HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (BBMM302)

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (BBMM302)

Group Assignment – Proposal, Report and Presentation

Learning Outcome Assessed: a, b, and c.

Weighting: 35%            5% Proposal Due in Week 3 in Moodle

15% Report Due in Week 5 in Moodle

15% Presentation Due in Week 6

Group size: Two

Late assignments will incur a penalty 10% per day.

STATEMENT ON THE USE OF AI IN THIS ASSESSMENT  :

Ethical use of AI includes a requirement to follow the assessment guidelines regarding the use of AI in any unit, and an understanding that it may not always be appropriate to use AI in all circumstances.

Within this unit, you are not allowed to use any AI tools and therefore it is strictly banned to use it within your assessment tasks.

You may use AI for your research and otherwise but are strictly not allowed to use it within your assessments not even Grammarly or paraphrasing tools such as QuillBot, Wordtune and Grammarly, these are also considered AI and thus, if all AI tools are banned, their use may be a form of cheating, and may result in academic misconduct.

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The assignment will be in three parts:

1. Part 1 – Proposal: worth 5% (700 words)

You will need to identify any three issues or problems relating to human resource management within your chosen organisation. This must be an organisation you have worked for or your current workplace. The issues & organisation needs to be approved by your lecturer before you may proceed with the assignment.

• Each group will submit “one proposal” in Moodle on the due date in week 3. (300-350 words per person)
• Once the proposal is approved by your teacher, student groups may proceed with the assignment.

2. Part 2 – Report: worth 15% (2000 words/1,000 words per member)

Only one group member to submit the group report in Moodle (relevant submission link) in Week 5. Group members are to note in the table of contents, which part they have done by their student number.

• The Report is due in Moodle by the end Week 5.
• This Report is to be used as the basis for your oral presentation.

3. Part 3 – Oral Presentation: worth 15 % (marking per member contribution)

The oral presentations will be held in class in Week 6. Each pair will present their contribution to the group report in the form of a combined presentation.

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Steps in writing your Written Report

Step 1: Starting the Work

2. As you will be working in a group of two you will identify a workplace/organisation to conduct the group’s analysis.This could be your current (or a recent) place of employment.You may have worked at this organisation as either a casual, part-time or full-time employee.  You can also use an organisation that is well known to you, but you have not necessarily worked there.
3. Identify key issues /HRM practices and compare them to best practices within the industry, (support your arguments with relevant theories).
4. IT IS ESSENTIAL that this organisation has an internal HR Manager/Supervisor role and recruit, train and pay its staff.
5. You will need to provide a brief description of the context for this organisation, including the type of industry, number of employees, strategic direction. Your lecturer will assist you to select ANY THREE HRM functions/issues relating to HRM from the list below:
6. HRM Planning and Strategy;
7. Attracting, recruiting and selecting talent for your workplace;
8. Appraising performance, providing training and developing employees & managing careers;
9. Reward Management;
10. EEO and WHS.
11. Analyse the HRM issues identified within your organisation based on the HRM function conducted and issues existing there, also support your arguments with relevant theories and concepts and HRM frameworks studied during the course.
12. Analyse key HRM frameworks, core concepts, and processes and how they are applied in your organisation and its relevant application in a contemporary Australian workplace setting.
13. Evaluate the responsibilities of organizations, management, and employees and compare them to best practices and compliance requirements as per the employment law, government acts and regulations and employer and employee associations
14. To do this you will need to compare your organisation’s capability to the relevant theory and practice covered in the course. Then discuss and analyze to what extent each of the chosen function at your organisation meets best practice standards of the industry.
15. Using the above discussion, explain what your recommendations for improvement would be to help the organisation achieve its objectives– support this using course theory and content.
16. Conclusion – As a group what is your key conclusion from conducting this analysis.

Step 2:  Report format

1. Cover Page
2. Executive summary
3. Table of contents
4. Company Description
5. Identify key Issues /HRM practices
6. Best practices within the industry, (support your arguments with relevant theories)
7. Analysis of the identified HRM issues within your organizations
8. Arguments in support of the analysis with relevant employment law, government acts, and regulations which are relevant to your workplace.
9. Evaluation of organisational issues /practices and Recommendations for improvement
10. Conclusion
11. List of References – (At least three references from journal articles and the rest from books and other sources. A minimum of five references are expected to be sourced).

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You must:

• Include research using at least five academic journal articles

(Refer to ProQuest, EBSCOhost).

• Carefully select appropriate theories and concepts to relate to the issues and frameworks within the context of your workplace from the learning materials in Moodle and through research.
• Use evidence and examples to support your arguments.
• Cite all references using the Harvard referencing system both in-text and the reference list.

You can score well if you provide the following:

• A proficient report which includes theoretical concepts linked with the analysis of the issues from your workplace.
• A proper discussion, including aspects of human resource management principles and framework.
• Creativity and consistency – how well your arguments hold together as well as using consistent fonts and format throughout the report.
• The proper format in terms of font size, sequence, and paragraphs used, as well as accurate spelling, grammar and referencing.

The Presentation should include:

Each student should prepare a PowerPoint presentation (five slides, so a total of 10 slides per group) of their part of the report.  You need to focus on the key discussion points and the outcome of your report.  Treat the presentation as if you are reporting to the CEO the key findings of your analysis.  DO NOT simply summarise your report, you need to decide the key facts that illustrate the reasons for your recommendations.

• Please upload your PowerPoint presentation for your group onto a USB and bring to class.
• You need to bring the PowerPoint presentation to the class to show in class. Your analysis of HR issues within your workplace.
• Briefing of the processes within your organization.
• Any employment law, government acts, and regulations which are relevant to your workplace.
• Recommendations to the issues identified using HRM principles.Students must deliver their group presentation in class. Marks will be given on individual performance for each group member out of a total of 10 points.

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