• Assignments Overview
  Welcome to HRM 599, the capstone course for your graduate degree. This course brings together the key concepts and learning from other courses you have taken in your MSHRM program. You will culminate your graduate degree journey with a final Capstone Project which will build on the previous three (3) assignments in the course. In addition, the job posting and resume / cover letter posting activity in Week 8 discussion also bridges the activities in Assignments 3 and 4 together. The combination of activities involved in your capstone project will prepare you for many key responsibilities you will face as a new Human Resource Manager.
  For all four (4) assignments, as well as the Week 8 Discussion, you will be working with the same company, which you will select in Week 3 Assignment 1. It is recommended that you select a company in an industry in which you have some familiarity and / or experience, as you will be researching key HR issues within that industry. 
  Below is a breakdown of the main tasks involved in your Capstone Project:
  WeekAssignment / DiscussionTasks / Activities3Assignment 1Describing company’s business strategy; designing HRM management strategy; developing HR Scorecard table5Assignment 2Creating diversity and sexual harassment policies; developing a training plan for one (1) of those policies7Assignment 3Assessing HR functions; writing a job description; choosing a recruitment and selection method; developing a compensation and benefit package8Week 8 Discussion 2Creating a job posting for your job description; updating your resume; writing a cover letter; responding to another student’s job posting with your resume and cover letter10Assignment 4 (Final Capstone Project)Reviewing another student’s resume / cover letter for your job posting; critiquing the student’s competitive advantage; selecting an interview method; creating an interview form; conducting an interview; writing an interview summary and recommendation
• Week 7 Assignment 3: Staffing the HR Department
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  Assignment 3: Staffing the HR Department
  Due Week 7 and worth 200 points
  You are assessing the work design present in your selected company when you realize that you have not adequately reviewed the job descriptions, recruitment and selection methods the company currently uses. You will also need to make sure that the compensation and benefit packages are aligned with the company’s culture. At this point, you are realizing that you need immediate assistance, so you must start staffing your HR department.
  Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:
  1. Choose three (3) HR functions and assess the significance of each in adding value to your HR department in support of your company’s vision and mission. 
  2. Write a job description for one (1) of the HR functions you selected. Determine the specific degree (e.g., associates, bachelors, or masters) and certifications (e.g., SHRM, HRCI, ATD, or WorldatWork) needed. Include the level and type of experience needed (e.g., industry, managerial, customer service, tenure, etc.). 
  • Note: The job description should be incorporated into the paper and is counted towards the total page length requirement for this assignment.
  • Hint: You can use the Occupational Network website for assistance
  • 3. Choose one (1) recruitment method and one (1) selection method you will use in order to attract the best quality candidates for these positions. Provide a rationale for your choices.
    4. Develop a compensation and benefit package for the new HR Staff. Explain how this package will provide a high return on investment to the company.
  • Hint: Review the article “Creating a Smart Compensation Package” 
  • 5. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment from within the past five (5) years. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.
    6. Format your assignment according to these formatting requirements:
  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length.
  • Cite the resources you have used to complete the assignment. Note: You must have a minimum of three (3) resources for this assignment.
  • The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
  • Determine the human resource management function of human resource planning and its importance to business strategy.
  • Develop work designs that support the human resources strategy.
  • Examine the human resource management function of recruiting and selecting, and its importance to business strategy.
  • Establish the importance of compensation and benefits, and how they support business strategy.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in human resource management.
  • Write clearly and concisely about human resource management using proper writing mechanics. 
  • Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

  Points: 200

Assignment 3: Staffing the HR Department

Criteria

Unacceptable

Below 70% F

Fair

70-79% C

Proficient

80-89% B

Exemplary

90-100% A

1. Choose three (3) HR functions and assess the significance of each in adding value to your HR department in support of your company’s vision and mission.

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely chose three (3) HR functions and did not submit or incompletely assessed the significance of each in adding value to your HR department in support of your company’s vision and mission.

