HRM404 Module 3

HR and IT executives Working Together

Assignment Overview

Please locate the following article from Google: How CHROs Can Partner with CIOs: When HR and IT executives work together, HR technology winspublished in the SHRM journal Vol. 59 No. 3.

http://www.shrm.org/publications/hrmagazine/editorialcontent/2014/0314/pages/0314-cio-chro-partnership.aspx

Robb, D. (2014). How CHROs Can Partner with CIOs: When HR and IT executives work together, HR technology wins, SHRM Journal, 59(3), 51-53.

Then, drawing on the material in the background readings and doing additional research, please prepare a 4-5 page paper (not including the cover and reference pages) in which you:

• Develop a strategy for human resource professionals and IT professionals to work together.
• Discuss the changes you would implement as a human resource professional to your current place of employment to encourage HR professionals and IT professionals to work together?

What trainings could you provide to motivate both departments work collectively?

Assignment Expectations

Your paper will be evaluated on the following points:

• Precision - Does the paper address the question(s) or task(s)?
• Clarity - Is the writing clear and the concepts articulated properly? Are paraphrasing and synthesis of concepts the primary means of response to the questions, or are excessive use of quotations how thoughts are conveyed? Are headings included in all papers greater than 2 pages?
• Breadth - Is the full breadth of the subject addressed?
• Depth - Does the paper address the topic in sufficient depth?
• Grammar, spelling and vocabulary - Is the paper written well - is the grammar, spelling, and vocabulary suitable to graduate level work?
• Referencing (citations and references) - Does the paper use citations and quotation marks when appropriate?
• Critical thinking - Is the subject thought about critically, i.e., accurately, logically, relevantly, and precisely?

HR and IT executives Working Together

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in the Workforce

The workforce will be changing drastically in the near future. More specifically, robots will be taking on a larger role in most organizations. First, please read and review the following two websites:

http://time.com/3605924/amazon-robots/

http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/08/06/future-of-jobs/

Next, write a paper addressing the following questions:

How do we as HRM professionals objectively determine the "value" of using robots in the workforce? Then, discuss the problems of using robots in the workforce that should be taken into consideration by human resource professionals. Finally, make a recommendation as to how robots can be assessed and assessed and used for succession planning.

SLP Assignment Expectations

Your paper should be short (2-3 pages, not including the cover sheet, references, and assessment sheet) and to the point. You are expected to deal with these issues in an integrated fashion, rather than treating them as a series of individual questions to be answered one by one and left at that.