Option 1 – submit a 5-7 page report on what it was like to live within the budget and rules of the food stamp program for two weeks

Whatever option you choose to pursue, the paper should include the following:

• Be clear about which option you have chosen (and why);
• Demonstrate an awareness of program history and rules that apply to the food stamps program;
• Provide information about what it takes to apply for and receive food stamps;
• Describe an appropriate food stamps budget for your household, and defend the appropriateness of the level you have chosen;
• Provide an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the program (conceptually and based on your experience) and recommendations to improve the program based on your analysis;
• Clearly and accurately document your purchases during the two-week period.
• Use APA 6th Edition formatting

First you have to write a literature review by reading 10 articles about it which i will upload, and referencing everything

words limits: 3500 to 4500

The introduction

• The introduction

  
  
  1-
  Explicitly maps out the purpose, scope and
  content of the assignment – signposting
  ·
  Purpose

  ·
  Scope – what things will cover in the
  assignment and what will not be included in the assignment (description)
  ·
  Content
  ·
  Signposting (why it’s important) overview not
  more than 3 lines

• The discussion

  
  1-
  Demonstrate understanding & awareness of
  significance
  ·
  Why its important ( in
  details)
  2-
  Classify – group studies together (themes,
  sub-topics, progression of debate)
  ·
  Summarizing all themes
  together with their each one referencing
  3- Be insightful
  in your review – identify points of interest: From your perspective and others
  ·
  Going deep on what we will
  focus on
  4- Evaluation –
  compare different studies/papers
  ·
  Compare (what is good such
  as qualities or focusing on the theme)
  5- Consider the
  relative significance of particular studies
  ·
  How relevant the studies to
  the new articles to present context.
  6- Gaps – identify
  areas where knowledge is absent/incomplete/deficient
  7- Sign-post –
  needs to flow well
  ·
  It should be as a story all
  of it should be linked and connected together
  8-
  Start broad, then get increasingly focused
  9- Consider
  linkages and progression of arguments
  ·
  Develop the argument
  10- Adopt a layered
  approach
  ·
  Provide a link

• The summary

  
  1- Make
  (supported) conclusions about previous research – its direction and scope

  ·
  We need to criticism each researcher about the known
  and unknown about their theme

  2- Reiterate what
  you found and why it’s important

  3- What questions
  has your review created?

  ·
  Scope for future researcher

Here are some of the journals where you might find relevant material:

Consumption, Markets and Culture

European Journal of Marketing

International Journal of Research in Marketing

Journal of Consumer Culture

Journal of Consumer Research

Journal of Consumer Marketing

Journal of Marketing

Journal of Marketing Management

Journal of Marketing Research

Journal of Marketing Science

Journal of Retailing

Marketing Intelligence & Planning

DO NOT WRITE IN THE FIRST PERSON (i.e. ‘I think that…etc.). This makes the work appear less objective and more like an essay on what you did on your holidays.

List all your references in full at the end of your work using a consistent approach e.g. Harvard.

Discussion: Funder Search

This Discussion will be available from Day 1 through Day 7 of this week. You are required to submit your initial post by Day 3. You are encouraged to post early. Once you have submitted your initial post, start responding to your colleagues. You must begin responding to your colleagues by no later than Day 5 and should continue to interact frequently with your colleagues through Day 7. Part of what makes a discussion a discussion and not a lecture is the back-and-forth, in-depth, animated interaction of at least two people. If you start a topic and none of your peers are responding to your post, consider what you can do to get the conversation going. Include something that would elicit further thoughts and different opinions from peers. Validate your opinions with references and links to the sources you used so that your peers can read them for themselves. See your Discussion Rubric in the Course Information Tab for specific grading requirements.

You have determined a project idea and are ready to begin the research to find the RFP that is the best match your project.

There are many viable approaches to searching for and locating project funding, but the most effective are those that utilize appropriate technologies. With the specifics of your project in mind, look for RFPs using the state, federal, and foundation grants databases/search engines listed in this week’s Learning Resources. This is an important step, so take your time in identifying grant providers that issue grant awards that align to your organization’s specific cause or need. Bookmark these websites to your own computer and keep notes in the Process Development Template. Each website offers a wealth of varied information for grant seekers that can greatly enhance your developing understanding of grantsmanship.

When reviewing RFPs, look specifically for the following information:

• Who is eligible to apply?
• How many awards/grants are being given?
• Dollar amount of the grant/award
• Collaboration/partnership requirements
• Length of the grant period
• For private funders, who is on their board and does the applicant have any existing relationships with anyone?

Keep in mind:

• RFPs that refer to online applications may tend to be less complicated.
• RFPs for multi-year projects will be more complicated than those for a one-year time period.

Note: For purposes of this course, please adhere to the following parameters:

• Do not use RFPs for a research project.
• Do not worry about submission dates that appear on the RFP.

As you examine various sites, document where you searched and the keywords you used. Keep in mind that if you do not find an appropriate and applicable RFP (there isn’t always a funder for every project), you may need to adjust your project or your project plan. Assess your project honestly to determine whether or not you need to explore another course of action.

For this Discussion, analyze your search results for state, federal, and foundation grants, and select the RFPs that best match your project.

By Day 3

Post a link (URL) for each of the three RFPs that best align to your project. Include a brief summary that provides a rationale for each of your choices. The rationale should address the alignment of the RFP to your project idea as well as alignment of the funder itself. Why is this a good match?

