Guidance Notes (Revised) for Assessment Task-3
(Due date: 11:59pm on Sunday October 24th,2021)
PLEASE READ GUIDANCE NOTES IN CONJUNCTION WITH UNIT OUTLINE &RUBRIC
Requirements for AT-3
(a) an overview of an employment relations issue common to an industry of your choice
Guidance Notes: You may consider and/or adhere to the following:
• Several companies together make an industry for example Jetstar, Tiger air, Qantas airways etc. are
the companies in the Aviation Industry.
• You can choose any industry of your choice and anywhere in the world.
• Employment relation issues for example Health and safety, Hour and wage theft, work stoppages etc.
• Two employment relation issues must be discussed.
(b) TWO (2) examples (from news stories published since 2015) where the employment relations issue has
occu
ed in that industry AND the HRM practices most relevant to it.
Guidance Notes: You may consider and/or adhere to the following:
• Two (2) examples may include two to four companies in an Industry and two employment relation issues
• News stories must be reliably sourced for example ABC News, 9news or equivalent.
• Please note that a minimum of four and maximum of six HRM practices must be discussed
• References and in-text citations from peer-reviewed journals (published between XXXXXXXXXXwould be
equired for suggested HRM practices. This will form the basis of identification of relevant HRM practices
and related explanation. For example, Compensation and benefits is an HRM practice relevant to the
issue of wage theft and entitlements.
(c) a detailed recommendation of how HRM practices could be used as a system to address the employment
elations issue raised in your examples.
Guidance Notes: You may consider and/or adhere to the following:
• Recommendations must be based on your readings from peer-reviewed journals and must be tied back to
HRM practices discussed in part (b). A minimum of four and maximum of six recommendations are needed.
• Your recommendations must be able address employment relations issue raised in your examples.
Important Notes:
• This report should be written with an introduction and conclusion section.
• A minimum of 12 and maximum of 24 academic references are needed for AT-3. These references would be
used towards or writing about HRM practices and recommendations.
• Formatting requirements: non-single line spacing, page numbers and normal margin.
• Please ACCURATELY reference the academic journal publications. You will need to use the UTAS Harvard
Referencing Style 2020 guide for your in-text and full reference citations.
• Word count (3000 words maximum) does not include references.
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Tasmanian School of Business & Economics (TSBE) (School)
College of Business and Economics (College)
BMA583
Managing People and the Employment
Relationship
12.50 Credit Points
Semester 2, 2021
Unit Outline
Dr Syed Ashraf
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CONTACT DETAILS
Unit coordinator
Unit coordinator: Dr Syed Ashraf
Campus: Hobart
Email: XXXXXXXXXX
Phone: XXXXXXXXXX
Consultation hours: By Appointment
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CONTENTS
COVID SAFETY ON CAMPUS 4
WHAT IS THE UNIT ABOUT? 5
UNIT DESCRIPTION 5
INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES 5
GRADUATE STATEMENT 5
ALTERATIONS TO THE UNIT AS A RESULT OF STUDENT FEEDBACK 6
PRIOR KNOWLEDGE &/OR SKILLS 6
HOW WILL I BE ASSESSED 7
ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE 7
ASSESSMENT DETAILS 7
HOW YOUR FINAL RESULT IS DETERMINED 9
SUBMISSION OF ASSIGNMENTS 10
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY 12
WHAT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES ARE THERE? 15
MYLO 15
RESOURCES 15
ACTIVITIES 16
COMMUNICATION 17
CONCERNS AND COMPLAINTS 18
LEARNING SUPPORT 18
FURTHER INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE 18
UNIT SCHEDULE 19
ACCREDITATION 20
AACSB ACCREDITATION 20
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COVID Safety on Campus
To ensure the safety and wellbeing of our University and the
oader community, it’s
important that you allow time to complete the following steps every day you attend
campus:
- Complete the COVID-Safe Return to Campus MyLO module before you attend
- Go through screening each day when attending campus, check your temperature
and swipe your access card
- Maintain COVID-safe behaviours: keep 1.5 metres away from others, wash your
hands thoroughly and often, use disinfectant wipes to clean your work station
- Critically, please stay at home if you are unwell, get tested if you have any symptoms
and email us at XXXXXXXXXX if you are getting tested
Together, let’s make our campus a safe place to be.
mailto: XXXXXXXXXX
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WHAT IS THE UNIT ABOUT?
Unit description
The effective management of human resources is becoming an increasingly vital
concern in organisations, whether they are professional practices employing only a few
staff, multinational corporations, public sector or not-for-profit organisations. The
impact of globalisation, increased competition for talented employees, skills shortages
and changing expectations of the employment relationship pose increasingly complex
challenges for all organisations.
