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New Zealand Diploma in Business (Level 6)
Course Title Managing People and Change
Course DBN607 Version 3
Title
Assessment 1: Individual Project
Level 6 Credits 20 Total Marks
[Weighting]
50
[25%]
Student’s Name
Student ID
Tutor’s Name
Week Due Week 3 Due Date
Sections Question1 Question 2 Total
Total Marks
XXXXXXXXXX
Marks Awarded
Assessor’s Overall Feedback
Student’s Signature: _____________________________ XXXXXXXXXXDate: _________________
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LEARNING OUTCOMES ASSESSED
Learning Outcome Question Mark Allocation
Percentage Allocation
LO1: Develop a plan to manage and
lead people to meet both their
personal and organisational goals.
Question 2 25 marks 12.5%
LO2: Demonstrate skills in human
esource management and leadership
to achieve personal and entity goals for
efficient and effective performance of
the entity.
Question 1 25 marks 12.5%
Total 50 marks 25%
General Instructions:
1. “APA” 6th edition referencing and citation are compulsory.
2. Plagiarism would be dealt with zero tolerance and you would fail the assessment in case of plagiarism.
3. A soft copy of assignment must be submitted on Turnitin by the due date and a hard copy must be submitted to the
lecturer on the date advised by lecturer.
4. Be advised that any similarity rate 15% or above will result in zero marks as stipulated above.
5. Your work should be free of e
ors with respect to grammar, spellings and punctuation.
Please read and sign the declaration below:
I have understood the content and learning outcomes to be assessed
I have been advised of the purpose and the process of the assessment
I consent to assessment results and materials being used by my establishment
I agree to ca
y out the assessment without assistance from anyone else
___________________________________________ XXXXXXXXXX_____/____/____
Student’s Signature XXXXXXXXXXDate
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Instructions
You are required to identify an organisation in New Zealand from the following sectors and conduct secondary
esearch (e.g., company official websites and reports, newspaper, textbooks, and journals).
Your selected organisation must be approved by your tutor. Each individual should choose a different
organisation.
Primary sector
1. Agriculture or forestry
2. Fishing
3. Petroleum & minerals
Service sector
1. Tourism
2. Logistics (transport, postal and warehousing)
3. Finance & insurance
4. Wholesale trade or retails
5. Construction
6. Food and beverage
7. Accommodation
Manufacturing sector
1. Machinery & equipment
2. Other manufacturing (textile, leather, clothing and footwear, printing, non-metallic mineral products,
furniture and other manufacturing)
(source: http:
www.mbie.govt.nz/info-services
usiness
usiness-growth-agenda/sectors-reports-series)
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DBN 607 Assessment 1 (Individual Project - 25%) due in Week 3
Questions and Marking Schedule
Your project should contain the following sections and evidence with in-text citations and reference list.
Demonstrate skills in human resource management to achieve personal and entity goals for efficient and effective
performance of the entity.
(Learning Outcome XXXXXXXXXXMarks)
Marks Awarded
Week 1
Question 1
Assume the human resource manager at your selected organisation asked you to prepare a staffing plan for a
department.
Demonstrate your human resource management skills in achieving personal and entity goals for efficient and effective
performance in the organisation by writing a recruitment plan XXXXXXXXXXwords) that you would use for attracting a
pool of qualify applicants for a vacancy in the selected department. Justify your selected recruitment process and
sources in this plan.
(5 key points X 5 marks each = 25 marks)
(Notes: Please refer to the ru
ic, below, for marking criteria and scale)
key point 1: /5 marks
key point 2: /5 marks
key point 3: /5 marks
key point 4: /5 marks
key point 5: /5 marks
TOTAL MARKS = /25 MARKS
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Develop a plan to manage people to meet both their personal and organisational goals
(Learning Outcome XXXXXXXXXXMarks)
Marks Awarded
Week 2
Question 2
Choose ONE of the positions in ONE of the departments in the selected organisation as an example. Develop a plan
XXXXXXXXXXwords) with the following suggestions to manage and lead people to meet both their personal and
organisational goals in this department and position.
Each student should choose a different department for study.
(a) Suggest, with justification and specific examples, the best performance appraisal process to be applied to the
selected position for meeting both the workers’ personal and organisational goals.
(3 key points X 5 marks each = 15 marks)
(Notes: Please refer to the ru
ic, below, for marking criteria and scale)
(b) Suggest, with justification and specific examples, TWO best performance appraisal methods that can be used to
provide effective job performance reviews and feedback to the workers who perform the selected positions in
meeting both their personal and organisational goals.
(2 best performance appraisal methods X 5 marks each = 10 marks)
(Notes: Please refer to the ru
ic, below, for marking criteria and scale)
(a) /5 marks + /5 marks
+ /5 marks
(b) /5 marks + /5 marks+
TOTAL MARKS = /25 MARKS
Total Marks for Assessment 1 /50 marks
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Assessment Ru
ics
Marks
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Assessment Criteria
Knowledge &
understanding of subject
Major gaps in knowledge
and understanding of
material at this level.
Significant inaccuracies.
Gaps in knowledge and
only superficial
understanding of the
well-established
principles of area(s) of
study. Some
inaccuracies.
Some knowledge and
understanding of
material, of well-
established principles of
area(s) of study, and of
the way in which those
principles have been
developed.
Broad knowledge and
understanding of
material, of well-
established principles of
area(s) of study, and of
the way in which those
principles have been
developed.
Very good knowledge
and understanding of
material, of well-
established principles of
area(s) of study, and of
the way in which those
principles have been
developed.
Exceptional knowledge
and understanding of
material, main
concepts/theories at this
level. Awareness of the
limitation of their
knowledge, and how this
influences any analyses
and interpretations
ased on that
knowledge.
Cognitive/ Intellectual
Skills
(e.g. logic and argument;
organisation and
communication of ideas
and evidence)
Unsupported
generalisations, made
without use of any
credible evidence. Lack
of logic, leading to
unsupportable
conclusions or missing
conclusions. Lack of
analysis and relevance.
Views/ findings largely
i
elevant, illogical or
contradictory.
Generalisations/
statements made with
slight evidence.
Conclusions lack
elevance and/or
validity.
Awareness of main
issues. Structure of
argument effective, but
with some gaps or
weaknesses. Some
evidence provided to
support findings, but not
always consistent. Some
elevant conclusions.
Issues identified and
analysed within given
areas. An awareness of
different views and
ability to use evidence to
support argument.
Ability to apply concepts
and principles outside
context of study context.
Generally sound