The major responsibilities of human resources management (HRM) are attracting, developing, and maintaining a quality workforce. Research an

organization, with which you are familiar, that is in need of a change and present how you will manage the change process by incorporating the

three essential duties of HRM.

Choose one subsystem to change and write a 1,250-1,500 word paper addressing the following questions that pertain to the major human resource

management responsibilities and to change management. Strengthen your recommendations by showing how your proposed changes are working in

another similar organization that is successful.

Address following in your paper:

1.Provide an overview of the organization you have chosen including three subsystems of the organization, three stakeholders of the

organization, and the reason for selecting this organization.
2.What one major organizational subsystem needs to be changed in the organization? Justify your choice. How does it compare to a similar

successful organization?
3.How will the subsystem change affect the two other subsystems within the organization that you have identified and how will you realign the

total system?
4.Identify and explain how you would ensure that the proposed change will satisfy any three stakeholders of the organization?
5.How should the organization attract, develop, and maintain the workforce required to bring about your proposed change?
Choose at least one of the following in your discussion about attracting a quality workforce to support the change in Questions 2 and 3 above:

human resource planning, recruitment, or selection.
Choose at least one of the following in your discussion about developing a quality workforce to support the change in Questions 2 and 3 above:

(and this must tie in to 4a too): employee orientation, training and development, or performance appraisal.
Choose at least one of the following in your discussion about maintaining a quality workforce to support the change in Questions 2 and 3 above

(and must relate to 4a and 4b): career development, work-life balance, compensation and benefits, employee retention and turnover, or labor-

management relations.
Integrate a faith-based or worldview-based component in the paper and make a clear connection on how it informs the groups’ management

practices. (NOTE: Individuals all have a worldview, and that worldview influences their decisions, values, and perceptions. It also affects how

they manage people, or think they should be managed. For this assignment, this requirement relates to the worldview of the presenters.

Include at least four academic references to support your position. One of them should directly relate to the company discussed in your paper

and another to the organization to which you are comparing it.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not

required.

Course Description: Human Growth and Development (EPY2533) introduces the student to the study of
the growth and development of humans from conception until death. Students will learn about physical,
intellectual, personality, and social development throughout the lifespan. Students will be expected to read
and understand the text and demonstrate proficient knowledge of the Educational Psychologist’ concepts,
processes, and theories to which they are introduced during the span of the course. The usefulness, in
Everyday life, of these Educational Psychologists’ processes and theories will be an integral part of the
course.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to recognize and apply key concepts and terms related to the study of Human Growth
and Development.
Students will demonstrate the ability to think logically through understanding the patterns of genetic
transmission and the effects of physical changes on human development.
Students will demonstrate scientific reasoning through the understanding of the research process and
methods used to student human growth and development.
Students will demonstrate the ability to write information in a comprehensible manner. Students will
demonstrate information of literacy abilities by researching human development concepts.
Students will demonstrate the ability to clarify values.
Students will be able to identify the key components of human cultures and systems.
Course Formats: The content of the course will include text materials, a supplemental site, audio-visual,
and written assignments. Each student is responsible for reading all material in the text, as tests will be
based upon the text. All students are responsible for reading and comprehending the chapters listed below
on the tentative schedule. Demonstration of reading competency will be necessary to complete the course.
Students are responsible for taking their own notes from the textbook. The web site for the supplemental
site is https://meridiancc.instructure.com. Your username is your eagle net username and your password is
your eagle net password.
Required Coursework
Research Paper: You will have to complete a four page paper on one of these topics. The paper will
include a title page, two pages for the body, and a reference page. You need at least two sources.
WIKIPEDIA IS NOT A SOURCE. They both can be internet. You can use books, journals, internet,
newspapers, and magazines for your sources. The paper should be typed in size 12 font, Times New
Roman, and double spaced. I will be checking grammar, spelling, and writing style. Your name should be
typed in the upper left hand comer of each page. Late papers will not be accepted. This paper is worth 100
points or 20% of your grade. You will submit your~aper as an attachment thru Canvas. You will find the
assignment link to submit it under the Module tab:fI’opics to choose from are: Bipolar Disorder, Post­
Partum Depression/Psychosis, Down Syndrome, How Drugs in Pregnancy Affect the Fetus, Teenage
Suicide, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Effects of Bullying, Antisocial Personality, Poverty and how it
affects development, Homelessness, and Alzheimer’s Disease. The papers is 100 points and is worth 20%
of your grade. Due date for this paper is March 10,2018.
MindTap Quizzes: There will be weekly chapter quizzes. There will be several quizzes a week to be
completed. These quizzes are not proctored and are taken at home on your computer. These quizzes are not
timed. This will count as J0% of your grade . These quizzes are located under the Module tab for each
chapter. If you are knocked off a quiz you should be able to get right back into the quiz. The quizzes for
Mindtap that you are required to do are called Practice Quizes. I will have the link for you under the
Powerpoint for each chapter. If you have never used a book by Cengage, you will have to set up a new
account. To set this up, you will just click on the link for the Chapter 1 Practice Test. If you have already
set up an account with Cengage, you will not have to reset up your account.
EVALUATION OF STUDENT LEARNING : There will be five unit exams, quizzes, paper, and a fmal
exam. Students are expected to take each exam. No make up exams will be given. Each unit exam is
timed.

