Homework Assignment
IPSY 8754 (So Far)
The job analysis approach selected
Job analysis is a process of the managers collecting information that can help them identify the similarities and differences in the workplace. Job analysis also helps managers better identify the skills and experiences needed to perform the job they are trying to fill. When these managers find a person to fill the job they have a written set of job descriptions, job evaluations, and job structures. During the analysis, they take jobs with similar responsibilities and group them into a job family. In order to start an analysis, you must first review the information you have about the particular job. After collecting the information then comes the identification, content, and data (Brannick, & Levine, 2002). The job analysis approach which I choose is the critical incident technique.
Therefore, in order to do an excellent job, you need to fully understand what is expected of you. By understanding the priorities in your job, and what constitutes success within it, you can focus on these activities and minimize work on other tasks as much as possible. This helps you get the greatest return from the work you do, and keep your workload under control. Job Analysis is a useful technique for getting a firm grip on what really is important in your job so that you are able to perform excellently.
Advantages and disadvantages of the O*NET compared to the critical incident approach:
Critical Incident: incidents of good and poor performance are collected from Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). Reported verbatim, analyzed according to one set or another of classification criteria, or summarized and used to develop examinations (Scott, & Reynolds, 2010).
Advantages of the O*NET in comparison to the Critical Incident Method:
Online usage meaning it can be used and tracked through computer data input yet the critical incidents uses data also.
There is potential for enhancing the management of jobs and people across the whole economy, in other words, it job matches (Lloyd, 2009).
Disadvantages of the O*NET in comparison to the Critical Incident Method:
Significant expense and difficulty collecting and updating data; whereas the Critical Incidents method is time tested. However, the Critical Incident is also Time-consuming in the classification procedure to define the factors.
Much more evaluation/research is needed, with the Critical Incidents Method it provides more face time. However, with the Critical Incident approach, the leaders in the organization can perform observations and evaluations directly and provide the necessary feedback with the on-site demonstration with their employees (Lloyd, 2009).
Factors that may cause a job analysis to become outdated and explain why
The users of job analysis data may rely on information that is no longer current.
The individuals that use job analysis may apply it to the wrong job (Grant, 2002).
For example, when a restaurant utilizes job analysis information which had not been collected for more than estimated two or more years for a food service clerk. The outdated information indicated that the food service clerk had extensive experience with using a cash register and hand-written orders, which was the major skill required by the food clerks previously. However, in the last two years, the store’s entire system has been computerized using the Point of Sale (POS) system; thereby, making these skills unimportant; instead, food service personnel now needed keying skills and computer knowledge to process billing input information into the computer.
References
Brannick, M.T., & Levine, E.L. (2002). Job analysis: Methods, research, and applications for human resource management in the new millennium. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Grant, P. C. (2002). Chapter 2. Job Analysis and Design - McGraw-Hill Education. Retrieved from http://novellaqalive2.mhhe.com/sites/dl/free/0070887357/29829/6hrs_sample.pdf
Lloyd, K. (2009). Employee Appraisals: Pros and Cons of the Critical-Incidents Approach. Retrieved from http://www.dummies.com/business/human-resources/employee-relations/employee-appraisals-pros-and-cons-of-the-critical-incidents-approach/
Scott, J. C., & Reynolds, D. H. (2010). Handbook of Workplace Assessment (Vol. 32). John Wiley & Sons.
Gaps in the Research of Personnel Psychology
There are many conflicting results of the gaps that are encountered in the research of personnel psychology in so that the analysts overemphasize the areas of practice in expert execution in regard to many variable factors which are involved; for example, ability and critical developmental periods (Dwyer, Graham, Kratochwill, Lucariello, McCombs, Rimm-Kaufman, & Subotnik, 2010). The entertainment reporter job involves reporting of news about the latest emerging trends in a manner, which appeals to a specific target yet public audience; however, this depends on topic of interest. Researchers have discovered that the societal factor has the strongest impact on the journalistic views and what impact the media hold for that audience; this therefore, places the organizational factor, as having a significantly weak impact (Zhu, Weaver, Lo, Chen, & Wu, 1997).
