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Module 4 Lesson 1 - Advanced Management-Organization. Hire the right amount of employees at each job so your warehouse runs efficiently. Run the simulation until July 1, 2004

Compare your staffing levels and profits to a partners'. Turn in this information on a paper titled "Module 4 Lesson 1 Organization".

The assingment for this module makes the assumption that all employees work like experienced workers and are never lazy. Each employee performs exactly the same. Think about this for a minute. Is there a flaw in this type of thinking?

Type up a short paper refuting this assumption and back it up with first-hand experiences that you have had, Have you ever had to work on a project in school with someone and they didn't pull their own weight. Would you have "fired" if you could. Have you ever taken on a new job and found you had to learn the new job before you were as productive as other experienced employees?

When finished, begin Module 4 Lesson 2.

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It's time to work on Module 4 Lesson 2 - Advanced Management. You will determine whether it's better to hire experienced or inexperienced workers. Obviously, one group will cost you more to hire. Run the SIM until July 1, 2004. The first time you run the SIM, save it at Module 4 Lesson 2 Experienced. During this first SIM, you will hire only experienced workers. The second time you run the SIM save it as Module 4 Lesson 2 Inexperienced. How many inexperienced pickers must you hire to genreate the same level of revenue as you had when you hired 3 experienced pickers?

There are a couple of questions to answer from the assignment. Answer these questions using data to back up your answers. Please turn in this paper to me titled Module 4 Lesson 2.

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Discussion of evaluating , promoting, and firing employees.

The class will be split up into 6 groups to give a brief presentation about different aspects of managing people.

1. Motivation
2. Communication
3. Compensation
4. Performance Reviews
5. Problem Employees
6. Firing Employees
   

Use businesstown.com to learn how to manage employees.

Module 4 Lesson 4 will show you how complimenting or warning emloyees can have an effect on the productivity of certain employees.

Publicly complimenting an employee who performs well may couse other employees to emulate that performance level. Some employees will repsond to warnings, others will not. Students can, if necessary terminate employees whose performance cannot be improved.

You will keep a log (using Excel) of all your employees, their performance levels at certain dates, and what action you took. You must document everything - especially before you fire an employee. Do not fire an employee after just one warning. You must give at least two warnings.

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Presentations of Groups - take notes if you wish - you can use them on upcoming quiz.

Read the Firing an Employee document.

Quiz on managing people following presentations.

Module 4 Lesson 4 will show you how complimenting or warning emloyees can have an effect on the productivity of certain employees.

Publicly complimenting an employee who performs well may couse other employees to emulate that performance level. Some employees will repsond to warnings, others will not. Students can, if necessary terminate employees whose performance cannot be improved.

You will keep a log (using Excel) of all your employees, their performance levels at certain dates, and what action you took. You must document everything - especially before you fire an employee. Do not fire an employee after just one warning. You must give at least two warnings.

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Module 4 Lesson 4 will show you how complimenting or warning emloyees can have an effect on the productivity of certain employees.

Publicly complimenting an employee who performs well may couse other employees to emulate that performance level. Some employees will repsond to warnings, others will not. Students can, if necessary terminate employees whose performance cannot be improved.

You will keep a log (using Excel) of all your employees, their performance levels at certain dates, and what action you took. You must document everything - especially before you fire an employee. Do not fire an employee after just one warning. You must give at least two warnings.

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Module 4 Lesson 4 will show you how complimenting or warning emloyees can have an effect on the productivity of certain employees.

Publicly complimenting an employee who performs well may couse other employees to emulate that performance level. Some employees will repsond to warnings, others will not. Students can, if necessary terminate employees whose performance cannot be improved.

You will keep a log (using Excel) of all your employees, their performance levels at certain dates, and what action you took. You must document everything - especially before you fire an employee. Do not fire an employee after just one warning. You must give at least two warnings.

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Complete Module 4, Lesson 4. When completed print out Excel Worksheet (Use one page only). File/Page Setup/ fit on one page - change to landscape orientation.

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Rich Dad Poor Dad - reading. The books will stay in the room. There are copies in the library if you need to check one out.

Using Word, keep a journal of what you learned reading Rich Dad Poor Dad. Throughout the reading, I will give you questions to answer in your journal. Please save your journal in your I drive.

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Complete Module 4 Lesson 4. You must turn in what you have done by the end of the period even if you did not get to October 1. Remember to turn in only one page for this assignment. Use file/page setup to make the Excel file fit on one page.

If Finished use your time to get caught up on all assignments. Many of you are missing recent assignments. Remember, you must title an assingment or I will not grade it.

3rd period - only 4 students have everything turned in.

5th period - only 4 students have everything turned in.

New Grades are posted

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Rich Dad Poor Dad

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Rich Dad Poor Dad

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Rich Dad Poor Dad

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Rich Dad Poor Dad

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Please take a few moments to fill out a survey. Please be as honest as possible. Do not put your name on it. Merely print it out and leave it at the printer.

Finally, we have read about 1/3 of RichDad Poor Dad by Robvert Kiyosake, and I want to know what you think about it.

Write a paper explaining what you learned from this book. Did it make any sense to you? Did you like it? Did you talk about it with your parents? Do you think you can use his financial philosophies in life? Will you check out the book from our library and finish it?

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Finals 1,2,3

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Finals 4,5