Human Resource Management (BUSS 1701)-CW2 -GA- Spring- 17-QP BUSS 1701 (QP) Page 1 of 5 Instructions to Student:  Students should answer all questions.  Students should form groups of 4-5 students to complete the assignment.  Group report need to be generated and each group has to submit one report only.  Submission date: week 10  Weightage of the assessment will be converted to 20% Learning outcomes: 1. Critically evaluate the importance of labour relations and trade unions within an organisation. 2. Examine the usage of the Oman Labour Law Q1:Choose an organization associated with a trade union in Oman & prepare a report on below concepts with regards to the chosen organization. a.What do you understand by grievance? Provide a detailed discussion with support of literature. (10 marks) b.What causes grievances in the chosen organization? Analyze any four causes (20 marks) c.Critically evaluate the grievance procedure followed by the organization selected (20 marks) d.Identify and explain any two articles from Oman Labour Law related to grievance (10 marks) Group Assignment- Spring 2017 Module: Human Resource Management (BUSS 1701) Level: 5 Max. Marks: 100 Duration: 4 weeks Human Resource Management (BUSS 1701)-CW2 -GA- Spring- 17-QP BUSS 1701 (QP) Page 2 of 5  There will be a group presentation, that each group will be presenting for 15-20 minutes, which will cover the topics above along with the diaries of every meetings that been held by the group members. Individual scoring of the group report will be based on the presentation & viva performance. Instructions for the assignment: 1. Each group shall comprise 4-5 students. 2. Students should submit a proposal form with chosen organization name within a weeks’ time 3. Total words count should not exceed 2000 words. Annexure(s) will not be considered for number of words. 4. The assignment should have a cover page, table of contents, introduction, and answers to the questions, conclusion, and appropriate references. 5. The report should be done in Word, font size 12, font style Times New Roman, text colour black, colours can be used ONLY in appendices; main body of the report should be black and white. 6. The assignment should contain a section on how you planned and undertook the task as a group and how/what did individual members contribute. You can attach the filled in template as an annexure. 7. Last date of submission: 10th week of the semester 8. The assignment should be submitted on time through Moodle. Late submission shall be penalised as per the norms of MEC mentioned in the Module Information Guide. 9. Plagiarism Policy. Plagiarised documents, in parts or whole, submitted by the students will be rejected. However, if the plagiarism is found to be accidental, the student may be advised to re submit the work only once within one week from the date of rejection. A penalty of 25% of the total marks on the specific coursework assessment component will be imposed on the re submitted work. If the re-submitted work is also found to be plagiarised, the student will be awarded a zero mark in the respective assessment. If the work submitted is found to be intentionally plagiarised to gain an unfair advantage in any form, such work will be automatically rejected and a mark of zero will be awarded. Human Resource Management (BUSS 1701)-CW2 -GA- Spring- 17-QP BUSS 1701 (QP) Page 3 of 5 If the student is found to consistently submit plagiarised work, it will be dealt with seriously and may warrant suspension for a period or expulsion as may be recommended by the committee set for the purpose.  Students must follow Harvard referencing and citation style. 10.Students will be provided with written feedback within 2 weeks of assignment submission date. 11. Evaluation criteria Evaluation Criteria Marks Q1: a. Explaining the concept of grievance with at least 2 citations b.Explaining 4 causes of grievance in detail c.Explaining in detail the grievance procedure in the chosen company d.Stating & explaining two articles from Oman labor law regarding grievance 10 20 20 10 Proposal form 10 Group presentation 15 Introduction & conclusion 10 Format of the report 5 Total Marks 100 Plagiarism Policy: Plagiarized documents, in parts or whole, submitted by the students will be rejected. However, if the plagiarism is found to be accidental the student may be advised to re-submit the work only once within one week from the date of rejection. A penalty of 25% of the total marks on the specific coursework assessment component will be imposed on the re-submitted work. If the resubmitted work is also found to be plagiarized the student will be awarded a zero mark in the respective assessment. If the work submitted is found to be intentionally plagiarized to gain an unfair advantage in any form, such work will be automatically rejected and a mark of zero will be awarded. If the student is found to consistently submit plagiarized work it will be dealt with seriously and may warrant suspension for a period or expulsion as may be recommended by the committee set for the purpose. Late submission Policy: Penalty for late