PSY665 Week 1 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017
November
dq 1
What attribute of a work environment do you feel has the greatest
influence in determining whether the environment becomes hostile or not?
dq 2
How is the work environment being affected by the changing nature
of work in the 21st century?
PSY665 Week 2 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017
November
dq 1
Which would you rather do: Hire inexperienced employees and train
them within your company, or spend more money on higher salaries for employees
with greater experience? Provide reasons for your answer.
dq 2
Which steps in the hiring process outlined in this Topic’s lecture
do you feel are most important for HR professionals to pay attention to?
Provide reasons for your answer.
PSY665 Week 3 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017
November
dq 1
Regardless of the legal issues, do you feel it is fair for an
employer to require that only English be spoken in the workplace? Why or why
not?
dq 2
Are Affirmative Action and Equal Employment laws/policies
necessary in today’s workplace? Please support your stance with evidence
including a citation and reference.
PSY665 Week 4 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017
November
dq 1
What can you do to reduce the stress on employees during
evaluation but still make sure the evaluation is thorough?
dq 2
Are there aspects of an employee’s work performance that an
evaluation does not or cannot measure? Provide details.
PSY665 Week 5 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017
November
dq 1
What would be, for you, an ideal environment in which to learn and
grow as an employee? Provide as much detail as you can.
dq 2
Revisit the question from Topic 2 (Topic 2 DQ 1) about
inexperienced versus experienced employees. At this point in the course, what,
if anything, would you change about your answer and why?
PSY665 Week 6 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017
November
dq 1
What is the major reason behind leadership development for
managers in organizations? Are there any problems you see with this reason
and/or model?
dq 2
What do you believe are the most reliable predictors for employees
to succeed at the management level?
PSY665 Week 7 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017
November
dq 1
Describe the best organizational culture you have worked in. What
was the thing you liked the least about the culture?
dq 2
Describe the worst organizational culture you have worked in. What
was the thing you liked the best about the culture?
PSY665 Week 8 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017
November
dq 1
Do you advocate strong legal protections against dismissal, or do
you believe both public- and private-sector industries should be able to fire
people at will? Consider the arguments for both sides in your answer.
dq 2
If you had to fire someone, how would you end the conversation and
what would you do immediately afterwards? What kind of effect do you feel the
conversation would have on you personally? If you have ever had to fire
someone, how did that experience affect you?
PSY665
Week 1 Assignment Latest 2017 November
Details:
In 1,000-1,250 words, describe a hostile work
environments, by doing the following:
1. Research
hostile work environments and how they affect employees.
2. Describe
what makes up a hostile work environment.
3. Explain
the various ways employees are affected by hostile work environments.
4. Provide
at least three things that HR professionals can do to avoid having hostile work
environments.
Use two to four scholarly sources to support
your explanations.
While APA style is not required for the body
of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of
sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found
in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review
the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the
expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to
Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
PSY665
Week 2 Assignment Latest 2017 November
Details:
Find and take a free version of one of the
following tests online: OCEAN (The “Big Five”) or DISC Behavioral Assessment.
In 500-750 words, do the following:
1. Describe
what you think of the test you took.
2. Do you
agree with the results you received? Why or why not?
3. Do you
feel that these tests provide HR professionals with useful information on
potential hires? Explain why or why not.
Use two to three scholarly resources to
support your explanations.
Prepare this assignment according to the
guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review
the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the
expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to
Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
PSY665
Week 3 Assignment Latest 2017 November
Details:
In 750-1,000 words, document the key points of
Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Laws.
1. Explain
the history of the creation of these laws and what purpose they currently
serve.
2. Discuss
three ways these policies affect the hiring process.
3. Explain
one positive and one negative impact these policies can have on a work
environment.
Use two to four scholarly resources to support
your explanations.
Prepare this assignment according to the
guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review
the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the
expectations for successful completion.
PSY665
Week 4,5 & 6 Assignment Latest 2017 November
PSY-665 Principles of Personnel and Human
Resource Management
Employee Performance Project
You will create a PowerPoint presentation of
12-15 slides that covers performance evaluation of nonmanagement employees,
performance improvement/development of nonmanagement employees, and
management/leadership development. You will complete this assignment in
sections over Topics 4, 5, and 6.
During Topic 4-
Start the PPT project by presenting a brief
outline of the performance evaluation process.
Locate a personal past performance appraisal
(if you do not have a personal appraisal, you can locate and review a sample
online at:
https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/tools-and-samples/hr-forms/pages/performanceappraisal_completedappraisalform.aspx)
Analyze each performance factor or criterion
on the performance appraisal and address the following steps.
1. Are the expectations for each performance
criterion clear (i.e., will the employee know what they need to do to meet the
criterion)?
2. Is the criterion measurable (i.e., will the
employee know how close to or how far from he or she is to meeting the
criterion)?
3. Describe the review process you went
through and your findings in the PPT presentation.
During Topic 5-
Continue the project by describing the
purposes of each intervention presented on the evaluation, specifically
addressing cognitive and behavioral theories of human learning. Also, provide
common examples of other interventions used in the field. Expound on the
examples by describing the potential impacts.
1. How will these interventions benefit the
organization?
2. Make sure to distinguish between training
and professional development interventions.
During Topic 6-
Continue the project by explaining the role of
Management and Leadership development within organizations.
1. Compare the approaches organizations take
in developing managers to the approaches they take when developing
nonmanagement employees.
2. Looking at the appraisal from the first
part of this assignment, discuss how interventions would differ for employees
in management.
3. Explain why distinctions are made between
the two types of employees.
Combine all components from Topics 4, 5, and
6. Include transitions to create a flow to your presentation. The entire
completed PowerPoint is due in Topic 6.
Use three to five scholarly resources to
support your explanations.
Include speaker notes below each
content-related slide that represent what would be said if giving the
presentation in person. Expand upon the information included in the slide and
do not simply restate it. Please ensure the speaker notes include 50-75 words
per slide.
While APA styleis not required for the body of
this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of
sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, including an APA
formatted reference slide, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located
in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review
the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the
expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to
Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
PSY665
Week 7 Assignment Latest 2017 November
Details:
Choose two organizations that you feel have
different organizational cultures, then in a paper of 750-1,000 words, do the
following:
1. Explain
how these organizations’ cultures influence the attitudes and behaviors of
employees.
2. Explain
which culture you feel is better for employees’ psychological well-being, and
why.
A minimum of three to four scholary resources
are required for this assignment.
Prepare this assignment according to the
guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review
the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the
expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to
Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
PSY665
Week 8 Assignment Latest 2017 November
Details:
You are an HR professional charged with
handling the performance-related dismissal of a particularly difficult employee
who is also popular with his or her work colleagues.
In 750-1,000 words, outline the strategy you
would use to make sure the process is handled as smoothly and positively as
possible for all involved. You should use the table provided in this module’s
lecture to help guide you.
Use two to four scholarly resources to support
your explanations.
Prepare this assignment according to the
guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review
the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the
expectations for successful completion.
