HRMT20024 – Managing Human Resources
Term 2 – 2017
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| Assessment Tasks |
| 1 Presentation Assessment Title Assessment Task 1 – Presentation Task Description Before you commence this assessment, you must read and follow all the instructions as per the assessment guidelines (including the assessment rubric) available from the Moodle site. The purpose of this assessment is for you to develop a critical understanding of future trends in HRM within the context of current professional and academic literature, as well as develop your oral communication and presentation skills. You will explore the question: “What is the current research for the HRM topic?” The HRM topics is from the unit profile for weeks 4 – 11 inclusive and are as follows: Week 4: Ethical and Legal Contexts of HRM Week 5 Industrial Challenges for HRM Week 6 Diversity and Work-Life Balance Week 7 Analysis and Design of Work Week 8 Employee Recruitment and Selection Week 9 Performance Management Week 10 Human Resource Development Week 11 Motivation, Rewards and Compensation Length: Presentation (maximum of eight (8) minutes) PowerPoint slides (maximum of six (6) slides) Assessment Due Date During tutorial class from weeks 4 – 11 inclusive. Return Date to Students Assessments will be returned after two weeks of the presentation in the tutorial class. Weighting 25% Assessment Criteria Your presentation will be assessed on the extent to which it meets each of the following criteria: Introduction (10%) Knowledge of Content (30%) |
Presentation Delivery (30%)
Conclusion (10%)
Visual Aids (20%)
Further details on each assessment criteria are outlined in the assessment rubric.
Referencing Style American Psychological Association (APA)
Submission Online
The PowerPoint Presentation should be submitted as a single MS PowerPoint
document. PDF documents are not acceptable for submission for this assessment
task. Please ensure that you minimise the size of any graphics and images in the
file so that the PowerPoint Presentation can be uploaded to Moodle.
Learning Outcomes Assessed 2. Analyse contemporary issues in managing human resources within the context
of current professional and academic literature
4. Develop a critical understanding of contemporary human resources issues
including ethical issues.
Graduate Attributes 1. Knowledge
2. Communication
3. Cognitive, technical and creative skills
4. Research
5. Self-management
6. Ethical and Professional Responsibility
2 Written Assessment
Assessment Title Assessment Task 2 – Case Study Report
Task Description
Before you commence this assessment, you must read and follow all the instructions as per the assessment
guidelines (including the assessment rubric) available from the Moodle site.
This assessment requires you to analyse and write a business report based on the discussion questions for the case
study titled: The role of HR in creating sustainable organisations (pages 35-36 of the textbook): Human Resource
Management in Australia (5th Ed.) by Kramar, Bartram, De Cieri, Noe, Hollenbeck, Gerhart & Wright, McGraw-Hill
Australia).
Based on this case study, write a business report that answers all of the following questions:
1. What course of action would you recommend to the CEO in the first hospital as a way to improve the operation of HRM
at the hospital?
2. What are the key features of building a sustainable HR capability?
Students are expected to engage in extensive research within the academic literature relating to employment relations,
managerial styles, communication and performance management, to develop an argument with appropriate theoretical
discussion and references. You must cite at least five (5) relevant peer reviewed journal articles (absolute minimum
requirement). You can cite other academic references such as books, conference papers, and book chapters but these
will NOT be counted as part of the 5 journal articles.
Length: 1,200 words ± 10% (including executive summary, introduction, heading and subheadings, recommendations
and conclusion but excluding title page and reference list)
Assessment Due Date Week 6 Friday (25-Aug-2017) 05:00 PM AEST
Assessment Task 2- Case Study Report
Return Date to Students Week 8 Friday (08-Sep-2017)
Assessments will be returned after the marking and moderation processes are
completed. However, sometimes there might be a delay pending contingencies.
Also, late submissions will result in significant delays in returning your assignments.
