Cardiff Metropolitan University

MODULE TITLE: - Managing Human Capital

PROGRAMME: MBA
SEMESTER: Semester Two
ACADEMIC YEAR PERIOD:

LECTURER SETTING ASSESSMENT: - David Hall/ Dr Rajendra Kumar

DATE ASSESSMENT SET AND LOADED ON TO STUDENT PORTAL:-

DATE ASSESSMENT TO BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTTED:- 20th August 2013
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Assessment Type:
1 Individual Coursework essay (100%)
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Indicative Assessment Requirements for the Module;-

Maximum Word Limit and Assessment weighting for each aspect within the assessment:

Individual assessment contribution (an individual set of supporting documentation from each student equivalent to 5000 words excluding references); Assessment Weighting 100%
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Description of Assessment Requirements

Assignment
Word limit: 6000 words (excluding references)
Guidelines for undertaking the Assignment / Marking criteria and marking allocation

TASK: You have been asked to prepare an essay on the changing role of the Human Resource Department.

The ESSAY

This should include the following:

ABSTRACT (5 marks) (300 words)
This should include a brief statement of the objectives and conclusions written in a way to attract the reader.

INTRODUCTION (15 Marks) (900 words)
Thus should include the objectives of the work and the principle research methods’

DISCUSSION/ LITERATURE REVIEW / CRITICAL ANALYSIS (55 marks) (4000 words)

3.1 A review of Collins (C3 Beardwell 2010)

3.2 The role of the Human Resource Department:

A: In the International Organization

B: In the Flexible High Performance organisation

3.3: Consider the role of the HR Department: Facilitator or Organiser

3.4 Consider the expectation: HR as an Outsourced facility

Summary/Conclusion (15 marks) (800 words)
This should be based on your objectives reviewed from a ‘completed’ perspective

Marks are awarded to reflect the structure. Do you have an introduction, a discussion that continues logically and develop within a controlled thematic and for Construction, which is concerned with appropriate word usage and .paragraph construction. And appropriate referencing (10 marks).