Posted: December 17th, 2014

Managing the Human Resource; Blog 5

Managing the Human Resource; Blog 5

Assignment

Assignment Brief
As part of the formal assessment for ARUMBAMHR006 you are required
to submit a Managing the Human Resource assignment. Please refer to
your Student Handbook for full details of the programme assessment
scheme and general information on preparing and submitting
assignments.
Learning Outcomes:
After completing the module you should be able to:
Upon completion of the whole assignment learners will be able to:
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Critically appraise the contribution people can make to an organisation.
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Analyse how factors concerning the management of the human
resource vary within an organisation and across situations.
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Identify and evaluate different human resource theories and practices
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Analyse a human resource problem and apply appropriate models to
develop solutions.
Word count: 3000 words (maximum)
Assignment Task
As part of the formal assessment for the Master of Business Administration you
are required to submit a Managing the Human Resource assignment. Please refer
to the Student Handbook for full details of the programme assessment scheme
and general information on preparing and submitting assignments.
COMPLETE BOTH PARTS.
PART ONE:
There has been considerable debate about the impact that HRM has on the
success of an organisation. Choose an organisation of interest to you and
complete the following tasks:
Critically evaluate the way that TWO of the following are managed in
organisation, assessing the impact that this has on the success of
organisation: employee training and development, employee involvement
participation and employee reward.
Then critically question whether it is possible to measure the impact that
practices have on organisational performance
There is a word limit of 2000 words for part one
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PART TWO:
You are required to persuade the senior management team in your chosen
company of the importance of HRM. Create five slides in Powerpoint, with
accompanying notes, setting out the content that you would cover in your
presentation.
Please insert these into your assignment as images. Your notes should not
exceed 1000 words.
Marking Scheme
Answers will be marked in accordance with the following scheme (marks available
for each element are shown in brackets):
1. Underpinning knowledge – demonstrates understanding of relevant concepts,
approaches and theoretical frameworks in relation to HRM. Information gathered
and used is valid, relevant and of masters level quality. All sources have a HR
focus, with a strong academic underpinning. (30)
2. Application of knowledge – knowledge and evidence is applied to the
organisation in an appropriate way that demonstrates understanding of the
organisation and its context. Therefore, all knowledge will be integrated and not
presented in isolation to the case (20)
3. Critical analysis– shows capacity for objective review and critical evaluation.
Uses information and underpinning knowledge to provide a balanced critique of
relative strengths and weaknesses and to justify choices and decisions. Develops
coherent and justified arguments and conclusions. Information will not be
presented in a narrative or descriptive manner. (30)
4. Powerpoint presentation – clear and logical structure and presentation, with
focus on the key issues that need to be communicated. (20)
Your answer must be based around the information from an organisation but
discussions should be critical and underpinned by relevant referenced sources.
You should also ensure that your answer includes appropriate HRM academic
thinking and that this is also properly referenced.
Please include a front sheet that contains your full name, student number, course
title, module name and exact word count.
Guidelines:
You MUST underpin your analysis and evaluation of the key issues with
appropriate and wide ranging academic research and ensure this is
referenced using the Harvard system. The My Study Skills Area contains the
following useful resources; Study Skills Guide (containing a Harvard
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Referencing section) and a Harvard Referencing Interactive Tutorial. You
must use the Harvard Referencing method in your assignment.
Additional notes:
The word count excludes the title page, executive summary, reference list
and appendices. Where assessment questions have been reprinted from the
assessment brief these will also be excluded from the word count. ALL other
printed words ARE included in the word count. Printed words include
those contained within charts and tables. See ‘Word Count Policy’ on the
homepage of this module for more information.
Assignments submitted late will not be accepted and will be marked as a 0%
fail.
Your assessment should be submitted as a single word or pdf file. For more
information please see the “Guide to Submitting an Assignment” document
available on the module page on iLearn.
You must ensure that the submitted assignment is all your own work and that all
sources used are correctly attributed. Penalties apply to assignments which show
evidence of academic unfair practice. (See the Student Handbook which is on the
homepage of your module and also in the Induction Area).
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