Use the following scenario for the Week One through Four individual assignments: You are the systems administrator for Cybixx, a manufacturer and distributor of vending machines. Cybixx currently has three facilities and is looking to expand to a fourth.

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System Scenario

Use the following scenario for the Week One through Four individual assignments:

You are the systems administrator for Cybixx, a manufacturer and distributor of vending machines. Cybixx currently has three facilities and is looking to expand to a fourth.

As a Systems administrator, you are responsible for all server hardware and software, all client desktop hardware and software, and all networking equipment. You are also responsible for the creation and maintenance of the documentation for all systems.

Cybixx current infrastructure and facilities:

Atlanta, Georgia – Headquarters. Cybixx uses a partially centralized IT infrastructure. The systems location at the Atlanta office include:

5 physical Windows 2012 R2 servers 10 HYPER-V Windows 2012 R2 hosts running 78 Windows 2012 R2 guests DNS Services DCHP Services Active Directory Services A network 20 Mbs connection to the Cybixx MPLS cloud A 100 Mbs internet connection 25 Windows 10 desktopsBoise, Idaho. Cybixx has a Distribution Center located in Boise, Idaho. The Distribution Center include:

2 physical Windows 2012 R2 servers for file service and printing 10 Windows 10 desktops A 10 Mbs network connection to the Cybixx MPLS cloudBoulder, Colorado. Cybixx has a Distribution Center located in Boulder, Colorado. The Distribution Center include:

2 physical Windows 2012 R2 servers for file service and printing 10 Windows 10 desktops A 10 Mbps network connection to the Cybixx MPLS cloudFuture Expansion: Cybixx has purchased a building for new Distribution Center in Akron, Ohio. It is the Systems Administrator’s job to extend IT services to this location and update the company’s IT landscape appropriately.

If the decision to have a PA process in the organization was yours, would you have one? Explain your decision and justify your answer using reasoning.

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In his book, Out of the Crisis, quality management guru, Edward Deming gave as one of the “Seven Deadly Sins” that undermine quality, the following:

“Evaluation of performance, merit rating, or annual review… The idea of a merit rating is alluring. The sound of the words captivates the imagination: pay for what you get; get what you pay for; motivate people to do their best, for their own good. The effect is exactly the opposite of what the words promise.”

Stephen Covey had this to say about it in his Beyond the Performance Review (Aug 2005):

“The old-time performance review has become a meaningless ritual, a holdover from the Industrial Age mindset of treating people like interchangeable parts in a machine… Some organizations talk a lot about the customer, and then neglect the employees who deal with the customer. This mindset produces unmotivated employees, worker-manager disputes and poor business results.”

Following Deming and Covey, many others have criticized performance appraisal (PA) as being counter to other organizational goals. Do you agree or disagree with the criticism? Why? What, according to you, are the benefits of a PA process for an organization and an individual? What, according to you, are the problems that are part of a PA process for an organization and an individual?

Among the various methods of PA, which are the strongest and, thus, more likely to be effective if employed in most situations?

If the decision to have a PA process in the organization was yours, would you have one? Explain your decision and justify your answer using reasoning.

Determine the best 2-3 recruitment methods to use for your job. Be specific. For example don’t just say “newspaper advertising”, identify which specific paper you would use and why.

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 Recruitment and Selection Plan :

At the end of the term you will be required to hand in a detailed plan for recruiting and selecting employees for a particular job. You may select the job from a list of approved options provided by the professor. The structure of your plan will mimic the flow of the course. For example we cover job analysis, then recruitment, then selection testing. Your plan would therefore include how to conduct a job analysis for this job(which research techniques would be best and why), which of the many recruiting tools to use and why, and what selection tests you will use (including why they would be considered valid), etc. More information on individual sub-sections will be provided at the end of each class. Students who miss this information are responsible for ensuring they are fully aware of assignment requirements.The best way to complete this semester-long project is to workon it each week as we cover the course material. Your plan will be evaluated based on legal defensibility, efficiency, likely impact on the candidate’s perceptionsof the company, and appropriateness for the job under consideration.

 1Term Project Options: Recruitment and Selection PlanSelect ONE of the following jobs for your assignment

Cab driver OR truck driver (Uber drivers are excluded – do not complete the assignment based on Uber drivers.)

Line cook at a restaurant (no management/supervisory responsibilities)

Insurance salesperson (selling life insurance etc. to private families)

Daycare workerComputer programmer (no management or supervisory responsibilities)

Roofer (constructing and fixing roofs)

Accounts receivable clerk

Bartender (specify type of establishment)

House painter (normal residential houses only, no external work in high rises)

Animal shelter care provider (basic animal care only, no veterinary duties or administrative responsibilities)

Grocery store cashier

key to Term Assignment:

(these are also mention in slides in the end of almost each slide there are keys and connection to the term assignment and then the whole slide can be used to address the situation)

This week you should create a section for your final assignment titled “Legal Concerns”. Briefly discuss how the legal issues discussed in class relate to the job you selected for your project. For example are there bona fida occupational requirements that would make some forms of discrimination permissible? What are they? Is it a job in which designated groups are often significantly underrepresented? If so, what can you do? Is there any merit to requiring Canadian experience for this particular job? Are there age-based requirements to perform specific tasks associated with the job? Any other special legal concerns?

