This document provides an overview of the assignments and activities for Week Two of an HRM course. Students are to read Chapters 3 and 4, complete a writing assignment answering questions from Chapter 3, participate in two graded discussions on EEO laws and employee rights laws, and take a quiz covering SLOs 1-3 and Chapters 1-4. The writing assignment, discussions, and quiz are due by Sunday at 11:59pm MT. Students are provided links and instructions for completing the assignments.
2. Week Two Assignments
Reading
Chapter 3 and 4
Lecture Notes
Writing Assignment: Chapter 3:
Linking Concepts to Practice Questions (#1-4)
Discussions
EEO Laws (graded)
Employee Rights Laws (graded)
Quiz
The Quiz this week includes 12 multiple-choice and two
matching questions covering SLOs 1-3.
3. Week Two Writing Assignment
Please write at least 75 words per
question. Be sure to include at least one
term or short phrase from your e-book. No
copying and pasting from the internet.
Please be sure to add information from
your own personal life work experiences.
Assignments are graded on quality, please
be sure to use proper grammar, spelling,
and structure and APA format.
HRM Workshop Linking
Concepts to Practice-Discussion
Questions-page 81 of your e-book
4. Week Two Discussions
Discussions: points: 40
For Discussions (graded), you are expected to log into the course and
post (respond) to each topic in the threaded discussion area on a
minimum of three separate days per week, beginning no later than
Wednesday. Discussions will always close Sunday, 11:59 P.M. Mountain
Time (MT) for the week.
A. EEO Laws
Class, since the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964, more
employment legislation in the area of Equal Employment Opportunity
(EEO) has become the law of the land. Pick one of the following acts and
tell us its major provisions: What does it cover, when was it passed, and
who does it protect?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
Pregnancy Discrimination Act
Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
B. Employee Rights Laws
1. What laws affect employee rights and
2. how do they affect organizations?
5. Week Two Quiz
This quiz is worth a total of 70 points.
There are 12 multiple choice questions worth 5 points each.
There are 2 matching questions worth 5 points each.
SLOs 1-3 will be covered in this quiz,
Chapters 1-4 of your
e-Book.
Here is the link to access practice exams online:
www.wiley.com/college/decenzo
There are 2 pages on the quiz, which may be completed
in any order.
You will have 1 hour to complete the quiz.
At the end of that time, you will be exited from the quiz.
Remember to Save often and click Submit when
you have completed the quiz.
If you encounter any problems while completing the quiz,
please contact the Help Desk at 866-933-8661.
If you get timed out, e-mail me at lpezzell@carrington.edu.
6. How to Use Webliography
Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/
Diversity Central
http://www.diversityhotwire.com/