Product Design Employee Selection Report

Product Design Employee Selection Report

Product Design Employee Selection Report

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Product Design Employee Selection Report

XYZ Company is a medium-sized manufacturing company in southern California. XYZ is developing a new product to stay competitive in their industry. Employees at XYZ were encouraged to submit interest to be part of a new product design team. The human resources department has compiled the files for 12 candidates for consideration.

Imagine you are a manager for XYZ and are selecting members who submitted their interest to be a part of a new product design team. With this product, XYZ is attempting to break into an international market. A diverse team is desirable, because senior management has requested that the team members come from various departments.

Review the Diversity and Statistics multimedia presentation.

Analyze the data in the presentation regarding the candidates.

Choose five candidates from the presentation to assemble your team. Your team must consist of at least one Sales Representative, one Information Technology Specialist, and one Customer Service Representative. The other two team members can come from any department.

Complete the statistical comparison Microsoft® Excel® worksheet.

Justify your selections using the worksheet to compare members of the Sales and IT departments.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400- word report with your recommendations based upon the information in the employee files from the presentation. Include the following in your report:

  • How does your team support XYZ’s mission statement, which encourages a diverse work environment?
  • What selection criteria did you use?
  • What role did performance reviews play in your decision?
  • How did the analysis of the customer service and sales data influence your choices?
  • Did you consider standard deviation in your selection process? If so, how did it influence your decision?
  • What criteria will you use to evaluate the team’s success?
  • What challenges might your team experience?
  • Include a table or graph displaying the statistical computations and comparisons you calculated.
  • Include a narrative of how your computations and comparisons support your selections.

Include how you addressed the following AEA principles when writing your report:

  • Systematic inquiry
  • Competence
  • Integrity and honesty
  • Respect for all people
  • Responsibilities for general and public welfare

Cite a minimum of six sources, at least three of which must originate from peer-reviewed journals.

Format your submission according to APA guidelines.

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

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FORMAT FOR ALL ASSIGNMENTS

The assignments are to be done in Microsoft Word with Times New Roman 12- point font. Each assignment should use the modified APA 6th edition format. The assignment templates are set up in this modified format. The reference page should be in the APA format for every reference. The word requirement for the assignments are specifically stated in the guidelines of the assignment. The word count is from the first word of the introductory paragraph to the last word of the conclusion paragraph. FYI.

REFERENCE REQUIREMENTS

1- There should be a cited reference for each section of a paper as there are conclusion statements in each section (to meet the grading criteria) so the conclusion should be supported by a reference as the assignments are evidence-based research, clinical papers.

2- Word Count- The word count is done from the first word of the introductory paragraph to the last word of the conclusion. The word count must be within the minimum and maximum word limit stated in the assignment instructions. A 10% – point reduction will be made in the total points for the assignment.

Week 1 and 5 assignments should have SIX studies. Week 5 assignment is a compilation of sections from the week 1, 2 & 3 assignments.

Weeks 2 and 3 need to have at least THREE studies in the form of research studies. Please make sure that you look at the instructions for the assignment as well as the grading rubric. I have also provided templates for ALL assignments. It is in your best interest to use these as it will guide you so that you do not make common formatting errors.

APA FORMAT FOR ASSIGNMENT

Please utilize the resources in the STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER if you have difficulty with APA 6th Edition format, grammar, sentence structure, punctuation or tense structure.

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I cannot grade any assignment unless it is placed into the drop box by the student per university policy.

Turn-It-In / Lopes Write

This is to be used for the assignments for these three weeks (2, 3 & 5) and it is NOT required for Week 1. All assignments will be placed through Turn It In first and then submitted in the drop box on the course shell. No assignments will be accepted as attachments to emails as this is not the university policy.

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The rubric for each assignment is found in the upper right- hand corner of the assignment page under the Forum Tab. Compare the requirements of the rubric with your paper prior to submission into the drop box so you will receive full credit for all graded criteria of the paper.

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You need to contact me as soon as possible if an assignment will be late prior to the submission deadline.