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ASB 3101 Human Resource Management - Answer

Throughout the module, you will be exposed to various activities associated with HRM, such as recruitment and selection, training and development, dealing with work-place relationships etc. Think about how HRM relates to you: have you applied for a graduate job; have you been an employee; how have you been paid at work; how have you dealt with work-related conflict, perhaps during group-based assignments at university? These are all potential areas for you to reflect on. You are required to write a reflective essay that

Group assignment: Team Presentation (40%)

The module assignment will take the form of a team presentation. Based upon the module content, and your own reading and research, produce an audit critically evaluating graduate HR strategies, policies and practices in the organisation of your choice.   

For this assignment, you will need to:

• Select a suitable organisation – one that recruits graduates and from which you can access relevant HRM information (for example, one you have worked for, had an internship in, belongs to your family/friend, or one you have been able to find detailed information about on the internet).
• Briefly identify the organisation’s business strategy
• Analyse the organisation’s approach to its graduate workforce, critically analysing its HR policies/practices as they relate to the four key areas of HRM (where possible!) and the concepts of vertical and horizontal integration
• Based on your analysis, identify any areas that could be improved and provide recommendations
• Make a 10-minute PRESENTATION (Powerpoint, poster or video) for the student conference, with two or more team members presenting.

You have been allocated into tutorial groups fitting your timetable (see your Personal Timetable on the intranet).  There will be 3 tutorials, which are compulsory. The tutorial in week 3 will be used to discuss the individual assignment and introduce the group activity. By week 6, you should have created your own assignment team or, if you wish, have been assigned to a group by the module leader. The tutorials will be used to monitor team performance and progress (see below) and will provide a forum in which teams can seek support from the module leader. For this assignment, you will need to:

• BY WEEK 3 – start thinking about some ideas for the group activity and how you would like to join a team (eg self select or be allocated)
• BY WEEK 6 – organise yourselves into teams of 5-6 students, providing names and Bangor email addresses; discuss and agree selected organisation with module leader. Details of meetings/discussions should be recorded in written notes in case of later disputes and brought to tutorials!
• BY WEEK 9 – present progress on your team activity and produce a DRAFT presentation.

A high quality team assignment will involve:

• Meeting the terms of reference
• Excellent presentation and layout (style and structure) of both elements
• The ability to work effectively in a group/team to research an organisation and its HR policies
• The ability to analyse and provide explanations, linking to relevant literature
• Demonstrating an overall grasp and understanding of the HRM literature

Assignment Guidelines

• The activity will be presented during a student conference in Weeks 11 and 12 lectures (Tuesday 6th and 13^th December). Due to the nature of Self and Peer Assessment, all students must attend both conference sessions.

• Throughout weeks 6 – 9 each team is required to meet in a physical or virtual space at least once each week to determine individual and group objectives and discuss progress on any previously agreed activities.
• These meetings must be documented using the form provided (see page 5), or something similar. Each team will submit these forms to update the module leader on their progress during weeks 6 and 9.

As this module will involve working in assignment teams/groups:

·         Team composition may be organised by students or the module leader (recruitment & selection!).

·         Selection of activity and allocation of tasks will be organised by students (motivation and job design!).

·         The assignment requires the oral presentation of your activity and accompanying materials, such as a poster, Powerpoint slides, and/or handouts. It is up to you to decide task allocation taking into account individual strengths and weaknesses (opportunities for development?)

·         One team member should assume leadership and responsibility for submitting the minutes of weekly meetings (management/leadership!)

·         One team member should assume leadership and responsibility for submitting a file of the presentation (slides, poster etc) on TurnItIn by 4.00pm on 5^th December, BEFORE the conference.

·         The presentation will be (partially) marked through Self and Peer Assessment (SAPA) and guidelines will be provided during tutorials (performance appraisal).

·         The module leader will provide one overall (aggregated) mark for the presentation which, in the absence of any documented evidence to proceed otherwise, will be awarded to all team members (group reward!). The purpose is to encourage and develop interdependence and this will be marked favourably.  However, if students wish to have their work marked individually, this should be clearly stated at the beginning of the presentation, with student names against each section.  This will result in a lower ‘group’ mark.

• Students must organise and manage the allocation of work amongst team members to ensure each member contributes to the achievement of the final mark (motivation & reward!). 
• Students are required to manage the performance of team members, taking appropriate action if individuals do not contribute appropriately (communication, power, and conflict resolution).
• However, where such efforts are unsuccessful and the actions (or non-actions) of team members have or are likely to seriously impair the performance of the group the matter should be referred to the module leader.The matter will then be investigated and appropriate action will be taken. Students who are found to have not participated actively within their groups will receive a mark commensurate with their individual effort (potentially zero!).

Marking Scheme for team assignment (assessment criteria)

A ‘first class’ performance will include …           A ‘failed’ performance will include…

Example of a Weekly Meeting Form

Minutes for the ABC Team, ASB 3101, HRM module

Date:                                       Academic Week:

Location:  (Main Arts Group Work Room, Yahoo Messenger etc)

Attending: (A, B, C)

Apologies:

1.Introduction (purpose of meeting eg discuss and agree assignment organisation, allocate tasks etc)

2. Summary of activities to date (Progress on agreed activities? What has been achieved? Any difficulties? Actions to resolve these?)

3. Summary of discussion during meeting (future activities, targets etc)

3. Action points:

i)             A agreed to … by … Signed ...

ii)            B agreed to … by … Signed ...

iii)           C agreed to … by … Signed ...

4. Date and location of next meeting