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ASSESSMENT FRONT SHEET
Programme: HND BTEC Edexcel
Unit Number and Title: 21- Human Resource Management
Unit Level: QCF Level 5
Module Tutor: Chika UGOJI
Email: chik.ugoji@gmail.com
Date Set: 13/01/2014











Key dates

Distribution date: 20/01/2014
Submission date: TBA
Return date: 4 weeks after submission

Introduction

Recruiting and retaining staff of the right caliber contributes to the achievement of organizational purposes.
Staff must make a valued contribution to the work of the organization. Eventually they will leave, more
often than not because they find alternative employment or retire. Occasionally, however, employment has
to be terminated. This unit considers how human resource management deals with these aspects of
working. However, the focus of human resource management has moved beyond personnel management
towards a more proactive approach that, in addition to the traditional roles associated with staff
management, also considers how to get the best people and the best out of people so that they work in roles
and ways that are closely aligned to organizational objectives. This often leads to the assertion by many
senior managers that Our employees are our most valuable resource. Human resource management takes
place against a background of organizational needs, policies and procedures that are themselves shaped by
legal and regulatory requirements. The unit therefore gives consideration to the national and European
legislation that has, for example, seen the introduction of a range of anti-discriminatory legislation, the
significance of which can be seen regularly in high profile and often very expensive court cases.
Organizations with effective human resource management policies, processes and practices will have
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committed skilled employees who contribute effectively to the organization. In competitive business
contexts this is a significant contribution to maintaining a competitive advantage.
Scenario
Using a multinational company of your choice, assume that you are a senior human resource manager with
the responsibilities of having to recruit and retaining staff. As such, address the following tasks as they
relate to the associate learning outcomes.
Specification of Assessment


1.1 Distinguish between personnel management and human resource management.
1.2 Assess the functions of human resource management of you chosen company (For instance, how
do these functions can contribute to fulfilling organisational purposes such goals/objectives).
1.3 Evaluate the roles and responsibilities of line managers in a human resource department of that
company
1.4 Analyse the impact of the UK legal and regulatory framework on human resource management.
M1 Identify and apply three(3) strategies that can help a line manager to recruit new staff for your
chosen company
D1 Critically evaluate the benefits of using a 'Soft System' of approach of HRM in a business
organisation.


2.1 Analyze the reasons for Human Resources Planning for your chosen organization.
2.2 Outline the stages involved in planning its HR requirements
2.3 Compare the recruitment and selection process of your chosen company with another company of
your choice.
2.4 Evaluate the effectiveness of the recruitment and selection techniques of the two companies
discussed above.
M2 Discuss three HRM methods or techniques to determine staff performance in your chosen
organisation


3.1 Assess the link between motivational theory and reward.
3.2 Evaluate the process of job evaluation and other factors determining pay.
3.3 Assess the effectiveness of reward systems in two different work contexts.
3.4 Examine methods that are being used by businesses to monitor employee performance.
M3 Present and discuss three uses of information derived from employee performance
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D2 Discuss a HRM managers responsibilities for managing and organising job design and job
enrichment activities as means of motivating employees.

4.1 Identify the reasons for cessation of employment with your chosen organisation.
4.2 Describe the employment exit procedures of two different organisations including your
chosen company.

4.3 Consider the impacts of the UK regulatory framework on employment cessation arrangements.
D3 Critically reflect on three ways the legal and regulatory framework may affect the work of a
recruitment manager

Achievement of a pass, merit and distinction grade
A pass grade is achieved by meeting all the requirements defined in the assessment criteria for each
individual unit.
All the assessment criteria and merit grade descriptors need to be completed within a unit to achieve a merit
grade.
All the assessment criteria, merit and distinction grade descriptors must be completed within a unit to
achieve a distinction grade.

