02 Jan Relative standards

DeVry MGMT410 Week 2 Case Study
Case Study: Social Media Policies: Are They Legal?
Here are several tips for successfully completing this case study.

You should incorporate information from the textbook, the lectures, and maybe the discussions to support your position. In other words, tell me more than just your opinion. Provide some relevant facts from the course material to support your position.
Utilize the LexisNexis database in the DeVry University Online Library to help you research this project. Try the Advanced Search area and look up laws, news, and law reviews using combinations of keywords likesocial media, Facebook, NLRB,andconcerted activity.
The Internet also has a wealth of information on this topic, and you should use these sources to supplement your assignment if you desire. In the Webliography section of the course (top, far-right tab) is a number of websites that you can use to help you complete this assignment. If you research your own Internet sources, be cautious about your sources. Make sure that the site is from a reputable organization. There is an expectation that at least some citations and references are used for all assignments.

Week 2 Case Study: Social Media Policies, Concerted Activity, and HR Management

In the last few years, companies have begun initiating and implementing social media policies for their employees to follow. These policies range from encouraging employees to utilizing social media for marketing purposes, to restricting the use of social media for employees in order to ensure that they do not hurt the company image. As these policies become more widespread, both the Society for Human Resource Management and the NLRB (National Labor Relations Board) have become concerned about the limits on speech and activity that employers are imposing on their workers. Further, in some states, laws are being passed to protect employees and potential employees from being required to disclose social media passwords during job interviews or after hire. Finally, many ethical concerns are being raised about the use of social media as a method of doing quick, informal background checks on potential hires or current employees.

For your homework this week, research the following questions and provide your findings in answers that are long enough to sufficiently answer the questions (about 2–3 good paragraphs each). Provide citations in APA style for each of your answers. Use APA formatting in your Word document that you submit to the Dropbox. Save your file with your last name in the filename, please. Let your professor know if you have questions!

Questions to Research and Answer

The NLRB has made findings regarding the use of employee posts on social media sites to discipline or terminate those employees. Typically, these cases occur when an employee posts negative information about his or her current employer or boss. Sometimes, these are public, and other times, the employer uses spies or fake friending to see the Facebook page of the employee.

1. Find at least one case or article online regarding this topic, and briefly explain the facts of the case, and the determination of the NLRB as to whether the employee was properly or improperly disciplined or terminated as a result of his or her use of social media to complain about, criticize, or publicly bash his or her company or boss. Provide the citation to the article that you discover. (Use the termconcerted activityin your query or search to help you find one of these cases.) (25 points)

2. Do you agree with the decision of the NLRB or court in the case that you described in Question #1 above? Why or why not? (1–3 paragraphs). (10 points)

3. Assume that this case happened at a place where you have worked in the past, or where you work now (or want to work.) Give an example of how the decision in the case above could lead to better or worse employee relations in your company. (15 points)

4. Explain how you would communicate this decision to your employees or supervisors (depending on the decision you have selected) to ensure that situations like this do not occur again. In your answer, determine whether or not you feel a social media policy is a good method. If so, list at least three things you would include in your policy and why you would include them. If you do not feel a social media policy is appropriate, explain why you would not implement one (give at least two valid reasons). (3–4 paragraphs) (15 points)

To ensure that your paper isn’t flagged in Turnitin.com, do NOT copy and paste the questions into your paper. Instead, set up headings for each section where you answer the questions, using good APA form. Please title your assignment with your last name and week number (for example, Smith Week1.docx).

DeVry MGMT410 Week 3 O*NET Homework
Web Navigation Steps

Familiarize yourself with O*NET by reviewing the information provided on the About O*NET page: (http://www.onetcenter.org/overview.html).

From the About page, click the Content Model link, and review the conceptual model underlying this project: (http://www.onetcenter.org/content.html).

Review the O*NET Online Desk Aid found in Doc Sharing.

Go to the My Next Move page (http://www.mynextmove.org/), and enter an occupation with which you are familiar (e.g., one you have held or hope to hold) in the keyword search box, or use the Industry Search feature or Tell Us What You Like to Do options if you prefer.)

Select the Search, Browse, or Start buttons.

Select the occupation that best matches what you are looking for (or use other search terms until you find something that interests you) and review all of the data provided for that position.

Use the O*NET interest profiler (http://www.mynextmove.org/explore/ip) to determine your skills and O*NET’s suggestion for a match of those skills.

After completion of these navigation steps, proceed to complete the assignment by discussing the learning questions below.

