability of a magnitude 6.7 or greater earthquake in the Greater Bay Area is 63%, about 2 out of 3, in the next 30 years. In April 2008, scientists and engineers released a new earthquake forecast for the State of California called the Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast (UCERF).

As a junior analyst at the USGS, you are tasked to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to support the claim of a linear correlation between the magnitudes and depths from the earthquakes. Your deliverables will be a PowerPoint presentation you will create summarizing your findings and an excel document to show your work.

Concepts Being Studied

• Correlation and regression
• Creating scatterplots
• Constructing and interpreting a Hypothesis Test for Correlation using r as the test statistic

You are given a spreadsheet that contains the following information:

• Magnitude measured on the Richter scale
• Depth in km

Using the spreadsheet, you will answer the problems below in a PowerPoint presentation.

What to Submit

The PowerPoint presentation should answer and explain the following questions based on the spreadsheet provided above.

• Slide 1: Title slide
• Slide 2: Introduce your scenario and data set including the variables provided.
• Slide 3: Construct a scatterplot of the two variables provided in the spreadsheet. Include a description of what you see in the scatterplot.
• Slide 4: Find the value of the linear correlation coefficient r and the critical value of r using α = 0.05. Include an explanation on how you found those values.
• Slide 5: Determine whether there is sufficient evidence to support the claim of a linear correlation between the magnitudes and the depths from the earthquakes. Explain.
• Slide 6: Find the regression equation. Let the predictor (x) variable be the magnitude. Identify the slope and the y-intercept within your regression equation.
• Slide 7: Is the equation a good model? Explain. What would be the best predicted depth of an earthquake with a magnitude of 2.0? Include the correct units.
• Slide 8: Conclude by recapping your ideas by summarizing the information presented in context of the scenario.

Along with your PowerPoint presentation, you should include your Excel document which shows all calculations.

Case 34

Recruiting Recreational Vehicle Surveyors

Liberty Engineering Company is located in a large suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. The company was founded during the 1940s and does a considerable amount of drafting and design work for the major automotive companies and their suppliers. When sales in the auto industry are high, Liberty Engineering experiences a significant volume of work. However, when recessions hit the automotive marketplace, work at Liberty also sharply decreases.

In an attempt to stabilize revenues, the president of Liberty Engineering decided it would be prudent to diversify the company by bidding on government contracts. The company had little experience in these areas, but the president felt that this would not preclude it from bidding on contracts and obtaining them.

Within a six-month period, the company had bid on and lost two contracts. However, a third bid pertaining to the safety and use of recreational vehicles proved to be successful. The contract was for several hundred thousand dollars and was granted on a cost-plus basis. The government was interested in obtaining information regarding how people actually use recreational vehicles such as pick-up truck campers, motor homes, and various kinds of camping trailers. Ultimately, the purpose of the study was to determine what additional safety rules, if any, should be established relating to the manufacture and use of recreational vehicles. Among the pieces of information desired by the government were how much weight citizens place in their recreational vehicles, what kinds of trailer hitches are in use, whether recreational vehicles have proper suspension systems, and to what extent citizens are aware of the safety features of their recreational vehicles.

In Liberty Engineering’s proposal to the government, the company stated that it would recruit, select, and train qualified individuals to survey over 1,000 recreational vehicles. The surveying would be done at three different sites: in the desert, at the seashore, and in the mountains. At a meeting with government officials, three locations were selected: Lake Mead, Nevada; Cape Hatteras, North Carolina; and Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee. Two other important decisions were also made at the meeting. First, to ensure consistency of data collection, all surveyors would be trained together at a campground at Smoky Mountains National Park. Second, the employees would then be divided and sent to their respective job sites. It was also decided that each survey crew would consist of one leader and four surveyors, and that two crews would be sent to each data collection site.

All responsibility for recruiting and training the 30 employees (6 leaders and 24 surveyors) fell upon the shoulders of Bob Getz, the new human resource director. Getz had worked as a designer for Liberty Engineering for 20 years before being transferred to human resources. At the same time that a project Getz had been working on for two years ended, the then-current human resource director resigned, so he was a logical choice. In addition, Getz was well-liked by most of Liberty’s older employees and knew a great deal about the company’s policies and procedures. Getz’s major shortcoming was that he knew little about staffing activities.

Before recruiting potential job applicants, Getz knew that he would first need to develop a set of job descriptions for all 30 employees. Since crews would be doing essentially similar jobs, albeit at different locations, he needed only to develop job descriptions for each of four survey positions and that of the leader. Hence, he obtained the list of data that was to be collected on each vehicle, determined the tasks required to collect the data, and divided the tasks into four job positions. Getz realized that the job duties of each surveyor would ultimately need to be changed based on actual experience. Nonetheless, he sketched out the following job descriptions:

Surveyor I: Take pictures of recreational vehicle with a camera. Interview driver and record information received.

