Assignment 3: Diverse Workforce

Due Week 6 and worth 125 points

Imagine that you work for a company with an age diverse workforce. You have baby boomers working with millenials. Their backgrounds are different, and how they view work is different. This is causing some friction within the workforce. Before the tension escalates, you need to have a meeting to discuss the issue. Prepare a five to seven (5-7) slide PowerPoint presentation for your staff meeting that addresses this issue and proposes a solution.

Create a five to seven (5-7) slide PowerPoint presentation in which you:

1. Propose a solution that will relieve friction in your company’s age diverse workforce.
2. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
   1. Format the PowerPoint presentation with headings on each slide and at least one (1) relevant graphic (photograph, graph, clip art, etc.). Ensure that the presentation is visually appealing and readable from up to 18 feet away. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
   2. Include a title slide containing the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Explain effective approaches to the broad spectrum of employee relations, including career development, fostering ethical behavior, discipline, labor relations, and dismissals.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in human resource management.
• Write clearly and concisely about human resource management using proper writing mechanics.

CUC100 Assignment 4

Essay

Task:

For your final assignment, you need to write a 1500-2000 word essay in response to the question below:

The Charles Darwin University graduate attributes identify social responsibility, communication, and teamwork as the skills that make up the core employability attribute of ‘citizenship’.

Reflecting on your current or future workplace, what are the essential components of workplace citizenship? Critically argue the importance of at least three skills or values.

Weight:

50%

Length:

1500 – 2000 words (EXCLUDING reference list and in-text citations/footnotes)

Due:

Midnight, Sunday 19 October (Week 12)

Special instructions:

·         You must support your arguments with in-text citations, and paraphrased excerpts from credible academic sources.

·         You must include at least5 references/academic sources other than the 3 core readings. You can cite and reference the 3 core readings, too. However, at least 5 references should be from your own research.

·         Whether you choose to use the 3 core readings or not, you must have a minimum of6 references. With the above rule, this means that you can have 5 of your own readings plus 1 of the core readings, and this will be sufficient. The 3 core readings plus 3 of your own references to make the 6 will not be sufficient because it breaks the above rule.

·         You must use formal, academic language – i.e., no “I, we, me, you”

Submission:

You need to submit your Final Essay with a completed cover sheet in the “Assignment Submission” area of Learnline. You should submit your Final Essay before midnight on Sunday, 20^th October 2013. See also pg. 12 of this Unit Information Guide for advice on extensions and late submission.

For a detailed guide on correctly setting up your Word document for this assignment, check the guidelines for Assignment 4 in the “Assignment Guide” under “Assessments” in the CUC100 Learnline site.

NOTE: If your essay does not sufficiently meet the assessment criteria (see the “Assignment Guide” under “Assessments” in Learnline) – for example if it does not directly respond to the question, or if your referencing is incorrect – your tutor will ask you to resubmit a new version that satisfies the requirements. If you are asked to re-submit, the maximum grade you will be able to achieve is a Pass.

Tips for passing Assignment 4:

·         All of the work in CUC100 is intended to prepare you for your final essay. Assignments 1, 2 and 3 should have helped you to make a strong essay plan. It will help to review what you’ve learned throughout the semester and build on the research and planning that you did for your other assignments.

·         Draw from your textbook. It is an excellent source of information and advice on writing an academic essay. Chapters 1-5, 8, and 10 are especially relevant.

·         Start your research early. You can use the three core readings as references but you will also need to do your own further research. Check the “Research Guide” under “Help and Support” in the CUC100 Learnline site for help with this.

·         Use credible sources for your research and references. This means textbooks from your field, academic and professional journals, and credible websites (i.e., NOT Wikipedia). Check with the liaison librarians if you need further advice on this.

·         DO NOT leave it until the last minute to write your essay. We’re not just telling you this for the sake of it – most of your tutors/lecturers have been guilty of doing this at some stage so we’re speaking from experience. It doesn’t work.

·         Keep your arguments and ideas clearly separated from one another – don’t pack them all into one sentence or paragraph. A clear essay plan (which you should already have from Assignment 3) will help you with this.

·         REFERENCE your supporting research using in-text citations and a completed reference list at the end of your essay. The Research Skills Activity (see the Learning Guide for Week 4 in Learnline) and your Annotated Bibliography should have prepared you for this. You can also check the “Referencing Guide” under “Help and Support” in the CUC100 Learnline site for help with referencing.

·         Indicate on your cover sheet which standard system of referencing you are following (e.g., Harvard, APA, Chicago). We suggest that you use the system most commonly used in your area of study.

·         Before submitting your essay, check the Pre-submission Checklist on the following page to make sure that it meets all of the requirements:

1. Why are databases important to business? How do databases generate sales and/or profits? What databases do you interact with, and how do they benefit you?

2. Use the internet to find what are some of the other types of databases besides Microsoft Access that are available? What type of companies use Access for their data needs?

Company Assessment

Directions:

Conduct an interview with an employee (preferably a supervisor or manager) at your current job or a previous job. If you have no prior work experience, you may interview a family member or friend who is currently employed.  You have just been promoted to the manager of your department and have been asked to review the following:

• Value of a team environment: Is the company operating with a team structure?  How effective is the team structure?  How could the company improve the effectiveness of the team environment?  If there is no team structure currently in place, how should one be implemented? 
• Job satisfaction of the employees: Are the employees satisfied or is there a lot of complaining, absenteeism, and turnover?  What could the company be doing to improve job satisfaction?
• How does the company currently communicate with their employees regarding company changes?  Do they rely on technology for their announcements?  Is this an effective method of communication?
• Efforts made to motivate your employees: What is being done to motivate the employees? Do employees get regular pay raises?   Is there a rewards program?  Are they being recognized for their accomplishments?  Name at least three things the company could be doing to motivate their employees.
• Assistance offered in helping your employees to deal with stress management: Are the employees given any tools to deal with stress management?  Does the company have access to mental health counselors?  Are employees given permission to take any mental health days?  What could the company be doing to help employees deal with their employees’ stress?

Prepare a 4-6 page report that includes an overall assessment of how each of the above is currently being handled and how you would change the system.  Be sure to provide examples and be specific in your reasoning behind your suggested changes.  Utilize at least three scholarly resources in your report (one of which may be your text book). This report must include:

• Executive Summary
• Analyze and explain what is being done in the five areas described above (team, job satisfaction, communication, motivation, and stress management) in the company.
• Write recommendations for what they could be doing better in all five areas
• Conclusion
• Appendix: List of questions asked in interview

The paper must be well organized using headings and subheadings.  

The written report must be in APA format, have proper punctuation and grammar, as well as free of typographical error.  

All materials used must be cited correctly and listed on a reference page.

Submit your assignment  by Tuesday,  December 10, 2013.