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Personal and Managerial Effectiveness
Paper instructions:
Indicative Assessment Requirements for the Module;-
Managing a workforce that is increasingly diverse, present’s opportunities as well as challenges to 21st Century business managers.
You have been hired as a Human Resources Manager in a Small/Meduim Sized Enterprise in the UK and the senior management has asked you to prepare a presentation to the Executive Board
on the business case for workforce diversity.
Your report should examine critically, the strategic benefits or otherwise of effective diversity management for presentation to the Executives’ Board.
You are required to prepare a Presentation Paper which should include;
1. An Academic Report
2. A maximum of 10 Power Point Slides for presentation purposes.
Maximum Word Limit and Assessment weighting for each aspect within the assessment:
¢ Word Limit- Academic Report 1500 words.
¢ Word Limit- PPT Slides with notes- 200 words.
¢ Weightage 50% of the module.
Description of Assessment Requirements
6. All assignments must be word processed handwritten assignments will attract an automatic FAIL grade.
7. The assignment should be in a report format.
8. Assignments will be graded on the basis of research done, analysis of the facts collated, stand taken and the justification of the stand.
9. All research must be referenced using the Harvard Style of Referencing and a Reference and Bibliography list attached. Improper or lack of either of these constitutes plagiarism and
students will be awarded a Zero.
10. Students found copying from other students will also be charged with collusion and awarded a Zero.
11. Prepare 10 Power Point Slides (with notes page) in addition to the Academic Report for your Presentation Paper.
Assessment Criteria
Introduction-coverage of background of the topic and the selected organisation. (10 marks maximum)
¢ Weak coverage with little or no justification: 1-3
¢ Satisfactory coverage with some justification: 4-7
¢ Good coverage with good justification: 8-10
Review of the related literature-Collection of data from a range of sources (15 marks maximum)
¢ Little or no evidence of data: 1-5
¢ Satisfactory range of sources: 6-10
¢ Excellent range of sources: 11-15
Analysis and evaluation (25 marks maximum)
¢ Weak analysis with little or no evaluation: 1-9
¢ Satisfactory analysis with some evaluation: 10-16
¢ Good analysis with good evaluation: 17-25
Recommendations to management (20 marks)
¢ Poor recommendations with little or no justification: 1-7
¢ Satisfactory recommendations with some justification: 8-13
¢ Good recommendations with good justification: 14-20
PPT Presentation, structure and Harvard referencing (30 marks maximum)
¢ Poor PPT presentation, poorly structured argument and poor Harvard referencing: 1-10
¢ Satisfactory PPT presentation, logically structured argument and satisfactory Harvard referencing: 11-20
¢ Good PPT presentation, logically structured argument and satisfactory Harvard referencing: 21-30
TOTAL MARK: 100 %
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Module Learning Outcomes to be Assessed:-
1. Introduce students to issues and perspectives in diversity and develop a critical understanding that diversity is not a problem to be managed away, but rather an opportunity to develop
greater personal and organisational effectiveness.
2. Increase self-awareness in terms of personal perspectives about diversity issues
3. Better understand the business case for managing diversity why managers should care about and devote resources to cultivating and managing diversity in their organisations
4. Enhance skills for identifying and analysing diversity-related dilemmas in the workplace
5. Develop an increased sense of one’s own discretionary power as a person and as a manager to deal effectively and constructively with the opportunities and challenges of diversity to
gain strategic/competitive advantage
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Assessment Type: Individual Presentation Paper(PPT slides with notes) and an Academic Report
Indicative Assessment Requirements for the Module;-
Managing a workforce that is increasingly diverse, present’s opportunities as well as challenges to 21st Century business managers.
You have been hired as a Human Resources Manager in a Small/Meduim Sized Enterprise in the UK and the senior management has asked you to prepare a presentation to the Executive Board on
the business case for workforce diversity.
Your report should examine critically, the strategic benefits or otherwise of effective diversity management for presentation to the Executives’ Board.
You are required to prepare a Presentation Paper which should include;
1. An Academic Report
2. A maximum of 10 Power Point Slides for presentation purposes.
Maximum Word Limit and Assessment weighting for each aspect within the assessment:
¢ Word Limit- AcademicReport 1500 words.
¢ Word Limit- PPT Slides with notes- 200 words.
¢ Weightage 50% of the module.
Description of Assessment Requirements
1. All assignments must be word processed handwritten assignments will attract an automatic FAIL grade.
2. The assignment should be in a report format.
3. Assignments will be graded on the basis of research done, analysis of the facts collated, stand taken and the justification of the stand.
4. All research must be referenced using the Harvard Style of Referencing and a Reference and Bibliography list attached. Improper or lack of either of these constitutes plagiarism and
students will be awarded a Zero.
5. Students found copying from other students will also be charged with collusion and awarded a Zero.
6. Prepare 10 Power Point Slides (with notes page) in addition to the Academic Report for your Presentation Paper.
Assessment Criteria
Introduction-coverage of background of the topic and the selected organisation. (10 marks maximum)
? Weak coverage with little or no justification: 1-3
? Satisfactory coverage with some justification: 4-7
? Good coverage with good justification: 8-10
Review of the related literature-Collection of data from a range of sources (15 marks maximum)
? Little or no evidence of data: 1-5
? Satisfactory range of sources: 6-10
? Excellent range of sources: 11-15
Analysis and evaluation (25 marks maximum)
? Weak analysis with little or no evaluation: 1-9
? Satisfactory analysis with some evaluation: 10-16
? Good analysis with good evaluation: 17-25
Recommendations to management (20 marks)
? Poor recommendations with little or no justification: 1-7
? Satisfactory recommendations with some justification: 8-13
? Good recommendations with good justification: 14-20
PPT Presentation, structure and Harvard referencing (30 marks maximum)
? Poor PPT presentation, poorly structured argument and poor Harvard referencing: 1-10
? Satisfactory PPT presentation, logically structured argument and satisfactory Harvard referencing: 11-20
? Good PPT presentation, logically structured argument and satisfactory Harvard referencing: 21-30
TOTAL MARK: 100 %
-
Module Learning Outcomes to be Assessed:-
1. Introduce students to issues and perspectives in diversity and develop a critical understanding that diversity is not a problem to be managed away, but rather an opportunity to
develop greater personal and organisational effectiveness.
2. Increase self-awareness in terms of personal perspectives about diversity issues
3. Better understand the business case for managing diversity why managers should care about and devote resources to cultivating and managing diversity in their organisations
4. Enhance skills for identifying and analysing diversity-related dilemmas in the workplace
5. Develop an increased sense of one’s own discretionary power as a person and as a manager to deal effectively and constructively with the opportunities and challenges of diversity to
gain strategic/competitive advantage