Surveyor II: Read and record scale weights for each recreational vehicle tire. Take tire pressures and measure tread depth. Record make, size, and air capacity of each tire.

Surveyor III: Unhook trailer hitch, if present, and record make of hitch, ball diameter, and whether levelers are present. Determine type of suspension on recreational vehicle and count number of leaf springs, if present.

Surveyor IV: Stop recreational vehicle as it enters campground, explain to driver the purpose of the study, ask the driver to participate in study. When survey of recreational vehicle is complete, discuss the findings with the driver.

The leader’s responsibilities would be to plan daily work activities, motivate the employees to do the surveying, complete all forms, and do occasional troubleshooting.

With job descriptions in hand, Getz met with Norm Larson, vice president of Liberty Engineering Company, who was ultimately responsible for conducting the recreational vehicle surveys. During the meeting, Getz learned that all 30 employees were to meet at Smoky Mountains National Park on June 10. They were to be trained on the job for four days, and the company would provide them with lodging and food while they were there. All employees were to provide their own transportation to the park, to their subsequent job sites, and then back home. The company would pay them for travel time but would not provide any mileage allowance, lodging, or food. Upon arrival at the job site, employees would need to find accommodations for July and August, and would receive no lodging or food allowance from the company during their stay. Once work commenced at each job site, employees would be responsible for providing their own transportation to and from the campground.

All employees were to be paid $11.15 per hour. No vacation benefits, sick days, or other major benefits would be provided. The company would, however, provide benefits mandated by law such as Social Security and workers’ compensation. No one under the age of 18 would be hired because of safety reasons.

After the meeting with Larson, Getz decided he should check with the campground management at the different job sites. He learned that most recreational vehicles leave campgrounds early in the morning and enter late in the afternoon. Few arrive or depart between 10 am and 4 pm. In order to survey a maximum number of vehicles, crews would need to work from 6 am to 11 am and from 3 pm to 8 pm, a total of ten hours a day. Therefore, each crew could work a four-day-on and a four-day-off schedule. Getz was told that temperatures at Cape Hatteras would range between 65 and 95 degrees Fahrenheit, while at Lake Mead they would range between 85 and 115 degrees Fahrenheit. Neither of these locations would provide employees with any shade; hence, employees at these sites would need to work in the sun and wear uniforms, including hats. The Smoky Mountains National Park location would be cooler than the others and surveying could be done in shaded areas. When Getz asked the campground managers whether they knew of any people who would be interested in working on the survey project, their response was, ‘‘You’ve got to be kidding.’’ The manager at Lake Mead campground flatly told Getz that he could not conceive of any person being willing to drive from Lake Mead to Tennessee and back under the conditions he outlined. He suggested that Getz put a want ad in the Cleveland newspaper.

After talking with the campground managers, Getz was quite depressed. He knew that he had to hire 30 employees within the next few weeks. He knew that six of them had to have sufficient leadership skills to get the job done while not antagonizing the employees so much that they would quit. He further realized that the 24 surveyors would have to enjoy the outdoors and be willing to tolerate extreme heat. He realized, too, that the ideal surveyor would be one who had above-average knowledge of auto mechanics, legible handwriting, reasonable communication skills, and an ability to work well with others under adverse conditions. What Getz did not know was how he could recruit and hire 30 people who fit this description.

Questions

1.If you were Bob Getz, how would you recruit the needed employees?

2.Evaluate the Lake Mead campground manager’s suggestion that Getz recruit employees by placing a want ad in the Cleveland newspaper.

3.What should the firm do if they are unable to recruit sufficient employees for the job?

1. What are your research interests in the area of Information Technology? Why are you inspired to research in this area, and why do you think it is important to research in this area?
2. Why did you select PhD in Information Technology? Why did you select this University
3. As an individual, what are your strengths and weaknesses and how will they impact you as a PhD IT student?
4. Where do you see the future of Information Technology going and where do you see yourself in this mix after obtaining PhD in Information Technology in the university?
5. What are your research interests in the area of Information Technology?

• TOPIC- Human Resource Management and the utilization of Training and Development for current and new employees upon hire in the workplace. How effective Human Resource Management is with Training and Development amongst existing and new employees within an organization.     

1. Title page
2. Body of paper: This main section will consist of the annotations for all eight articles.  The eight references required for this scholarly assignment must come from peer-reviewed journal articles only, published in 2014 or after – no books, textbooks, websites, dot.coms, dot.nets, magazines, newspapers, blogs, etc.
3. Begin each annotation with a complete reference for the article. , just as it will appear on the reference list.
4. -The annotation (short description) for each reference must answer all of the following questions (at least two complete paragraphs total per article which totals 16 Paragraphs!): A.) Who is the author and how are they qualified? B.) Reflection on the source and how it fits in the topic chosen to research. C.) A comment on whether the source was helpful; Too broad or too narrow? D.) Explain how this research will fit into your Literature Review.

