12.8 Exercises/Activities for Teachers and Students
Exercises
- Research the HRPA website. Define what a body of knowledge is in your own words. Share with large group.
- Discuss why you believe the statement related to HRPA competencies is important: “standards need to be consistent”. Why do they need to be consistent? Or, maybe flexibility is more relevant? Share answers in a small group.
- Review the costs for HRPA membership on the HRPA website. Do you believe it is important to be a member of HRPA? Why? Why not? Is it worth the cost? Share in a small group.
- Review the Competency Framework in your text. Name one skill in individual, team, and organization that you believe you have strengths? Name one skill you need to improve? How can you go about improving this skill? Write a one-minute paper. Share with a partner.
- Review Functional Competencies in your text. (Teacher will divide the class into 9 groups, and assign a competency to each group.) Discuss what the competency means in your own words. Decide on your own definition. How would you apply this functional competency into your work as an HR Specialist? Discuss in small group.
- Enabling Competencies are important to HR Specialists. Choose one of the enabling competencies and discuss its importance to you as an individual? To an organization that you may work for in the future? Share with a partner.
- Research the HRPA course requirements. If you are choosing to earn your Certification, make a plan with action steps on how you will go about earning this Certification. Share with a partner. If you are not choosing to earn the Certification, share why you would not choose this option. Share with your partner.
- Research a large, international company, individually. Review their Code of Ethics. Does their Code of Ethics align with HRPA? If not, how would you change their Code of Ethics? What would you include?
