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Job analysis plays an important role in human resources processes. Using the course material as your source, write a report of approximately 250–300 words that defines job analysis, and explains how it is used for compensation, recruitment, selection, and performance management. Compare and contrast a job analysis and a job description

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First read Chapter 3 in your textbook, paying particular attention to the sections on job analysis. Using the course material answer the following question:

Job analysis plays an important role in human resources processes. Using the course material as your source, write a report of approximately 250–300 words that defines job analysis, and explains how it is used for compensation, recruitment, selection, and performance management.

Compare and contrast a job analysis and a job description (maximum 100 words)

Part B: Developing a Job Description (30 marks)

Use the sample job descriptions and details on job specifications from Chapter 3 in your textbook as a guide to define the format and structure of a job description.

Watch this video on The Life of a Gas Station Attendant from KEZI 9, which considers an often-overlooked perspective.

Develop a job description for the gas station attendant. Note the job specifications, or qualifications as they are commonly called, make up part of the job description. Using the job analysis gathered in Part A, include a job summary and listing of skills and abilities required, as well as the specifications or technical requirements needed to do the work. Be sure to assess the competencies or qualities that are required. This may include any both physical abilities and soft skills that are required to do the job.

Part C: Labour Market Assessment (40 marks)

Write a two-page report, approximately 500 words, conducting a labour market assessment for the position you described in Part B. This analysis must use the best practices method from the course material. Make sure you follow the process outlined in your textbook. This includes:

  1. Assessing the demand for labour, including a review of the economic conditions, legal issues, social concerns, technological issues, or demographic trends
  2. Assessing the supply for labour, including the availability of others to do the work, replacement strategies, or workforce factors
  3. Determine whether there is an equilibrium, surplus, or deficit and explain why you believe this to be the case
  4. Based on your assessment, make a recommendation to the owner of the gas station about how the employer should address their labour composition.

Lay out the rationale for the idea or concept. Identify the problem or opportunity that the idea or concept addresses. Analyze the market for the product or service. Analyze the key features that set the product or service apart from the competition.

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Overview: For the capstone assessment, you will create a business implementation plan and audiovisual presentation for the product, service, or idea you have been developing throughout your MBA coursework.
In Milestone One, you will submit the justification for your idea or concept. You will connect entrepreneurship or intrapreneurship with organization change and survival. This milestone lays the foundation for the rest of the project by outlining the justification of an idea or concept. Ultimately, the justification in this milestone will provide much of the reasoning that decision makers will use to determine if they will fund your idea or concept.
Critical Elements:

Rationale: Lay out the rationale for the idea or concept.

Problem or Opportunity: Identify the problem or opportunity that the idea or concept addresses.

Market: Analyze the market for the product or service.

Competition: Analyze the key features that set the product or service apart from the competition.

Company: Explain how the concept fits with the mission, vision, and priorities of the company implementing the product or service.

Innovation: Discuss how or why the product or service is innovative.
Academic Honesty and Plagiarism Throughout this capstone you will draw from many of your previous courses, including assignments and artifacts. You will continue to build upon these projects and ideas throughout the capstone.

Discuss your thoughts on how Gottman’s Sound Relationship House theory serves as an example of how a theory can provide shape and structure to a couple’s therapy treatment plan. Also, discuss how Gottman’s assessment process informs the treatment plan.

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Discuss your thoughts on how Gottman’s Sound Relationship House theory serves as an example of how a theory can provide shape and structure to a couple’s therapy treatment plan. Also, discuss how Gottman’s assessment process informs the treatment plan. Discuss what negative outcomes might be associated with couple and family therapy cases in which no or minimal assessment is conducted.

Must have 2 references including
Gottman, J. M. & Schwartz Gottman, J. (2018). The science of couples and family therapy

What makes great leaders great? Every leader is different, of course, but one area of commonality is the leadership philosophy that great leaders develop and practice. Develop and submit a personal leadership philosophy that reflects what you think are characteristics of a good leader.

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Many of us can think of leaders we have come to admire, be they historical figures, pillars of the industry we work in, or leaders we know personally. The leadership of individuals such as Abraham Lincoln and Margaret Thatcher has been studied and discussed repeatedly. However, you may have interacted with leaders you feel demonstrated equally competent leadership without ever having a book written about their approaches.

What makes great leaders great? Every leader is different, of course, but one area of commonality is the leadership philosophy that great leaders develop and practice. A leadership philosophy is basically an attitude held by leaders that acts as a guiding principle for their behavior. While formal theories on leadership continue to evolve over time, great leaders seem to adhere to an overarching philosophy that steers their actions.

What is your leadership philosophy? In this Assignment, you will explore what guides your own leadership.

  • Identify three scholarly resources, in addition to this Module’s readings, that evaluate the impact of leadership behaviors in creating healthy work environments.
  • Reflect on the leadership behaviors presented in the three resources that you selected for review

Personal Leadership Philosophies

Develop and submit a personal leadership philosophy that reflects what you think are characteristics of a good leader.