Serial killing is among the most baffling crimes around the world. Serial killers can be described as people who kill four or more persons in not more than 30 days, with a crucial period of cooling off (Ardila, Alfredo, and Feggy, 68-85). The serial killer may take weeks, months and even a year to cool-off. , and thus it gives a valuable point of reference. Regrettably, it restricts the investigation of these delinquencies, since it does not include most of the natural features of serial killing such as the varied impacts of the mass media on serial murderers together with the tendency to select preys from definite walks of life. The main aim of this paper is to inspect serial killers from different perspectives and its interaction with other disciplines to get an understanding into the wider social and historical settings that make up the operational requirements for such actions.

Disciplinary Contents and Diverse Perspectives

Researchers have used many diverse psychological, sociological and biological theories in their attempt to understand the nature of the serial killing.  Some reasons for these criminal behaviors is a predisposition to violence together with a combination of personality, biological and environmental factors. Serial murder is an act dominated by male. Serial murder is closely tied to the broad social and historical background (Cummins, 159-178). This is apparent when these kinds of killing are taken into consideration concerning several historical variations that have taken place for the last few years, mostly associated with the increase in modernity. Therefore, although in the course of human history there have always been people who took part in serial killing, in the earlier years it was not conceivable for a person to be a serial murderer. Serial murdering is solely a contemporary thing, a creation that has been comparatively perpetuated by current societal and social situations through which criminologists can offer inner understanding by emphasizing on the comprehensive established outlines, incentives, and chance constructions under which serial murder takes place (Fridel, Emma, and James, 234).

To chart the societal construction of serial killing properly, it is important to look at it from a behavioral perspective and from a modern construct perspective (Wiest, 356). Serial murder is not a fresh act that has sprout in similar with the contemporary world, and it is a widespread act that can be drawn through history. It is as old as the human species. Although the practice of serial murder has appeared to be historically reserved for those with some higher power, our view towards this practice is new currently. Serial killing is an embodiment of the central stressors of their time. With the birth of the modern era, a culture of violence has grown, which is mostly built on the moral and sensual attraction to evil. So, if the serial killers are a byproduct of their time periods because of the central stressors, then they only a revelation of the fundamental issues within our culture (Cummins, 23).

When serial killing is examined concerning the individual biography of the murderers, and as a phenomenon, it requires to be examined concerning the broader social and historical setting. Serial murders are patterned in own self-image of modernity. Modernity as a concept means the social alterations that have taken effect in the world, the one that has led to new experiences due to the interventions of the actors who constructed it. These social changes come from the movement of societies, shifting the collective, family-based communities into a larger urban community where there is a change of social relations. Due to alteration of the functioning of the society, a society of strangers has been created where no one knows there immediate neighbors due to lack of a social element in the larger city centers. Due to this broad historical changes linked with modernity, it has led to a modernizing process on the crime of serial killers together with how they have come to be viewed by the society (Cummins, 89-114).

As a historical construct, serial killing is not new but with the rise of modernity, who and how the serial murder is carried out has changed. With the societal changes explained above, the serial killer has been constructed socially by various parties who are interested in giving them more consideration by community as a societal delinquent, which has led to social retort entrenched in anxiety and also captivation (Ardila, Alfredo, and Feggy, 68-85). As a direct result, the serial has attained a lot of consideration from the mass media, resulting in their celebrification founded on their actions of notoriety, a statistic that has also been echoed in popular culture. Just like any other celebrity, positive or negative, they have all drawn their fans, which has led to the creation of fandom where serial killers at the center. Nevertheless, unlike normative fandoms, because of deviant actions carried out by serial killers and the stigma attached, their fan also adopt the stigma by mere association, which leads to a need for their fan identity to be managed through diverse strategies of identity management (Cummins, 23).

Representation of Serial Killers in Modern Media Forms

The modern media forms represent serial killers as heroes, celebrities and icons. In western values, in particular, the serial killers are the theme of the extensive reporting in broadcast and theatre media. Researchers have argued that these portrayals by mass media denote two images of a serial murderer: as a monster and as a celebrity (Cummins, 89-114). The media fosters the philosophy of celeb. In our current earthly predominant modernism, the panorama of realizing celeb has developed so necessary such that it aptitudes to free people from any helpless obscurity creating them to be known way above the regulations of attributed positions such as class and family relationships. For certain individuals, the potential of being a celeb is just tempting, while to some is an all-consuming desire, to a situation where someone who does not have any degree of fame is termed as a deep disappointment. Serial killers are not invulnerable to the pleas of celeb. Most of the scandalous American serial killers appeared to be happy about their personality rank and flourish on the consideration they got. Therefore, the serial killer’s protest to the police once said, “How many times do I have to kill before I get a name in the paper or some national attention?” (Wiest, 356).