Partially chose three (3) HR functions and partially assessed the significance of each in adding value to your HR department in support of your company’s vision and mission.

Satisfactorily chose three (3) HR functions and satisfactorily assessed the significance of each in adding value to your HR department in support of your company’s vision and mission.

Thoroughly chose three (3) HR functions and thoroughly assessed the significance of each in adding value to your HR department in support of your company’s vision and mission.

2. Write a job description for one (1) of the HR functions you selected. Determine the specific degree (e.g., associates, bachelors, or masters) and certifications (e.g., SHRM, HRCI, ATD, or WorldAtWork) needed. Include the level and type of experience needed (e.g., industry, managerial, customer service, tenure, etc.)

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely wrote a job description for one (1) of the HR functions you selected. Did not submit or incompletely determined the specific degree and certifications needed. Did not submit or incompletely included the level and type of experience needed.

Partially wrote a job description for one (1) of the HR functions you selected. Partially determined the specific degree and certifications needed.

Partially included the level and type of experience needed.

Satisfactorily wrote a job description for one (1) of the HR functions you selected. Satisfactorily determined the specific degree and certifications needed.

Satisfactorily included the level and type of experience needed.

Thoroughly wrote a job description for one (1) of the HR functions you selected. Thoroughly determined the specific degree and certifications needed.

Thoroughly included the level and type of experience needed.

3. Choose one (1) recruitment method and one (1) selection method you will use in order to attract the best quality candidates for these positions. Provide a rationale for your choices.

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely chose one (1) recruitment method and one (1) selection method you will use in order to attract the best quality candidates for these positions.  Did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale for your choices. 

Partially chose one (1) recruitment method and one (1) selection method you will use in order to attract the best quality candidates for these positions.  Partially provided a rationale for your choices.

Satisfactorily chose one (1) recruitment method and one (1) selection method you will use in order to attract the best quality candidates for these positions.  Satisfactorily provided a rationale for your choices.

Thoroughly chose one (1) recruitment method and one (1) selection method you will use in order to attract the best quality candidates for these positions.  Thoroughly provided a rationale for your choices.

4. Develop a compensation and benefit package for the new HR staff. Explain how this package will provide a high return on investment to the company.

Weight: 15% 

Did not submit or incompletely developed a compensation and benefit package for the new HR staff. Did not submit or incompletely explained how this package will provide a high return on investment to the company.

Partially developed a compensation and benefit package for the new HR staff. Partially explained how this package will provide a high return on investment to the company.

Satisfactorily developed a compensation and benefit package for the new HR staff. Satisfactorily explained how this package will provide a high return on investment to the company. 

Thoroughly developed a compensation and benefit package for the new HR staff. Thoroughly explained how this package will provide a high return on investment to the company.

5. 3 references 

Weight: 10%

No references provided.

Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.

Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.

Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.

6. Writing Mechanics, Grammar, and Formatting

Weight: 5%

Serious and persistent errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.

Partially free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.

Mostly free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.

Error free or almost error free grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.

7. Appropriate Use of APA In-Text Citations and Reference

Weight: 5%

Lack of in-text citations and / or lack of reference section.

In-text citations and references are provided, but they are only partially formatted correctly in APA style.

Most in-text citations and references are provided, and they are generally formatted correctly in APA style.

In-text citations and references are error free or almost error free and consistently formatted correctly in APA style.

8. Information Literacy / Integration of Sources

Weight: 5%

Serious errors in the integration of sources, such as intentional or accidental plagiarism, or failure to use in-text citations.

Sources are partially integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.

Sources are mostly integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.

Sources are consistently integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.

9. Clarity and Coherence of Writing

Weight: 5%

Information is confusing to the reader and fails to include reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.

Information is partially clear with minimal reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.

Information is mostly clear and generally supported with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.

Information is provided in a clear, coherent, and consistent manner with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.