Human security: how are poverty and conflict interconnected?

3500-words not including bibliography (60% of total mark)
Assessment 2: Literature Review has two parts: Part A: Review of the literature in your bibliography and Part B: Reflection and Research Plan.
Part A: Review of the literature in you bibliography in relation to your topic (approximately 2500 words) (70%)
For Part A, you will review the literature in the bibliography you created in Assessment 1. You must refer to at least 20 references in your review. In

your introduction describe your research topic or question. Synthesise and analyse your sources, identifying major themes, issues and trends in

scholarship.
Part B: Reflection and Research plan (approximately 1000 words) (30%)
In Part B of the assessment you have the opportunity to reflect on your research topic and what you have learned from the literature review. In relation

to your research question and on the basis of your literature review:
Discuss gaps or unanswered questions that you have identified in the literature
Describe the relevance or significance of your research topic and questions in relation to the gaps you have identified current literature
Describe and explain the next steps in your research (these will be hypothetical if you are not planning to complete a thesis or research project as

part of your studies)
Discuss ethical issues that have or may in future arise in your research. Will you need formal ethics approval? If not why not?
Key assessment criteria
• Are there sufficient references?
• Is there a clear, succinct introduction and conclusion?
• Are themes in the literature clearly identified and used to structure the review?
• Have the ideas/data/conclusions of the various authors been integrated and compared?
• What is the level of analysis and critical evaluation?
• Is style of the bibliography and the spelling and grammar correct?
• Are the reflections on the outcomes of the literature review considered and clearly articulated?

◦ 3.3 Writing a literature review 
What is a Literature Review?
A literature Review is a systematic study of existing research and other published

information on a specific topic.
A literature review is a critical analysis of published sources, or literature, on a particular topic. It is an

assessment of the literature and provides a summary, classification, comparison and evaluation.
It will have an introduction, a body and a conclusion

and is not simply a description or summary of current research on a topic An annotated bibliography provides a foundation for a literature review but

the review moves beyond being a list or summary of individual articles or papers to being a comparative review of literature
What is the purpose of a

Literature Review?
The literature review enables you and your reader to get an overview of a research topic, who are the main writers are in the field,

their particular positions in relation to the topic, the main points that need to be addressed by further research.
Literature review are used when

planning a new research project to:
• Determine what has been written on a topic
• Provide an overview of key concepts in the topic
• Identify strengths and weaknesses in current research on the topic
• Critically examine support for different or alternative theories or arguments
• Highlight gaps, questions or issues that need further study
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Literature reviews can also be used to assist in the formulation or evaluation of policies or programs by:
• Updating basic knowledge
• Reviewing research assessing the effectiveness of specific applications or interventions
• Identifying best practice principles
◦ How do you write a Literature Review?
The following two videos are David Taylor from the Effective Writing Centre at the University of Maryland

in the USA presenting ‘How to Write a Literature Review’. Taylor explains in detail each of the steps in reviewing literature and provides an excellent

guide to structuring the review. you will find this very useful for writing your literature review for Assessment 2.
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◦ What makes a good Literature Review?
Most importantly, a literature review is an evaluative piece of writing, rather than just a description.