Movies are media outlets that present serial killers as heroes. The fact that most reality television shows, start with true crime programming is a thing worth in the analysis of crime and celebrity. The complex symbiotic relationship between reality television and the process of becoming a hero is supposed to be scrutinized. Different movies have provided transgressive heroes (Fridel, Emma and James, 234). These are heroes who are perceived not to be breaking the law and cannot be convicted of any specific crime, but they are famous of killing and pushing at the boundaries of morality and transgressive acceptable social behavior. This is meant to provide constant public pleasure, but fans may adopt this by association with their hero and practice it in reality.

Heroes in movies later become icons even after their death and through articles their deeds are explained or even on the internet. Reading the stories about serial killers may trigger a person from copying these deeds. The articles and videos in the media sources explaining the iconic acts of serial killers may psychologically lead to the development of deviant behavior and eventually cause a similar effect and actions (Cummins, 159-178).

Conclusion

Determining whether or not there is an empirical relationship between violent and criminal acts is a complicated task since there are many factors and forces that shape the behavior of a criminal especially on a personal level. Different contexts, ranging from the daily setting, TV shows, peer groups, news media, books, individual education experience, habits hobbies, the culture, and the community, and the cultural constructions that make the culture build our thinking and behaviors. The behavior of serial killers is propagated by the relationship between static factors that cannot be changed such as personality and genetic predisposition, and the dynamic factors that are greatly shaped by the aspects of the environment and culture of the serial killer. It is not easy to single out one aspect such as mass media effects as a causative factor among a lot of risk factors and influences that lead to the conduct of a serial killer.

DIPLOMA IN HUMAN

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT level 7

 

Unit 01: Strategic Human Resources

Management and Organisational Behaviour

 

 

Scenario

A few years ago, Mr. Axel Erate, a friend of yours, developed an App for iPhone that became so popular that it was sold for £4,000,000 to Apple. Over the years, your friend spent most of the money on cars, luxury holidays, and a failed venture in a pharmacy specialising in homeopathic remedies.

However, after reading an article concerning the Internet of Things, Mr. Erate recently started up a company called UrPhone4Everything® which specialises in creating customised mobile controlled

solutions within a home to control everything from coffee machines to lighting, TVs or heating systems. Mr. Erate started the company with 2 friends: one who specialised in coding, the other who specialised in hardware purchase and installation. He took a more commercial role and was in charge of the website, marketing and finance.

The mission statement of UrPhone4Everything® is “Make your life simpler by connecting everything”. Its vision is “To be the market leader in intelligent home control”.

The business rapidly expanded and, after 6 months, Mr. Erate had to hire 5 people: 1x Personal

Assistant to address all the questions and deal with customer queries, 1x Programmer to help with the coding of the app and the integration with the systems around the house and 3x Installers to perform home installations. Although there is no official organisational chart, UrPhone4Everything® is structured as follow.

Due to the success and originality of the concept, several magazines and newspapers ran feature articles last month and UrPhone4Everything® has been swamped with requests and inquiries. One request in particular came from a wealthy Chinese property developer in the process of building 7000 apartments throughout the UK. Should this contract be successful, when other contracts will come

through. Since it takes 1 engineer between 2 and 4 hours to perform the installation, Mr. Erate knows that it is time to move to the next level and asked a number of HR consulting firms to provide advice.

 

Unit 01: Strategic Human Resources

Management and Organisational Behaviour

Task 1 of 3 – Sales Pitch (AC1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1 & 2.2)

Scenario:

As a long-time friend of Axel Erate, you are his preferred partner, however you still need to pitch for

the contract since the 2 other members that started UrPhone4Everything® will be involved in the

decision.

Instruction:

Prepare a sales pitch in which you should:

1. Explain the importance of strategic Human Resource Management (HRM) and how you could

add value to UrPhone4Everything®; in particular you should discuss how strategic HRM

could be linked with other departments.

2. Explain the roles you could play at UrPhone4Everything® and their purposes
3. 3.Analyse the factors that UrPhone4Everything® should consider before HR planning
4. Determine a preliminary HR requirement for the organisation considering the new contract.

Please note, this is a sales pitch so be ready to answer questions that may arise

Delivery:

_ 1x sales pitch (circa 20 minutes)

Submission:

_ 1x PowerPoint

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Task 2 of 3 – HR Plan and Memo (AC2.3, 3.1, 3.2 & 3.3)

Scenario:

You have been successful in securing the contract, and you have a lot to do. The management

priority is to have a HR plan in place as soon as possible, but you feel that a HR policy is equally

important, if not more. Therefore, you have decided to create the HR plan, but to include it together

with a memo about creating an HR policy.

Instruction:

You therefore need to prepare:

1. A human resources plan for UrPhone4Everything®
2. A memo concerning the importance of HR policy, the memo should provide examples of

regulatory, legal and ethical concerns that should be covered within the policy (living wage vs

minimum wage, maternity cover, equality act 2010, termination of employment, etc.) which

would be importance for UrPhone4Everything®

Delivery and submission:

_ 1x HR plan (circa 600 words)

_ 1x memo (circa 900 words)

xxxxx

Task 3 of 3 – Report (AC4.1, 4.2 & 4.3)

Instructions:

Write a report in which you should

1. Describe the impact of organisational strategies, structures and culture on the management of

HR.

