Diploma of Business Management (Level 7)
1 610 Human Resource Management
Assessment 1 (Individual Assignment) (55%) – Term 4, 2015
BUS 610: Human Resource Management
Term 2, 2017
Open Book Assessment
Level 7 Credits 15
Assessment Individual Assignment Weighting 110 marks (55%)
Date Due date Week 6
Instructions:
1. Ensure your name, student ID, lecturer name and date is entered on this page.
2. Read the instructions carefully.
3. Please use following formatting guidelines for submitting the completed assignment:
• Font Size: 12
• Font Type: Times New Roman, Arial
• Line space: 1.5
• Headings size: 14, 16
4. Conditions: Individual Assignment
5. You must complete each task on your own and are allowed access to workbooks, exercises,
handouts, notes.
6. If you are unsure of any question, consult your tutor and they will try to clarify the question for you.
7. Assignment needs to be individual work of each student. Anything that is not your own work must
be acknowledged through referencing. Plagiarism and cheating would be dealt with zero tolerance
and you would fail the assessment.
8. Appropriate “APA” referencing and citation must be provided.
9. Soft copy of assignment must be submitted on Turnitin and hard copy must be submitted to the
tutor before due date.
Student Undertaking:
I have read and understood the instructions for this individual assignment. I understand that I will fail the
assignment if found engaging in unfair practices.
Student Name Student ID
Student Signature Date
Assessor Name Total Marks / 110
Assessor Signature % Weighting / 55%
Marks
Actual
Q1-26 Q2-12 Q3-12 Q4 -15 Q5 -15 Q6 -15 Q7 – 15 Total – 110Diploma of Business Management (Level 7)
2 610 Human Resource Management
Assessment 1 (Individual Assignment) (55%) – Term 4, 2015
Learning Outcomes Assessed
LEARNING OUTCOME ONE
Students will examine the interrelationship among human resource management, business
environment and human resource planning.
Key elements:
(a) Human resource management and business environment:
(i) Historical context and contemporary context in terms of roles and functions:
• Personnel Management (PM)
• Human Resource Management (HRM)
• Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM)
(ii) External and internal business environment and their implications
(b) Human resource planning: Process, methods (at least 1), and strategic focus
LEARNING OUTCOME TWO
Students will discuss the contribution of job design to organisational effectiveness, and
complete a job analysis in a given situation.
Key elements:
(a) Job analysis
(i) Methods (at least 1)
(ii) Documentation
● Position Descriptions
● Person Specifications
● Competency Profiles
(b) Job design
(i) Methods (at least 2)
(ii) Contribution to organisational effectiveness
LEARNING OUTCOME THREE
Students will develop a recruitment and selection strategy for a given position(s), adhering
to relevant employment legislation in New Zealand.
Key elements:
(a) Recruitment: Process and methods to recruit internally and externally
(at least 2 methods)
(b) Selection: Selection criteria, process and methods (at least 3 methods)
(c) New Zealand legislative requirements for recruitment and selection (at least 2)Diploma of Business Management (Level 7)
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Assessment 1 (Individual Assignment) (55%) – Term 4, 2015
LEARNING OUTCOME FOUR
Students will discuss training process and develop a personal learning and development
plan to meet individual and organisational needs.
Key elements:
(a) Training process model:
(i) Conducting training need analysis (organisational analysis, task analysis,
people analysis) and identify training needs, objectives, and content
(ii) Training resources and arrangement
(iii) Training delivery and methods
(iv) Training evaluation
(b) Personal learning and development plan:
(i) Learning needs analysis
(ii) Learning methods
(iii) Learning outcomes
(iv) Evaluation of learning outcomesDiploma of Business Management (Level 7)
4 610 Human Resource Management
Assessment 1 (Individual Assignment) (55%) – Term 4, 2015
610 Human Resource Management, Assessment 1
(Individual Assignment)(55%) –Term 1, 2016
Instructions & format:
This is a take-home, individual assessment. Please follow the guidelines, below, to complete this
assessment.
1. Answer Questions 1 to 7. ALL answers must:
Be written in ESSAY FORMAT using your own words. i.e., introduction, body, and
conclusion. Each key point should be illustrated in details to demonstrate your
understanding of the topics and questions. e.g.,
Question 1
INTRODUCTION
Definition of Key Terms
Address main focus of the questions
Overview of Key Points (Key Point 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc.)
BODY (Please categorise, label, and organise your key points into different paragraphs)
Key Point 1 (Please categorise and label your key point with subtitle)
Definition of key term
Explanation of key point with justification
Specific examples/ facts (with sources) and/or theories/models to support explanation key point
Comments (if any)
Key Point 2 (Please categorise and label your key point with subtitle)
Definition of key term
Explanation of key point with justification
Specific examples/ facts (with sources) and/or theories/models to support explanation key point
Comments (if any)
More Key Points (Please categorise and label your key point with subtitle)
Definition of key term
Explanation of key point with justification
Specific examples/ facts (with sources) and/or theories/models to support explanation key point
Comments (if any)
CONCLUSION
Summary of key points and answer to the questions
Comments with justification
Recommendations (when necessary)
Demonstrate ORIGINALITY OF IDEAS and justification. DO NOT USE QUOTATIONS;
PARAPHRASE sentences to show that you understand the concepts/topics.
Cover appropriate length of content. Please read each question and the allocation of marks
carefully in order to plan your answer accordingly.
