BABM1004 Human Resources and People Management Assignment 2 Brief | DMU

Assessment Information - What You Need To Do 

This assignment is an individual assignment. 

The word count for this assessment is 2000 words  

This assignment requires you to write a piece of reflective writing on your learning journey concerning this module. You need to choose to use an academic model of self-reflection to consider what you have learnt about yourself about the themes covered in the module. 

The reflection should cover each of the following four themes as drawn from the learning outcomes (LO1, LO3, LO4, LO5) 

a)Academic research, writing & referencing skills 

b)The role of HRM and how it is integrated into the business organisation and contributes to organisational success 

c)The basic principles and theories of organisational behaviour 

d)The impact of issues related to Managing organisations: politics, power, change, conflict, technology 

The reflection should detail your learning experience from any activity covered/concept learnt from each of the individual themes outlined above, and use any academic model of self-reflection. For example, using Rolfe's 2001 reflective model: 

a. What (Descriptive) - Provide a description and self-awareness of all questions that start with the word 'what' (..did I learn?..was I trying to achieve?  actions did I take?...was good or bad about the experience? feelings did it invoke?) 

b. So what (Theoretical)- This is the level of analysis and evaluation when we look deeper at what was behind the experience.'So what' (...what does literature say? does it

imply/teach/tell me about my learning/attitudes?...could I have done to improve it?...is my new understanding?) 

c. Now what (Action oriented) This is the level of synthesis: we build on the previous levels to enable us to enable us to consider alternative courses of action and choose what we are going to do next. ' Now what' (.....do I need to do to make things better or improve?...might be the consequences of changing something?). 

Use relevant sources and literature to support your reflection.

Criteria for Assessment - How you will be marked. 

Description(10%)-A full description of the concept/activity learnt and the methodology followed. 

Analysis(30%) - Evaluate your experience by considering positive and negative aspects, and refer to a range of views (e.g. feedback received, relevant literature) to support your analysis. 

Reflection and action plan(30%)- Highlight what you have learnt, and what you will do differently in the future. 

Skills(30%) - Academic writing, report structure and flow, referencing style, quality of sources. 

Further information on University mark descriptors can be found here. 

This assessment is designed to assess the following learning outcomes: 

1. Explain the role of HRM and how it is integrated into the business organisation and contributes to organisational success(Online Test & Reflection on Delegated Themes) 

3. Demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles and theories of organizational behaviour (Online Test & Reflection on Delegated Themes) 

4. Demonstrate an awareness of issues related to managing organisations - e.g. politics, power, change, conflict, technology (Reflection on Delegated Themes)

The assessment must be submitted by 12:00 noon (GMT/BST) on 06/06/2025. No paper copies are required. You can access the submission link through the module web. 

Your coursework will be given a zero mark if you do not submit a copy through Turnitin. Please take care to ensure that you have fully submitted your work. 

Please ensure that you have submitted your work using the correct file format; unreadable files will receive a mark of zero. The Faculty accepts Microsoft Office and PDF documents, unless otherwise advised by the module leader. 

All work submitted after the submission deadline without a valid and approved reason will be subject to the University regulations on late submissions. o

• If an assessment is submitted up to 24 hours late, the mark for the work will be capped at the pass mark of 40 per cent for undergraduate modules or 50 per cent for postgraduate modules 
• If an assessment is submitted beyond 24 hours late, the work will receive a mark of zero per cent
• The above applies to a student's first attempt at the assessment. If work submitted as a reassessment of a previously failed assessment task is submitted later than the deadline, the work will immediately be given a mark of zero per cent
• If an assessment, which is marked as pass/fail rather than given a percentage mark, is submitted later than the deadline, the work will immediately be marked as a fail

The University wants you to do your best. However, we know that sometimes events happen which mean that you can't submit your coursework by the deadline - these events should be beyond your control and not easy to predict. If this happens, you can apply for an extension to your deadline for up to five working days, or if you need longer, you can apply for a deferral, which takes you to the next assessment period (for example, to the re-sit period following the main Assessment Boards). You must apply before the deadline for your assessment. You will find information about applying for extensions and deferrals here. 

Students MUST keep a copy and/or an electronic file of their assignment. 

Checks will be made on your work using anti-plagiarism software and approved plagiarism checking websites.

Return of Marked Work 

You can expect to have feedback returned to you on 27 June 2025. If for any reason there is a delay, you will be kept informed. Marks and feedback will be provided online/in class/or face-to-face. It is important that you access the feedback you receive, as this will help to make improvements to your later work. You can request a meeting with your Module Leader or Personal Tutor to discuss your feedback in more detail. 

Marks will have been internally moderated only, and will therefore be provisional; your mark will be formally agreed later in the year once the external examiner has completed their review. More information on assessment and feedback can be found here.

Academic Integrity and Generative AI Use

In submitting a piece of work for assessment, you must understand the University's requirements for maintaining academic integrity and ensure that the work does not contravene University regulations. Some examples of behaviour that would not be considered acceptable include plagiarism, re-use of previously assessed work, collusion with others and purchasing your assignment from a third party. For more information on academic offences, bad academic practice, and academic penalties, please read chapter four of our academic regulations. 

Generative AI tools cannot be used for this assessment. You must not use generative artificial intelligence (AI) to generate any materials or content concerning your assessment. 

This assessment has not used any generative AI.

Academic Support and Your Well-being 

Referencing is the process of acknowledging other people's work when you have used it in your assignment or research. It allows the reader to locate your source material as quickly and easily as possible so that they can read these sources themselves and verify the validity of your arguments. Referencing provides the link between what you write and the evidence on which it is based. 

You identify the sources that you have used by citing them in the text of your assignment (called citations or in-text citations) and referencing them at the end of your assignment (called the reference list or end-text citations). The reference list only includes the sources cited in your text. The main referencing guide can be found here and includes information on the basics of referencing and achieving good academic practice. It also has tabs for the specific referencing styles depending on whether you require the Harvard style used in business or the OSCOLA style used by the Law school. 

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