2. 3.In light of your findings, create a HR strategy for UrPhone4Everything®

Delivery and submission:

_ 1x Report (circa 2000 words

 

Unit 02: Managing and Co-ordinating Human

Resources

Task 1 of 2 – Presentation (AC 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2,2.4, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3)

Prepare Power-point Slides 1A: Role of Human Resources in Organisations covering the

following topics:

1. Responsibilities of Human Resource in the achievement of organisational objectives.
2. Role of Human Resource in effective Change Management
3. How Human Resource contribute to professional and ethical principles in organisation

Prepare Power-point Slides 1B: Goals of Effective Human Resource Management

1. Approaches and models of HR Delivery
2. HR functions and its evaluation
3. Contribution of HR in organisational performance and objectives

Prepare Power-point Slides 1C: Correlation between Organisational Performance and Human

Resource Management

1. HR issues affecting organisational performance.
2. The impact of Human Capital Investment to Organisational Performance
3. Different approaches to evaluating the effectiveness of HR function.

Submission

_ Power-point Slides (15-20Slides)

Task 2 of 2 – Essay (AC 13.1, 3.2 and 3.3)

With reference to all the topics covered in the power-point slides, prepare 2000-2500 words essay

which critically examines the correlation between organisational performance and management of

Human Resources.

Submission

_ 1 x Handout (2000 – 2500 words)

Unit 03: Leadership and Management

Development

Assignment Brief

Task 1 of 3 – Critical Analysis (AC 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3)

Write a report that cover the three topics indicated below:

1. Discuss the relevance of leadership and management in the success of an organisation
2. “Leaders are born” and “Leaders are made” are two phrases which are often the topic of

debate in human resource management.

If you were to choose one of these phrases which you believe in, what would that be? Justify

your answer.

1. Evaluate a range of approaches in organisations to developing good leaders and managers.

Submission

_ Report 1500 words

Task 2 of 3 – Case Studies (2.1, 2.2 and 2.3)

Case Study 1: Southwest Airlines

How can an airline survive a government order to ground its entire fleet and shut down for days? After

9/11, all U.S. airlines were faced with this same crisis. One that succeeded through the difficulty was

Southwest Airlines, already known for its outstanding customer service. Southwest’s passengers,

flight attendants, pilots and ground crews were stranded all across the country after the terrorist

attacks. But unlike their competition, Southwest’s leadership did more than just sit and wait. They

encouraged employees to leverage their trademark fun approach to business and to help stranded

customers enjoy themselves at the movies or the local bowling alley. And when the ramifications of

the shutdown forced other airlines to cut staff, Southwest’s then-CEO, James Parker, announced just

three days after 9/11 that the company would be keeping all of its employees, as well as issuing a

profit-sharing payment. Leadership characteristics like crisis management, creative problem solving

and a strong belief in the company’s vision saw Southwest through this unimaginable situation. The

CEO also protected his staff, which ultimately led to a stronger airline.

Case Study 2: Starbucks

Starbucks is recognized for treating its employees, also known as partners, well. The coffee giant

offers insurance benefits, stock options and retirement plans. But back in 1997, Starbucks faced a

crisis when tragedy struck and three employees were killed during a robbery in Washington, D.C. The

outstanding leadership of CEO Howard Schultz was demonstrated when he flew straight to D.C. and

spent a week with the co-workers and families of the three employees.

While some leaders might have stayed as far away as possible from this tragic situation, Shultz’s

natural leadership traits prevailed. With compassion, approachability and a dedication to meeting his

partners’ needs, he did what was right. As a result, the public viewed him and Starbucks more

favourably.

With reference to the case studies above, answer the following questions:

1. Discuss various management approaches exhibited by Southwest Airlines and Starbucks to

handle issues affecting their organisation.

1. How could leadership approaches integrate learning and development in the organisational

strategy of Southwest Airlines and Starbucks.

Submission

_ Report 1500 words

Task 3 of 3 –Critical Analysis (AC 3.1, 1.2 and 1.3)

1. Identify various indicators of success for leadership and management development

programmes

1. Elaborate various methods of evaluating leadership and management and organisational

performance.

Submission

_ Report (1500 words)

Unit 04: Contemporary Issues in Human

Resource Management

Assignment Brief

Task 1 of 2 – Human Resource Management Issues (AC 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 4.1

and 4.3)

Scenario

Choose an organisation of which you are familiar with.

1. Identity major human resource management issues and challenges greatly affecting the

performance and efficiency of the chosen organisation.

1. Discuss how the management tackle the major human resource management issues of the

organisation.

1. Evaluate relevant tools used by HR managers to analyse organisation environment.
2. Discuss the role of the human resource in organisational development and performance with

reference to the chosen organisation.