Introduction and Alignment

A strategic approach to human resource management seeks to proactively provide a competitive advantage through the company’s most important asset: its human resources. While human resources are the most important asset, they are also usually the single largest controllable cost within the firm’s business model. The HRM function needs to be integrally involved in the formulation of strategy to identify the people-related business issues the company faces. Once the strategy has been determined, HRM has a profound impact on the implementation of the plan by developing and aligning HRM practices that ensure that the company has motivated employees with the necessary skills. (Noe et al., 2019, p. 100)

The textbook reading for this Workshop One assignment is Chapter 2—“Strategic Human Resource Management.” The learning concepts in the reading include:

• The differences between strategy formulation and strategy implementation
• Components of the strategic management process
• The role of the HRM function in strategy formulation
• Linkages between HRM and strategy formulation
• The more popular typologies of generic strategies and the various HRM practices associated with each
• Different HRM issues and practices associated with various directional strategies (Noe et al., 2019 p. 72)

Upon completion of this assignment, you should be able to:

• Evaluate trends in human resource management and their implications for the HR professional.

Resources

• Textbook: Human Resource Management: Gaining a Competitive Advantage
• Media: Overview of Human Resource Management–Presentation B
• Webpage: Look Ahead at Trends for 2018
• Webpage: What Is a Scholarly Article?

Background Information

HR programs and the HR function are under pressure to relate to the business strategy and show a return on investment. Customer focus needs to be included in all HRM practices. New technology means that administrative and transactional HR activities will be delivered via technology, creating less need for HR professionals to provide these activities. The aging workforce combined with reduced immigration because of security concerns may lead employers to focus more on retraining or encouraging older, skilled workers to delay retirement or to work part-time. (Noe et al., 2019, pp. 19-20)

For this assignment you will select a company you have worked for, are familiar with, or would like to work for, and evaluate that company in terms of the trends discussed in your textbook reading. In addition, you will make thoughtful suggestions for how the company might deal with the challenges posed by these trends.

Instructions

1. Read Chapter 2, “Strategic Human Resource Management,” in the Human Resource Management textbook.
2. View the media “Overview of Human Resource Management–Presentation B.”
3. Reflect on a company you have worked for or find an annual report for a company you would like to work for. Many companies post their annual reports on their websites.
4. Navigate to the discussion topic and, in your initial discussion post, respond to the following discussion prompts:
   1. Trends. Describe how the company you selected has been affected by the trends discussed in Chapter 2 and/or as identified by Jerath (2018) in the Society for Human Resource Management article “Look Ahead at Trends for 2018.”
   2. HR Practices. Does the company utilize the strategic HR practices recommended in Chapter 2? Give an example or suggest a strategic HR practice that, in your opinion, might benefit the company and explain why.
   3. Suggestions. Suggest how the company might deal with the challenges posed by the trends discussed in Chapter 2 and/or as identified in the SHRM article written by Jerath (2018; refer to the link in Step 4a).
5. Provide a detailed post that demonstrates clear, insightful critical thinking. Your initial posting should be 200–300 words in length.
6. Organize your initial post by using a heading for each response to match those shown in bold in Step 4.
7. Your initial posting is to include, at a minimum, three sources properly cited and referenced: (a) the Human Resource Management textbook, and (b) two academic journal articles obtained through OCLS that are at least three pages in length and published within the last five years.
   1. For an explanation of what constitutes an academic source, review “What Is a Scholarly Article?”
8. Post your initial discussion by the end of the fourth day of the workshop.
9. Also conduct a critical analysis of postings by two of your classmates by the end of the workshop.
10. Each discussion response to a classmate should facilitate engaging dialogue and evidence critical thinking when addressing your classmate’s posting. Utilize the following ways to engage in scholarly dialogue and expand learning around the topics in this workshop:
    1. Extension: Expand the discussion.
    2. Relevancy: Relate the topic to a current event.
    3. Exploratory: Probe facts and basic knowledge.
    4. Challenge: Interrogate assumptions, conclusions, or interpretations.
    5. Relational: Make comparisons or contrasts of themes, ideas, or issues.
    6. Diagnostic: Probe motives or causes.
    7. Action: Identify an application or an action in personal or work life.
    8. Cause and Effect: Cite causal relationships between ideas, actions, or events.
    9. Hypothetical: Pose a change in the facts or issues.
    10. Priority: Seek to identify the most important issues.
    11. Summary: Elicit synthesis. (Teacher Stream, 2009, p. 5)
11. Each response should be 200 to 300 words in length and include, at a minimum, three sources properly cited and referenced: (a) the Human Resource Management textbook and (b) two academic journal articles that are at least three pages in length and published within the last five years.
    1. At least one academic source is to be different from the two academic sources provided by your classmate.
    2. For explanation of what constitutes an academic source, review “What Is a Scholarly Article?”
    4. Trends. Describe how the company you selected has been affected by the trends discussed in Chapter 2 and/or as identified by Jerath (2018) in the Society for Human Resource Management article “Look Ahead at Trends for 2018.”
    5. HR Practices. Does the company utilize the strategic HR practices recommended in Chapter 2? Give an example or suggest a strategic HR practice, that in your opinion, might benefit the company and explain why.
    6. Suggestions. Suggest how the company might deal with the challenges posed by the trends discussed in Chapter 2 and/or as identified in the SHRM article written by Jerath (2018; refer to the link in Step 1).

Noe, R. A., Hollenbeck, J. R., Gerhart, B., & Wright, P. M. (2019). Human resource management: Gaining a competitive advantage (11th ed.). New York, NY:

McGraw-Hill Education.

Teacher Stream, LLC. (2009). Mastering online discussion board facilitation. Retrieved from https://www.edutopia.org/pdfs/stw/edutopia-onlinelearning-

mastering-online-discussion-board-facilitation.pdf