Develop a business theme and an employee position.
· Follow APA style and format, and ensure the assignment contains a title page and reference page.
· See the Individual Course Project Overview page in Introduction & Resources for more details and expectations.
Remember to submit your assignment for grading when finished.
Course Project Overview
Designing a Compensation Plan
Objectives
The primary learning objective of the individually completed Course Project is to provide practical
experience in designing specific elements of a compensation structure for an organization, beginning
with creating a business, staffing it, implementing the pay plan, and assessing performance.
Getting Started
The Individual Course Project requires a great deal of work. Please do not wait until we have covered all
of the material to get started. Familiarize yourself with the online resources, both O*NET and the
information at salary.com. The DeVry University online library, as well as the on-call librarians, can
provide a great deal of research assistance. Use O* NET and/or salary.com to provide key critical
information related to job descriptions. Further, check out the information provided online at the
Department of Labor (dol.gov) and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (bls.gov).
Course Project
The Course Project is divided into the following deliverables.
The Course Project is an individual paper, which is further subdivided as follows:
1.
1. First section: Develop a Business Theme and Employee Positions.
2. Second section: Staffing and Pay Structures.
3. Final section: Benefits and the Compensation Budget.
Expectations
The course project will have three (3) deliverables. Each week the paper should be submitted with 4-5
pages in length, double-spaced, not including title and reference pages. The seventh edition APA Style
Manual is the style guide to be used for all written papers in this course.
• No additional spaces between paragraphs.
• Paragraphs should be at least three sentences.
• Indent paragraphs
• Use 11pt Calibri or 12pt Times New Roman.
• Have correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, and word usage.
• One peer-reviewed source (in addition to the textbook), must have an in-text citation and full
reference on the reference page (each week find a new peer-reviewed source).
• Use APA formatting and style guidelines, including a cover page (link for templateLinks to an
external site. Download link for templateLinks to an external site.Open this document with
ReadSpeaker docReader).
Develop a Business Theme and Employee Positions—Due in Week 3
Business Theme
1. What is the business (technical, professional, service, etc.)? Create the business and give it a
name.
2. Locate the business in the United States. Give local area demographic information of the area,
business tax structure, and any other information to help with the description of the
organization and its customer base.
3. Develop a description of the organization (goals, strategy, culture, values, environment, and
product or service).
Employee Positions
1. Establish a staffing plan and determine the positions needed. There is to be a minimum of six (6)
employees (full-time or part-time) in the startup organization. For other deliverables of the
course project you will be answering questions about the entire staff.
2. Are employees union or nonunion, or does the work environment include both categories?
3. Write a job description for one position.
4. Explain the ranking methodology in your project (see exhibit 5.5 and 5.6 in your textbook).
Job description should contain the following:
• Use a standardized format for the job description (see exhibit 4.2 in your textbook).
• NOTE: It would be effortless to use an existing job description. The expectation is for you to
create an original description that aligns with your created business.
• Describe the scope of the position (Summary).
o Relationships-who will they report to.
o Qualifications
o Essential Responsibilities
o Define the qualifications (education requirements, experience, skills, and other criteria).
Define the ADA requirements. Each job description should have ADA
requirements defined per position. This should include the physical, mental, and
environmental conditions per position.
Reflection
• Write two-three paragraphs about your take-a-ways from this assignment.
• Rubric: Week 3: Course Project-Business Theme and Employee Positions
Note: The National Occupational Information Network or O*NETLinks to an external site. contains an
excellent job description writer.
Rubric
HRM598 Week 3 Course Project (2)
