! PM202 Human Resources Management Spring 2017 Resit Coursework Brief Handout: 13th March 2017 Deadline for Submission: 2pm, 27th April 2017 Submit this coursework through the Student Portal with a Turn-it-in Report Word Limit: [2000] words (Plus or minus 10%) Learning outcomes assessed: • Demonstrate an understanding of the scope, significance and legal framework of HRM in business organisations. • Critically examine the factors affecting human motivation in business organisations and how motivation affects standards of performance. • Analyse the causes of conflict and alienation at work and evaluate the methods of their resolution. This coursework is worth 50% of the total marks for this module.
 Coursework Instructions Please read carefully • Carefully read the module handbook, the marking criteria and the grade descriptors. Academic Misconduct You are responsible for ensuring you understand the policy and regulations about academic misconduct. You must: • Complete this work alone except where required or allowed by this assignment briefing paper and ensure it has not been written or composed by or with the assistance of any other person. • Make sure all sentences or passages quoted from other people’s work in this assignment (with or without trivial changes) are in quotation marks, and are specifically acknowledged by reference to the author, work and page.   Blank   Assignment Questions Assignment Task – Learning Outcome 1 Assignment Task Examine the Professional Map at CIPD-HRProfession - Profession-map (ctrl+click to go to website). Alternatively use this link : http://www.cipd.co.uk/cipd-hr-profession/profession-map/ Question 1 Critically discuss the extent of FOUR of the behaviours (Professional Map) are important for effective HR Professionals. With the use of example provides your reasons if you agree or disagree. Students are expected to view the behaviours in the professional map which are: Curious Decisive Thinker, Skilled Influencer, Personally Credible, Collaborative, Driven to Deliver Courage to Challenge, Role Model. Students are expected to discuss how theses behaviours might be important for HR professionals to be effective. Students are expected identify if theses behaviours are more suited to senior HR roles and the extent to which the behaviours perceived as most important may vary according to organisational context Student are expected to evaluate if one individual needs to demonstrate all these capabilities or should it be shared across the HR team Question 2 Evaluate the TWO key differences between the competencies identified by Ulrich (2016) and those identified by the CIPD. Students are expected to review the CIPD professional map and discuss by identifying the differences between the competencies Ulrich developed and the one CIPD has developed. Students are expected to identify Ulrich model as a focus on the roles of HR professionals and what HR needs to do, whereas the CIPD map identifies how to do it. Students are expected to provide useful examples of these differences in context of an organisation Reading materials to support your work: Role Call – David Ulrich http://www.cipd.co.uk/pm/peoplemanagement/b/weblog/archive/2013/01/29/rolecall-2005-06.aspx Powerpoint presentation by David Ulrich et el (2016) HUMAN RESOURCE COMPETENCY CONFERENCE 2016 1.file:///F:/file954_pt%20David%20Ulrich.pdf 2.http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.hrexecutiveforum.org/resource/resmgr/Articles/ HRCompetenciesBusinessPartneringfromtheOutsideIn.pdf Video link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsB79orVXrs http://www.personneltoday.com/hr/whats-next-for-hr-the-sixcompetencies-hr-needs-for-todays-challenges/ Report Layout as guidelines Front Cover –ID number, Subject and Topic. Content Page (Not include in the total word count) Executive summary (Not include in the total word count) Introduction (200 words) (20 Marks) Question 1 (800 words) (30 Marks) Question 2 (800 words) (30 Marks) Conclusion (200 words) (20 Marks) Bibliography (Not include in the total word count) End of Assignment Brief