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1. HRM 324 Entire Course (2 Set)
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HRM 324 Week 1 Assignment Organizational Objectives and Total
Compensation in Different Markets (2 Papers)
HRM 324 Week 1 DQ 1
HRM 324 Week 1 DQ 2
HRM 324 Week 2 Assignment Internal and External Equity (2 Papers)
HRM 324 Week 2 DQ 1
HRM 324 Week 2 DQ 2
HRM 324 Week 3 Assignment Performance Based Pay and Employee
Rewards Presentation (2 PPT)
HRM 324 Week 3 Assignment Solving Union Issues (2 Papers)
HRM 324 Week 3 DQ 1
HRM 324 Week 3 DQ 2
HRM 324 Week 4 Assignment Retirement Plan Proposal and
Communication Plan (2 Papers)
2. HRM 324 Week 4 DQ 1
HRM 324 Week 4 DQ 2
HRM 324 Week 5 Assignment Total Compensation Plan (2 Papers)
HRM 324 Week 5 Assignment Total Compensation Plan Presentation (2
PPT)
HRM 324 Week 5 Assignment Practice Your Professionalism (2 Papers)
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HRM 324 Final Exam (New, 2018)
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1) These are the four core characteristics of the job characteristics
theory.
feedback, task variety, skill-variety, autonomy
knowledge, skill identity, autonomy, feedback
skill variety, task identity, autonomy, feedback
3. skill identity, autonomy, task variety, feedback
2) Passage of this Act requires compensation professionals to
demonstrate that alleged discriminatory pay practices are a business
necessity.
Civil Rights Act of 1991
Equal Pay Act of 1938
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
Davis-Bacon Act of 1931
3) Which pay plan generally rewards employees for acquiring job-
related competencies, knowledge, or skills rather than for
demonstrating successful job performance?
pay-for-knowledge
incentive
merit
person-focused
4) This is the systematic process for recognizing differences in the
relative worth among a set of jobs and for establishing pay differentials
accordingly.
4. job analysis
job content
job evaluation
job-relatedness
5) Which of the following are typically included in a job description?
job specification, job title, job summary
job summary, job salary, job specification
job title, job salary, job summary
job salary, job title, job specification
6) This is a systematic process for gathering, documenting, and
analyzing information in order to describe jobs.
job characterization
job description
job evaluation
job analysis
5. 7) In the job analysis process this term represents a group of
positions that are identical with respect to their major tasks.
job
element
job family
occupation
8) Which of the following laws set prevailing wage rates for
companies that provide services to the U.S. Government?
Civil Rights Act of 1991
Equal Pay Act of 1938
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
Davis-Bacon Act of 1931
9) Compensation professionals use compensable factors to
determine whether jobs are the same, in order to comply with which
federal legislation?
Davis – Bacon Act of 1931
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
Equal Pay Act of 1963
6. Civil Rights Act of 1964
10) These are the three most common sources of job analysis data.
job analysts, supervisors, benchmark jobs
job incumbents, benchmark jobs, job analysts
job incumbents, supervisors, job analysts
benchmark jobs, job incumbents, supervisors
11) Management by objective is part of which type of performance
appraisal system?
goal-oriented system
trait system
behavioral observation scale
behaviorally-anchored rating scale
12) What is a systematic process for gathering, documenting, and
analyzing information in order to describe jobs?
job evaluation
internal consistency
job analysis
7. strategic analysis
13) Which theory states that employees’ knowledge and skills generate
productive capital?
job characteristics theory
expectancy theory
equity theory
human capital theory
14) How are compa-ratios calculated?