What were two occupations O*NET found that fit your skills, interests, and experience level desired? Provide the details regarding the following.

Name of the occupations (5 points each, 10 total)

Do you agree that you would be good at or like either of them? If yes, why? If no, why not? Explain using your skills, experience, likes, and interests as support for your answer. (15 points)

What states offered above-average opportunities for the position? (List up to three.) (3 points)

What was the average salary listed for the occupation? (2 points)

As an HR professional, how could O*NET be useful in conducting a job analysis? Explain specifically how you would use the data from this site to assist your organization. (15 points)

Name two things you learned about job analysis and/or the job you reviewed that you did not know before reviewing this website. (10 points)

Will you utilize this website in the future when looking for jobs or hiring employees? Why or why not? (10 points)

Some Tips for Doing Well on This Assignment

Set aside up to 3 hours to complete this exercise.

Explore the site fully.

Answer each question by fully exploring your thoughts. More than yes or no or one-word answers will be needed for full points on Questions 1(b), 2, 3, and 4.

Avoid copying and pasting information. Give your interpretation of the information you find.

APA formatting is required. Use the template in Doc Sharing, the APA handbook, and tutorial links in the Syllabus, the online librarians, and Tutor Source, or the APA guide video in THElHUB.

Submit your assignment to the Dropbox, located at the top of this page. For instructions on how to use the Dropbox, read these step-by-step instructions.

See the Syllabus section “Due Dates for Assignments & Exams” for due date information.

DeVry MGMT410 Week 5 Homework
Homework
Review the Case application: APPRAISING THE SECRETARIES AT SWEETWATER U at the end of Chapter 9 of your textbook. Review the three questions at the end of the case. Think about how you might answer those questions. Now, answer these questions:

Do you think that the experts ‘recommendations will be sufficient to get most of the administrators to fill out the rating forms properly? Why? Why not? What additional actions (if any) do you think will be necessary?
Do you think that Vice President Winchester would be better off dropping graphic rating forms, substituting instead one of the other techniques we discussed in this chapter, such as a ranking method? Why?
What performance appraisal system would you develop for the secretaries if you were Rob Winchester? Defend your answer.
Answer each question fully, and include relevant citations to your textbook or other articles, the lecture, or online research. Be sure to use no more than 25% copy and paste. Include your own opinions, thoughts, examples, and experiences as support for your ideas, as well. Expect to write about 2–4 pages, double-spaced, excluding references and the title page. Submit at the end of the week to the Dropbox.

DeVry MGMT410 Week 7 Homework
Homework
Download the Terms to Know document that is in Doc Sharing.

Pick 12 terms from the sheet and do the following:

1. Define the term (1 point per definition, up to 12 points). For any copied information, please use quotation marks and citation.

2. Provide the page number where you found the information (.25 points each—up to 3 points).

3. Explain why that term is important to HRM (1.5 points each—up to 18 points).

4. Give an example of how you would use that term at work or in practice (2 points each—up to 24 points).

5. What was the most interesting fact or concept you learned this term that you didn’t know coming into the course? Why did you find it interesting? (1–2 paragraphs) (8 points)

Review Terms for Week 7 Homework

Students – this list of terms will be part of your Week 7 homework assignment. It is recommended that you download this early in the term, and fill in the meanings, page numbers, and examples of how these terms are used in practice and in HRM as you go through the course. This will assist you in doing the Week 7 homework AND in studying for the final exam.

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Workforce diversity

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Job comparison/ranking

·Watson Wyatt Human Capital

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Profit sharing

Index

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IRA

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Outsourcing

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Short term disability

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Shared services

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Organizational goal setting

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Seniority systems

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Achieved outcomes

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Disparate impact

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360 degree

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Disparate treatment

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Performance appraisal distortion

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WARN Act

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Halo error

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Job analysis

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Wagner Act

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Job attractiveness

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Taft Hartley Act

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Structured interviews

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SWOT analysis

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Assessment centers

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Employee referrals

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Personality tests

·Predictive and concurrent validity

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Performance simulation tests

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Employee orientation

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Vocational preferences types

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Career development

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Realistic-conventional-artistic

·Internal vs. external career success

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Performance evaluations

factors

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Equal Pay Act

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BARS

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ADA

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Training needs assessment

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EEO

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ADDIE

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EEOC

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Absolute standards

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HIPPA

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Job description

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COBRA

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Relative standards

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Authorization card

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Job evaluation

·Job specification