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Used an Effective Attention Gainer

Communicated a Thesis Statement

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Utilized Clear, Interesting, Effective Content

Related Concepts to Everyday Life/Audience

Provided Details/Used Examples

Demonstrated Creativity

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Restated Thesis

Utilized a Memorable Reason to Remember

Language:0 1 2 3

Appropriate, Effective Use of Language

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Connect With the Whole Audience

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Variety: more energy/emotion

Energy and Conviction:0 1 2 3

Appeared Relaxed, Confident, and Comfortable

Maintained High Level of Professionalism

Dressed Professionally/Appropriately

Effectively/Appropriately Utilized Note Card

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Excellent!! Outstanding!!

You have shown improvement all semester!

TOTAL: 30 POINTSYOUR SCORE:

When organizations go through a restructuring, it can be a turbulent time filled with anxiety, frustration, and fear. This is especially true for HR professionals, who fill a substantial role during this time and may have to alleviate other people’s worries while simultaneously dealing with their own. While many people feel that restructurings are merely a byproduct of corporate greed in the pursuit of profits (which is a possibility), it is often the case that restructurings are a necessary step that an organization must take if it wants to remain competitive or even avoid its own downfall. Organizational restructuring can be chaotic and confusing, so an organization’s leadership may have too many issues to address and may not always prioritize legal requirements or employee morale. This is when HR professionals must step in and ensure these aspects are brought to the forefront as important decisions are being made.

In this Discussion, you will identify an organization that experienced a restructuring and explain how the situation could have been improved through the efforts of HR professionals.

To prepare for this Discussion:

• Review this week’s Learning Resources.
• Identify a scenario in which an organization went through a restructuring to use as an example for this Discussion. Preferably, choose an example that you have personally experienced, whether at your current company or somewhere you worked previously. If you do not have a good example from your personal experience, locate an example through an article or news story.
  • Note: If using a real company from your personal experience, be sure to use fictitious names for the company and people involved in your description.
• Review the Academic Writing Expectations for 2000/3000-Level Courses, provided in this week’s Learning Resources.

By Day 3

Post a 150- to 225-word (2- to 3-paragraph) illustration of HR’s role in supporting employees after an organization goes through a restructuring. In your illustration, address the following:

• Describe the restructuring scenario you identified and explain HR’s role in addressing employees’ concerns. What are some things that HR could have done to improve the situation?
• In general, what steps can HR professionals take to help employees maintain reasonably positive morale after a restructuring event?
• In general, what can HR professionals do to support employees so they can continue to be productive during and after a restructuring event?
• To support your response, be sure to reference at least one properly cited scholarly source.

For my portfolio project I will need an in depth paper, however for now I just need to answer the following in apa format with two sources

submit a three-paragraph introduction clearly identifying the topic I wish to investigate for the Final Portfolio.

Be sure to answer the following questions in these three paragraphs:

• • What is your topic?
  • Why is this topic of interest to you?
  • What critical questions do you have about this topic?
  • How might you narrow your topic to think more clearly and carefully about issues related to your topic?

  Below is the actual paper assignments, but I will submit that separately. I just need to know the topic ahead of time with the questions above answered. Use Paul and Elder’s (2012) intellectual standards to find a topic or problem that is clear, relevant, significant, and precise.Now, write a paper that addresses the problem or issue via scholarly sources.
  Your paper should include the following:

  1. Title page: include your name, date, title of essay, and class
  2. Introduction: provide a two-paragraph introduction (Links to an external site.) that frames the issue or problem carefully
  3. Engagement with issue or problem using scholarly sources and the intellectual standards proposed by Paul and Elder (2012): What is the issue? Why is it significant? Why is this issue relevant to you (and/or your community)? What have you learned about the depth and breadth of the issue or problem from scholarly sources? How do the scholarly sources aid you in fair-mindedness and logic?
  4. Conclusion (Links to an external site.): Reflect on your issue or problem and how the sources informed your thinking. What have you learned? How can you apply the intellectual standards and elements of reason to this issue or problem to come to creative solutions? What critical questions remain?
  5. References
  6. Journal Submission. Each module lecture contains a section with journal prompts that focus on reflection and application of the module content. Use the Journal Template to record your answers for each module’s prompt(s). Include these entries at the end of your Final Portfolio.
• Select an issue or problem that you wish to investigate critically. Formulate a question or thesis (Links to an external site.) on the issue so that your research has a clear and cogent direction.

