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Unit 6 Assignment: Human Resource Management and Project Management Paper

Human Resource Management and Project Management Paper

Professional service organizations help professionals maintain their careers via continuous learning, provide social and business networking opportunities, promote leadership and mentorship within the field of the profession, and provide standardization for the profession. Additionally, the code of ethics for a professional service organization is a major component of what defines a profession.

Human Resource Management and Project Management both have well-established professional service organizations. They are as follows:

Human Resource Management Professional Service Organization

Society for Human Resource Management: http://www.shrm.org/

Project Management Professional Service Organization

Project Management Institute: http://www.pmi.org/

Additionally, Kaplan University School of Professional and Continuing Education (KU PACE) has a certificate program for Project Management, recognized by the PMI. Here is the link:

http://www.kupace.com/certificate-programs/project-management/program-information/

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Review these provided resources. Now, compare human resource management and project principles to those of operations management as follows:

- Human Resource Management principles compared to Operations Management principles

- Project Management principles compared to Operations Management principles

Also, close your paper with the following observations from your research:

- The importance of professional service organizations in standardizing a profession, to include their established code of ethics

Complete your work in an APA style paper including:

● APA Cover Page ● APA Content with Indented Paragraphs (3 Full Pages) ● APA Reference Page ● APA Formatted Citations (3 References Minimum)

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MT435 Unit 6 Assignment:

Human Resource Management and Project Management Paper

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Content (50%) 30 pts. (3 Full Pages of Content)

Points Possibl

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Points Earned

Human Resource Management principles compared to Operations Management principles.

10

Project Management principles compared to Operations Management principles.

10

The importance of professional service organizations in standardizing a profession, to include their established code of ethics.

10

Analysis (30%) 18 pts.

Work demonstrates synthesis of concepts, research, and experience.

6

Work demonstrates the student’s ability to tie relevant information to real life applications.

6

Analysis exceeds basic comprehension to demonstrate higher order thinking.

6

Writing (20%) 12 pts.

Correct use of APA 6th edition format, all sources used to

4

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support the paper are referenced, 3 references minimum

Sentences are clear, concise, and direct; tone is appropriate

4

Spelling, grammar, and punctuation are correct

4

Total 60