Dividing the pay range mid-point by the employee’s pay rate
Dividing the employee’s pay rate by the market line rate
Dividing an employee’s pay rate by the pay range mid point
Dividing the market line rate by the employee’s pay rate
15) The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 addresses which three issues?
minimum wage, overtime pay, & child-labor
minimum wage, overtime pay, pay discrimination
minimum wage, child-labor, pay discrimination
overtime pay, child-labor, pay discrimination
8. 16) Construction contractors, working on government contracts, must
pay their laborers and mechanics what type of wage?
minimum wage
prevailing wage
prevalent wage
discretionary wage
17) Which of the following are covered under the Fair Labor Standards
Act?
fringe benefits, minimum wage, child labor provisions
minimum wage, overtime wage rates, child labor provisions
overtime wage rates, fringe benefits, minimum wage
child labor provisions, fringe benefits, overtime wage rates
18) Which pay structure reflects the increasing organizational trend
toward flatter, less hierarchical corporate structures?
two-tier pay structure
broadbanding
market-competitive pay structure
internally consistent pay structure
9. 19) Midpoint, minimum, and maximum are values used to define
which of the following?
pay grades
pay ranges
pay structures
pay levels
20) Which term is used to describe the situation where the pay spread
between newly hired employees and more qualified job incumbents is
small?
pay structures
pay compression
red circle pay rates
green circle pay rates
21) Jasmine Black believes that the company should share part of the
risk for her sales position. Which sales compensation plan should she
pursue?
salary-plus-bonus plan
salary-plus-commission plan
10. commission-plus-draw plan
commission-only plan
22) This type of flexible work schedule allows employees to work four
10-hour days a week.
flextime
compressed work week
job sharing
reduced work week
23) The equal protection clause is found in which part of the U.S.
Constitution?
The First Amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment
The Fifth Amendment
Article I, Section 8
24) What kind of accommodation involves modifying work schedules,
job restructuring, and making existing facilities readily accessible for
those covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act?
disability accommodations
11. reasonable accommodations
regulated accommodations
mandatory accommodations
25) This type of discretionary benefit would allow an employee to get
help dealing with the affects of domestic violence.
family assistance program
employee assistance program
wellness program
employer assistance program
26) Discretionary benefits are generally divided into which three
categories?
Health benefits, pension benefits, paid time-off
Pension benefits, protection programs, services
Services, paid time-off, protection programs
Paid time-off, health benefits, services
27) During the human resources departmental meeting, one of the
new employees wanted to know what was in the company’s cafeteria
plan. What did he want to know?
12. the lunch break schedule
the lunchroom floor plan
the company’s benefits choices
the list of approved doctors in the health plan
28) You broke your neck at work. The company called to inform you
that they had to switch your benefits from the short-term disability
account to the long-term account. That means you’ve probably been
off work around how long?
6 months
12 months
1 month
18 months
29) Which of the following is NOT a type of paid time off benefit?
sick leave
compressed work week
lunch period
travel time
30) Which of the following is a characteristic of integrated paid time off
policies?
13. such policies distinguish among reasons for absence
individuals have to justify reason for taking time off
holiday, vacation, sick leave, and personal leave are combined
can lead to increased unscheduled absences
31) This policy allows employees to schedule time-off without having to
justify the reasons.
personal paid time off
personal leave
integral paid time off
integrated paid time off
32) This federal law addresses overtime pay.
FLSA
COBRA
ERISA
HIPPA
33) Temporary employment agencies are responsible for complying
with all federal employment legislation except which one?
14. ADA
FLSA
workers’ compensation
ERISA
34) What is it called when Tanesha and Jaunita both work part-time to
complete the duties of one full-time position?
job sharing
freelancing
dual staffing
safe harboring
35) Since temporary workers are employees of both the temporary
employment agency and the client company, the dual employer
common law doctrine establishes temporary workers right to receive
which of the following?
retirement benefits
workers’ compensation
health insurance
employee benefits
15. 36) The safe harbor rule requires that the contingent worker be
covered by whose pension plan?
the leasing company
the client company
depends on the contractual arrangement between the leasing company
and the employer
the employee is responsible for his or her own pension
37) To be covered by FLSA overtime and minimum wage provisions,
seasonal employees must work for a company that is open how many
months in a year?