You may want to check Manitoba’s OH&S Act (available online) or industry websites to seek out job-specific legal rules. Pilots, for example, require a license and need to submit to regular vision tests in order to maintain their license. People who make and sell processed foods, such as jams and pickles, at Farmer’s Markets need to have a Safe Food Handling certificate. Other jobs may also have special requirements.

This section of your paper should not exceed 3-4 paragraphs and may be shorter depending on the occupation selected.42Links to Term Assignment

You do not need to have a separate section about reliability and validity in your report HOWEVER you should be addressing validity and reliability throughout. For example later in the course we will discuss selection tests, interview question design, and screening methods. You will be expected to comment on the reliability and validity of each of these when you write up those sections.

If it is relevant you should also include a brief description that addresses the vision and mission of the organization. This is not as relevant for some jobs (i.e. truck driver), but is important for others (i.e. bartender – the role will be quite different in a legion frequented by elderly veterans and in a dance club catering to university students, etc.). If you do include this section have it appear at the start of the assignment

Connection to Term Assignment

Create a section titled “Job Analysis and Competency Models”.

Outline the method(s) you would use to conduct a job analysis for the job that you selected. Be specific and explain why the methods you selected are superior based on the characteristics of the job. This section should not exceed 3 paragraphs. Remember to be realistic (be aware of typical organizational constraints such as time and cost).

Create a list of 3 key competencies required for this job. For EACH competency define 4 levels, indicating which level is required in your particular job. Chart form would be appropriate for this. Justify your decisions about the competency level required with a brief explanation.

Assume that you are hiring in Winnipeg (or select your own location and identify where you have selected in your paper)

Determine the best 2-3 recruitment methods to use for your job. Be specific. For example don’t just say “newspaper advertising”, identify which specific paper you would use and why.

Justify your decisions based on visibility, efficiency, cost, and probability of success in attracting qualified applicants.

This section should not exceed 4 paragraphs.42Connection to Term Assignment:

Applicant ScreeningHow will you screen your job applicants? Be specific. For example if you plan to use resumes how would you screen and score them? If you plan to use application blanks what would you ask about and why? What are the top 3 questions that you would ask the candidate’s references?

For most jobs this section should require half a page to a page (single spaced, 12 point font).

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What testing, if any, is suitable for this job and why?

Why would the tests you propose be valid? (Refer to both content and criterion validity in your response). Remember that you need to be mindful of cost and efficiency too!

For most of you this section should require roughly ½ to ¾ of a page (12 point font, single-spaced

Outline what interview strategy you will use and why. Include the following information:◦How many interviews will you use and what is the purpose of each one (screening or selection)?

◦What type of interviews will you conduct and who will participate in each one? (i.e. structured or unstructured, panel or sequential, HR and/or line managers, etc.)

◦Provide 5 sample questions from your interview and explain why you are asking each one.

◦Explain how you will score candidates for each interview question.

U need a separate section addressing decision making. What decision making model will you use and why? How will you calculate final scores? Will you use weighting? If so, what weighting will you use and why? Will you use a top-down or band approach and why? This section should be between 2-4 paragraphs.

What would be a suitable way to evaluate performance of your job? What type of rating system will you use, who will conduct the evaluations, and what performance dimensions will you measure? Explain you answer in 2-3 paragraphs.

Discuss the meaning or implication of the results of the study that the article covers. This should be one to two paragraphs. This is where you offer your opinion on the article

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Request is for a 500 word min article review, see details.

Locate and review a recent (no more than 5 years old) scholarly article found in a peer-reviewed journal related to HR selection methods, analyzing work, designing jobs, or HR planning.

Use the following two headers for the body of your paper.

  • Recruiting Program:  this is where you take into consideration how you would approach a recruiting program for your company based on the author’s ideas on the subject matter.
  • Global Challenges:  What challenges would you face if your company were a global conglomerate?

Select article and follow the below criteria:

  • There is a minimum requirement of 500 words for the article critique.
  • Write a summary of the article. This should be one to three paragraphs in length, depending on the length of the article. The paper has to follow the standard style of scholarly college writing with an “introduction”, “body” and “conclusion”.   Include the purpose for the article, how research was conducted, the results, and other pertinent information from the article.
  • Identify the selection criteria and methods and how they relate to hiring at the organization in the article.
  • Discuss the meaning or implication of the results of the study that the article covers. This should be one to two paragraphs. This is where you offer your opinion on the article. Discuss any flaws with the article, how you think it could have been better, and what you think it all means.
  • Write one paragraph discussing how the author could expand on the results, what the information means in the big picture, what future research should focus on, or how future research could move the topic forward. Discuss how knowledge in the area could be expanded.

