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Chapter 1: Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Workforce Diversity
1: Explain the concept of equal employment opportunity (E E O) and identify the federal laws affecting E E O.
2: Discuss who is responsible for ensuring equal employment opportunity.
3: Define the types of illegal employment discrimination and discuss affirmative action.
4: Explain the Uniform Guidelines related to various types of illegal employment discrimination, including sexual harassment, national origin, religion, and caregiver (family responsibility) discrimination.
5: Describe the concept of diversity and diversity management.
6: Explain the various elements of a diverse workforce.
Chapter 2: Strategic Planning, Human Resource Planning, and Job Analysis
Describe the H R strategic planning process.
Explain the human resource planning process.
Describe the job analysis process and methods.
Summarize the components of a job description.
Explain what competencies and competency modeling are.
Summarize job design concepts.
Discussion Board
Reflection and Discussion Forum Week 2
Reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Identify what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding. 150 words
Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:
Examine the equal opportunity laws of another country, not the United States. Are the laws in other countries as much a concern for HRM specialists as they are in the United States? (hint: You are needing to use an outside source for this, so there should be in-text citations and references.)
Affirmative action has become a political, economic, and emotional issue. What are some of the reasonable arguments in favor of and opposed to affirmative action.
Why is it important in today''s business environment to have a sound job analysis system? What methods are available for collecting job analysis data? 300 words
[Your initial post should be based upon the assigned reading for the week, so the textbook should be a source listed in your reference section and cited within the body of the text.
[Your initial post should be in APA format (including Times New Roman with font size 12 and double spaced). Post the actual body of your paper in the discussion thread then attach a Word version of the paper for APA review]
Assignment - Short Essay
1. What are some of the benefits of a diverse workforce in the workplace? How have you seen these impacted in places you have worked or you personally?
2. In a brief essay, explain the difference between job enrichment and job enlargement.
The assignment is to answer the question provided above in essay form. This is to be in narrative form and should be as thorough as possible. Bullet points should not to be used. The paper should be at least 250 words in length, Times New Roman 12-pt font, double-spaced, 1 inch margins and utilizing at least one outside scholarly or professional source related to human resource management. The textbook should also be utilized. Do not insert excess line spacing. APA formatting and citation should be used.