Use the scholarly resources on leadership you selected to support your philosophy statement.

Your personal leadership philosophy should include the following:

A description of your core values

A personal mission/vision statement

A description of two key behaviors that you wish to strengthen

A development plan that explains how you plan to improve upon the two key behaviors you selected and an explanation of how you plan to achieve your personal vision. Be specific and provide examples.

Apply the principle of double-effect to both cases below. Explain the ways in which they do or do not fulfill the four criteria, and therefore either are or are not justified according to Natural Law. According to natural law, may the young woman take the drug?

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Apply the principle of double-effect to both cases below. Explain the ways in which they do or do not fulfill the four criteria, and therefore either are or are not justified according to Natural Law. This means that you have to analyze the four criteria of Thomas Aquinas double effect theory and apply it to the cases. Make it understandable.

Here are the cases:

1. A young woman who is four months pregnant has recently discovered that she has tuberculosis. The doctor informs her that she must take a drug that will cure her disease, but that the drug will also have the effect of aborting the fetus. There is no other available drug that will cure her disease, and if she does not take the drug immediately she will die. According to natural law, may the young woman take the drug?

2. In the process of attempting to deliver a fetus, a physician discovers that the fetus is hydrocephalic. The fetus’s large cranium makes a normal vaginal delivery impossible; both the woman and fetus would die in the attempt. Neither the mother nor the fetus would survive a cesarean section, so the only way to save the mother’s life is to crush the skull of the fetus (craniotomy), thus rendering a vaginal delivery of the stillborn fetus possible. Would such a procedure be justified by natural law?

Define the term cliché. Use a cliché in a sentence that you create. Name and explain two types of prewriting. Choose one of the prompts listed below. Write a five-sentence paragraph using chronological order to explain the steps that you would take to complete the task you select.

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A trip to the ocean can be a relaxing escape from the everyday pressures of life. A sailboat
glistening on the horizon provides a mental escape to faraway places. The rhythm of the ocean
beating against the sand is sedating music to a troubled mind. A slow, gentle breeze can relax
your tensions. You should always be careful to avoid overexposure to the sun at the beach.
1. a.What sentence is the topic sentence of the paragraph?
b.What sentence is unrelated to the topic and can be eliminated?
2. List four things to look for when you’re proofreading.
3. Complete the following two steps:
a. Define the term cliché.
b. Use a cliché in a sentence that you create.
4. Name and explain two types of prewriting.
5. Choose one of the prompts listed below. Write a five-sentence paragraph using chronological
order to explain the steps that you would take to complete the task you select.
Describe the steps you would take to:
a. prepare for a test.
b. prepare to host a party or an event.
c. get ready for work.
d. clean your room or your home.
e. build a snowman, sandcastle, or sculpture.
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f. create a budget.
6. Choose one of the following topics. Write an eight-sentence paragraph that fully develops the
topic.
a. Following instructions is very important.
b. Job training programs (such as Job Corps) are valuable to both employers and potential
employees.
c. Advances in technology are making people less social.
d. A high school diploma is important to my future.
e. College is not for everyone.
f. Drunk driving can be stopped.

It’s pretty common for Asian movies to suffer from cuts and translation changes when released in the United States. These aren’t mistakes in the translation, but deliberate changes made to the message. What are the impacts of a domestic studio deliberately changing the translation of a foreign language film?

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It’s pretty common for Asian movies to suffer from cuts and translation changes when released in the United States. These aren’t mistakes in the translation, but deliberate changes made to the message. For instance, in Fist of Legend, when Chen Zhen (Jet Li) is asked by Mitsuko (Nakayama Shinobu) if he hates the Japanese, his response changes depending on which version of the film you’re watching:
Original translation: “I don’t know.”
American release translation: “I don’t hate.”
The American release of Hero was no exception to this. A number of scenes were trimmed or edited, and the translation was changed more than once. In the original version, the king (Cheng Dao-ming) tells Nameless (Jet Li) that his duel with Broken Sword (Tony Leung) was to honor Flying Snow (Maggie Cheung). In the American release, the king supposes that the duel was fought in their heads and not for real. Here’s a more major change, though – in the original Chinese releases, Broken Sword’s message to Nameless is “All Under Heaven.” In the American release, the translation was changed to “Our Land.” (I typically avoid American releases of Asian movies, for this reason, preferring to nab Asian imports. However, I don’t mandate that you guys do the same in this course.)

What are the impacts of a domestic studio deliberately changing the translation of a foreign language film?

Many people didn’t realize Titanic and Dunkirk were based on true events. What do you make of this? What are the consequences of fiction being taken for fact and vice versa, particularly in the context of past discussions about the responsibilities of filmmakers and audience members?

