Higher Nationals

Assignment Brief – BTEC (RQF)

Higher National Diploma in Business (Business Management)

Student Name /ID Number

Unit Number and Title Unit 3: Human Resource Management

Academic Year 1
Unit Assessors Mr. John Andre, Mr. Dinh Anh Tuan, and Mr. Nguyen Duc Nhan
Assignment No. and Title HRM1: Research into current practice (1 of 1)

Issue Date 27 August 2018

Submission Date Presentations due each week in workshop; essay due 26 Nov 2018,
news report according to signup sheet.

IV Name Mr. Nguyen Thai Ha

Date

Submission Format:

The weekly presentations are expected to be presented professionally, as one would expect in an office
workplace. Students will work in teams and should use PowerPoint (or similar) slides (for role plays you
just need a document listing each team member, their role, and a short explanation of the skit). Slides
and role-play documents must be emailed before the presentation to your lecturer
(John.Andre@isneu.org). See the workshop briefs for more details. Failure to submit slides/role-play
documents before the presentation will result in your workshop score being lowered by one full grade
(for example, from Merit to Pass or from Pass to Referral). Failure to submit slides/role-play documents
before the end of the day of the presentation will result in your workshop score being lowered to
zero/fail.

The submission format of the individual written report is as follows. It should be written in a concise,
formal business style using double spacing and font size 12. You are required to make use of
paragraphs, section headings, etc. as appropriate and all work must be supported with proper research
and referenced using the Harvard referencing system. Please also provide a reference list of all cited
resources using the Harvard referencing system. The word limit is 1,000 to 2,000 words. If you exceed
the word limit (excluding references and administrative sections) your grade will be lowered.

Unit Learning Outcomes:

LO1 Explain the purpose and scope of Human Resource Management in terms of resourcing an
organisation with talent and skills appropriate to fulfill business objectives
LO2 Evaluate the effectiveness of the key elements of Human Resource Management in an
organisation
LO3 Analyse internal and external factors that affect Human Resource Management decision-
making, including employment legislation
LO4 Apply Human Resource Management practices in a work-related context

Assignment Brief and Guidance:

 Your team has been hired by the Vietnamese government to produce a series of presentations and write
a short report about how a company in Vietnam manages human resources in Vietnam.

This information will be used to help foreign and domestic companies make improve operations here in
Vietnam.

Each weekly workshop presentation will have its own brief, which you should read carefully.
Presentations will be made as a team and should be delivered professionally as if presenting to your
boss at a company. Please see the workshop briefs for more details.

There will also be a single individual presentation about a current news topic. For details, please see the
module syllabus.

There is also an option for extra credit. For each five weekly online quizzes that you complete, one
workshop will be raised by a full grade (for example, from Merit to Distinction or from Pass to Merit).
There will be 11 weekly online quizzes so if you take full advantage, you will be able to improve two of
your workshop grades during the semester. Any indication of academic misconduct (plagiarism, for
example) will eliminate the chance to earn any extra credit.

After all workshop presentations have been delivered, you will have a final report to submit. In this final,
individual, report, you are to answer the following questions about the company you have been
researching this semester:

1. How does the company work well (for example, following best practices)?
2. How could the company improve (consider what would bring the most benefit for the firm)?
3. What does the company most need to worry about in the near future (e.g., upcoming labor market
changes)?
4. Which elements were studied in HRM that relate least to the firm, and why?
5. What do you feel were the most important three points, related to HRM, you learned during the
term? Explain why you feel those were important to you.
6. What do you feel were the most important three things, unrelated to HRM, you learned that will
change the way you learn in the future? Explain why you feel those were important to you.

Your answers to questions 1, 2, and 3 are expected to be supported by proper industry and/or
academic research. Your answers to questions 4, 5, and 6 do not have to be supported by academic
research but you are free to include some. Failure to include proper industry or academic research where
required will require rework and may cause you to fail the module. Failure to submit the final report on time
will prevent you from reworking the report and will cause you to fail the module (rework is only available if
you submitted on time).

There are 13 assessments (11 workshops, 1 news report, and 1 final report). Failure to attempt any
assessment will lower your grade as you will receive a score of zero for missed assessments. To pass this
module, the student must pass at least 10 of these 13 assessments. Workshops missed for any reason
(travel, illness, etc.) cannot be made up. It is up to you to manage your time and health to complete your
assignments properly.
Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria

Learning Outcome Pass Merit Distinction

LO1 Explain the P1 Explain the purpose M1 Assess how the D1 Critically evaluate
purpose and scope of and the functions of functions of HRM can the strengths and
Human Resource HRM, applicable to provide talent and skills weaknesses of different
Management in terms workforce planning and appropriate to fulfil approaches to
of resourcing an resourcing an business objectives. recruitment and
organisation with talent organisation. selection, supported by
and skills appropriate specific examples.
to fulfil business
objectives
P2 Explain the M2 Evaluate the
strengths and strengths and
weaknesses of different weaknesses of different
approaches to approaches to
recruitment and recruitment and
selection. selection.

LO2 Evaluate the P3 Explain the M3 Explore the D2 Critically evaluate

effectiveness of the benefits of different different methods HRM practices and
key elements of HRM practices within used in HRM application within an
Human Resource an organisation for practices, providing organisational context,
Management in an both the employer specific examples to using a range of specific
organisation and employee support evaluation examples
within an
P4 Evaluate the organisational
effectiveness of context.
different HRM
practices in terms of
raising organisational
profit and productivity
LO3 Analyse internal P5 Analyse the M4 Evaluate the key D3 Critically evaluate
and external factors importance of aspects of employee employee relations and
that affect Human employee relations in relations the application of HRM
Resource respect to influencing management and practices that inform
Management HRM decision- employment and influence decision-
decision-making, making legislation that affect making in an
including HRM decision- organisational context
employment making in an
legislation P6 Identify the key organisational
elements of context
employment
legislation and the
impact it has upon
HRM decision-
making

LO4 Apply Human P7 Illustrate the M5 Provide a

Resource application of HRM rationale for the
Management practices in a work- application of specific
practices in a work- related context, using HRM practices in a
related context specific examples. work-related context.
Student Name/ID

Unit Title Unit 3: Human Resource Management

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 STUDENT ASSESSMENT SUBMISSION AND DECLARATION
When submitting evidence for assessment, each student must sign a declaration confrming that the
work is their own.
Student name: Assessor name:

Issue date: Submission date: Submitted on:

27 August 2018

Programme:
Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Business (Business
Management)

Unit:
Unit 3: Human Resource Management

Assignment number and title:

HRM1: Research into current practice (1 of 1)

Plagiarism
Plagiarism is a particular form of cheating. Plagiarism must be avoided at all costs and students who
break the rules, however innocently, may be penalised. It is your responsibility to ensure that you
understand correct referencing practices. As a university level student, you are expected to use
appropriate references throughout and keep carefully detailed notes of all your sources of materials for
material you have used in your work, including any material downloaded from the Internet. Please
consult the relevant unit lecturer or your course tutor if you need any further advice.

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I certify that the assignment submission is entirely my own work and I fully understand
the consequences of plagiarism. I understand that making a false declaration is a form
of malpractice.

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