Any sources used, including the textbook and the article, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations in APA format.

Discuss the concept of customer orientation and the importance of a customer retention program and what factors should be considered for this business.

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Traveling is becoming an increasing hobby for people in the United States. Also, the pet parenting phenomenon is also growing rapidly. One of the issues, however, is the dilemma of traveling with a pet. There have been many reports of airlines that have lost a pet or the pet did not survive the trip.

Recently, there was a couple who were both professional pilots and also pet owners. Upon retirement, they decided to start an airline that catered specifically to pets. They identified the key routes that commercial airlines fly that also have a smaller airport in the community. For a fee, the traveler can fly his or her pet to the destination city. The pet owner is responsible for dropping off and picking up the pet from the smaller airport. The animals are transported in plush cages in a pressurized cabin. They are provided, for a fee, snacks during their travel.

Reflecting on the above from a Marketing Strategy Perspective, address the following issues: a.) Develop a target market for this project. Make sure to address at least three market segmentation variables that would be important to consider and how you arrived at the target market you are suggesting for this project. b.) Develop a customer retention program for this business. Discuss the concept of customer orientation and the importance of a customer retention program and what factors should be considered for this business. Identify the type of information the company needs to design this program and from where the company will obtain this information.c.) Marketing strategy focuses on solving problems. Many of the problems originate from specific needs. Identifying the appropriate needs assists in the product differentiation process, as well. Identify the Primary Needs and Secondary Needs this product will satisfy. How will this be used in the product differentiation, positioning of the product, and the impact within the consumer buying process?

. Describe an experience that you or a friend of yours has had that directly relates to the topic. How does it relate?

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The final reaction paper includes two parts: Part A Part A includes units 8, 9, and 10. Select one topic per unit. NOTE: Your professor could select the topics instead.Your chosen topics must relate

The final reaction paper includes two parts:

Part A

  • Part A includes units 8, 9, and 10. Select one topic per unit. NOTE: Your professor could select the topics instead.
  • Your chosen topics must relate directly to the course materials.
  • After you have chosen your topics for units 8, 9, and 10, develop your reflection by asking yourself the following questions for each unit/topic: topics are;  disorder, gender problems, and difference, industrial)

a. Why is the topic relevant to you?

b. What was new to you about the topic?

c. Do you disagree with the author? Why?

d. Do you agree with the author? Why?

e. Describe an experience that you or a friend of yours has had that directly relates to the topic. How does it relate?

Part B

Part B of your final reaction paper offers you the opportunity to develop your critical thinking by exploring the possible relationships among apparently unrelated topics.

1. From the 10 main themes of the course, select three to analyze more closely using the following framework:

2. Based on the framework above, answer the following questions:

a. What relationship can you identify between theme A and theme B?

b. What relationship can you identify between theme B and theme C?

c. What relationship can you identify between theme C and theme A?

d. What relationship can you establish among the three themes (A, B, and C)?

e. Is this relationship that you have established in agreement or in disagreement with what was discussed throughout the course? Why?

f. Describe the idea/evidence in the course theme that you are questioning. Indicate why you agree or disagree with it. What kinds of evidence, experiences, or thoughts lead you to agree or disagree?

g. Based on the relationship that you have established among the three themes selected,

Ask yourself: How could this idea/evidence be used in your own personal or professional life? Make sure to be as specific as possible when discussing how you could apply this idea/evidence to your life.

Submission Requirements: Follow the APA style, and format your document according to submission guidelines.

Format: Title Page/Body/Reference List

Font: Times New Roman, 12-point, double-spaced

Headings: Appropriate use of levels of headings and page numbers

Length: 2500 words (plus or minus 100 words)

Resources: In addition to the text, you must also use a minimum of six (6) peer-reviewed articles from scholarly journals. Additionally, you can use credible newspapers, websites, and magazines as sources. You must properly cite all the sources you use in APA style (author-date) and include a reference page at the end, properly formatted in APA style. Your reference page should include only sources that you cite within your paper.

Your reflection papers must be properly edited and proofread.

Describe “City Blues” and name at least one prominent performer. How is it different from the “Delta Blues”?Imagine you are the judge hearing the case brought against John Brown.

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Please read all the information on the attachment files to find the answer to the questions.

