Job Analysis
A job analysis is the process used to identify the tasks required by a job and the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform them. It also includes the tools used and the work environment. In this assignment, you will conduct a job analysis of your present job (Psychology Professor). You will use O*NET (onetonline.org) as one source of information and the expertise that you have acquired being in the job as a second source.
General Requirements
Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:
· This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
· Review the “10 Key Strategic Points” template, located in the DC Network.
· Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. Refer to the Publication Manual of the American Psycho7th logical Association for specific guidelines related to doctoral-level writing. The manual contains essential information on manuscript structure and content, clear and concise writing, and academic grammar and usage.
· Use academic sources, including peer-reviewed journal articles, scholarly books, government reports, and other instructor-approved texts.
· Include a minimum of five scholarly topic-relevant sources (majority of articles should be published within past 5 years).
· You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
Directions
Use O*NET and your own experience to write a paper of 2,200 to 2,350 words containing the following:
1. Executive summary. This should be a half-page summary that includes a description of the job, the business it is in, the process used for the analysis, the results, and how the content may be used.
2. Description of the job. In one or two sentences, describe the job and the business that it is in. State the job title.
3. Description of the process that was used. This should discuss how O*NET and your own experience were used to develop the tasks and KSAs (knowledge, skills, and abilities).
4. Task inventory. Provide a list of the tasks. They should begin with an action verb and include what is done to whom or what and how and why it is done.
5. KSA list. Provide a list of the knowledge of, skills in, and abilities that are required.
6. Job analysis content use. Describe how specific tasks and KSAs can be used for selection, training, and performance appraisal.