Task 2 of 2 – Legal, Regulatory and Governmental Policies (AC 3.1, 3.2 and 4.2)

1. Evaluate legal and regulatory frameworks and policies that impact on human resource

management and human resource strategy.

1. Determine various approaches implemented by businesses to managing the impact of

governmental and legal policies.

1. Identify relevant business and contextual data needed by managers in human resource

planning.

Submission

_ 1 Report for Task 1 (2000- 2500 words)

_ 1 report Task 2 (2000- 2500 words

Unit 05: Global Talent Management

Assignment Brief

Task 1 of 2 – CPD Presentation (AC 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3)

Scenario

You have been working as a Human Resource Manager for a Multinational IT Company. Your

company has employees from different parts of the world working as IT consultants. As part of the

Continuing Professional Development Seminars in your company, you are asked to prepare 10

power-point slides on Global Talent Management which can be presented in 20 minutes. The topics

to be covered are as follows:

_ Global Talent Management and its benefit to the organisation

Roles of Human Resource Managers in Global Talent Management

_ Key factors to be considered in managing talent on a global scale

_ Barriers to effective global talent management

Delivery

_ 1 x PowerPoint Presentation (20 Minutes)

Submission

_ 1 x PowerPoint Presentation Slides

Task 2 of 2 Handouts Preparation for the Seminar (AC 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3)

As a supplement to the presentation, you need to provide handouts to participants which they can

take home. The topics you need to include in those handout include:

_ The Impact of Globalisation and Diversity on Global Talent Management

_ The Role of Global Talent Management in achieving organisational goals and objectives

_ The impact of Global Talent Management on Organisational Performance

Delivery and Submission

_ 1 x Seminar Supplementary Handouts (2000 words)

Unit 06: Performance and Reward Management

Assignment Brief

Task 1 of 2 – Report (AC 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3)

Scenario:

You have applied for a job in a university as a Lecturer in Strategic Human Resource Management.

The university selection team has allotted the topic of Performance and Reward Management for you

to present and discuss in the panel interview.

Part of the requirement before the interview is a report which you need to submit. The report should

cover the following topics:

• Theories and Models in Performance and Reward Management,

_ Relevance of reward in employee and organisational performance,

_ Influence of external environment on organisation’s performance and reward management

system,

_ Effective performance and reward management strategies applied in businesses, and

_ Relationship between performance and reward management and workforce learning and

development

Delivery and Submission

_ 1 x Report (3000 words)

Task 2 of 2 Report (AC 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3)

Instruction:

With reference to one organisation of your choice,

_ Evaluate the performance and reward management systems prevalent in the chosen

organisation.

_ Discuss the various methods the company implements to measure employee and

organisational performance.

_ Assess the potential benefits and drawbacks of creating teams in the organisation

Delivery and Submission

_ 1 x Report (1500 words)

Unit 07: Employment Legislation

Assignment Brief

Task 1 of 2 – Critical Analysis on Employment Legislation (AC 1.1, 1.2, 2.1 and

2.2.)

Critical Analysis:

Employment legislation plays a key role in employees and employer relation.

1. Discuss the aims and objectives of employment legislation and its significance to employee

and employer relations.

1. Identify 3 piece of employment legislation and discuss how they impact on employee morale

and well-being.

1. Discuss the role of contracts in employment law.

Task 2 of 2 – Legislative Protection of Workers (AC 3.1 and 3.2.)

In this section of the report, you need to choose an organisation which you are familiar with. It can be

an organisation which you have worked before or an organisation which you know. You are required

to provide an overview of the chosen organisation.

1. Discuss the prevailing laws which aim to protect worker’s rights, welfare and protect against

discrimination in your chosen organisation.

1. Identify legislation on unfair treatment and practices which protects employees in your chosen

organisation.

Submission

_ 1 x Report for Task 1 and Task 2 (4000 – 4500 words

 

Unit 08: Business Research Methods

Assignment Brief

Scenario

There is no scenario for this assignment. Instead, you must design an independent research project,

investigating an area within the Human Resource Management Sector.

Task 1 of 1 – Research Project Proposal (All the LOs)

Instructions

In this task, you will need to produce a research project specification in which you:

1. Explain the purpose of your research, its value and its contribution to academic knowledge.
2. Identify the aims and objectives of your research.
3. Critically review key literature and recent literature around the subject area
4. Explain and justify your epistemological and ontological position.
5. Design and justify your research methods
6. Describe and justify how you propose to analyse the results of your research

Delivery and Submission

_ A Completed research proposal (circa 3500 – 4000 words

You are required to write an essay that demonstrates your understanding of social change in Britain from 1914 to 1939.

Your essay must include the following:
• A discussion about the impact of the First World War on British society.
• An analysis of the social consequences of unemployment during the period 1918 to 1939.
• An analysis of the social consequences of housing and health problems during the period 1918 to 1939.
• An evaluation of the attempts by the state to provide solutions to the unemployment, housing and health problems of the period.

write an essay that demonstrates your understanding of social change in Britain from 1914 to 1939.
• An analysis of the impact of developments in family life and leisure opportunities.

