Week 6 Assignment - Midterm Instructions Determining the Proper Job Classification Introduction Assume you are an HR Consultant that has been hired to help Comfort Assisted Living with a recent grievance that was filed by one of its employees. You will not be working on the legal aspects of the case, but you will help the company determine if the employee's job classification is correct. Comfort Assisted Living has an HR Department but would like to obtain an outside opinion. The employee, Gregory Williams, is currently working as a Senior HR Specialist for Comfort Assisted Living. His current job duties are provided in the Supplemental Information document posted in our classroom. Mr. Williams has been in the position for 5 years and had consistently received "outstanding" ratings on his performance evaluations until this year when he received a "meets expectations" rating. A month ago, he saw a job announcement that Comfort Assisted Living placed on Monster.com for a Deputy VP of HR. Mr. Williams was angered by the job announcement because he felt he was already performing the duties stated in the announcement. When he asked his supervisor about the job, he was told that the Deputy position was a new one that was being created and that he would have to apply for the job just like everyone else. Mr. Williams disagreed and felt his current position should be reclassified to that of a Deputy VP of HR. He has filed a grievance with Comfort Assisted Living and you have been hired to determine if Mr. William's current job is equivalent to the new Deputy position. You have been told upfront that it has been years since the company conducted a job analysis for its HR positions so you might have to begin there before making your determination. Also, you have heard from employees that work with Mr. Williams that he has been slacking on the job lately. According to them, he routinely comes in late, takes extra long lunches, and does not submit all of his work on time. At least one of his coworkers said Mr. Williams was having health issues and that he might have to undergo chemotherapy. Another coworker said the health issues weren't with Mr. Williams, they were with his young daughter, who has a mysterious illness that doctors are having difficulty diagnosing. You've checked his leave records and nothing is on file regarding an FMLA request and there is no documentation regarding possible medical issues. In completing this assignment, you will showcase that you can conduct a job analysis and use the results to develop a job description, which will help address organizational needs/concerns. You will also demonstrate that you have an understanding of the ethical issues involved with job analyses, job evaluation, and job design. Additionally, you will show that you understand the HR context and have mastery of the fundamental student competencies identified by UMUC's Graduate School including: communication and critical thinking. Steps to Complet ...

1. Week 6 Assignment - Midterm
Instructions
Determining the Proper Job Classification
Introduction
Assume you are an HR Consultant that has been hired to help
Comfort Assisted Living with a recent grievance that was filed
by one of its employees. You will not be working on the legal
aspects of the case, but you will help the company determine if
the employee's job classification is correct. Comfort Assisted
Living has an HR Department but would like to obtain an
outside opinion.
The employee, Gregory Williams, is currently working as a
Senior HR Specialist for Comfort Assisted Living. His current
job duties are provided in the Supplemental Information
document posted in our classroom. Mr. Williams has been in the
position for 5 years and had consistently received "outstanding"
ratings on his performance evaluations until this year when he
received a "meets expectations" rating. A month ago, he saw a
job announcement that Comfort Assisted Living placed on
Monster.com for a Deputy VP of HR. Mr. Williams was angered
by the job announcement because he felt he was already
performing the duties stated in the announcement. When he
asked his supervisor about the job, he was told that the Deputy
position was a new one that was being created and that he would
have to apply for the job just like everyone else. Mr. Williams
disagreed and felt his current position should be reclassified to
that of a Deputy VP of HR. He has filed a grievance with
Comfort Assisted Living and you have been hired to determine
if Mr. William's current job is equivalent to the new Deputy
position. You have been told upfront that it has been years since
the company conducted a job analysis for its HR positions so

2. you might have to begin there before making your
determination. Also, you have heard from employees that work
with Mr. Williams that he has been slacking on the job lately.
According to them, he routinely comes in late, takes extra long
lunches, and does not submit all of his work on time. At least
one of his coworkers said Mr. Williams was having health
issues and that he might have to undergo chemotherapy.
Another coworker said the health issues weren't with Mr.
Williams, they were with his young daughter, who has a
mysterious illness that doctors are having difficulty diagnosing.
You've checked his leave records and nothing is on file
regarding an FMLA request and there is no documentation
regarding possible medical issues.
In completing this assignment, you will showcase that you can
conduct a job analysis and use the results to develop a job
description, which will help address organizational
needs/concerns. You will also demonstrate that you have an
understanding of the ethical issues involved with job analyses,
job evaluation, and job design. Additionally, you will show that
you understand the HR context and have mastery of the
fundamental student competencies identified by UMUC's
Graduate School including: communication and critical
thinking.
Steps to Completion
Review the information in the Supplemental Information file
and relevant course material regarding the nature of a job
analysis and its relationship to job descriptions and job
classifications.
Determine what additional information you will need in order to
determine if Mr. Williams is justified in his claim.

