HR203: Week 3 Assignment Page 1 ` Benefit Packages—Part 1 This assignment supports the following objective(s): • Determine the discretionary benefits that are desired by employees and competitive within the job market. Assignment overview For which top fortune company would you like to work? For this week’s assignment, you will research and compare three top fortune companies based upon the compensation they offer their employees. This assignment includes three parts as delineated below. Deliverables • Part 1 (Week 3): A 750 word (3 pages) paper in a Word document using APA format due at the end of Week 3. • Part 2 (Week 4): A 6-8 slide presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint due at the end of Week 4. • Part 3 (Week 5): o Review one of your peer’s presentations by Wednesday night at 11:59 pm Pacific Time of Week 5. o Respond to any comments or questions posed by a peer review of your presentation by Sunday night at 11:59 pm Pacific Time of Week 5. • The proper file naming convention for parts 1 and 2 of this assignment is: HR203_wk3_assn_pt1_jsmith_mmddyyyy HR203_wk3_assn_pt2_jsmith_mmddyyyy Assignment details: If you have any questions or need any clarification of the deliverables for this assignment, please contact your instructor! Part 1 1. Choose three companies to use for this assignment by conducting a search using the Internet, LIRN, or the link provided here: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2012/full_list/. 2. Compare the employee benefit packages of the three companies and write a paper addressing the following items: • Identify the three organizations you selected and provide a brief description of their businesses. • Describe what these companies have in common with each other that may contribute to their success. • List the employee discretionary benefits that these companies offer. • Identify the employee discretionary benefits you would offer as an HR representative and why. Be sure to discuss how such benefits are an advantage to companies in today’s marketplace. o Provide details on why you chose these particular benefits and provide an explanation to support the costs of providing these benefits to your employees. • Using APA format, include all resources used, including any website links, in a reference page. © 2012 Fortis Online HR203: Week 3 Assignment Page 2 ` o Click here for more information regarding APA citation guidelines. Rubric: See assignment rubric for grading details. Gradable items in assignment Organization Content Style Mechanics and grammar Structure APA formatting Document name Total Points Points 15 20 10 10 10 10 5 80 © 2012 Fortis Online HR203: Week 4 Assignment Page 1 ` Benefit Packages—Part 2 This assignment supports the following objective(s): • Determine the discretionary benefits that are desired by employees and competitive within the job market. Assignment overview For which top fortune company would you like to work? For this week’s assignment, you will research and compare three top fortune companies based upon the compensation they offer their employees. This assignment includes three parts as delineated below. Deliverables • Part 1: A 750 word (3 pages) paper in a Word document using APA format due at the end of Week 3. • Part 2: A 6-8 slide presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint due at the end of Week 4. • Part 3: Review one of your peer’s presentations by Wednesday night at 11:59 pm Pacific Time of Week 5. Respond to any comments or questions posed by a peer review of your presentation by Sunday night at 11:59 pm Pacific Time of Week 5. • The proper file naming convention for parts 1 and 2 of this assignment is: HR203_wk3_assn_pt1_jsmith_mmddyyyy HR203_wk3_assn_pt2_jsmith_mmddyyyy Assignment details: If you have any questions or need any clarification of the deliverables for this assignment, please contact your instructor! Part 2 1. Using the information from your paper, create a 6-8 slide PowerPoint presentation. Be sure to include: • A brief description of the company • The benefits offered to the employees of the company For tips on creating a PowerPoint presentation, here are just a couple references that are available to you: • • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-GurtADi6Q&feature=fvwrel http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/create-your-first-presentationRZ001129842.aspx NOTE: PowerPoint is a guide through a presentation, so use the Notes Pane to elaborate on any concept or idea. The presenter would use these notes to talk about the key points on the slide rather than fill the slide with text. • Be creative, including appropriate pictures, charts, etc., to make your presentation more engaging. • Be sure to cite any sources using APA format. © 2012 Fortis Online HR203: Week 4 Assignment Page 2 ` • Include a title slide. • IMPORTANT: You will be submitting this part of the assignment in two places in Week 4. You will submit it