ORGCB/535 Competency 1 Assessment and Rubric Course Title: People and Organizations Competency Assessment Title: HR Design Decisions Assignment Directions Examine Southwest's current HR practices, as reported in public sources

ORGCB/535 Competency 1 Assessment and Rubric

Course Title: People and Organizations

Competency Assessment Title: HR Design Decisions

Assignment Directions

Examine Southwest's current HR practices, as reported in public sources. Download the HR Design Decisions worksheet.

Complete the worksheet with your review and rationale of the elements listed below to decide where Southwest Airlines' HR practices fall.

• Employees as expenses vs. employees as assets

• Compensation below market, above market, or competitive

• Spontaneous training and development or planned training and development

• Specific job descriptions or general job descriptions

• External or internal recruitment, or both

• Limited socialization of new employees or extensive socialization

• Collective bargaining or individual bargaining

Support the analysis with evidence from sources on the web. Possible sources for information include but are not limited to:

• Organization website and associated websites

• Websites that specialize in company reviews and job postings

• Magazine and journal articles from the Internet or University Library

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ORGCB/535 Competency 2 -Assessment and Rubric

Course Title: People and Organizations

Competency Assessment Title: Recruitment

Total Number of Points: 100

Assignment Directions

Your internship with Southwest Airlines is turning into a great hands-on learning opportunity for you. Your manager has now tasked you with proposing a talent management plan for pilots at Southwest Airlines. Your proposal will be considered by the Director of HR to make a formal plan.

Develop a 5- to 6-page proposal that includes the following:

• A recommendation of 3 recruitment sources that are best suited to recruit pilots. Consider the quantity of resumes generated, the percentage of resumes likely to result in accepted offers, the time to fill a position and the cost to fill a position.

• An evaluation of common methods used to select a candidate

o Recommend 3 methods for selecting new pilots. In your evaluation, consider reliability, validity, utility, and legality.

• An evaluation of common methods used to train and develop employees

o Recommend 3 methods for training pilots at Southwest Airlines. Consider learning and development outcomes, cost of training and development, the effectiveness of training and development, and risks.

• An evaluation of common performance management systems

o Recommend 1 method for performance management of pilots at Southwest Airlines. Consider strategic congruence, validity, reliability, acceptability, and specificity.

• An evaluation of common methods to minimize voluntary turnover

o Recommend 1 approach to retain pilots at Southwest Airlines. Consider methods for retaining employees, meeting pilot needs, and costs.

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ORGCB/535 Competency 3 Assessment and Rubric

Course Title: People and Organizations

Competency Assessment Title: Strategy Recommendation

Assignment Directions

The Southwest HR director would like you to review several strategic reports on the organization and provide feedback on how you think the organization should move forward.

Compile a strategy recommendation to the HR director to be used for company-wide decisions. Include the following information in your report:

• An executive summary of the HR strategy project

• An analysis of current strategies and issues

o Identify the type of strategy Southwest Airlines is following.

o Identify 3 HRM implications for Southwest Airlines.

• Develop and justify business strategies for each of the 3 HRM implications.

• Determine an HR strategy.

Use at least 2 sources other than those provided. Review the following source to assist with your recommendation:

• SWOT report in detail on Business Source Complete

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