Author: chris

CURRENT EVENT

Each student will select a current event article on the subject of Human Resources Management. Please choose an article that provides an important concept, problem, or issue relating to one of the critical Human Resources Management areas covered within this course and/or your text.

Summarize the article and discuss its implications in 3 pages (not including the cover page, abstract, or reference page. APA Format is required. Do not forget to list the article source on your reference page and to cite it in the paper. Please submit the assignment through the Campus Web. In class you will have the opportunity to share your article by presenting a summary.

Below are some questions that you should address in the paper.
Topic What “Human Resources Management” topic does the article address? Describe it.

Importance Why is it important? What are the advantages and disadvantages? Why does it matter in business?

Examples Provide specific examples of the “Human Resources Management” concept. How do managers use/apply the concept at work?

Impact What impact does this concept have on company profits and/or services? How does this concept/issue impact the overall function of the company? Provide conclusions.
GRADING RUBRIC NAME:  Current Event
Novice  Competent Proficient
Formatting
Deadline 0 -6
2 or less of the 4 areas were thoroughly addressed. Assignment turned in late >48 hours late. No late assignments will be accepted after 1 week. 7-13
3 or less of the 4 areas were thoroughly addressed. Assignment turned in late <48 hours late. 14-20
All 4 areas are thoroughly addressed.  Assignment turned in by the deadline.
Topic
Importance
Examples
Impact
/20
Clear Discussion  0-6
The discussion of the material is not clear. The validity and reliability are not sufficient or do not exist.  7-13
Only some of the portions are clear. The validity and reliability are somewhat lacking at times.  14- 20
A very clear discussion is presented regarding the validity and reliability of the underlying constructs of the research upon which the
Human Resources Management chapters are based.   /20
Organization/ Flow  0 -6
Paper does not flow smoothly. It is not organized. Not persuasive. Not scholarly, 7-13
Somewhat organized. Does not flow smoothly in some parts of paper. Persuasiveness is lacking.  14-20
Paper is well organized and flows smoothly. Very Persuasive. Scholarly.  /20
Grammar, Spelling, Sentence Structure, 3 Page Guideline
0 -6
5 or more grammar, spelling, or sentence structure errors made AND 3 page guideline not followed 7-13
1 to 4 grammar, spelling or sentence structure errors made OR 3 page guideline not followed 14-20
Paper used proper grammar, spelling, and sentence structure (0 errors); 3 page guideline followed  /20
APA Writing Format & References 0-6
4 or more APA errors. 7-13
1-3 Minor APA errors made. 14-20
APA writing format followed. Cover page, abstract, and reference page included. Reference page formatting is correct. Article is properly cited in the paper (in-text citations).  /20
TOTAL    / 100

Discussion 1

 

• * From the e-Activity, contrast the differences between a stock dividend and a stock split. Imagine that you are a stockholder in a company. Determine whether you would prefer to see the company that you researched declare a 100% stock dividend or declare a 2-for-1 split. Provide support for your answer with one (1) real-world example of your preference.
• * From the scenario, examine the dividend rate that TFC is paying in order to determine if the company should receive a rate adjustment. Suggest whether TFC’s dividends should either (1) stay the same; (2) be increased; (3) or go down. Provide a rationale for your response.

e-Activity- Use the Internet to research a company that declared a 100% stock dividend or a 2-for-1 split.

 

Discussion 2

“Working Capital Management” Please respond to the following:

 

• Examine the key reasons why a business may not want to hold too much or too little working capital. Provide two (2) examples that illustrate the consequences of either situation.
• * From the scenario, analyze TFC’s cash budget to determine key methods in which the budget may be optimized (e.g., by renegotiating terms and conditions on some of its payables, etc.). If you believe that there is room for improvement, recommend key strategies for TFC to use in order to optimize its cash budget. If you do not believe that this is the case, provide a rationale for your response.

“”The essay demonstrates your ability to write clearly and concisely on a selected topic and helps you distinguish yourself in your own voice. What do you want the readers of your application to know about you apart from courses, grades, and test scores? Choose the option that best helps you answer that question and write an essay of no more than 650 words, using the prompt to inspire and structure your response. Remember: 650 words is your limit, not your goal. Use the full range if you need it, but don’t feel obligated to do so. (The application won’t accept a response shorter than 400 words.)”‘

 

Topics: (Choose only one)

 

1) The lessons we take from failure can be fundamental to later success. Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?

 

2) Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or idea. What prompted you to act? Would you make the same decision again?

 

3) Describe a problem you’ve solved or a problem you’d like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma-anything that is of personal importance, no matter the scale. Explain its significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution.