Assessment Instructions:

Read all the following questions carefully and write down your answers neatly and clearly in the spaces provided.

 

1. What does desired net profit target mean?

 

 

 

2. If you have $100,000 to invest in a business and the current bank deposit rate is 5%, calculate the net profit target if the premium is 15% and your current rate of pay is $70,000.

 

 

3. Read the scenario below and answer the questions that follow.

You have $150,000 available for investing into your company.  The risk premium for your organisation is 14%.  Bank deposit rates available are:

• RaboDirect 6.40%,
• ING Direct 6.25%
• ANZ Online saver 6.00%

Choose and highlight one bank’s rate and then, based on this rate, calculate

1. How much money would you have after a year of keeping $150,000 in the bank?

1. The minimum desired rate of return on investment

 

 

1. The minimum desired net profit target for the year to make investing in your company a worthwhile investment.

 

 

1. You need to decide whether you should invest your money in this new organisation or put it in a much safer investment such as a bank term deposit.

 

Explain what would be the reason behind your decision.

 

 

 

4. List four different operating budgets and describe their purpose.

 

 

5. What are the legal requirements to start a business and why are they important?
6. Based on the following estimates for Leather Sole Ltd:

• The cash balance on 1 April is $75,000
• Sales revenues for the first six months of 20XX are estimated to be as follow:

January             $2300,000

February          $300,000

March              $500,000

April                 $565,000

May                  $600,000

June                 $560,000

• 20% of all sales per month are for cash
• 70 % of all credit sales are collected within the month of sale
• 20% of all credit sales are collected in the month following the sale
• 7% of credit sales are collected two month after the sale
• Raw materials costs are equivalent to 20 % of the sales revenue for the next month
• Raw materials are always purchased and turned into finish goods in the month before they are sold
• 50 % of raw materials purchases are paid for with cash. The amount outstanding is settled in the next month
• Wages total $50,000 each month and are paid in the month they are incurred
• Budgeted operating expenses total $103,000, of which $ 3,000 is rent (prepaid in January).
• $15,000 in interest payments are made on 15 April
• Selling and administration expenses are approximately $25,00 per month, these are paid monthly
• On 10 April, new equipment will be purchased for $70,000 (with a $10,000 cash deposit, and then 12 monthly instalments starting on 1 May). The old equipment it is replacing is expected to be sold for $13,000 cash in mid-April.

Prepare:

1. Schedule of cash receipts from sales in April

 

 

Item	Description	Calculations	April 20XX
April cash sales
April credit sales collected
March credit sales collected
February credit sales collected
Total cash receipts

 

 

 

 

 

1. A schedule of cash payments from material purchases from April

Item	Description	Calculations	April 20XX
March credit purchases
April cash purchases
Total cash payments

 

 

 

1. A cash budget for April

 

 

7. Complete the aged debtors schedule

 

Outstanding sales invoices for the week ending 30 April 2019 are shown as follows:

 

Invoice date	Invoice number	Customer	Amount
6/1/19	806	K Gee	$ 326.40
26/02/19	849	T Tyler	$ 416.85
17/3/19	884	K Gee	$ 156.30
26/3/19	903	M Sams	$ 562.30
6/4/19	921	A Wolski	$ 318.65

1. Prepare an aged debtors schedule for the week ending 2 May 2019

 

Name	Current	30+	60+	90+

1. What action should be taken for each account?

 

Customer	Action to be taken
K Gee
T Tyler
M Sams
A Wolski

 

8. A business has the following results:

 

Statement of Income

 

INCOME
Net Sales	$ 800,000
Other Income	$ 30,000
Total Income		$ 830,000
COST OF GOODS SOLD		$430,000
GROSS PROFIT		$ 400,000
OPERATING EXPENSES
Total selling expenses		120,000
Total general expenses		80,000
Total operating expenses		200,000
NET INCOME BEFORE TAXES		$200,000
Income tax paid		25,000
NET INCOME AFTER TAXES		$ 175,000

 

1. Calculate and explain their gross profit margin for this business

Calculation:               Explanation:

 

1. Calculate and explain the net profit margin for this business

Calculation:               Explanation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Calculate and explain the Return on Owner’s equity if owner’s equity equals $100 000 for this business

Calculation:               Explanation:

 

1. Calculate and explain operating expense ratio for this business

Calculation:               Explanation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Calculate and explain the working capital ratio if:

Current assets = $40,000

Current liabilities = $12,000

Calculation:               Explanation

 

 

1. Calculate and explain the acid-test/quick ratio if stock = $ 15,000

Calculation:             Explanation:

 

 

 

 

 

1. Calculate and explain the debt ratio for this business.

Calculation:               Explanation:

 

 

 