Demonstrate the evidence of applying concepts/theories learned from at least 3 updated,
relevant textbooks.
Use APA referring system (In-text citation and reference list) and paraphrasing using own
words
Be typed (font size 11, Arial) and label with question numbers, single space, a total of 8-10
pages maximum, staple/bind, and put your name and I/D on each page
Be proof read for grammar, spelling, format and referencing. Except for Question 7, please
write the essays as the third person. i.e., Do not use informal terms such as “I, you, we”.
2. Please submit your paper:
Together with this package (declaration form, case/questions), answers and reference list
A soft copy to Turnitin and a hard copy to your tutor BEFORE the due date/time (Note:
Refer to the late submission policy for details.)
3. ACADEMIC DISHONESTY:
All content must demonstrate ORIGINALITY OF IDEAS. If COPYING is identified, ALL parties will
receive ZERO marks. (Note: Refer to the academic policy for details.)Diploma of Business Management (Level 7)
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Assessment 1 (Individual Assignment) (55%) – Term 4, 2015
610 Human Resource Management, Assessment 1
(Individual Assignment)(55%) –Term 1, 2016
Answer Questions 1 to 7 in a total of 8-10 pages.
Section One: Human Resource Management, Business Environment and
Human Resource Planning LO1-a & b (26 Marks)
Question 1
Using a service organisation in New Zealand as an example:
(a) Explain TWO major differences between personnel management and human resource
management. (2 differences X 2 marks each = 4 marks)
LO1 (a-i)
(b) Examine the influences of TWO external business environment factors on specific
human resource management functions in the company.
(2 external business environment impacts on specific HRM functions X 5 marks each
= 10 marks)
LO1 (a-ii)
(c) Given the challenges that you analysed in Question 1 (b), above, suggest an effective
human resource planning process and methods that the company can use in
determining its manpower needs.
(3 HR planning steps including methods and examples X 4 marks each = 12 marks)
LO1 (b)
Section Two: Job Analysis and Job Design LO2-a & b (24 Marks)
Question 2
Using ONE of the positions in a manufacturing company in New Zealand as an example,
suggest the job analysis process and methods that the company can use to design the job
description, person specification and competency profile for this position.
Include in EACH job analysis step:
• relevant methods/techniques,
• specific types of data to be collected for this position, and
• relevant examples.
(3 job analysis steps including methods/techniques, relevant data and examples
X 4 marks each = 12 marks)
LO2 (a-i&ii)Diploma of Business Management (Level 7)
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Question 3
Suggest, with justification, FOUR best job designs to be used for the position you discussed
in Question 2, above. Justify your answer with rationales and relevant examples.
(4 best job design with examples X 3 marks each = 12 marks)
LO2 (b-i&ii)
Section Three: Recruitment and Selection LO3-a, b&c (30 Marks)
Question 4
Use a position in a retail company in New Zealand as an example:
(a) suggest FOUR BEST recruitment methods the company can use to attract qualified
candidates for the position. Justify your answer with ONE advantage for EACH recruitment
method and relevant example.
(4 best recruitment methods including 1 advantage and relevant examples
X 3 marks each = 12 marks) LO3 (a)
(b) TWO New Zealand legislative requirements that would affect these recruitment
methods. (2 key points X 1 ½ marks each = 3 marks) LO3 (c)
(15 marks)
Question 5
Based on your answer in Question 4, above:
(a) suggest FOUR BEST selection methods the company can use to choose the most
qualified applicants to fill in the position. Justify your answer with ONE advantage for
EACH selection method and relevant example.
(4 best selection methods including 1 advantage and relevant examples
X 3 marks each = 12 marks) LO3 (b)
(b) TWO New Zealand legislative requirements that would affect these selection methods.
(2 key points X 1 ½ marks each = 3 marks) LO3 (c)
(15 marks)Diploma of Business Management (Level 7)
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Section Four: Training Process and Personal Learning and Development
Plan LO4-a&b (30 Marks)
Question 6
Select a training programme in a service company in New Zealand as an example, explain
how you would use the training process model discussed in this course to prepare, organise,
implement, and evaluate the training programme for the employees in the organisation.
Invent details as appropriate.
(1 mark for an appropriate training programme +
4 stages of a training process X 3 ½ marks each = 14 marks)
(15 marks) LO4 (a- i, ii, iii, iv)
Question 7
Assume you are the management trainee in a selected department in the organisation you
discussed in Question 6, propose a Personal Learning and Development Plan (PLDP) that
would meet your individual and organisational needs by:
(a) Completing the General Competency Questionnaire stated on page 73 in your 610
Course Book. Attach this completed questionnaire as Appendix A at the end of this
assignment and briefly explain FOUR major areas that you need to develop based on
your scores.
(3 marks for completed questionnaire +
(explanation of 4 targeted areas for development X 1 mark each) =
7 marks)
(b) Completing a Personal Learning and Development Plan (PLDP) Table (see Figure 28 on
page 74 in your 610 Course Book) to improve the FOUR major areas that you discussed
in Question 7(a), above. Attach this completed table as Appendix B at the end of this
assignment and explain the following aspects identified in your PLDP:
• Learning needs analysis
• Learning methods
• Learning outcomes
• Evaluation of learning outcomes
(4 marks for completed table +
(explanation of the 4 aspects identified in the PLDP X 1 mark each) =
8 marks)
(15 marks) LO4 (b - i, ii, iii, iv)
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