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It is time to apply what you have learned from this course and take your Final Exam!

Directions:

Choose from the essay questions below. Submit 1 (one) 1,000 word (minimum) essay in APA format following the instructions below:

1) You should support your work with at least 2 sources of scholarly research, formatted per APA formatting guidelines including Title Page, In-text citations in the body of your report and a Reference Page.

2) Submit your report, by 11:59 pm Phoenix time on the final day of class.

3) Check your turnitin similarity score as there is NO opportunity to resubmit your work after the course ends. Your % must be acceptable for your work to be graded and credit earned for the exam.

At least one of your scholarly resources in your essay should be from our online textbook(s)/learning materials. Your second source may be from an outside scholarly source. **Please remember Wikipedia and similar websites ARE NOT considered scholarly resources. DO NOT USE THEM!

1. Identify at least 2 to 3 basic HR needs in your current or past place of employment and propose some ideas about how they could be met. Support your work with at least two scholarly sources (as outlined above).

2. Considering your current or previous workplace, how would understaffing, benefit reductions, poor training, increased professional development requirements, and demand for furthering education affect HR? Support your work with at least two scholarly sources (as outlined above).

3. Diversity involves many factors, such as religion, race, age, gender, and national origin. Think about a diversity issue you read about or know about from the past. Recall what you remember about this issue, including the context, situation and what attention it attracted. Then, note how this issue affected the company and HRM. Support your work with at least two scholarly sources (as outlined above).

4. Choose a company you are familiar with recognized for recruiting and retaining quality employees. Conduct some online research of the company’s HR initiatives and strategies related to employee recruitment and retention. You have been selected to create an advertising pitch for the company’s vice president. Write a short advertisement, explaining every reason why the company is the year’s best place to work. Choose or create at least one graphic or image to add to the advertisement. Support your work with at least two scholarly sources (as outlined above).

5. Based on our course materials, your discussions with other students and your learning team discussions identify and discuss three major areas of HR Management you have found to be of most interest to you during this class. Support your work with at least two scholarly sources (as outlined above).

Rubric:

Content (including meeting minimum length requirement)

= 7 pts.

Inclusion of scholarly research (as outlined above)

= 2 pts.

Presenting fully formatted APA essays (including in-text citations, title page and reference page)

= 1 pt.

TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE FOR EXAM= 10 PTS.