Assignment Brief
Module Code HRM 325
Module Title: Strategic Human Resource Management
Distributed on: Hand in Date: 26th October 2019
Assignment
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2019-2020
Location On and Off -Campus
Introduction to Task:
You have been commissioned by the University of Sunderland to write a 3500 word academic paper on
the topic of Strategic Management of Human Resources, (SHRM).
You will research ANY organisation operating for more than 5 years at a National or Transnational level
from the Private or Public sector.
You will analyse organisation’s approach to managing it’s human resources strategically.
Whilst conducting your critical assessment, of your chosen organisation, you will
identify and analyse any two HRM practices, from those practices experienced throughout the HRM 325
module, which you have judged to be in need of improvement.
You will describe and explain why you feel that these HRM practices need improvement before then
offering your recommendations for improvement.
Guidance
Consult with your tutor if you are uncertain about any aspect of the assignment.
Instructions on Assessment:
You will need to research appropriate authoritative and reliable academic literature and make use of
both lecture and seminar input. Use examples and in particular any organizational comparisons that may
be appropriate. Always reference your work using the correct conventions.
All of your work will be supported with authoritative and reliable academic sources throughout!
Presentation and Word limits for assignments
The presentation for this assignment will be:
- Front Sheet. (Provided).
- Contents page.
- Executive Summary.
- Introduction.
- Main body.
- Conclusion.
- Appendices, if needed.
- Reference List.
The word count is to be declared on the front page of your assignment. The word count does not
include:
- Front sheet, (provided)
- Contents page
- Executive Summary.
- Reference List
- Appendices
- Appropriate tables, figures and illustrations
Please note, in text citations [e.g. (Smith, 2011)] and direct secondary quotations [e.g. “dib-dab
nonsense analysis” (Smith, 2011 p.123)] are INCLUDED in the word count
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Assignment Brief
Summarizing and compressing the information in your assignment into the word limit is one of the skills
that students are expected to acquire, and demonstrate as part of the assignment process
Submission of Assessment:
A single electronic document containing all reports and other documentation (i.e. explanations, output
reports and page images of graphic tools etc. pertaining to all tasks).
Font size should be at least 11, and 1 ½ line spacing should be used.
The word count is 3500 words [+/- 10%] not including any appendices.
The document should be properly structured with a table of contents, reference list (online and
literature sources) and appendices (where necessary).
Produce clear and specific reasoning to justify answers.
Work containing viruses, or work that cannot be opened, will result in a fail grade being awarded for this
assessment.
It is advisable to retain a copy of your assignment for you own records.
Your mark and feedback will be made available to you electronically once the internal moderation
process has taken place, you should note that at this stage marks are still subject to external examiner
and academic board approval.
Students are required to submit their coursework through JIRA. Only assessments submitted through
JIRA will be marked. Any other submission including submission to your study centre in hard copy will be
treated as a nonsubmission
Referencing your work
In this institution the Harvard method of referencing is used.
The Harvard method of referring to publications and of arranging references uses the author's name and
the date of the publication. References are listed at the end of the text in alphabetical order by author's
name. The general format of a journal reference is shown below: [Show Less]