Job Design Project

1. Briefly describe your present job (or a previous one if you are not currently working) and its major functions.
2. Use the Job Diagnostic Survey assessment tool provided, Edit Download Job Diagnostic Survey assessment tool provided,evaluate and calculate the motivating potential score (MPS) for your job.
3. Describe your scores on the Job Diagnostic Survey and how they compare to the results in the original sample.
4. Formulate and briefly describe three specific improvement strategies to “enrich” your work by modifying one or more of the five core job dimensions.
5. Prepare a 3-5 page, typewritten, double-spaced summary of the above information.

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   Job Description and KSAO List Project

   Job Description and KSAO List ProjectJob DescriptionFor your current job, or another in your workplace, prepare a job description, according to the model given in class. Be sure to collect information from SME’s (Subject Matter Experts – job incumbents, supervisors, engineers, etc.) and review any existing job descriptions.Your job description should include the following information:

   • job title,
   • ten or fewer major dimensions of job performance, along with the specific duties and responsibilities associated with each dimension (beginning with a present-tense action verb),
   • percentage weights for each of the dimensions that reflect their relative importance (a combination of frequency and criticality) to the job (the weights must add up to 100%).

   KSAO ListUsing the job description that you developed, formulate a list of essential KSAO’s (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics) required for successful performance of all job dimensions. Be sure to consult SME’s and review any existing information about performance requirements.Also, for each KSAO, indicate whether job applicants must possess the requirement upon being selected/promoted (S for “selectable”) or whether they will receive appropriate job training (T for “training”) after selection/promotion.Place an (S) or (T) as appropriate after each KSAO.Your KSAO list should include the following information:

   • job title,
   • required areas of knowledge, along with (S) or (T) designations,
   • required skills, along with (S) or (T) designations,
   • required abilities, along with (S) or (T) designations,
   • required other characteristics, along with (S) or (T) designations.