Weighting 30%
Assessment Criteria
Your report will be assessed on the extent to which it meets each of the following criteria:
Analysis (30%)
Integration of Literature with case (25%)
Research (25%)
Presentation, referencing, organisation, structure, communication (20%)
Penalty for late submission without approval if applicable [(-5%× 35/day = -1.5 marks/day]
Important: Plagiarism will be reported to the Academic Services Centre of the University and may result in a “zero” mark.
Referencing Style American Psychological Association (APA)
Submission Online
Only MS Word document (doc and docx only). Other types are not acceptable.
Documents that cannot go through Turnitin or cannot be opened will not be marked.
Learning Outcomes Assessed 1. Critically assess the role and functions of HRM for strategic integration and
achieving organisational objectives
2. Analyse contemporary issues in managing human resources within the context
of current professional and academic literature
3. Identify and evaluate human resource management strategies and practices to
plan, attract, recruit, develop, motivate and reward employees and respond to
internal and external changes
4. Develop a critical understanding of contemporary human resources issues
including ethical issues.
Graduate Attributes 1. Knowledge
2. Communication
3. Cognitive, technical and creative skills
4. Research
5. Self-management
6. Ethical and Professional Responsibility
7. Leadership
3 Written Assessment
Assessment Title Assessment Task 3 – Report on Recruitment in an Industry/Organisation
Task Description
Before you commence this assessment, you must read and follow all the instructions as per the assessment
guidelines (including the assessment rubric) available from the Moodle site.
This assessment will assist students to develop skills in analysing an organisational/industry environment, identifying
specific issues, and suggesting practical solutions. It will give students the opportunity to enhance their research,
analysis, critical thinking and written communication skills; particularly in the areas of argument development and report
writing.
Instructions:
Select an organisation or industry as the case study for your report. Identify some of the key challenges for recruiting the
workforce for this organisation/industry, and recommend strategies to address these challenges. Your report should
make reference to factors such as labour supply/demand, organisational image, demographic issues (such as an ageing
workforce, generations, diversity etc), as well as recruitment strategies such as employer branding and types of
advertising.
You should be familiar with concepts outlined in Modules 3, 6, 7 and 8, and related chapters of your textbook Human
Resource Management in Australia (5th Ed.) by Kramar et al.
You should also engage in extensive research within the academic literature to develop an argument with appropriate
theoretical discussion and references. You must cite at least ten (10) relevant peer reviewed journal articles (absolute
minimum requirement). You can cite other academic references such as books, conference papers, and book chapters
but these will NOT be counted as part of the 10 journal articles.
Length: 1,800 words ± 10% (including executive summary, introduction, heading and subheadings, recommendations
and conclusion but excluding title page and reference list)
Assessment Due Date Week 12 Monday (02-Oct-2017) 05:00 PM AEST
Assessment Task 3 – Report on Recruitment in an Industry/Organisation
Return Date to Students Assessments will be returned following certification of grades on Friday 3 November
2017.
Weighting 45%
Assessment Criteria
Your report will be assessed on the extent to which it meets each of the following criteria:
• Analysis (35%)
• Integration of Literature with case (25%)
• Research (20%)
• Presentation, referencing, organisation, structure, communication (20%)
Penalty for late submission without approval if applicable [(-5%× 45/day = -2.25 marks/day]
Important: Plagiarism will be reported to the Academic Services Centre of the University and may result in a “zero” mark.
Referencing Style American Psychological Association (APA)
Submission Online
Only MS Word document (doc and docx only). Other types are not acceptable.
Documents that cannot go through Turnitin or cannot be opened will not be marked.
Learning Outcomes Assessed 1. Critically assess the role and functions of HRM for strategic integration and
achieving organisational objectives
2. Analyse contemporary issues in managing human resources within the context
of current professional and academic literature
3. Identify and evaluate human resource management strategies and practices to
plan, attract, recruit, develop, motivate and reward employees and respond to
internal and external changes
4. Develop a critical understanding of contemporary human resources issues
including ethical issues.
Graduate Attributes 1. Knowledge
2. Communication
3. Cognitive, technical and creative skills
4. Research
5. Self-management
6. Ethical and Professional Responsibility
7. Leadership
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