The Proposed Topic of Interest at this time is the Influence Media has on Society
Less than half of the researched journalists had an opinion that the media presence is important to the public. Studies in various countries determined that journalists impact or influences the public opinion and that it may be significantly more than the researched data output. Such discoveries demonstrate that the impact is still somewhat unclear (Deuze, 2002). Bonfadelli, (2002) suggested that “since knowledge gaps tend to decrease if mass media information on a given topic discontinues” (p. 67). This further provides further conflicts in the research that the public relies on the media suggestions and reports than the data shows.
How does the Position of the Entertainment Reporter or Journalist relate to Job Analysis, Competency Models, Training and Development, or Selection?
Through numerous research, and interviews it was determined that through a wide range of connections considered between the identifying the issues related to popular culture and infotainment on the one hand, and journalism on the other. These connections were conceptualized as having conflicting data as to the actual work definition of media personnel; therefore, these journalists have to constantly provide the varying components of their position depending on the field which they are currently working in and what they can bring to the organization (Deuze, 2005). In other word, what asset their presence or employment can best serve the company financially, and what added edge are the bringing to the company.
This will bring their qualifications as good Entertainment Reporter into question; this entails the extent of their knowledge education, and their experience in the specific job position. Based on this requirement their skills, their ability to work under various conditions and their ability to work in a team and as an individual are considered as part of their employability (Deuze, 2002). Therefore, reporters who are inexperienced require “ongoing coaching and mentoring on their jobs expectations in order to enable them to properly perform their newsroom tasks” (Steyn, De Beer, & Steyn, 2005). To ensure that the can market themselves in the everchanging job market and build credibility in this area of employment and be able to work well and effectively.
References
Bonfadelli, H. (2002). The Internet and knowledge gaps a theoretical and empirical investigation. European Journal of communication, 17(1), 65-84.
Deuze, M. (2005). Popular journalism and professional ideology: tabloid reporters and editors speak out. Media, Culture & Society, 27(6), 861-882.
Deuze, M. (2002). National news cultures: A comparison of Dutch, German, British, Australian, and US journalists. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 79(1), 134-149.
Dwyer, C., Graham, S., Kratochwill, T., Lucariello, J., McCombs, B., Rimm-Kaufman, S., ... & Subotnik, R. F. (2010). Applications of Psychological Science to Teaching and Learning: Gaps in the Literature.
Steyn, E., De Beer, A. S., & Steyn, T. F. J. (2005). Sanef Skills Audit Phase 2: Managerial competencies among first-line news managers in South Africa’s mainstream media newsrooms. Final report, May.
Zhu, J. H., Weaver, D., Lo, V. H., Chen, C., & Wu, W. (1997). Individual, organizational, and societal influences on media role perceptions: A comparative study of journalists in China, Taiwan, and the United States. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 74(1), 84-96.
Influence the Media has on Society Problem Statement
The purpose of this research is to substantiate the impact of media presence to the public. The media has numerous positive aspects but can prove to be detrimental if poorly managed. This is because media and the society are intertwined since the media greatly contributes to the propagation of ideas to the society. Media is a catalyst of societal transformation meaning that any change affects societal behaviour and perceptions. The media has numerous positive attributes but denies the society the ability to make independent decisions. It makes an individual to be gullible in making decisions that tickle the fancy and amusement of the message the media intends to portray (Perse, Lambe, 2016). It is a great distraction as it is a great at luring the attention of people. This study will establish how the media changes the lifestyles of individuals and how they cause rather than alleviate societal problems. The research was designed to critically evaluate the influence of the media on the society ranging from the social life, political and religious perceptions.
References
Perse, E. M., & Lambe, J. (2016). Media effects and society. Routledge.
