Module 3 – Case
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Assignment Overview
Signature Assignment: Body of Knowledge, Reinforced Level
In this assignment, your body of knowledge skills will be assessed.
The body of knowledge rubric will be useful for this purpose. In
HRM402, your body of knowledge skills were assessed at the
“introduced” level. In MGT411, they will be assessed at the
“reinforced” level. Finally, in MGT412, your body of knowledge skills
will be assessed at the “emphasized” level. The skills needed in
these three assignments build on each other and offer you the
opportunity to enhance and practice your written communication
skills. The grading rubric for written communication at the
undergraduate level has been developed to measure student
success in meeting the MGT411 Case 3 expectations. Rubrics for
the other two courses are included in their respective assignments.
Review the required background readings for this Module, paying
special attention to the differences between mandated and
voluntary benefits and perks. As you have learned, some benefits
are required by law while others are voluntarily offered by
employers to entice new talent. After reading the article, Types of
Employee Benefits and Perks, for an overview of the employee
benefits area, conduct additional research regarding the different
employee benefits offered today to employees by employers.
Case Assignment
This Case assignment has 5 parts:
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1. Create a benefit plan for a fictitious company you select. First,
select the mandated parts of the benefits plan you want to offer
your employees. What are the laws that mandate these benefits?
2. Develop another list of additional benefits or perks you want to
use to attract new talent.
3. Explain in great detail why you selected each benefit or perk and
why you did not select others.
4. What additional benefits not mentioned in the readings do other
employers offer that make them one of the companies that
people want to work for?
5. As you know, health insurance coverage is not always provided
to employees. What are the laws surrounding when employers
are required to offer health insurance coverage to its employees?
You have a choice: Your submission can be a 3- to 4-page Word
document (not counting the cover page or the reference page), a
10- to 12-slide presentation (not counting the cover slide or
reference list slide), or a 4-page informational flyer to hand out to
the company’s new employees.
If you opt to create a PowerPoint presentation, remember that
workers want to see presentations that have five words and a
picture on every slide, and the pictures must be of real people,
preferably employees of the company giving the presentation. Make
your presentation colorful yet professional, preferably with only one
font style, though a couple of different font sizes may be used.
If you opt to create a 4-page informational flyer for employees,
make it colorful yet professional. Use no more than three different
font styles on the pages.
Utilize at least three valid sources of information, at least two of
them peer-reviewed academic journal articles from the Trident
Online Library. Citing sources of information in the text as well as in
the reference list at the end of your assignment is required.
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Citation and reference style instructions are available here. Also
see Trident University’s Introduction to APA.
You will find the following useful as you critique sources:
Herring, J. E. (2011). Improving students’ web use and information
literacy: A guide for teachers and teacher librarians. Facet
Publishing. Available in the Trident Online Library, EBSCO eBook
Collection.
Lack, C. W., & Rousseau, J. (2016). Critical thinking, science, and
pseudoscience: Why we can’t trust our brains. Springer Publishing
Company. Available in the Trident Online Library, EBSCO eBook
Collection.
Assignment Expectations
This Case paper will be evaluated using the criteria as stated in the
Case rubric. The following is a review of the rubric criteria:
Assignment Requirements: Does the paper directly address all
aspects of the assignment? Have the assignment instructions
been followed closely?
Critical Thinking: Does the paper demonstrate a college level of
analysis, in which information derived from multiple sources has
been critically evaluated and synthesized in the formulation of a
logical set of conclusions? Does the paper demonstrate that the
student has read, understood, and can apply the background
materials for the module?
Writing and Assignment Organization: Is the essay logical,
well organized and well written? Are the grammar, spelling, and
vocabulary appropriate for college-level work? Are section
headings included? Are paraphrasing and synthesis of concepts
the primary means of responding, or is justification/support
instead conveyed through excessive use of direct quotations?
Use of Sources and Mechanics: Does the paper demonstrate
that the student has read, understood, and can apply the
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background materials for the module? If required, has the student
demonstrated effective research, as evidenced by student’s use
of relevant and quality sources? Does the student demonstrate
understanding of a consistent (e.g., APA) style of referencing, by
inclusion of proper citations (for paraphrased text and direct
quotations) as appropriate? Are appropriate sources from the
background material included? Have all sources cited in the
paper been included on the References page?
Timeliness: Has the assignment been submitted to the Dropbox
on or before the module’s due date?
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