6
7
11
12
38) Employers only have to provide protective insurance to part-time
employees covered by which federal law
FLSA
COBRA
16. ERISA
HIPPA
39) This term reflects an approach to job design that results in the
development of more intrinsically motivating and interesting work.
job security
job enrichment
job variety
job identity
40) This type of pay system rewards employees for successfully
acquiring new job-related knowledge
person-focused pay
competency-based pay
merit pay
incentive pay
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HRM 324 Week 1 Assignment Organizational Objectives
and Total Compensation in Different Markets (2 Papers)
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Unsure of legal obligations in designing a total compensation plan, a
client has asked you, as a human resources consultant, to explain how
certain laws and regulations affect total compensation in their
organization. The client’s organization employs 200 people, is a federal
contractor, and operates in the biotech industry.
Write a no more than 2 page paper providing examples of laws and
regulations influencing total compensation.
Analyze similarities and differences in total compensation between this
organization and other organizations in different external markets.
Discuss at least two examples that illustrate such similarities and
differences.
Draw conclusions based upon Learning Activity Readings in eCampus,
Martocchio (2014) and/or Milkovich, Newman and Gerhart (2014),
personal experience, and data collected from organizations.
Integrate and apply week 1 readings,Stategic Compensation,
Martocchio (2014) and/orCompensation 8h
Edition, Milkovich,
18. Newman and Gerhart (2014), throughout paper.Direct quotations
should be avoided.
Research should be summarized and synthesized using your own words;
be certain to cite sources of knowledge.
Compare your paper with Guide for Written Assignments attached to
week one assignment.
Format your paper consistent with APA 6th Edition guidelines. APA
sample is attached to assignment.
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HRM 324 Week 1 DQ 1
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Describe your reaction to the following statement: Compensation has
no bearing on a company’s performance.
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HRM 324 Week 1 DQ 2
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What roles do national and organizational culture play in
compensation?
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HRM 324 Week 2 Assignment Internal and External Equity
(2 Papers)
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Write a no more than 3 page paper in which you design a total
compensation plan for an organization focused on internal equity and a
total compensation plan for an organization focused on external equity.
20. Identify advantages and disadvantages of internal and external equity
for the organizations.
Explain how each plan supports that organization’s total compensation
objectives and the relationship of the organization’s financial situation
to its plan.
Draw conclusions based upon Learning Activity Readings in eCampus,
Martocchio (2014) and/or Milkovich, Newman and Gerhart (2014),
personal experience, and data collected from organizations.
Integrate and apply week 2 readings,Stategic Compensation,
Martocchio (2014) and/orCompensation 8h Edition, Milkovich,
Newman and Gerhart (2014), throughout paper.Direct quotations
should be avoided.
Research should be summarized and synthesized using your own words;
be certain to cite sources of knowledge.
Compare your paper with Guide for Written Assignments attached to
week one assignment.
21. Format your paper consistent with APA 6th Edition guidelines. APA
sample is attached to assignment.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. APA Sample is
attached to assignment.
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HRM 324 Week 2 Compensation Evaluation Plan (2 Papers)
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You were hired to work as a HR Consultant for a small local hospital,
with the task of expanding the workforce of certified medical assistants.
Looking at the current three employees, you find a discrepancy in
compensation between Susi, a 2-year employee at
$28,000, Tom, 5-year employee at $27,000, and Raul, a 10-year
employee at $33,000. All are employed as certified medical assistants,
yet they all make different amounts of money.
According to survey data, all three employees are below the market rate
22. for this job in the local job market. All three employees are also
exemplary employees with near perfect scores in their most recent
performance evaluation.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that includes the following: Explain
the discrepancy in pay among the current employees. Describe the
strategy you would take to correct the internal equity issue. Describe
the strategy you would take to correct the external equity issue.
Explain how you will ensure that new hires will be paid equitably both
internally and externally.
Explain how an organization's Total Compensation strategy affects an
organization's financial operations and its ability to attract, motivate,
and retain top talent.
Cite all sources according to APA formatting guidelines.
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HRM 324 Week 2 DQ 1
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What is job analysis? Oftentimes job analysis is associated with
staffing, but how does it relate to compensation?
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HRM 324 Week 2 DQ 2
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How does an employer go about determining if their pay is market
competitive?
