Assignment 1: Human Resource Management Overview

Using the course readings, articles, and your personal experiences, address the role of human resource management.

Write a four-six (4-6) page paper in which you:
1. Determine key roles that human resource management plays in the health care field.
2. Evaluate three to five (3-5) functions of human resource management in terms of their level of support to the health care field, and then select which one you believe is the primary function in furthering the health care field.
3. Analyze the role of human resource management in an organization’s strategic plan.
4. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
• Appraise the aspects of managing human resources (HR) in health care organizations.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in health care human resources management.
• Write clearly and concisely about health care human resources management using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric:
Points: 200 Assignment 1: Human Resource Management Overview
Criteria
Unacceptable
Below 60% F Meets Minimum Expectations
60-69% D
Fair
70-79% C
Proficient
80-89% B
Exemplary
90-100% A
1. Determine key roles that human resource management plays in the health care field.
Weight: 25% Did not submit or incompletely determining key roles that human resource management plays in the health care field. Insufficiently determining key roles that human resource management plays in the health care field. Partially determining key roles that human resource management plays in the health care field. Satisfactorily determining key roles that human resource management plays in the health care field. Thoroughly determining key roles that human resource management plays in the health care field.
2. Evaluate three to five (3-5) functions of human resource management, and then select which one you believe is the primary function in the health care field.
Weight: 30% Did not submit or incompletely evaluated three to five (3-5) functions of human resource management, and then did not submit or incompletely selected which one you believe is the primary function in the health care field. Insufficiently evaluated three to five (3-5) functions of human resource management, and then insufficiently selected which one you believe is the primary function in the health care field. Partially evaluated three to five (3-5) functions of human resource management, and then partially selected which one you believe is the primary function in the health care field. Satisfactorily evaluated three to five (3-5) functions of human resource management, and then satisfactorily selected which one you believe is the primary function in the health care field. Thoroughly evaluated three to five (3-5) functions of human resource management, and then thoroughly selected which one you believe is the primary function in the health care field.
3. Analyze the role of human resource management in an organization’s strategic plan.
Weight: 30% Did not submit or incompletely analyzed the role of human resource management in an organization’s strategic plan. Insufficiently analyzed the role of human resource management in an organization’s strategic plan. Partially analyzed the role of human resource management in an organization’s strategic plan. Satisfactorily analyzed the role of human resource management in an organization’s strategic plan. Thoroughly analyzed the role of human resource management in an organization’s strategic plan.
4. 3 references
Weight: 5% No references provided Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices. Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices. Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices. Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
5. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements
Weight: 10% More than 8 errors present 7-8 errors present 5-6 errors present 3-4 errors present 0-2 errors present