Assignment

Part 1: Public policy

Discussion 1:

Using a specific minimum wage policy (e.g., Fair Labor Standard Act, Executive Order 13658, or other), discuss it as a systems model. What are the inputs and outputs? What happens inside the political "black box"? Can you suggest any improvements to the system model?

Discussion 2:

Birkland describes a "Systems Model of Politics and Policy" (p. 27). Summarize what Birkland means by "the environment" (i.e., the structural, social, political, and economic factors influencing policy making).

Part 2: marketing segmentation

Review the following two automotive advertisements. Determine the target customer/market(s) that the vehicles in each of these ads would appeal to. In your post, give information about each target group. It could include information related to age, lifestyle values, attitudes, wants and needs, gender, age, number of kids, education income, stage in the household lifecycle, geographic location (urban vs. rural, etc.), or risk orientation, etc.

Next, come up with a brief marketing pitch (two to three (2-3) sentences) to persuade the target customer that the vehicle is right for him/her.

Image of a jeep with a quote that says "A Real man doesn't honk the horn. He scares the car in front." Image of a car with a quote that says "When you've been through hell you tend to appreciate heaven"

"A real man doesn't honk the horn. He scares the car in front. "When you've been through hell, you tend to appreciate heaven"

"The Chrysler 200"
"Imported from Detroit"

Employment Pratices

Activity 1

Go to the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and review the section titled, "Prohibited Employment Policies / Practices". Be prepared to discuss.

Activity 2

Go to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse Website, and read the article titled "Facts Sheet 16: Employment Background Checks: A Job Seeker's Guide". Next, review the document titled "State Laws and Their Impact on Use of Criminal Records for Employment", located in the online course shell. Be prepared to discuss.

Discussion: "Employment Practices"

Please respond to the following:

Using the first e-Activity, provide an example of two of the following techniques or methods that you or someone that you know has endured or witnessed: unfair recruitment, employment application, and interview process. Investigate the extent to which the chosen technique or method left room for prohibited employment practices. Next, recommend key corrective actions that an organization could take in order to mitigate prohibited employment practices.

Using the second e-Activity, select two employment opportunities with which you are currently familiar, and classify two types of background checks that would be acceptable. Justify your response.