Archives for the Month of December 2005 on Kelsey Schell's Online Journal
social responsibility of a company
A few weeks ago we discussed the social responsibility of a company. I think it is the company's responsibility to become involved with the surrounding community. If the company wants to invest in the lives of its employees, it will spend some resources helping the surrounding community in various ways. Social responsibility also deals with ethical behavior. If a company promotes proper moral and ethical behavior, it will in turn affect the local vicinity and positively affect the employees and their families. Change is not always going out and beating people over the head with your beliefs; change is often a response to learning by example. If a company wants to be respected and thought highly of, they should take their social responsibility to the community seriously.
HR simulation annual report
Our team has been working on the annual report and finalizing all last minute changes and decisions. I thought the HR simulation would be a joke when we were first given the assingment because I did not think a simulation could accurately describe circumstances in the work environment. I was wrong in my thoughts about the simulation, and as it ends up, I learned a lot from the simulation. Each person in our team was required to write something for the annual reports and quarter reports. It was through analyzing graphs and looking at trends that I learned about managing a company and working with a team to organize the company efficiently. I thought the concept of the HR simulation was fantastic, just maybe a few modifications could be made for next time. But overall, I thought it was a good learning experience and helpful in providing the students with developed skills for future classes and jobs.
overview of class
This entry is dedicated as an overview of the 250 course. At first I thought it may be an easy course which required little work. But after the first few reading assignments and case studies I realized I was wrong. Through all the readings I have learned a lot about all the concepts we have discussed in class. The readings make the material very applicable. Also the learning style, MBTI and the my values tests have all been helpful for me as a person to evaluate myself. Writing the learning plan was also beneficial to me now and for future goal setting times because it helped me really dig deep and get to know who I am as a person. My perspective on the class at the end of the semester is much different than my perspective at the beginning of the class; I enjoyed the class very much.
learning plan part II
Initially I thought this assignment would be fairly easy to write about myself and just sort of breeze through. As it turns out, I am putting a lot more thought and time into this section of the learning plan. I think the "Catch your dreams" exercise was very beneficial and thought provoking. It has made me think a lot about my future goals and in general, how to achieve goals. This has been a good learning experience and helpful for future goals.