Topic for Discussion: Identify the various forms of discrimination in the workplace, and their potential effect(s) on the well-being of organizations.
HRD Headline: Facing the Workforce of the Future
The diversity of the U.S. population has changed significantly over the past decade, and more shifts are expected over the next 20 years. Some examples include: 1) construction firms are employing a large number of Hispanic/Latinos and they must adapt their recruiting, training, and safety practices to reflect this diversity in the workforce; 2) Harley-Davidson increased the number of minority and women managers and workers by 20% over the past decade, which has resulted in more African America, Latino, and women customers; 3) long-haul trucking companies are focusing on recruiting and training women to counter an expected shortage of 111,000 drivers beginning in 2014.
Forum Questions: 1. What do you think are the major reasons that more organizations are recruiting a diverse workforce?
2. What are some ways that recruiting could be done differently to attract more African Americans? Latinos? Women?
3. What are some ways that training could be done differently for African Americans? Latinos? Women?
Forum Instructions: To prepare for this forum discussio, you must read a minimum of two of the required journal articles associated with this forum.
Your initial post must be at least 300 words.
Your initial post must be at least 250 words. Please respond to at least 2 other students. Responses must be a minimum of 100 words and include direct questions, critical analysis, and be scholarly in nature. Post to the Forums by midnight Thursday and respond to at least 2 members of the class by midnight, Sunday.

GRANT PROPOSAL TOPIC
My project idea is developing a grant that will assist with disruptive/unruly high school students. Once this proposal is developed and funded it will assist schools and their teachers with methods that will allow them to be more in control of their classrooms which will ultimately promote effectiveness and a higher graduation rate. Better classroom management techniques will be more appealing to stakeholders and other organizations because it will make education in the public school system more marketable when compared to private schools.
Discussion: Writing Goals and Objectives for Your Grant
A goal is a general statement of what you hope to accomplish with your grant. In grant writing, there are 2-5 goals. Goals are broad generalizations and are abstract, not measurable. Each goal is about the outcome or impacts your grant-funded health education program is going to accomplish. In your goals, you want to catch the eye of the grant reviewers. Your goals must loop back to your needs statement.
An objective is directly tied to the goal the grant seeker is trying to achieve through grant funding opportunities. Objectives are very targeted and include the outcome(s) that will help accomplish the goal the objective addresses. In grant writing, SMART objective writing application should always apply. SMART stands for specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-phased. There should be 2-5 objectives for each goal, and there should be enough objectives to accomplish the goal.
Below is an example goal and an objective for a goal.
Goal #1: Increase physical activity in children and their parents in Wilmington, Delaware through the “Walking for Life” health education program.
Objective 1A: At the end of the first six months of the “Walking for Life” health education program, 100 parents and their children will increase their daily physical activity to walking at least one mile.
For this week’s discussion board, you will be sharing your health education program’s needs statement, two goals, and two objectives. Ensure all parts of the posting are aligned to guidelines and requirements contained in the RFP.
Note: To be respectful of your peers, in providing feedback that will be useful to them as they finalize their Needs Statement, Goals, and Objectives for Assignment 1, you are encouraged to post your responses to your colleagues by Day 5.
Post the following:
Your Needs Statement, Goals and Objectives.
Please use the following templates to develop your goals and objectives.
To develop a goal, use the template below and fill in the blanks and create a sentence:
__________________
(Increase or decrease)
__________________
(what)
__________________
(in whom)
__________________
(where)
__________________.
(in the name of your health education program).
To develop SMART objectives, use the template below and fill in the blanks and create a sentence:
By_____/_____/_____,
WHEN—Time bound
_____________________________________________
WHO/WHAT—-Specific
from _____________________ to __________________________.
MEASURE with a number, rate, percentage of change, or baseline—Measurable
Be sure to support your analysis and conclusions with citations and references in APA format from the Learning Resources and your own research.
References
Gitlin, L. N., & Lyons, K. J. (2014). Successful grant writing: Strategies for health and human service professionals (4th ed.). New York, NY: Springer.
Chapter 5, “Common Sections of Proposals,” pp. 79–104
Chapter 6, “Strategies for Effective Writing,” pp. 105–115
Chapter 7, “Common Pitfalls in Proposal Writing,” p. 117–124
Chapter 8, “Writing Considerations for Specific Research Proposals,” pp. 125–133
Blanco, M. A., Gruppen, L. D., Artino, A. R., Jr., Uijtdehaage, S., Szauter, K., & Durning, S. J. (2015). How to write an educational research grant: AMEE Guide No. 101. Medical Teacher, 38(2), 113–122. doi:10.3109/0142159X.2015.1087483
https://www.cdc.gov/phcommunities/resourcekit/evaluate/smart_objectives.html
https://ctb.ku.edu/en/applying-for-grants
https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/evaluation/pdf/brief3b.pdf
Devine, E. B. (2009). The art of obtaining grants. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 66, 580–587. doi:10.2146/ajhp070320

https://www.atcmag.com/Issues/ID/155/Making-Your-Grant-Proposal-Persuasive
Stokes, K. (2012). Writing clear statements of needs and goals for grant proposals. AMWA Journal: American Medical Writers Association Journal, 27(1), 25–28.
https://www.aacu.org/sites/default/files/LogicModel.pdf

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Resolving conflict in the workplace requires using interpersonal skills, management skills, and techniques. Interpersonal skills can consist of understanding individual differences, self-esteem, self-confidence, communication, teamwork skills, problem-solving skills, cultural relations skills, motivation skills, customer service skills, ethical behavior skills, and stress management skills. Management skills focus on the type of management skill applied such as collaborating, accommodating, forcing, avoiding, and compromising. As a member of the workforce, you must be able to effectively resolve conflict, either with the use of interpersonal skills, management skills, or by applying the recommended ways of responding to tension in the workplace (e.g., overcoming defensiveness, accepting of the tension, and resolving the tension).
For this Assignment, please reflect on your knowledge of resolving conflict that you have experienced or observed in the workplace. Please analyze what you have learned. Describe how your learned knowledge can be used. Also, identify how this information can be used to resolve conflict in the workplace in your current job or from a past incident you have experienced. What steps/methods were used in resolving the conflict?
Your reflection paper should be at least three pages in length, including an introduction, a body that supports your reflection, and a conclusion. Be sure to include a title page. The title page does not count toward the total page requirement.

Question 1: Compensation, Benefits, and Retention
What is the relationship between compensation and employee retention? Do employees stay with organizations based on salary? Do they leave organizations because of compensation factors? How do benefits impact retention? Use the articles and resources provided to support your ideas.
Question 2: Monetary and Non-Monetary Rewards and Motivation
Part A: Explain the concept of a Total Rewards Philosophy. Discuss the difference between rewards and compensation. Why is it important to understand what motivates employees? Why do organizations provide both monetary and non-monetary rewards to employees? Use the articles and resources provided to support your ideas.
Part B: Of the benefits discussed in chapter 7, list the ones you consider essential. Why are these benefits important to you?