This means that in a literature review you must weigh up arguments and critique ideas, rather than just providing a list of what different writers have

said. It is up to you to decide what the reader needs to know on the topic, but you should only include the main pieces of writing in this area; a

literature review does not need to include everything ever written on the topic. The most important thing is to show how the literature relates to your

own research topic.
(Adapted from the University of Adelaide resource ‘Writing a Literature Review’ 
 The RMIT Study and Learning Centre Literature

Review Module illustrates how to integrate an argument from multiple sources into a single paragraph, how to integrate your own analysis in the

paragraph and provides examples of god and poor literature reviews. Complete the module and associated learning activity.
All journal articles and

academic volumes have a literature review that introduces the reader to the topic and research presented in the publication. This may be quite short in

a journal article (perhaps only a couple of sentences) but in a monograph (single authored volume) the literature review may be a whole chapter, usually

the first or second chapter. In a themed, multiple authored volume or themed edition of a journal, there is commonly a review of the papers in relation

to current literature in the first chapter of the volume or first paper in the journal .
 Choose two of the references you have included in your

bibliography, 

In each of those you have selected:
• Has the author/s made an overall interpretation of the literature on their topic?
• How current (relative to the date of the article or book) is the literature that is discussed?
• Does the literature review provide theoretical of empirical justification for the importance of the research presented in the article or book?
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◦ 3.4 Writing an Abstract
What is an Abstract?
An Abstract is simply a brief summary of the aims, methods and findings of a research project,

along with general conclusions drawn from the project.
’Simple’ though they may be in purpose and content, Abstracts are deceptively difficult to write!

The importance of a good Abstract shouldn’t be underestimated. A good Abstract will enthuse and interest potential readers of your essay, report,

thesis, book or journal. A poor abstract won’t! An abstract should provide the reader with a concrete and stand-alone understanding of what you have

done in the research.
In a world of information overload, Abstracts are increasingly important. It takes practice to write them well.
What is the

purpose of an Abstract?
Abstracts are short summaries of your research that are required for submission of your thesis or research report, submission of

articles to journals, in applications for research grants and proposals for conference papers. Abstracts are also required in professional research

reports. In this context they mare commonly referred to as executive summaries. Executive summaries are usually more detailed than academic abstracts

although they may be of similar length and structure to an informative abstract (see below).
Abstracts should always include keywords of your research,

as it will allow researchers to find your research through bibliographic databases or thesis databases such as Google Scholar and Australian Open Access

Group (see Module 1)
How do you write and Abstract?
Abstracts are commonly 150 – 200 words although in some disciplines and contexts they may be longer

and more detailed.
The following two resources are both useful guides for writing Abstracts. As you will see, they discuss different types of abstracts

– descriptive abstracts that are more generally for humanities and social sciences and informative abstracts, more often for science.
 University

of Adelaide guide: Writing an Abstract 
University of Melbourne guide: Writing an Abstract 

It is essential that you review and edit Abstracts several

times to make sure that all that you have included all you need with clarity and economy of words.
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abstracts. It is quite long at around 12 minutes but well worth it! See how Benjamin slowly pulls a draft abstract apart – pointing out and remedying

the common errors that people make in vocabulary, organisation and academic conventions or formalities. So persevere with watching the video and see how

he transforms the draft abstract into one that is tight clear and focused (Apologies – the sound quality is not great!)




