Human Resource Management

Unit A/615/2727

Level 6

15 Credits

Submission: Medium and Deadline

Medium: TURNITIN PLATFORM

Deadline: 4TH OCTOBER 2023

PLEASE ENSURE YOUR WORK PASSES THROUGH TURNITIN. ACCEPTABLE SIMILARITY INDEX IS 25% or BELOW. ANY WORK THAT DOES NOT GO THROUGH TURNITIN WILL BE REJECTED. A SIMILARITY INDEX ABOVE 25 WILL ALSO BE REJECTED.

Turnitin Details:

Enrollment key: HRM2854611

Class ID.: 40129025

Important Assignment Instructions

1. All questions must be answered in a Microsoft word format and saved with your full name. Assignments presented in any other format aside from word will be rejected.

1. Your assignment should have a cover page with your name, index number, course name and code as well as word count and tutor’s name. A table of content showing the paging of assignment. (Refer to Module Guide)

1. There is no required word length for this assignment, yet an assignment with a word count of less than 5000 and more than 7000 will be rejected (thus minus the table of contents, references, and summary). Anything in between will be deemed acceptable.

1. Appropriate paragraphing of work; Font type – Arial or Calibri light; Font size – 12 e. Justify the write up (i.e. alignment on Microsoft Word)

1. APA style referencing (which includes in-text citations plus a reference list). All references must be from credible sources such as books, industry related journals, magazines, company documents and recent academic articles.

1. Note that you are required to use 6-14 references (in-text with full reference details in the reference list). Your grade will be adversely affected if your assignment contains no/poor citations and/or no reference list and if your assignment word length is beyond the allowed word length.

Academic Integrity: Avoiding Plagiarism, Collusion and Other Issues

It is important to adhere to high standards of academic integrity. Academic integrity refers to ethical, honest and responsible conduct in writing and reporting.

Breaches of academic integrity include:

1. Plagiarism – submitting another person’s words or ideas as your own without appropriate acknowledgement and referencing.

1. Collusion – submitting work as if it is one’s own when it has been completed with others.

1. Fabrication – submitting work with results or data that do not exist and that have been made up.

1. Double submission – submitting the same piece of work for more than one subject or by more than one person.

Assignment

You have been working in Human Resources for several years and would like to manage a HR department. You have seen a vacancy for a Human Resource Manager at a large organization and have submitted your CV to express your interest in the job. The recruitment team at the organization has long-listed you and invited you to submit a report for them to read, in order to create a short-list of applicants.

Task 1 – Report on how human resource management contributes to organizational effectiveness

Write a report called ‘How human resource management contributes to organisational effectiveness’. You must refer to organisations in general and you may provide examples from specific organisations you are familiar with or have researched. In your report you must:

· compare different definitions of strategic human resource management

· analyse the contribution human resource management makes to organisational effectiveness

· evaluate the different approaches organisations take to staff recruitment and selection.

Extension activities:

To gain a
merit grade you must also:

analyse the human resource needs of organisations in different sectors of the economy.

To gain a
distinction grade you must also:

evaluate the effect of different human resource management practices on organisational productivity and profit.

LO1, AC1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1M1, 1D1

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Task 2 – Briefing paper on the formulation and implementation of human resource management plans

The recruitment team was impressed with your report. You have been invited to attend an interview and the programme shows that you will lead a group activity on ‘Understanding the formulation and implementation of human resource management plans’. Produce a briefing paper for the group which:

· analyses the human resource management process in organisations

· assesses roles in the human resource management function in organisations

· analyses the development and implementation of human resource management plans in organisations.

Extension activities:

The programme for the interview shows that following the group activity there is a question and answer session on the topic of formulating and implementing HR plans. To gain a
merit grade you must prepare detailed notes which:

explain how human resource management policies and procedures are monitored in organisations, in order to support current and future plans.

To gain a
distinction grade you must also:

compare approaches to human resource management planning in organisations using current and valid examples to support your comparisons.

LO2, AC2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2M1, 2D1

Task 3 – Presentation with handouts on contemporary issues affecting human resource management in organisations

The recruitment team has clarified that a presentation is part of the selection process and this must be prepared beforehand. You do not need to deliver the presentation as part of this assignment. Develop the presentation and handouts using a suitable format, in which you must:

· analyse the impact of culture and structure on human resource management in organisations

· explain the effect of current legislation on human resource management in organisations

· assess the impact of globalisation on human resource management in organisations.

Extension activities:

To gain a
merit grade you must also:

analyse employee relations management processes used by organisations.

LO3, AC3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3M1

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The assignments submitted by learners must achieve the learning outcomes and meet the standards specified by the assessment criteria for the unit. To achieve a merit or distinction grade, the learners must demonstrate that they have achieved all the criteria set for these grades. Where work for the pass standard is marginal, assessors can take account of any extension work completed by the learners. The suggested evidence listed below is how learners can demonstrate that they have met the required standards.

Task
LOs and AC number

1. LO1, AC1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1M1, 1D1

Suggested evidence PASS

The report must be in a suitable format for a professional readership and should be structured in a formal way with a clear layout.

The learners must demonstrate they have considered a range of different definitions of human resource management (HRM). They must examine the definitions in detail, identifying similarities and differences.

They should break down into separate parts the contribution HRM makes to organisational effectiveness and examine each part in detail. Effectiveness should include reference to a range of business objectives such as alignment with business strategy, legal requirements and improving organisational performance.

Suggested additional evidence

MERIT

The learners must demonstrate that they have considered different sectors of the economy. They must break down into parts the human resource needs of organisations in different sectors of the economy and examine each part in detail.

Suggested additional evidence DISTINCTION

The learners must demonstrate that they have considered the effect of at least two different HRM practices on organisational productivity and profit. Learners must examine strengths and weaknesses of the different practices, and make balanced and reasoned judgments.

The briefing paper must be in a suitable format for the context provided and should be structured in a formal way with clear layout.

Learners must break down the HRM process into separate parts and examine each part in detail.

They must show an understanding of the different roles in the HRM function, assessing the different contributions which are made. The assessment should lead to judgments.

Learners must provide relevant information in detail about how HRM policies and procedures are monitored in organisations to support current and future HRM plans. Learners should refer to a range of monitoring techniques.

Learners must consider at least two approaches to HRM management planning. They must examine each approach in detail looking at similarities and differences. They must select appropriate examples from organisations they know or have researched, to support their comparisons.

They must break down and examine in detail each part of the development and implementation of HRM plans using examples to illustrate the points which are made.

3 LO3, AC3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3M1

The presentation and handouts should be in suitable formats for a professional audience.

The issues considered should be relevant and current.

Learners must break the impact of culture and structure on HRM in organisations into separate parts and examine each part in detail. Learners should use examples to support the points which are made.

Learners must break into separate parts some employee relations management processes used by organisations, and examine each in detail.

They must make the effect of current legislation on HRM in organisations clear by describing relevant information in more detail.

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