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Discussion: Fists of Legend As you’ve seen from this week’s discussions, many martial arts movies are loosely based on the exploits of real figures in Chinese history – Wong Fei-hung, Li Shen-zheng, San Te, Ip Man, Yim Wing-chun, and many others. In many cases, the fictional accounts of these historical personages become more well-known than those of their real-life counterparts, and sometimes people don’t even know that there even was a historical figure in the first place.  It’s not even that unique to Chinese culture – you can’t imagine how many people didn’t realize Titanic and Dunkirk were based on true events. What do you make of this?

What are the consequences of fiction being taken for fact and vice versa, particularly in the context of past discussions about the responsibilities of filmmakers and audience members?

Choose three case scenarios below and answer the following: Do you need more/less information? Explain. Do you think this person is eligible for a community-based sentence? Why/why not? What kind of sentence would you recommend?

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For this assignment, you must choose three case scenarios below and answer the following questions for each scenario:
A. Do you need more/less information? Explain. B. Do you think this person is eligible for a community-based sentence? Why/why not? C. What kind of sentence would you recommend? Give specifics. D. Do you think Restorative Justice would work with this offender? Why/why not?
Choose three (3) case scenarios:
1) Joe 21 yrs old Convicted of Theft – stole several IPods from an electronics store with a friend Previous conviction for theft – paid restitution Has completed grade 10, works as a seasonal laborer, has moved in with mom since arrest
2) Albert 45 yrs old Convicted of Aggravated Sexual Assault – had forced intercourse with a 21 yr old woman he met in a bar – forced her into backseat of a car Previous convictions for touching a minor and supplying alcohol to a minor (completed probation with one breach) Has never been in prison Has some elementary school education, works full-time as a cook, lives alone, no contact with family
3) Donny 17 yrs old Convicted of Theft of automobile (MVT) – joy riding with friends’ uncles car – he was not driving No previous record Unemployed, not attending school, lives with dad
4) Denise 28 yrs old Convicted of Burglary – broke into 3 houses with boyfriend and 2 friends – stole various electronics and jewelry Previously convicted twice of DUI and once for Negotiating Worthless Instrument (check fraud) – completed 3 months incarceration Unemployed, lives with boyfriend, high school graduate
5) Peter 24 yrs old
Convicted of possession of marijuana – during traffic stop for expired vehicle registration, 3 marijuana joints found in car Previously convicted of assault – paid fine Works at WalMart, lives with girlfriend, has GED
6) Steve 32 yrs old Convicted of Assault – punched 22 yr old man in parking lot of Starbucks for cutting him off and giving him the finger Previously convicted of theft (under probation); sexual assault and forcible confinement (completed 25 months incarceration) Works as a plumbers apprentice, lives with his brother, has GED

Through the specific lens of latino adolescents/ late adolescents (early adulthood) how does acculturation (thus acculturative stressors) impact ones socio-emotional, well being, thus identity?  

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Approaching research question: through the specific lens of latinx adolescents/ late adolescents (early adulthood) how does acculturation (thus acculturative stressors) impact ones socio-emotional, well being, thus identity?

 

Buckingham, S. L., & Suarez-Pedraza, M. C. (2019). “It has cost me a lot to adapt to here”: The divergence of real acculturation from ideal acculturation impacts Latinx immigrants’ psychosocial wellbeing. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 89(4), 406–419.

Through the process of acculturation, how immigrants change and maintain their culture are drastically realigned. This study sought to understand the relation between acculturation and wellbeing through a person-environment fit lens; essentially, if immigrants acculturate (with less stress) in ways that ways they prefer, is there any drastic self-reporting difference in ones well being? Through path analyses and constructivist grounded theory methods. (still unclear of what this is, Vygotsky? Piaget?) Results indicated if Latinx immigrants can acculturate in the ways they prefer, the better their wellbeing is reported. This research suggests that practitioners and policymakers should consider ways to support immigrants to acculturate in the ways they desire as opposed to solely focusing their efforts on particular acculturation strategies.

 

Cammarota, J.J., Moll, L.C., Gonzalez, M., & Cannella, C.M. (2012). Sociocultural Perspectives on Interpersonal Relationships in Schools.

The purpose of this piece is to identify Latinx adolescence alienation in an acculturated  education system. A proposal to solve this is to find others in similar situations and unite together; These groups exemplifies how peer groups can overcome structural challenges to learning. Through creating “new capital” Regardless of formal academic success, all of the A.N.A. (Accommodate not assimilate) students are supported in their efforts at school achievement through a social network that was based in spite of their cultural identities

 

Flores, R. Q., Morgan, P., Rivera, L., & Clark, C. (2019). Latinx Family Engagement in Schools and Surrounding Communities: Assessing the Impact of Parent (and Other Family Member) Development on Improving Student Educational Outcomes at Gene Ward Elementary School. Education Sciences, 9(2), 149.

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between involvement in community life and commitment to educational advancement. In the study, they investigated more than 500 latinx recipients, and their relationship between family, and student academic achievement (measured through a students attendance, homework completion rates, and overall grades). The study concluded that the relationship between the two is far more reciprocally complex than typically acknowledged.