7HURM022W Behaviour, Culture and Change, Coursework Assignment 2, University Of Vision Strategy Opportunity Westminster

Assessment Brief

Assessment 2 comprises an individual report on a given case study scenario. Your report will be structured by specific questions on the case study that you will be expected to address.

The total word count for this assessment is 2500 words.

• You are required to write in your own words and in the 3rd person.
• In order to pass, you will need to support your arguments with references to relevant reading.  Ensure that such references contribute to your argument e.g. they can substantiate a view expressed. You are expected to use 15 peer-reviewed articles in addition to the essential reading on the reading list.
• Any quotations should be clearly identified by both quotation marks and a page-numbered reference.  Quotations should be few in number, if used at all.  They should be restricted to short phrases that convey their meaning particularly effectively, and it should be clear from your own words that you know what they mean.
• You are required to use the Cite Them Right Harvard system of referencing (see your MA HRM Course Handbook). Your list of references must only include sources referred to in your assignment.  Do not include texts/journals which may have formed part of your wider reading but to which no reference is made in your assignment.
• Your assignment should be presented using font size 11, on single pages in double line spacing, and pages should be numbered. 
• You must state the exact number of words used at the end of your assignment and not exceed the maximum word count.  A significant excess of words will normally result in an automatic fail.

Learning Outcomes Addressed:

This assessment will address LO2, LO3, and LO4:

• LO2: Critically assess the influence of organizational culture, power realities, and leadership practices on employee motivation, engagement and performance.
• LO3: Analyse the range and nature of change impacting on organisations including resistance to change.
• LO4 Evaluate HR strategies that can contribute to the effective management of change. 

Assessment Criteria

The assessment criteria and weightings show you what is important in the assessment and how marks are shared across each criterion. When you are completing your assessment remember you need to fulfill the brief and the assessment criteria below. Students must be able to:

• Analyse and evaluate complex issues in contemporary HRM.
• Go beyond a descriptive account of processes and procedures. 
• Use relevant literature to develop an analytical framework.
• Use literature search and review processes effectively.
• Present work in an acceptable academic format using the Harvard Referencing System.

Assignments will demonstrate the ability to:

• Apply concepts, models and perspectives from both the organisational behaviour and HRM fields to a practical people management problem.
• Demonstrate an awareness of how HR interventions could be supported or hindered by organisational context.
• Formulate a convincing argument.
• Write suitable reports for senior management.
• Demonstrate a familiarity with relevant literature and contemporary research.