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abstracts? Do they each include the following:

1. Reason for writing
2. Problem
3. Methodology
4. Results
5. Implications
Based on the learning resources

in this section, how would you rate each of these abstracts? Do they spark your interest in the research? With the guidance of Benjamin Noble in the

above video, can you see ways in which each could be improved?
(Note: we will practice writing Abstracts in Workshop 2)
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3.5 Module 3: Review
You have now reached the point where you can complete your second assessment task, the Literature Review.

In the task you are

required to refer to at least 20 references. That means referring to the research presented in twenty of the sources you have in your bibliography. You

may use references that were not included in the annotated bibliography in Assessment task 1. It may be useful annotate more of the references in your

bibliography as a first step in organising the information to be included in the review and the structure of the review. Remember you are only picking

out the essence of each source but you must include sufficient information to be able to compare and contrast viewpoints or arguments. This is quite

challenging. It is not sufficient to discuss a particular aspect of the topic and then simply list relevant sources in text references. You need to

discuss each one. 
Start by selecting all the references that you consider important literature in your topic area and annotate all of them if you have

not already done so. Following this you will need to consider how to approach the review, which common threads of ideas or arguments you will refer to

and in what order. Use all the learning resources above.

Obtain user feedback. Invite 3 – 4 potential users (e.g. friends, family
members, classmates, etc.) to provide you with feedback of your low-fidelity
prototype (your storyboard). Carry out the evaluation according to prescribed methods
as in Chapter 4 of your textbook (Shneiderman & Plaisant, 2010) or from other
scholarly source. Use appropriate survey techniques. Analyse the data you have
collected from the user evaluation and refine and improve on your initial design.
Task E: Develop high-fidelity prototype based on the user test feedback and
recommendations from Task D. The high-fidelity prototype should be a reasonably
complete version for the Infinity Games website and does not need to work as a
complete website. A minimum of 4 screens should be produced in correspondence to
your Task C storyboard. High-fidelity prototype must be computer-drawn and any
drawing software is acceptable.
Task F: Write a report. Produce a report to document the tasks and the outcome of
your efforts undertaken for the project. Remember, this report is intended for your
employers. You need to document and support the viability of your website – that is,
to convince your employer that your webpage design is satisfactory and that it meets
user acceptance test.
HS2031 Human Computer Interaction – Trimester 1 2016 4
Format of Report
For the purpose of this project you are assumed to be a professional. As such, you
should attempt at your best to reflect this quality in the preparation of the report. As a
minimum, the report should contain the following:
1. Introduction – State the purpose and objectives of the report.
2. Body of discussion – This is the main section where you should document the
various stages and outcome of your activities. In this section, please address
the following items:
• A brief outline of your design
• User and task analysis
• A list of user requirements
• How your design is aligned with HCI principles
• A summary of user feedback on your low-fidelity prototype (please do not
include raw data, i.e. questionnaires in the body of the report.
Questionnaires and user responses should be included in the Appendix)
• How Infinity Games could carry out a user acceptance test on your highfidelity prototype
3. Conclusion – This is basically a summation, consolidating the main points of
the report.
4. A list of references
5. Appendix – includes the low fidelity prototype, high fidelity prototype, and
questionnaires and user responses collected in Task D.
PLEASE NOTE:
• Word limit for this assignment is between 2000 and 2500 words, excluding the
Appendix and list of references.
• Figures or diagrams can be added if necessary
• References (a minimum of 10) must be provided in the Body of Discussion
section.
Page formatting: A4 size paper, 2.5cm margins on all sides, single-sided, Time
Romans or New Time Romans font, 12pt font size, DOC or DOCX format.
Assignment Submission:
Assignment Date Due: Friday Week 12, 2016 by 5:00 PM
Assignment Submission Guideline: Please submit your softcopy online using the
respective BlackBoard assignment submission link. ( In special circumstances, you
can submit hard copy of your assignment in the class to your lecturer or submit your
hard copy of your assignment at Holmes Institute reception ground level, 185 Spring
Street. )