New Orleans to Chicago Worksheet

1.     1. In what ways did early jazz bands differ from their Ragtime, Brass band and Blues predecessors? (List was given)

2.     What instruments make up a typical traditional New Orleans jazz band (Dixieland band) and describe the basic job of each instrument, or section, of a traditional New Orleans jazz band. (Actually the player of each instrument…but you know what I mean. J)

3.     The first “jazz” recording was made by what band and in what year?

4.     What was “The Great Migration”?

5.     When was the 18th Amendment to the U.S. constitution, alcohol prohibition, enacted?

6.     What instrument did Jelly Roll Morton play and list two things that make him important to jazz history.

7.     Who was King Oliver? What were two things that made him important?

8.     List the seven of Louis Armstrong’s contributions to jazz, as given in the reading, and what were some of his nicknames?

9.     What instrument did Bix Beiderbecke play and what qualities make him stand out?

10.  Describe “City Blues” and name at least one prominent performer. How is it different from the “Delta Blues”?Imagine you are the judge hearing the case brought against John Brown. Given what you know about the historical facts surrounding John Brown’s efforts to end slavery and Ralph Waldo Emerson’s philosophy of Transcendentalism, write an essay of at least 250 words that describes the ruling you would make on the charge of treason.

What would the others think? That Clare had fallen? That she had deliberately leaned backward?” (Larsen, 185).

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write an 160 words respond to push them to reconsider some of their points：

“While it is not clearly stated in the text, Larsen strongly implies that Irene pushes Clare through the window at the ending of Passing. When John discovers that Clare is actually a black woman and bursts into the party yelling racial slurs, Clare seems unbothered and even has a faint smile on her face. Larsen states, “It was that smile that maddened Irene. She ran across the room, her terror tinged with ferocity, and laid a hand on Clare’s bare arm. One thought possessed her. She couldn’t have Clare Kendry cast aside by Bellew. She couldn’t have her free.” (Larsen, 184). Larsen emphasizes the anger and resentment that Irene feels towards Clare to imply that she pushed her out the window. Irene is very jealous of Clare’s personality and social grace, and also views her as a threat to her marriage with Brian as she suspects that they might be having an affair. Larsen goes on to say, “Irene wasn’t sorry. She was amazed, incredulous almost. What would the others think? That Clare had fallen? That she had deliberately leaned backward?” (Larsen, 185). While the others at the party rush down the stairs to check on Clare, Irene stays behind and is silent staring at the print on the wall. Larsen implies that Irene pushes Clare when she underscores the fact that Irene does not feel sorry for what has happened and even feels relief. Irene also questions what the others will say and ask her; Larsen implies that she is worried about the consequences of her actions.”

How do you think Frederick W. Taylor would respond to the real-time feedback coaching system?

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I will pay 100.00 for the following Essay.

Unit III Essay

Imagine that you are a director of performance management. With this role in mind, briefly compare and contrast the traditional annual evaluation method of performance appraisals with the new real-time feedback coaching format. State which method you support, and explain why. How do you think Frederick W. Taylor would respond to the real-time feedback coaching system? (you will need to pull Frederick W. Taylor up in the internet to review this philosophy on performance appraisals)

Explain.

Be sure to follow the guidelines below.

Your paper should be at least three pages in length (not counting the title page and reference page).

Writing should include proper grammar, sentence structure, and writing mechanics.

Organization should be logical, clear, and appropriate.

You should provide strong evidence of critical thinking.

Paragraphs should contain strong topic sentences.

The essay should begin with an introduction to the topic.

You should make use of logical transitions.

You must find at least two additional references in addition to any of the required readings that you use for a total of five references.

All sources used must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations in APA format.

Your paper should be formatted in accordance to APA format.

Create your Assignment submission and be sure to cite your sources, use APA style as required, check your spelling.

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Start by reading and following these instructions:

  1. Quickly skim the questions or assignment below and the assignment rubric to help you focus.
  2. Read the required chapter(s) of the textbook and any additional recommended resources. Some answers may require you to do additional research on the Internet or in other reference sources. Choose your sources carefully.
  3. Consider the discussion and the any insights you gained from it.
  4. Create your Assignment submission and be sure to cite your sources, use APA style as required, check your spelling.

Assignment Description (BENCHMARK)

This week you will write a paper researching a current legal/ethical dilemma in healthcare and answer the following questions from the perspective of a healthcare administrator:

  • How would the legal/ethical dilemma you chose impact the organization’s ability to balance costs/financing, quality, and access to health services?
  • How would the legal/ethical dilemma you chose impact the organization’s strategic planning?
  • How would the legal/ethical dilemma you chose impact the organization’s risk (i.e., licensure and accreditation status)?

Assignment Expectations-

Length: 500 words per essay prompt (1500 total for this assignment)

Structure: Include a title page and reference page in APA style. These do not count towards the minimal word amount for this assignment.

References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least three (3) scholarly citations to support your claims.

Format: Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx).

File name: Name your saved file according to your first initial, last name, and the assignment number (for example, “RHall Assignment 1.docx”)