Question

EXAM INSTRUCTIONS 

Answer both case/scenarios with recommendations that thoroughly address all issues presented. Your recommendations should be comprehensive in nature and should include concepts, case law and appropriate legislation from course work completed this term. Each recommendation should be approximately 600 words in length. In this exam, you are writing recommendations that a personnel manager would send to a legal unit for review. This exam does not require you to use the format as found on your capstone exam. Accordingly, you will not be required to write a summary, identify key players, or suggest three alternatives, etc., as required on your future capstone experience.

In this exam, you will prepare two final recommendations while providing a full justification for each using information from your textbook with a discussion of whatever supporting material you use. Do not cut and paste information directly from the textbook. Your narrative should be in your own words using specific terms and ideas with explanations. The more details the better the grade. Remember to define, discuss and write clearly clarifying cases, concepts and other data from the Berman textbook supporting your points. There are several areas each of the cases address that you must clearly address. Your textbook should be specifically stated in your answers as to where the information came from (feel free to use the name Berman for time considerations).

Draft Ms. Snapp’s recommendation for each case/scenario comprehensively using all information you have learned that is applicable to each situation. In other words, show how much you have learned from this course.

You will answer each case/scenario with a justified response from the perspective of the personnel director. Realize that the format being required here is not like the case analysis used in the capstone exam. Accordingly, you will NOT summarize the case, cite key players or complete an analysis of the alternatives. In the format being used here, you will only prepare the response of the personnel director as to her recommended resolution of the multiple issues posed within each case. You will have a fully written recommendation for each scenario and justifications that thoroughly addresses each area discussed (for example, employee rights, union rights, grievance procedures, First Amendment free speech rights, Hatch Act provisions, Freedom of Association issues, sexual harassment issues, etc.)  Be sure there is a solid recommendation and make sure each area is fully supported. Where you use your textbook as a source, write “Berman” and give appropriate credit to the authors (for example, you would say… “According to Berman, strikes are illegal in the public sector and therefore…). This will save time.

Each case/scenario response should be approximately 600 words or more. You must work on your own and all exam responses are subject to turnitin. Plagiarized materials will result in zero credit for submitted responses. Again make sure you label your responses Case One and Case Two. You have 2 hours to complete the exam. You need to keep your own time in case your internet disconnects. Once you have entered the exam the clock has begun.