 

4) Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal, that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture, community, or family.

 

A little about myself:

 

I’m 18 years of age and a senior in high school. I do sports all year round. That includes football and track. Currently in the 2nd round in the playoffs for football and place 5th All State in track. I have 2 jobs and very reasonable for my age. I pay for everything I own and pretty much take care of myself. With school, 2 different sports, and 2 different jobs, you can see that I’m a very busy person. If you have any more question please send me a message and I’ll get back too you asap. Thank you for your time.

Kant famously–and controversially–argued that some knowledge is synthetic a priori. Can you explain in your own words what Kant might have meant by this, and can you give an example of the sort of knowledge that Kant believed possessed this strange status?

HINT: To answer this question in a clear and well-organized manner, you might want to first explain and illustrate Kant’s distinction between apriori and aposteori knowledge and also his distinction between empirical and synthetic judgments.

Please ensure that your essay addresses each component of the assigned questions and that your answer is well-organized, uses excellent, college-level prose, and makes judicious use of textual evidence. Your essay should be 600-900 words long.

HA499: Bachelors Capstone in Healthcare Administration
Unit 1: Welcome to HA499
Details of complete assignment content, deliverables and rubric
Introduction to Evidence Based Practice
You are to research and read an article on evidence-based practice (EBP) and write a 500-word summary of the article you chose. The paper should be in APA format. Include citations and reference of the article you chose.

write an essay about a specific company that does business in the global marketplace. This essay should be 6 pages long double space.

The essay should describe:

(1)  1- the business

(2)  2- the industries involved

(3)  3- ONE challenge at least the business has faced or is currently facing

(4) 4-  How the business is attempting to solve the challenge.

In at least 1000 words typed in proper APA format (including a 12-point font, double spacing, a title page, a reference page, in-text citations, a running header, page numbers, and an abstract page), you will write a review on any psychological disorder (can be an anxiety disorder, a mood disorder, a personality disorder, a somatoform disorder, a dissociative disorder, or even schizophrenia) of your choice.

One friendly piece of advice here is to choose a specific disorder versus a category of disorders. For example, instead of trying to do your essay on all personality disorders, you might choose just one personality disorder, such as avoidant personality disorder. That should make the paper more manageable.

First, you should discuss what the disorder is (general description, types if different types exist, symptoms), and how one gets the disorder (possible causes, risk factors).

Second, you should choose four of the perspectives listed in the textbook–psychodynamic, humanistic, behavioral, cognitive, group, biological–and discuss how a psychologist/doctor from each perspective would treat a patient with your disorder.

Part of this assignment will require you to enter the Grantham library. You should consider contacting the librarian (well before the due date) for help if you do not understand what peer-reviewed sources are or if you do not understand how to use the library functionally at Grantham.

You must include two peer-reviewed sources from an electronic journal within your essay, using at least some information from each of these sources within your writing. These sources should come from the Grantham library. You may use other resources, but at least two of your sources must come from the library and be peer-reviewed sources.

Your assignment should be at least 1000 words in length and should be presented in APA format, including a title page, in-text citations, a running header, page numbers, double spacing, and a reference page. Your assignment should use terms/references directly from the chapter, and all extra outside research must be properly cited.

Describe the impact of The Crusades on Medieval Europe. How did the Age of Exploration “open” up the perspective of Europeans on how they defined their world?
Must be 500 words or more

In your role as the Human Resource Manager at Epic Health Solutions, you need to decide what job analysis method to use for the new position that is being created. Then you will do a brief job analysis to create the job description. In a 2-3 page report, prepared in APA style with at least two references, do the following:

• Explain which method of job analysis you decided to use to analyze the new position in order to develop an understanding of its responsibilities.
• Continue by creating the job description. Be sure to include the descriptive header, the summary, the major functions, and then the job-specifications.
• Finish your report with an explanation of how you will use the job description to create the performance appraisal with the standards.

What is the foundation of morals? In other words, what does the theory ‘utilitarianism’ claim?

2) What are only things desirable as ends? What does it mean to say something is desirable as an end?

3) Egoism: the ethical doctrine that morality has its foundations in self-interest. Why is utilitarianism not egoism?

4) Why would someone say that “utilitarianism is a doctrine worthy of swine?”

5) What is Mill’s response to the objection that “utilitarianism is a doctrine worthy of swine?” (hint: he has three responses)

6) “It may be objected that many who are capable of the higher pleasures occasionally, under the influence of temptation, postpone them to the lower.” To what is this an objection? What is Mill’s response?

7) How is it possible to decide which are the best pleasures?

8) Explain the objection that happiness cannot be the rational purpose of life. Why would someone make this objection?