HR9510: Choosing Three of the Ten Topics Covered in the Module You are Required: Human Resource Management Assignment, NU, Singapore

Assignment Details:

Choosing three of the ten topics covered in the module you are required to write a 2500 word report which demonstrates your theoretical understanding of the topics as well as your understanding of why this is important in organisations. As an appendix to this report, you are required to include a personal skills framework that demonstrates the skills you have developed throughout the module and your goals for future development.  Further information is provided below.

Part A: 2500 word report

Choosing three of the ten topics studied on the module you are required to submit a 2500 word report demonstrating your theoretical understanding of the topics as well as your understanding of why this is important in organisations.

Topic Choice

You have studied ten topics in the module. You should choose three topics to focus on for this report. Your choice of topics can be based on a range of factors including those which are linked most closely to your future employability goals; those which you have enjoyed studying; or those which you think are most important in today’s organisations.

Report Structure

The following is an indicative outline of the structure you should follow in your report:

• Introduction -150 words

A brief introduction outlining the purpose of your report and what you will be addressing in the main body of your report.

• Topic One – 700 words

Choose from Human Resource Management in Context; Strategic Human Resource Management; Recruitment and Selection; Learning and Development; Absence and Health Management; Total Reward; Performance Management; Employee Relations; Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion; Future Challenges in Human Resource Management.

• Topic Two (must be a different topic from that chosen above) – 700 words

Choose from Human Resource Management in Context; Strategic Human Resource Management; Recruitment and Selection; Learning and Development; Absence and Health Management; Total Reward; Performance Management; Employee Relations; Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion; Future Challenges in Human Resource Management.

• Topic Three (must be a different topic from those chosen above)- 700 words

Choose from Human Resource Management in Context; Strategic Human Resource Management; Recruitment and Selection; Learning and Development; Absence and Health Management; Total Reward; Performance Management; Employee Relations; Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion; Future Challenges in Human Resource Management.

• Conclusion – 250 words

A brief conclusion that summarises the key points you have covered in your report and introduces the personal skills framework that you will attach as an appendix.

For each of the three topics, you choose you should

• Reflect on why this is important in organisations drawing on recent organisational and practitioner’s challenges and developments;
• Demonstrate your comprehensive academic understanding of the topic by drawing on academic texts from your wider reading (both theoretical and empirical contributions); and
• Building on this understanding you should discuss how organisations can improve their practice.

Part B: Personal skills framework

This section of the assessment requires you to complete a personal skills framework and attach it as an appendix to your report (the template is available for download from Blackboard under ‘Assessment’ and is included as appendix 1 to this brief).

For each of the ten topics covered in the module, you are required to reflect on the following two questions and record your reflections in the template. This template should be completed on a weekly basis following the seminar.

What new knowledge did you gain and which skills did you develop this week?

• Make a note of what you learned this week. This may be from the lecture; seminar; wider reading or independent study. If you got feedback in the seminar from your peers or tutor should also include this as evidence of personal reflection.

How does this knowledge and/or skills relate to your future career plans?

• Consider what you noted for question 1 and how this relates to your future career plans. For example, if you are planning a career as a manager in retail how has what you have learned in the area of performance management going to be useful for you?

At the end of the personal skills framework, there is an objective setting section where you are required to set three objectives to develop further based on your learning on the module. Remember that these objectives should be Specific; Measurable; Attainable; Realistic; and Time-bound.

Mapping to Programme Goals and Objectives

This assessment will contribute directly to the following undergraduate goals and objectives:

1. Knowledgeable about the theory and practice of international business management
2. Skillful in the use of professional and managerial techniques and processes
3. Aware of ethical issues impacting on business and professional practice
4. Employable as graduates