Individual Essay Assignment

Assessment 2: Individual Essay Assignment

Weighting: 25%

Length: 2500 words

Due: Week 10

Description:

Undertake a critical examination of the literature to examine the differences between traditional HRM and SHRM and provide an opinion on both the positives

and negatives of the move to SHRM.

The Essay requires:

·
A
thorough research and treatment of the contemporary literature in the topic
area.

·
A
range of references that should demonstrate breadth and depth of research.

·
Industry/organisational
examples should be incorporated into the essay as illustrative evidence.

·
An
ability to utilise the wider literature in constructing the narrative is
displayed throughout.

·
Displays
critical evaluation and diagnostic skills in the choice of the data included.

·
Displays
critical evaluation in the choice of the information sources used.

·
Appropriate
and accurate use of the Harvard Referencing System

You must use a minimum of 10 references:

·
Text books :The prescribed text and at least 3 other text
books

·
At
least 3 academic journal articles (found using EBSCO, Emerald, ABI/Proquest,
Science Direct, Informit etc)

·
2 other source of your choice : Blog, newspaper, magazine
or other Internet source

·
No more than 1 reference may be general Internet based
sources.

·
Wikipedia is not tobe used and does
not count as an academic reference.

Feedback:Comments and a mark will be
returned to you within two weeks of submission.

Below is the feedback form which will be used to provide you with
your grade and summary feedback.

ASSESSMENT FEEDBACK
MANB3000 – Strategic Human Resources Management
Assessment
Name:<< Insert Student Name >>
Key components of this assignment	Performance on this component					Comment
	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor	Very Poor
Introduction – outline of paper, definition of key terms						/2.5
Content ·Original and clear argument. ·Logical and convincing discussion. ·Identification of relevant issues. ·Evaluation of current HR practices.						/5
Discussions ·Key academic perspectives/views used to develop arguments ·Quality of the discussion which is supported by theory ·Recommendations are clear and feasible						/5
Theory and Analysis ·Ideas and assertions substantiated through use of high quality reference material · Appropriate theory has been incorporated and applied throughout.						/5
Research · Reference been made to the latest research in the area ·Reference material has been extensively used throughoutreport						/5
General presentation, spelling and grammar References. Bibliography						/2.5
Comments
Assignment Mark/Grade