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HRM 324 Week 3 Assignment Performance Based Pay and
Employee Rewards Presentation (2 PPT)
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24. This Tutorial contains 2 PPT
Create a Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation outlining performance-
based total compensation plans for two organizations. The
organizations must be in different industries, have different employee
groups, and utilize different pay strategies.
Describe the pay strategies being used. Because the organizations have
different employee groups, the key objectives for each group should be
different. Address how pay is used to drive organizational objectives.
Include whether or not unions have a role in any of the pay strategies.
Assess direct and indirect rewards plans available to two types of
employee positions. What total reward plans are offered? What
similarities and differences exist among the plans? How well does each
organization’s reward plan support expectations? Which organization
has better aligned pay and rewards with key objectives?
Create 10- to 15-slides for the presentation, including an introduction, a
conclusion slide, and a references slide. Include brief speaker’s notes,
and use at least three APA-formatted sources.
25. Follow Guide for PowerPoint Presentations attached to this
assignment.
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HRM 324 Week 3 Assignment Solving Union Issues (2
Papers)
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Watch the video in Chapter 5 titled “UPS: Union Management.”
At the end of the video, you are posed with the question: What can you
do as HR Director?
Write a no more than 2 page paper that addresses the question and
issues presented in the video.
Demonstrate critical thinking skills while developing resolutions that
effectively plan out what can be done.
26. Format your paper consistent with APA 6th Edition guidelines.
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HRM 324 Week 3 Candidate Analysis
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You have two employment candidates for a marketing position. Both
have similar educational backgrounds and certifications. However, the
first candidate has 20 years of related experience while the second
candidate has 6 years of similar experience.
The first candidate is asking for a competitive base salary plus one week
extra vacation as part of the benefits package. The second candidate is
asking for a competitive base salary plus a company smart phone
(upgraded each year), and paid Internet service at home. The first
candidate is willing to work a flexible schedule (nights, weekends, etc.),
while the second candidate prefers to work remotely from home. Both
are requesting to be included in the
company's annual bonus plan.
27. Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that includes the following: Compare
the direct and indirect compensation requests for each candidate. As an
HR professional, what do you think is the best hiring decision for the
company
and why?
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
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HRM 324 Week 3 DQ 1
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Does your employer have a pay for performance philosophy? If so, how
is this philosophy executed? If your organization does not have a pay
for performance philosophy, what are changes to pay based on?
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HRM 324 Week 3 DQ 2
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Discuss your views about whether discretionary employee benefits
should be an entitlement or something earned based on job
performance.
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HRM 324 Week 4 Assignment Retirement Plan Proposal
and Communication Plan (2 Papers)
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You are employed in a newly formed organization with 150 employees.
Management has asked you, as an HR benefits specialist, to provide
them with a proposal that describes two to three retirement plans that
could be offered. In the proposal, you must identify specific
requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
the organization would need to fulfill.
29. In addition to the proposal, management has asked you to design a
communication plan that encourages employee participation for one of
the proposed retirement plans.
Design a retirement plan proposal and communication plan of no more
than 4 pages. In the communication plan, include components that
encourage maximum participation from all generations of employees in
the retirement plan.
Address the following issues:
· How will the information be communicated to employees and in
what formats?
· How often will the information be communicated to employees?
· What tools or methods will be used to communicate the plan?
· What strategies will be used to overcome resistance to
participation?
· How will the enrollment process be initially kicked off?
· How will the plan be communicated to make it attractive?
Draw conclusions based upon Learning Activity Readings in eCampus,
Martocchio (2014) and/or Milkovich, Newman and Gerhart (2014),
personal experience, and data collected from organizations.
Integrate and apply week 4 readings,Stategic Compensation,
Martocchio (2014) and/orCompensation 8h
Edition, Milkovich,
Newman and Gerhart (2014), throughout paper.Direct quotations
should be avoided.
30. Research should be summarized and synthesized using your own words;
be certain to cite sources of knowledge.
Compare your paper with Guide for Written Assignments attached to
assignment.