Plagiarism and Collusion
Any act of plagiarism and collusion will be seriously dealt with according to the regulations. In this context
the definition and scope of plagiarism are presented below:
Using the work of others without acknowledging source of information or inspiration. Even if the words
are changed or sentences are put in different order, the result is still plagiarism (Cortell 2003).
Collusion describes as the submission of work produced in collaboration for an assignment based on the
assessment of individual work. When one person shares his/her work with others who submit part or all of
it as their own work.
Fees and Penalties with plagiarism
What happens if you are accused of/with plagiarism?
1. You will be asked to attend an assessment malpractice meeting with college academic staff, where
you will be given opportunities to defend your case and proceedings of the meeting will be
recorded.
2. If the allegation of malpractice is proven then, you will be charged 25 for each resubmission of
the plagiarised assignment/s.
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3. If you are proven guilty of assessment malpractice the college reserves the right to take other
actions including termination/withdrawal of your registration with London Churchill College.
Extension and Late Submission
If you need an extension for a valid reason, you must request one using a coursework extension request
form available from the college. Please note that the lecturers do not have the authority to extend the
coursework deadlines and therefore do not ask them to award a coursework extension.
The completed form must be accompanied by evidence such as a medical certificate in the event of you
being sick.
Fees and Penalties with in resubmission
What happens in case of late or non-submission?
1. In the case of late submission your grade is capped to a maximum PASS.
2. In the case of non-submission (absent) in regular submission period, you will be charged 25 for
each non-submission.
3. Your grade is capped to a maximum PASS in resubmission.
4. There is a 25 charge in resubmission if you are willing to submit your coursework for grade
improvements from a PASS to MERIT/DISTINCTION.
Support materials
Textbooks
Armstrong M A Handbook of Human Resource Practice (Kogan Page, 2001) ISBN: 0749433930
BPP Business Basics: Human Resource Management 2nd Edition (BPP Publishing, London,1997)
ISBN: 0751720763
Corbridge M and Pilbeam S Employment Resourcing (FT Prentice Hall, 1998) ISBN: 0273625276
Dransfield R/Howkins S/Hudson F and Davies W Human Resource Management for HigherAwards
(Heinemann, 1996) ISBN: 0435455281
Foot, M and Hook, C Introducing Human Resource Management 3rd Edition (FT PrenticeHall, Harlow,
2002) ISBN: 0273651439
Torrington D/Hall L and Taylor S Human Resource Management 5th Edition (FT PrenticeHall, Harlow,
2002) ISBN: 027364397
Journals and newspapers
Human Resource Management Journal
People Management
Personnel Review
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Personnel Today
The Guardian and any other quality broadsheet newspapers
Websites
www.acas.org.uk Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service
www.bized.ac.uk provides business case studies appropriate for educational purposes
www.cipd.co.uk Chartered Institute of Personnel and development website with a range of learning
resources www.compactlaw.co.uk employment questions and answers
www.cre.org.uk Commission for Racial Equality
www.drc-gb.org.uk Disability Rights Commission
www.dti.gov.uk Department of Trade and Industry
www.employment-studies.co.uk Institute for Employment Studies
Harvard Referencing System
We expect students to use the alphabetical or name-date method known as the HARVARD system. There
are two parts in this system:
1. Citation within text or body of the report:
In this the author's surname and year of publication are cited in the text, e.g. (Bond, 2004).
2. Reference List:
A reference list (of these citations) is included at the end of the assignment, in alphabetical order by author.
The reference list also includes additional details such as the title and publisher.
A bibliography lists relevant items that you have used in the preparation of the assignment but not cited in
your text. A bibliography should also be in the Harvard style and the inclusion of such a list shows that you
have read widely beyond the items you have cited.
Examples of citation within text or body of the report:
1. Cormack (1994, p.32-33) states that................
2. ............ This view has been supported in the work of Cormack (1994, p.32-33).
3. Jones (1946) and Smith (1948) have both shown
4. Corporate Author: 1st citation: Royal College of Nursing (RCN), 2007 2nd citation: RCN, 2007

Examples of listings in reference list:
1. Books with one author:
Redman, P., 2006. Good essay writing: a social sciences guide. 3rd ed. London: Open University in assoc.
with Sage.
2. Books with two, three or four authors:
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The required elements for a reference are: Authors, Initials, Year. Title of book. Edition. Place: Publisher
Kirk, J. & Munday, R.J., 1988. Narrative analysis. 3rd ed. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. Page 11
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3. Books with more than four authors:
For books where there are more than four authors, use the first author only with surname and initials
followed by et al. The required elements for a reference are:
Author, Initials., Year. Title of book. Edition. (only include this if not the first edition) Place: Publisher
Grace, B. et al., 1988. A history of the world. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
4. E-books
For e-books the required elements for a reference are :
Author, Year, title of book. [type of medium] Place of publication: Publisher
Fishman, R., 2005. The rise and fall of suburbia. [e-book]. Chester: Castle Press.
If available at website: Fishman, R., 2005. The rise and fall of suburbia. [e-book]. Chester: Castle Press.
Available at: libweb.anglia.ac.uk / E-books [accessed 5 June 2005].
5. Journal articles
Author, Initials., Year. Title of article. Full Title of Journal, Volume number (Issue/Part number), Page
numbers.
Perry, C., 2001. What health care assistants know about clean hands. Nursing Times, 97(22), p.63-64.
6. Newspaper articles
Author, Initials., Year. Title of article. Full Title of Newspaper Day and month before page numbers of
article.
Slapper, G., 2005. Corporate manslaughter: new issues for lawyers. The Times, 3 Sep. p.4-5.
3. Books with more than four authors:
For books where there are more than four authors, use the first author only with surname and initials
followed by et al.
The required elements for a reference are:
Author, Initials., Year. Title of book. Edition. (only include this if not the first edition) Place: Publisher
Grace, B. et al., 1988. A history of the world. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
4. E-books
For e-books the required elements for a reference are :
Author, Year, title of book. [type of medium] Place of publication: Publisher
Fishman, R., 2005. The rise and fall of suburbia. [e-book]. Chester: Castle Press.
If available at website:
Fishman, R., 2005. The rise and fall of suburbia. [e-book]. Chester: Castle Press.
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Available at: libweb.anglia.ac.uk / E-books [accessed 5 June 2005].
5. Journal articles
Author, Initials., Year. Title of article. Full Title of Journal, Volume number (Issue/Part number), Page
numbers.
Perry, C., 2001. What health care assistants know about clean hands. Nursing Times, 97(22), p.63-64.
6. Newspaper articles
Author, Initials., Year. Title of article. Full Title of Newspaper Day and month before page numbers of
article.
Slapper, G., 2005. Corporate manslaughter: new issues for lawyers. The Times, 3 Sep. p.4-5.

7. Journal articles from an electronic source
Boughton, J.M., 2002. The Bretton Woods proposal: an indepth look. Political Science Quarterly, [online].
42 (6), Available at: http://www.pol.upenn/articles (Blackwell Science Synergy) [accessed 12 June 2005].
8. Internet
National electronic Library for Health. 2003. Can walking make you slimmer and healthier? (Hitting the
headlines article) [Online]. (Updated 16 Jan 2005) Available at: http://www.nhs.uk.hth.walking [accessed
10 April 2005].
The title of a web page is normally the main heading on the page.
9. E-version of annual reports
Marks & Spencer, 2004. Annual report 2003-2004. [Online]. Available at: http://www-marks-and-
spencer.co.uk/corporate/annual2003/ [accessed 4 June 2005].


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Programme: BTEC Higher National Diploma (HND) in Business
Unit Number and Title: Human Resource Management (Unit 21)
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