HE350.0.1 Assignment 4
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he350a_assignment_4_1.docxAssignment 04
HE350 Healthcare Human Resource Management
Directions: Be sure to make an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading. Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English spelling and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be four (4) pages in length; refer to the "Assignment Format" page for specific format requirements.
Part A
Chapter 6
Respond to the following:
1. Briefly describe each of the main elements of a position or job description.
2. Describe several uses for a position description.
3. Some management commentators have argued that job (or position) descriptions are not necessary, that they are simply unneeded paperwork that occupy file space and that they are not particularly useful. In essay form, develop two arguments, one supporting job descriptions and one opposing job descriptions. Finally, provide your opinion in support of one argument or the other.
Part B
Chapter 14
You are a department manager in a large hospital. For the most part your department gets its work done and the majority of your employees are good producers who work well with each other. However, there are two exceptions. Two employees are so antagonistic toward each other that their behavior frequently becomes disruptive to all members of the department. They have become sufficiently troublesome that you have thought about firing or transferring them. You would prefer to get rid of both, even though when they are not at each other’s throats, they are acceptable producers. You know from experience that capable employees with their skills are difficult to locate in the immediate area.
The disruptive employees work in the same general area as the other dozen in the department. You have considered separating them but the department’s tight layout leaves little room for change. Their job duties require them to interact with each other as well as with most of the other employees, so it is practically impossible for them to avoid each other. Their seemingly childish behavior features so prominently at times that the tension affects others in the group. There are some days when they will speak to each other only through a third party. You have no idea what is behind their antagonistic behavior. You know only that you must take some action for the sake of department stability and individual sanity. In essay format, discuss what actions you would take and why.
Grading Rubric
Please refer to the rubric on the next page for the grading criteria for this assignment.
CATEGORYExemplarySatisfactoryUnsatisfactoryUnacceptable
10 points 8 points 5 points 2 points
Student provides a clear, logical
description of the elements of a
position or job description.
Student provides a mostly clear,
logical description of the
elements of a position or job
description.
Student provides a weak or
unclear description of the
elements of a position or job
description.
Student provides a poor
description of the elements of a
position or job description.
15 points 12 points 8 points 5 points
Student provides a clear, logical
discussion of uses for a position
description.
Student provides a mostly clear,
logical discussion of uses for a
position description.
Student provides a weak or
unclear discussion of uses for a
position description.
Student provides a poor
discussion of uses for a position
description.
15 points 12 points 8 points 5 points
Student provides a clear, logical
comparison of arguments for
and against position
descriptions AND clearly states
his/her opinion.
Student provides a mostly clear,
logical comparison of the
arguments for and against
position descriptions AND
states his/her opinion.
Student provides a weak or
unclear comparison of the
arguments for and against
position descriptions OR does
not state his/her opinion.
Student provides a poor
comparison of the arguments
for and against position
descriptions AND does not state
his/her opinion.
40 points 25 points 15 points 5 points
Student provides a clear, logical
discussion of how he/she would
handle disruptive employees.
Student provides a mostly clear,
logical discussion of how
he/she would handle disruptive
employees.
Student provides a weak or
unclear discussion of how
he/she would handle disruptive
employees.
Student provides a poor
discussion of how he/she
would handle disruptive
employees.
10 points 8 points 5 points 2 points
Student makes no errors in
grammar or spelling that
distract the reader from the
content.
Student makes 1-2 errors in
grammar or spelling that
distract the reader from the
content.
Student makes 3-4 errors in
grammar or spelling that
distract the reader from the
content.
Student makes more than 4
errors in grammar or spelling
that distract the reader from
the content.
10 points 8 points 5 points 2 points
The paper is written in proper
format. All sources used for
quotes and facts are credible
and cited correctly.
The paper is written in proper
format with only 1-2 errors. All
sources used for quotes and
facts are credible and most are
cited correctly.
The paper is written in proper
format with only 3-5 errors.
Most sources used for quotes
and facts are credible and cited
correctly.
The paper is not written in
proper format. Many sources
used for quotes and facts are
less than credible (suspect)
and/or are not cited correctly.
Part A: Describe
Position Description
(10 Points)
Part B: Disruptive
Employees (40 Points)
Part A: Argument
(15 Points)
Part A: Uses for
Position Description
(15 Points)
Format (10 Points)
Mechanics (10 Points)