for instructor grading and you will post it for peer review. Both the submission for grading and the post for peer review are due by 11:59 PM Pacific Time on Sunday in Week 4. Gradable items in assignment Presentation supported by research done for Part 1 Organization and content Creative, with appropriate fonts, pictures, charts, etc. Spelling, grammar, mechanics, and proper document name Total Points Points 20 15 15 10 60 © 2012 Fortis Online HR203: Week 5 Assignment Page 1 ` Are Executive Compensation Plans Justifiable? This assignment supports the following objective(s): • Justify the compensation of executive level employees. Assignment overview There are many articles or media attention on how unfair executive pay is compared to other worker group pay. For this week’s assignment, you are to conduct research to explore the topic of executive pay to form your own opinions on the subject. Deliverables • A 750 word (3 pages) paper in a Word document using APA format. • The proper file naming convention for this assignment is: HR203_wk5_assn_jsmith_mmddyyyy Assignment details: 1. Find at least three (3) resources through research using the Internet, LIRN, or the links provided from this week’s lecture regarding the following topics: • How executive compensation is structured • The variance of compensation between executives and other workers • The impact executives have on the economy Please note that the resources you choose do not necessarily need to be recent. 2. Write a paper addressing the following items (not necessarily in this order): • Provide an overview of any specific companies you are going to reference as examples. • Discuss what you discovered regarding the variance of compensation between executives and other employee groups. • Discuss your view of whether or not executive pay is justifiable in the examples you are using. • Explain how executives affect the economy and how this may influence the justification of their compensation. • How has your viewpoint changed on executive pay fairness because of this assignment? • Did you find evidence to support your original thoughts on executive compensation or was the evidence contradictory to what you initially believed? Explain. • Using APA format, include all resources used, including any website links, in a reference page. o Click here for more information regarding APA citation guidelines. Rubric: See assignment rubric for grading details. © 2012 Fortis Online HR203: Week 5 Assignment Page 2 ` Grading: Gradable items in assignment Organization Content Style Mechanics and grammar Structure APA formatting Document name Total Points Points 15 20 10 10 10 10 5 80 © 2012 Fortis Online HR203: Week 5 Assignment—Part 3 Page 1 ` Benefit Packages—Part 3 This assignment supports the following objective(s): • Determine the discretionary benefits that are desired by employees and competitive within the job market. Assignment overview For which top fortune company would you like to work? For this week’s assignment, you will research and compare three top fortune companies based upon the compensation they offer their employees. This assignment includes three parts as delineated below. Deliverables • Part 1: A 750 word (3 pages) paper in a Word document using APA format due at the end of Week 3. • Part 2: A 6-8 slide presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint due at the end of Week 4. • Part 3: Review one of your peer’s presentations by Wednesday night at 11:59 pm Pacific Time of Week 5. Respond to any comments or questions posed by a peer review of your presentation by Sunday night at 11:59 pm Pacific Time of Week 5. • The proper file naming convention for parts 1 and 2 of this assignment is: HR203_wk3_assn_pt1_jsmith_mmddyyyy HR203_wk3_assn_pt2_jsmith_mmddyyyy Assignment details: If you have any questions or need any clarification of the deliverables for this assignment, please contact your instructor! Part 3 1. In Week 5, you are to review one of your peer’s presentations and post comments in the discussion board area titled “Benefit Packages – Parts 2 & 3 Peer Review” on the following items: • Organization of presentation • Design of presentation (e.g. use of illustrations) • What you learned through the presentation and why this information is valuable to you • Ask for any necessary clarification regarding the information presented IMPORTANT! • • Post your peer review of your classmate’s presentation by Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific in Week 5. Post any responses to reviews of your presentation or comments on your review of your classmate’s presentation by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Rubric: See Peer Review rubric for grading details. Gradable items in assignment Knowledge and learning Points 15 © 2012 Fortis Online HR203: Week 5 Assignment—Part 3 Page 2 ` Timeliness Spelling, grammar, and mechanics Total Points 10 5 30 Maximum points: 170 © 2012 Fortis Online