The purpose of this assignment is to give you first-hand experience in analyzing a job and developing a job description and job competencies list. You will be analyzing the job of one of the other students in this class. It doesn’t matter what type of job the student does – if the student is not working, analyze the job he or she hopes to have upon graduation.

Using the techniques presented in class, you will conduct a job requirements analysis, and use that information to develop a combined job description/job specification.

Your final report should contain the following sections:

1. The Job – What job (job title) did you choose to study and why?

2. The Methods Used – What methods did you use (prior information, observation, interviews, task questionnaires, committee, combinations of these), and exactly how did you use them?

3. The Sources Used – What sources did you use (job analyst, job incumbent, supervisor, subject matter experts, combinations of these), and exactly how did you use them?

4. The Process Used – How did you go about gathering, synthesizing, and reporting the information?

5. The Matrix – Present the actual job requirements matrix.

6. The Job Description/Specification – Take the information from the job requirements matrix and turn it into a completed job description. Your goal is to use the job requirements job analysis approach to develop a job description containing:

Essential Job Functions (Duty Areas)
Job Tasks and Duties
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Used to Do the Job
Physical Requirements of the Job
Equipment Used on the Job
Supervision/Contacts for the Job
Career Path Associated with Job
Competencies Required for Career Path

You must also include steps 1-5 above.