3. Decide which of the four most commonly used methods of job
analysis (observation, interviews, questionnaires, functional)
you will use and be prepared to defend your choice.
Determine how you will overcome some of the most common
problems in performing a job analysis. Our course material
discusses several of them.
Review and understand the key ethical considerations when
conducting a job analysis and designing a job description.
Conduct an internet search to find job typical job descriptions
for Senior HR Specialists. Compare and contrast the
components in those descriptions with the information given
regarding Mr. Williams's current job duties.
Resources:
* O*Net - http://www.onetonline.org
* UMUC's Online Library Databases
* Course material
* YouTube videos on job analysis such as, but not limited to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMThqle0mqY
Deliverables
There are two (2) separate deliverables for this assignment.
Prepare a 5-7 page description of how you will conduct the job
analysis and include a projected timeline for completion,
including all of the interim steps. Assume this report will be

4. given to the Legal Department of Comfort Assisted Living and
will be a key piece of evidence if Mr. Williams's grievance goes
to court. With that in mind, your document must include
sufficient support for your plan, and include a discussion of the
ethical issues that might exist in this case and how you would
overcome them. Your write-up must include appropriate
references and citations.The final document must be formatted
according to APA guidelines.
Given the information you have in the supplemental document
and from the additional resources you found, develop a possible
job description for Mr. Williams. You will have to make some
assumptions regarding the nature of his work. That is fine, just
be sure to highlight and explain where any major gaps exist.
Files:
Written Assignment Rubric.doc
Supplemental Information for Week 6 Assignment.docx
Start Date
Feb 28, 2018 12:00 AM
Due Date
Mar 11, 2018 11:59 PM
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Rubric Name: Written Assignment Rubric
CriteriaABCF0Quality50 points
Student directly addresses main question or issue, and adds new

5. insight to the subject not provided in lectures, readings, or class
discussions. Student has retained nearly all of the knowledge
presented in class, and is able to synthesize this knowledge in
new ways and relate to material not covered in the course.
42.5 points
Student competently addresses main question or issue, but does
not add much new insight into the subject. That said, it is clear
that the student has learned a great deal and is able to
communicate this knowledge to others.
37.5 points
Student attempts to address main question or issue, but does not
quite succeed. The student has retained some information from
the course, but does not fully understand its meaning or context
and cannot clearly convey it to others.
30 points
Student does not attempt to address main question or issue, and
it is obvious that the student has not retained pertinent
information from the course or is not able to clearly convey that
information to others.
0 points
Criteria is missing from the assignment.
Evidence20 points

6. Student directly addresses main question or issue, and adds new
insight to the subject not provided in lectures, readings, or class
discussions. Student has retained nearly all of the knowledge
presented in class, and is able to synthesize this knowledge in
new ways and relate to material not covered in the course.
17 points
Provides necessary evidence to convince reader of most aspects
of the main argument(s) but not all. The importance/ relevance
of some evidence presented may not be totally clear. Reader
must make a few mental leaps or do some additional research to
fully accept all aspects of main argument.
15 points
Not enough evidence is provided to support student’s
argument(s), or evidence is incomplete, incorrect, or
oversimplified. Information from reference material is not
effectively used.
12 points
Minimal evidence is provided, or there are numerous factual
mistakes, omissions or oversimplifications. There is little or no
mention of information from reference material.
0 points
Criteria is missing from the assignment.

7. Sources10 points
Evidence is used from a wide range of sources, including
scholarly material, appropriate websites, professional articles,
etc. not explicitly discussed in class.
8.5 points
Evidence is used from many sources, but student relies heavily
on a more limited set of sources. Some effort is made to go
beyond material presented in class when required, but not much.
If outside sources are used, they are primarily non-scholarly
(i.e., intended for a general audience) and/or web-based..
7.5 points
Does not go beyond the material that has been provided in the
course.
6 points
Only minimally uses sources provided by instructor, or relies
exclusively on non-scholarly outside sources.
0 points
Criteria is missing from the assignment.
Citations10 points

8. All sources are properly cited according to APA format.
8.5 points
All evidence is cited, but there are some minor problems with
completeness or APA format of some citations.
7.5 points
Some pieces of the assignment are unreferenced or inaccurately
referenced, and there are problems with completeness and APA
format of citations.
6 points
Minimal attempt is made to cite evidence.
0 points
Criteria is missing from the assignment.
Clarity & Style10 points
All sentences are grammatically correct and clearly written. No
words are misused or unnecessarily verbose. Technical terms,
words from other languages, and words from other historical
periods are always explained. All information is accurate and
up-to-date.
8.5 points

9. All sentences are grammatically correct and clearly written. An
occasional word is misused or unnecessary. Technical terms,
words from other languages, and words from other historical
periods are usually, but not always, explained. All information
is accurate and up-to-date. Paper contains no more than a few
minor errors, which do not adversely affect the reader’s ability
to understand the student’s writing.
7.5 points
A few sentences are grammatically incorrect or not clearly
written. Several words are misused. Technical terms, words
from other languages, and words from other historical periods
are rarely explained. Paper contains several errors that impair
the reader’s ability to understand what is written.
6 points
Paper is full of grammatical errors and bad writing. Several
words are misused. Technical terms, words from other
languages, and words from other historical periods are rarely
explained. Paper contains numerous errors that make it difficult
for the reader to understand the writing.
0 points
Criteria is missing from the assignment.
Overall ScoreA
90 or moreB

10. 80 or moreC
70 or moreF
0 or more
This represents the "A" grade level.
This represents the "B" grade level.
This represents the "C" grade level.
This represents a failing grade.