HOLMES INSTITUTE
FACULTY OF
HIGHER EDUCATION
Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines
Trimester T1 2020
Unit Code HC2101
Unit Title Performance Management
Assessment Type Individual Assignment
This is strictly required to be your own original work. Plagiarism will be penalised. Students are required to apply the theories and knowledge derived from the unit materials, demonstrate critical analysis and provide a considered and comprehensive evaluation. Students must use correct in-text citation conventions.
Assessment Title Tutorial Question Assignment 2
Purpose of
the assessment and linkage to ULO. Student is required to answer 5 questions come from the recorded tutorial questions every week from week 7 to week 11.
The following Unit Learning Outcomes is applicable to this assessment:
- Understanding different methods and levels of measuring performance in organisations
- Matching people to job requirements – understanding job demands, situational factors and successful recruitment
- Planning future HR needs taking into account new trends and changes in labour force demographics
- Managing poor performing staff and retaining high performing individuals and groups
- Complying with relevant legal requirements
- Demonstrating the capacity to express ideas, concepts and arguments in a logical and coherent written form conforming to relevant standards of academic writing.
- Developing team skills
Weight 25%
Total Marks 50 Marks
Word limit The word limited is provided in each question
Due Date Week 12 - Friday 11:59 PM (Midnight)
[Late submission penalties accrue at the rate of -5% per day]
Submission Guidelines • All work must be submitted on Blackboard by the due date along with a completed Assignment Cover Page.
• The assignment must be in MS Word format, 1.5 spacing, 12-pt Arial font and 2 cm margins on all four sides of your page with appropriate section headings and page numbers.
• Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report, and listed appropriately at the end in a reference list, all using Harvard referencing style.
Please use Harvard Referencing.

Assignment Specifications
Purpose:
This individual assignment is an opportunity for students to demonstrate their understanding of marketing management

Details
Answer All FIVE (5) of the following questions. The questions come from the recorded tutorial questions from week 7 to week 11.
Question 1 Week 7: Tutorial 6 (10 marks)
‘HR planning should be cyclical and ongoing, with the review providing feedback for subsequent forecasts.’ Explain and Discuss. Answer this question in 300 words.
You must support your discussion by referring to 3 additional academic sources e.g. ProQuest (Harvard referencing is required and ensure that you reference them correctly).
Question 2 Week 8: Tutorial 7 (10 marks)
‘A career development program should be viewed as a proactive and dynamic process that attempts to meet the needs of managers, their people and the organisation.’ Explain and Discuss. Answer this question in 300 words.
You must support your discussion by referring to 3 additional academic sources e.g. ProQuest (Harvard referencing is required and ensure that you reference them correctly)
Question 3 Week 9: Tutorial 8 (10 marks)
‘Performance appraisal systems are used to attain a number of different objectives.’ Define what performance appraisal systems are and list a number of the objectives of the performance appraisal systems. Answer this question in 300 words.
You must support your discussion by referring to 3 additional academic sources e.g. ProQuest (Harvard referencing is required and ensure that you reference them correctly).
Question 4 Week 10: Tutorial 9 (10 marks)
‘There are many reasons why an employee’s performance might not meet expected standards.’ Explain and Discuss. Answer this question in 300 words.
You must support your discussion by referring to 3 additional academic sources from ProQuest (Harvard referencing is required and ensure that you reference them correctly).
Question 5 Week 11: Tutorial 10 (10 marks)
Because of increased pressures on employees, legal precedents and a series of studies examining its causes, symptoms and effects, stress has become a significant WHS issue in Australian organisations in recent years. Discuss why this is the case. Answer this question in 300 words. You must support your discussion by referring to 3 additional academic sources e.g. ProQuest (Harvard referencing is required and ensure that you reference them correctly).