Format your paper consistent with APA 6th Edition guidelines. APA
sample is attached to assignment.
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HRM 324 Week 4 DQ 1
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What is the difference between a defined contribution retirement plan
and a defined benefit retirement plan?
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HRM 324 Week 4 DQ 2
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The communication of employee benefits is key. What should be the
objectives of a benefits communication program? What types of
communication tools does your organization use to communicate
benefits?
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HRM 324 Week 4 Retirement Plan Selection
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Retirement Plan Selection A new employee joins your company at age
24 making $40,000 per year. Currently, banks are paying 5% interest on
saving accounts, and the rate of return on the company stock is
4% per year. During benefits enrollment, the employee stated that she
would like to retire at age 60 with 3 million dollars in her retirement
account.
Compare the following retirement options for this particular employee
in 1,050 to 1,400 words: 403B 401K Pension Annuities IRA Estate
planning
Determine which retirement option(s) you would choose if you were this
32. employee.
Assess the factors that this employee should consider when selecting a
retirement plan.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
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HRM 324 Week 5 Assignment Practice Your
Professionalism (2 Papers)
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Prepare a list or summary of the four or five things you took from this
course to use in an interview or discussion with a professional on the
career-relevant skills gained from this five weeks of learning.
Explain these skills briefly as if you were given only a limited amount of
time to be considered for an entry-level HRM position.
Format your paper consistent with APA 6th Edition guidelines.
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HRM 324 Week 5 Assignment Total Compensation Plan (2
Papers)
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Design a no more than 5 page total compensation plan for an imaginary
competitor of Google, Walmart, General Motors, UPS, or Merck. Your
plan should address the following details:
· How your plan supports key objectives
· An evaluation of current trends and issues in total compensation
and a prediction of future trends
· Internal and external equity
· A wage management process and rationale
· A retirement plan and how participation will be driven
34. · The influence of the organization’s financial condition on the total
compensation plan
· How your plan will be communicated to leadership and employees
Draw conclusions based upon Learning Activity Readings in eCampus,
Martocchio (2014) and/or Milkovich, Newman and Gerhart (2014),
personal experience, and data collected from organizations.
Integrate and apply assigned readings,Stategic Compensation,
Martocchio (2014) and/orCompensation 8h
Edition, Milkovich,
Newman and Gerhart (2014), throughout paper.Direct quotations
should be avoided.
Research should be summarized and synthesized using your own words;
be certain to cite sources of knowledge.
Compare your paper with Guide for Written Assignments attached to
assignment.
Format your paper consistent with APA 6th Edition guidelines. APA
sample is attached to assignment.
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HRM 324 Week 5 Assignment Total Compensation Plan
Presentation (2 PPT)
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Create a Microsoft®
PowerPoint®
presentation of 12 to 15 slides that
outlines the plan’s key components, and its stated requirements and
objectives. Include an introduction, a conclusion slide, and a references
slide as well as brief speaker’s notes. Use at least five APA-formatted
sources.
Follow Guide for PowerPoint Presentations attached to assignment.
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HRM 324 Week 5 Job Description and Total Compensation
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36. Create the following positions based upon a job analysis:
1. Mailroom clerk: Entry level for a long-term existing company in San
Diego, CA.
2. Manager in the marketing department: Mid-level position in a start-
up company, in
Scottsdale, AZ.
Prepare standard job descriptions of 350 words for each of the positions
with the following
sections: Job Summary Job Requirements (Minimum Education,
Experience and Certifications and/or
training required) Job Functions (Detailed description of the job duties)
Make sure each duty begins
with a present action verb Other information (KSA's, physical
requirements, working conditions, reporting
relationships, location, travel requirements and working hours)
Prepare a 350-word paper after the job descriptions are created that
includes the following: Explain the pay scale appropriate for the each
job (local vs. regional vs. national) and
why the pay scale is appropriate to ensure market competiveness
Discuss direct and indirect compensation plans that match that of the
company's
lifecycle for each job
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Click on the Assignment Files tab to submit your two job descriptions
and paper in one
document.
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