Create Your Dream Job: Information Systems Manager
Assignment 3: Annual Review and Create Your Dream Job
Imagine you work at a company and it is time for an employee named Jim’s annual review. While he was a model employee the first nine (9) months of the year, recently Jim has been coming in late. It has not been just a few minutes each day, either. It is starting to cause problems in the production line. In this assignment, write a one (1) page summary of your conversation with Jim. How will you address his recent performance issues while still praising him for his previous nine (9) months of good work? Your goal is to balance the negative and positive feedback so that Jim will leave motivated to do his best.
Write a one (1) page paper in which you:
Explain how you will address Jim’s recent performance issues.
Suggest both constructive and positive feedback designed so that Jim will leave motivated to do his best.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
This course requires use of new Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Explain effective approaches to the broad spectrum of employee relations, including career development, fostering ethical behavior, discipline, labor relations, and dismissals.
Analyze various techniques, considerations, and designs of performance appraisal programs.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in human resource management.
Write clearly and concisely about human resource management using proper writing mechanics.
In this assignment, you get the chance to create your dream job and to build its compensation plan and appraisal performance
Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:
Create a job description and specifications for your dream job.
Design a compensation and benefits package related to your dream job.
Rationalize your compensation and benefits package. Be sure to indicate the research and considerations that went into the design of the compensation and benefits package.
Imagine this is the only position of its kind in the organization. From this perspective, design a performance appraisal program to assess your job performance.
Rationalize your performance appraisal program. Be sure to indicate the research and considerations that went into the design of the performance appraisal program.
Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality resources.
Fomat your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
This course requires use of new Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow SWS format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Discuss job analysis, job descriptions, and specifications.
Analyze various techniques, considerations, and designs of employee compensation programs.
Analyze various techniques, considerations, and designs of performance appraisal programs.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in human resource management.
Write clearly and concisely about human resource management using proper writing mechanics.
Annual Review and Create Your Dream Job
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Annual Review
Employee performance review is an essential practice in an organization that enables the manager to give employees feedback and also give a worker the opportunity to respond to the manager. Reviews are designed to be important elements of performance and improvement process where the employer and employee examine the past challenges, acknowledge accomplishments and set a plan to help in future improvements. This paper examines the approach which may be used to address employee performance issues.
For the first nine months, Jim has been an excellent employee. However, recently, he began getting late for the job and this has started causing production-related problems. To ensure a successful discussion, I would first discuss with Jim the success he recorded for the first nine months and point out how it benefited the company. Making sure that the employee understands that his contributions are recognized by the company may make him feel valued.
Besides, I would ask Jim whether he is conformable with how things are at the moment. This would make it possible for me to understand and comprehend how he feels about his current performance (Knight, 2011). After getting his response, I would then explain what the employee is doing now and how it has affected the company, that is, getting to work very late which has hampered the production line. I would inquire about the reasons for the current trend, and if it is caused by family issues then I would suggest that he takes some time off to take care of the family affairs.
I would also give praises such as telling him that he is an excellent innovator and that the company recognizes his hard work (Knight, 2011). Stipulating that he is competent at his job may help in motivating him to work much better. I would, however, make it clear that the firm is also concerned about his current situation and that he should improve to maintain his position in the company. I would lastly point that the human resource department is creating a performance appraisal program which is aimed at rewarding exceptional employees and for him to benefit from this program he should ensure that he registers excellent performance. This would be a better way of influencing him to put the same effort as he did during the first nine months of the year.
Dream Job
Introduction
My dream job is to become an information systems manager. I have a passion for computer systems and I also got the skills required for a technology administrator. I believe that with the combination of passion and skills then I can help to oversee a successful implementation of information systems in any organization. This paper aims at evaluating job description and specification for an information systems manager and designing a compensation and benefits package that is related to this post.
Job Description
Information systems managers are essentially responsible for the function and administration of all technologies in an organization. Ordinarily, a manager in this field examines the goals of an organization and then develops a layout of hardware and software required to help the firm meet its goals. Also, it is the responsibility of the information systems manager to ensure that changes in the existing systems are successfully implemented depending on the dynamic changes of the various departments in a company. Most importantly the manager is also tasked with safeguarding the computer systems in an organization against unauthorized access.
It is keynoting that an information systems manager is also tasked with managerial roles for managing individuals who work under them, here he assign tasks to staff members are they follow to ensure that they are completed. They are also tasked with the development of departmental budgets and they are also required to conduct research to ensure that they are up-to-date with the latest technologies as this may help the organization to stay current and also remain relevant and competitive in the industry. The information systems manager usually reports to the upper-level management.
Job Specification
An information system manager is required to have a bachelor’s degree in computer science or management information system. Additionally, having a master of business administration in information technology management provided additional business expertise and it is also a powerful advancement credential. Also, an information systems manager should also have knowledge in other essential areas such as computer programming, software development, and network administration. Besides, the manager should also possess exceptional interpersonal, technical and conceptual skills which are vital in the growth and development of an organization. Work experience is also critical as it enables the manager...