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Discussion Board 3-4 paragraphs

Research the main professional organizations of the human resources profession, such as the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), pick one professional discipline and address the following:

1. Discuss the history of the discipline.
2. What is the requirement for education and experience for the discipline?
3. What are the certifications for this discipline?
4. How the specialty is generally applied in organizations?
5. Do you see yourself as potentially working in this discipline, why or why not?
6. _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Individual Project 800- 1000 words

One role of seasoned, experienced human resources professionals is to mentor junior professionals. You have decided to share your expertise with a group of college students who are considering making human resources their profession.

Research and address the following:

1. How has the field of human resources management evolved over the past ten years?
2. Discuss how the HR professional acts as a strategic partner to senior leadership.
3. Discuss the major specialty areas within the field, such as Employee Relations, Organizational and Employee Development, etc.
4. What generally are the differences in responsibilities of an HR generalist and an HR specialist?
5. What criteria would you recommend college students use to decide if human resources was the right profession for them?

In the 1974 Task Force Report Police, one of the recommendations was that by 1982, all police officers would be required to have a minimum of 4 years college education as an entry requirement.  Since then, more and more police departments have made college education mandatory for hiring. 

You are chief of a small (35 sworn) police department (12,000 residents).  Currently, there are 3 vacancies.  The newly elected city council wants college (4 year) education a mandatory hiring criteria.  You have been resisting, however, you have been called before the council meeting tonight to present why you have not submitted a revised recruitment and hiring plan that includes the educational requirement.

You are aware that many police departments require college education to varying degrees.  Some require a certain number of completed hours, while others require a degree.  Still, there are some departments that still require only a high school diploma, which is the requirement for your department.  One of the stumbling blocks is that your jurisdiction has a residency requirement.  Practically all of your personnel were raised in the jurisdiction.  Only two moved in after being selected.  This has always been the case, a small town department with a small town mentally, where everyone knows everyone else.  One of the problems is the educational level of the residents who form the pool of applicants who meet the age requirement of twenty-one years.  

Less than high school………………..15%

High school diploma………….…….70%

Some college………………………..   5%

College graduate………………….    9%

Advanced degree…………………    1%

You grew up in this town, were fortunate to have received a full scholarship to college, but returned after graduation and joined the police department.  You would like nothing better to have a more educated police department however, the demographics are working against you.  The other issue that tends to confound you is the belief that college-educated people make better police officers.  As you look at some of the more highly educated police departments around the country, e.g. Los Angeles Police Department, you find that they have excessive force issues, have been or are currently under Justice Department “Consent Decrees” and spend millions of taxpayer dollars in litigation.  There just does seem to be a correlation between college education and better policing.

The meeting is fast approaching and you have to prepare your remarks. Which way will you go, for or against the college requirement (at least at this time) and how will you justify your position?

As within any profession, there are rules and standards of conduct in the field of emergency and crisis management. 

Write a five to eight (5-8) page paper in which you:

1. Determine two (2) standardized actions and ethical practices that emergency management practitioners might implement in order to further professionalize the field. Provide a rationale for each action or practice.
2. Discuss at least two (2) commonly used methods of ensuring accountability in emergency management procedures. Examine the effectiveness of each of these methods toward professional practice. Provide a rationale for your response.
3. Examine the importance of the three (3) values proposed in the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) Code of Ethics for emergency managers (discussed in Chapter 11 of the text). Provide one (1) example or scenario that shows the importance of each value.
4. Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other related websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow 6th edition APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

Define and discuss the open shop movement. Include a specific example and analyze its success or failure, and why.

Write a 2-3 page paper using APA format. plagiarism free