9. The following items were extracted from Optimum Pty Ltd financial statements.

Cash                                              $40,000

Sales                                               $840,000

Land and Buildings                          $400,000

Accounts payable                           $100,000

Accounts receivable                                   $130,000

Capital                                            $390,000

Cost of Sales                                  $396,000

Inventory                                       $120,000

Net profit after interest and tax      $50,000

Long-term Loan                              $150,000

 

1. Calculate the following:

• Total current assets

 

• Total current liabilities

 

• Working capital

 

• Working capital ratio

 

• Quick asset ratio

 

 

1. Calculate the following ratios for evaluating working capital efficiency:

• Receivables turnover

 

• Receivables days

• Payables turnover

 

• Payable days

 

 

• Inventory turnover

 

• Inventory days

 

 

1. Prepare an evaluation of Optimum Pty Ltd working capital situation focusing on stock records and stock control.

 

10. Assess this cash flow budget and use the figures provided to decide if any variations/alternative plans or changes required? If so, what should they be?

BUSINESS CASHFLOW FORECAST
	JUL (Budget)	JUL (Actual)	Variance
INFLOW (Receipts)
Sales	$        8,000.00	$       6,000.00
Services	$        5,000.00	$       3,500.00
Owners equity	$      10,000.00	$     10,000.00
GST Collected	$        1,300.00	$          950.00
TOTAL INFLOWS	$      24,300.00	$     20,450.00
OUTFLOWS (Payments)	JUL (Budget)	JUL (Actual)	Variance
Stock	$        3,000.00	$       4,000.00
Accounting fees	$           300.00	$          300.00
Advertising	$           250.00	$                 –
Bank Fees	$             20.00	$            20.00
Electricity	$           250.00	$          200.00
Insurance	$           100.00	$          100.00
Lease equipment	$           450.00	$          450.00
Loan repayments	$        1,000.00	$       1,000.00
Phones – mobile	$           100.00	$          100.00
Post & stationery	$             50.00	$            50.00
Repairs & maintenance	$           230.00	$          400.00
Vehicle costs – fuel & maintenance	$           300.00	$          300.00
Vehicle purchase/lease	$           500.00	$          500.00
Wages	$        4,000.00	$       5,000.00
TOTAL CASH OUTFLOWS	$      10,550.00	$     12,420.00
OPENING BANK BALANCE	$                   –	$                 –
Add Inflows	$      24,300.00	$     20,450.00
Deduct Outflows	$      10,550.00	$     12,420.00
CLOSING BANK BALANCE	$      13,750.00	$       8,030.00

 

 

 

Comments:

 

 

 

11. Identify principles for preparing balance sheets and their interpretation.

 

 

12. Identify principles for preparing profit and loss statements and their interpretation.

 

 

13. Why is technology important in business? Small business technology trends can have a direct impact on small business.Undertake research and identify 2 small business tech trends.

While writing your book report, keep in mind that this is not a test. This is your opportunity to consolidate your understanding of both the course and reading content. Upon reading the material, describe how the book relates to the training, along with your experiences and insights about the reading. Enjoy it. 1. Name: 2. Title of Book: 3. Write a two to four paragraph overview/synopsis of the book. 4. Write one paragraph on what you consider the three most important teachings of the book (three paragraphs total). Be specific. In what ways will it impact your teaching? 5. Write one paragraph on each of the three most relevant topics as it relates to teaching (three paragraphs total). Be specific. In what ways will it impact your teaching? 6. Write one paragraph on what you perceive, as the most compelling points as it relates to practice. Be specific.

You have been asked to write an evaluation plan using a program logic model – a particular evaluation framework taught in PUBH3005. Your evaluation plan is to be developed and written as a group, informed by scheduled consultation with the Client (True) during the semester, and feedback from a formative assessment task. You will be required to meet as a group outside of class time, as well as in class when there is allocated group work time.
The Evaluation Plan consists of:
 Introduce the topic (approximately 300 words)
 Document Client consultation (approximately 800 words)
 Develop and justify program logic model (approximately 1000 words)
 Propose an evaluation budget and timeline (approximately 200 words)
 Explain outcomes and significance (approximately 500 words)
 Appendices (i.e. supporting documentation)
Part B: Individual reflections – maximum 1000 words, excluding reference list
You will be required to write a maximum 1000 words reflection that addresses the following:
1. Explain how the group functioned over the semester. Both overall and in response to major hurdles (e.g. consultation with the Client).
a. Describe your role within the group.
b. Explain how your role and communication style evolved over the semester.
2. Describe one thing you learnt about yourself in working with the group.
a. Given this lesson, describe one thing you will change about how you interact with, and involve yourself in, a group in future group-based work.
3. Offer your own critique of the adequacy of your Interview Guide (developed for the Client consultation in Week 11). For example, you may wish to reflect on the extent to which these questions captured a holistic understanding of the program.
4. Offer your own critique or identified limitation(s) of applying program logic (e.g. what assumptions were overlooked in the development of the logic model; or, what factors were not considered in the model?).