Submission Types

On paper

Please visit the below link to see examples.

https://my.troy.edu/career-services/students/resum…

Your job package will include the following:

Cover Letter: This should be tailored to the specific job/internship you chose. Address the letter to the person who posted the ad and if there is not a name listed, see if you can contact the company to find the name of the appropriate person. The content should not repeat what is contained in the resume and must identify the specific job for which you are applying, highlight the qualifications that make you a good candidate for the position, and contain a request for an opportunity to be interviewed.

Résumé: Your resume is a very personal sales tool that should be kept current. You’ll find a variety of sample resumes in class and should practice using different samples until it looks professional and reads well. The resume should be no longer that one page (two pages are recommended ONLY if you have extensive professional experience in the field of your choice).

References: Identify three individuals who would provide positive recommendations for you. Include their names, addresses, telephone numbers, and relationship to you. This is separate from your resume but should be printed on the same paper, in the same font and style, and with the same headings or personal letterhead. You would not mail this to a potential employer unless they requested references.

Thank-You Letter: This should be tailored to the interview that you had with the hiring manager of your position. The letter should highlight your top qualification for the position of interest, but not a restatement of your resume.

Copy of Job Posting: Copy of the internship/job posting must be attached to your job package.

Resume Clinic: During our “Resume Clinic” you will have the opportunity to get feedback on your resume and cover letter from your peers. Remember that a resume is ALWAYS a work-in-progress and your cover letter should be tailored for the position that you are applying (this document is not a one size fits all). By the time you hand in your final package, I EXPECT your resume and cover letter to be completely free of typos (-10 points each) and grammatical errors (-5 points each), just as they must be when you send them to a prospective employer.

1:

This week you have learned about the basic control process and methods (bureaucratic, objective, normative, concertive and self-control) to achieve to enhance performance in an organization. To demonstrate how control processes are applied in the workplace, this week’s discussion forum will involve researching an article using one of the following sources:

• USA Today (www.usatoday.com)
• Wall Street Journal (www.wsj.com)
• New Your Times (www.nytimes.com)
• Forbes (www.forbes.com)
• Bloomberg Business Week (www.bloomberg.com)
• Inc. Magazine (www.inc.com)
• Economist (www.economist.com)
• Entrepreneur (www.entrepreneur.com)
• Harvard Business Review- (www.hbr.org)

Your task is to choose a current article (published in last 60 days) from one of the above-listed sources that relate to how managers effectively control their responsibilities.

• What does control mean for a business? What do companies have to do to be in control?
• What key points in the article support your statements?

Copy and paste the URL address of the article so it can be easily shared with your classmates.

2:

“People who love to eat are always the best people. – Julia Child”

If you have ever attempted to follow a recipe then you know how important verbs, and their proper use are! Here are a few listed: whip, mix, grate, layer, slice, chop, stir, separate, add, roast, grill, sauté, spread, melt, peel, and hundreds more.

Sometimes the recipe directions are excellent, but there are times when those delicious instructions are unclear. Additional instruction, and knowing what action to take as a chef would be beneficial.

Look up the following site:

https://www.youtube.com/user/allrecipes/videos?app=desktop

For this discussion, choose a video recipe to watch. Every video recipe has the written recipe link included in the information section. Analyze the video, and compare it to the written recipe. What four instructions would you add to the written instructions to provide clarity? Each instruction should be in written as a complete sentence, and of course utilize a verb.

3:

Today’s concept of “medical necessity” determines the extent to which individuals with health conditions receive health care services. “Medical necessity” is the measure of whether a procedure is appropriate for the diagnosis and the treatment of a condition. This decision making process is based on the insurance company and the provider’s documentation. Rhinoplasty is sometimes considered cosmetic and not covered by insurance. Describe when it might be covered by insurance and what would you include when you coded and billed for the rhinoplasty? Include the rhinoplasty CPT codes in your response.