submission - 5% of the maximum mark specified for the assessment is to be deducted for each working day for a maximum of one week. Clarification on Plagiarism Policy: As per MEC policy, any form of violation of academic integrity will invite severe penalty. Plagiarized documents, in part or in whole, submitted by the students will be subject to this policy. Human Resource Management (BUSS 1701)-CW2 -GA- Spring- 17-QP BUSS 1701 (QP) Page 4 of 5 A. First offence of plagiarism a. A student will be allowed to re-submit the assignment once, within a maximum period of one week. However, a penalty of deduction of 25% of the marks obtained for the resubmitted work will be imposed. b. Mark deduction: When the work is resubmitted, the marking will be undertaken according to the marking criteria. In compliance with this policy, the 25% deduction is then made on the marks obtained. For example, in an assessment that carries a maximum of 50 marks, suppose a student were to obtain 30 marks for the resubmitted work, the final marks for that assessment will be 22.5 (after deducting 25% of the marks actually obtained for the resubmitted work). c. Period of resubmission: The student will have to resubmit the work one week from the date he or she is advised to resubmit. For example, if the formal advice to resubmit was communicated to the student on a Sunday (latest by 5 pm), the student will have to resubmit the work latest by next Sunday 5 pm. d. If the re-submitted work is also detected to be plagiarized, then the work will be awarded a zero. e. Resubmission of the work beyond the maximum period of one week will not be accepted and the work will be awarded a zero. B. Any further offence of plagiarism a. If any student is again caught in an act of plagiarism during his/her course of study (either in the same module, same semester or in any other semester), the student will directly be awarded zero for the work in which plagiarism is detected. In such cases, the student will not be allowed to re-submit the work. C. Guidelines a. Type 1: In case plagiarism is detected in any component or part submission (submitted at different times) of one assessment (assignment), the deduction in marks will be applicable for the whole assessment (assignment), even if only the component or part submission alone needs to be resubmitted. b. Type 2: In case plagiarism is detected in a group assessment, all students of the group will be considered as having committed an act of plagiarism irrespective of whether plagiarism is on account of the act of all or a few or only one member. The policy will then be applied to all students. c. Type 3: Combination of Type 1 and Type 2: In case plagiarism is detected in any component or part submission (submitted at different times) of a group assessment (assignment), the deduction in marks will be applicable for the whole assessment (assignment), even if only the component or part submission alone needs to be resubmitted. All students of the group would be considered as having committed an act of plagiarism irrespective of whether plagiarism is on account of the act of all or a few or only one member. The policy will then be applied to all the students of the group. Human Resource Management (BUSS 1701)-CW2 -GA- Spring- 17-QP BUSS 1701 (QP) Page 5 of 5 d. Type 4: Variation of Type 1 and Type 2: In cases where the assessment consists of components or part submissions that could be a group assessment component (e.g. group assignment) and an individual assessment component (e.g. individual reflection), the following will be applicable: 1. If plagiarism is detected in the group assessment component, all students of the group will be considered as having committed an act of plagiarism, irrespective of whether plagiarism is on account of the act of all or a few or only one member. The policy will then be applied to all students of the group. In such cases the group assessment component will be resubmitted as per the policy. 2. If plagiarism is detected in the individual assessment component, the individual assessment component will be resubmitted as per the policy. The policy will then be applied to that student alone. 3. In both cases (a) and/or (b), the deduction in marks will be applicable for the whole assessment (assignment). D. Amount of similar material a. The total amount of similar material in any form of student work from all sources put together should not exceed 30% (including direct quotations). b. The total amount of quoted material (direct quotations) in any form of student work from all sources put together should not exceed 10%. c. The total amount of similar material in any form of student work from a single source should not exceed 7 percent. However, cases having a similarity of less than 7 percent in such cases may still be investigated by the faculty depending on the seriousness of the case. d. If faculty member find enough merit in the case of a student work with a similarity (with a single source) of more than 7 percent as not a case of plagiarism, the faculty member should provide detailed comments/remarks to justify the case.