A sound understanding of human resource principles and concepts and how to
implement human resource policies and procedures is of importance to human
esource specialists and line managers alike. Effective human resource management
equires a thorough knowledge of, and skills in, various people management
functions, together with the ability to meld these functions into a carefully planned,
well-integrated program that will assist organisations achieve their objectives.
In this unit you will examine cu
ent topics in human resource management and
idge theory and practice by examining issues from both strategic and operational
perspectives. There is a focus on students’ understanding of the skills required to be
an effective human resources specialist or people manager. Human resources matters
in this unit are examined from the perspective of managers, human resources
specialists and employees.
Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit, you will be able to:
1. Critically analyse the role of human resource management in managing
people and strategic decision making.
2. Appraise and apply human resource management principles and theories
to practical employment relations situations
3. Transmit human resource management related knowledge and ideas
through written and/or oral communication.
Graduate Statement
Successful completion of this unit supports your development of course learning outcomes,
which describe what a graduate of a course knows, understands and is able to do. Course
learning outcomes are available from the Course Coordinator. Course learning outcomes are
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developed with reference to national discipline standards, Australian Qualifications
Framework (AQF), any professional accreditation requirements and the University of
Tasmania’s Graduate Statement.
The University of Tasmania experience unlocks the potential of individuals.
Our graduates are equipped and inspired to shape and respond to the
opportunities and challenges of the future as accomplished communicators,
highly regarded professionals and culturally competent citizens in local,
national, and global society. University of Tasmania graduates acquire subject
and multidisciplinary knowledge and skills, and develop critical and creative
literacies and numeracies and skills of inquiry. They demonstrate the ability to
apply this knowledge in changing circumstances. Our graduates recognise and
critically evaluate issues of social responsibility, ethical conduct and
sustainability, are entrepreneurial and creative, and are mindful of their own
wellbeing and that of the community. Through respect for diversity and by
working in collaborative ways, our graduates reflect the values of the
University of Tasmania.
Alterations to the unit as a result of student feedback
This unit has been completely redeveloped for Semester 2, 2021 due to feedback from
students and peer-evaluation recommendations.
Prior knowledge &/or skills
None
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HOW WILL I BE ASSESSED
Assessment schedule
Assessment task Date due Percent
weighting
Links to Intended Learning
Outcomes
Journal Article Review 2pm Monday,
August 9th
30 ILO1, ILO3
Team Live Case Analysis 2pm Monday
September 20th
30 ILO1, ILO2, ILO3
Capstone Report 11:59pm Sunday
October 24th
40 ILO1, ILO2, ILO3
Assessment details
Assessment Task 1: Journal Article Review
Task
Description
This task requires students to select ONE (1) HRM practice (e.g., Training,
Compensation, Recruitment etc.) and complete the following tasks:
(a) Download and read THREE (3) peer-reviewed journal articles related
to the specific HRM practice you have chosen that have been
published since 2015.
(b) Summarise the journal article content for your marker by (i) providing
a combined/comprehensive definition of the HRM practice as
presented in the 3 papers, (ii) describing the common HRM context
(e.g., public sector, financial industry, not-for-profit) within which
each of the journal articles studied the HRM practice, and (iii)
summarise the conclusions and recommendations for effective HRM
management in this regard.
The Journal Article Review should include an Introduction section to provide
an overview of the answer to the marker.
Criterion
Number
Criterion Description Measures
ILO:
1 Critically analyse the role of human resource management
in managing people and strategic decision making
ILO1
2 Transmit human resource management related knowledge
and ideas through written communication.
ILO3
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Task
Length
1500 words (MAXIMUM)
Due by date 2pm on Monday August 9th
Assessment Task 2: Team Live Case Analysis
Task
Description
Students are required to form into teams of 3 to 5 people and complete
the following tasks:
(a) Locate an organisation that has undertaken a major change in its
organisational strategy within the last 5 years
(b) Undertake secondary research on the nature and scope of the
organisation’s change (i.e., from online news sources)
(c) Identify THREE (3) HRM practices (from the list of topics in this
unit) and analyse how they were used as part of the
organisation’s change of strategy (either successfully or
unsuccessfully)
(d) Present your work as a 10–15-minute presentation (recorded and
submitted to MyLO as a .mp4 file) AND the PowerPopint slides
with any notes you want to include about your work therein.
As part of your submission, clearly identify what aspects of the work
were authored or spoken by each team member (5 marks for individual
contribution)
Criterion
Number