HA 530 WEEK 2 Assignment

HA 530 WEEK 2 Assignment
Unit 2 Assignment Team project
Unit outcomes addressed in this Assignment
 Characterize how management practices affect human resource management
Course outcome assessed/addressed in this Assignment:
HA530-1: Critique current staffing formulas.
Instructions
This is a team project but each individual will submit and be graded on his/her own paper. A
team Discussion Board has been provided for team collaboration under the Unit 10 link. As
mentioned in Unit 1, this Assignment does require students to interact with their teams to
discuss the individuals who will be affected by the lay off in the scenario below. Students
will need to meet and participate in team discussions to agree on how they will determine
who will be laid off. Each student will need to include within their individual papers how the
team worked to decide who should be laid off and who should be kept. Students should
reflect back upon their experiences with working as a team.
ï‚· One of the difficult tasks managers face within their career is laying off employees.
This can be a difficult decision with many implications. In the scenario for this
Assignment, imagine yourself in the role of a human resource manager for a 500-
member technology company. Your directive is a permanent staff reduction of two
individuals. Below is information concerning the individuals you must consider.
Requirements
ï‚· As a group, identify the names of two individuals you will submit for a permanent lay
off by using the brief descriptions. Before doing so, you need to develop at least two
criteria you will use to make your decision. Discuss other options you might suggest
to meet the requirement of downsizing by two employees without resorting to layoffs
and include this in your paper. Discuss and document what you will do to (1) assist
the two individuals who have been let go and (2) assist the remaining three
employees. You will summarize your group discussion, criteria used in making your
decision and determine the two individuals, including why they were chosen, in a
written report. (3-5 pages in length, APA formatted, Cover Page, and Bibliography).
Please submit it through the course Dropbox.
1. Donovan Taylor, African American male, age 44. Donovan has been with you for five
months and has twelve years of experience in the company in systems management.
He has a degree in computer science and a master- degree in accounting. He is a
CPA. Donovan has had average evaluations over the past four years but he did save
the company $200,000 on a suggestion he made to use electronic time sheets.
2. Mathew Pollard, Caucasian male, age 30. Mathew has been with the company for
eight years. Three years ago, Mathew was involved in a plane accident on the airport
runway while returning from a business trip for your company. As a result of the
accident, he has become disabled and is wheel-chair bound. There are rumors he is
on the verge of settlement which will result in millions of dollars. His performance
evaluations have been above average in the past four years. He has a bachelor-
degree in human resource management and an MBA from a top business school.
Mathew specializes in training, career, and organizational development activities.
3. Gabriella Santana, Hispanic female, age 60. Gabriella has just completed her Juris
Doctorate program. She has recently passed the bar exam. She has been with your
department for five years. Her evaluations have been good to above average. Two
years ago, Hannah won a lawsuit against the company for discriminating against her
in a promotion to a supervisory position. The water cooler talk has it that Hannah is
actively pursuing another job outside the company.
4. Randy James, African American male, age 35. Randy has been employed with your
company for six years, all in HRM. He has a master- in human development. His
evaluations have been above average. He is committed to getting the job done and
devotes whatever it takes. He is highly motivated and will take on tasks that others
shy away from, and he has been instrumental in starting up the benefits
administration intranet for employees.
5. Mallorie Shields, Caucasian female, age 30. Mallorie has been employed with your
department for two years. Her evaluations have been outstanding. Mallorie has an
MBA from an Ivy League school. She has been on short term disability for the birth
of her second child and is expected to return in 21 weeks.
Please be sure to download the file “Writing Center Resources” from Doc Sharing to assist
you with meeting APA expectations for written assignments.
Submitting Your Work
Put your responses in a Microsoft® Word® document. Save it in a location and with the
proper naming convention: username-CourseName-section-Unit x_Assignment.doc
(username is your Kaplan username, section is your course section, 1 is your unit number).
When you are ready to submit it, go to the Dropbox and complete the steps below:
1. Click the link that says “Submit an Assignment.”
2. In the “Submit to Basket” menu, select Unit 2: Assignment.
3. In the “Comments” field, make sure to add at least the title of your paper.
4. Click the “Add Attachments” button.
5. Follow the steps listed to attach your Word document.
To view your graded work, come back to the Dropbox or go to the Gradebook after your
instructor has evaluated it. Make sure that you save a copy of your submitted project.
Unit 2 Assignment Grading Rubric = 100 points
Assignment Requirements Points
possible
Points
earned by
student
Discussion and development of two criteria
used for the layoff decision
0-20
Discussion and documentation of what
assistance will be provided to the two
employees laid off
0-20
Discussion and documentation of the
assistance provided to remaining employees
0-20
Discussion of why the two individuals were
chosen to be laid off.
0-20
Collaborate with team on team Discussion
Board; participation was meaningful.
0-20
Total (Sum of all points)
Points deducted for spelling, grammar,
and/or APA errors.
Adjusted total points
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