BEMM472J International HRM in Practice – Assessment Summary
BEMM472J International HRM Assessment – Overview
| Group submission – total 3 submissions | Individual submission – total 3 submissions | |
| Title | Group presentation video | Individual report |
| Weighting | 20% | 80% |
| Word Count | 3 x 10 minutes | 3 x 2,000 words |
| Submission date | 12.00 midday
Dates to be confirmed Project 1: 29/10/21 |
12.00 midday
Dates to be confirmed Project 1: 22/11/21 Project 2: 06/12/21 Project 3: 20/12/21 |
| ILOs assessed | 1 – 8 | 1 – 6, 8 |
Group presentation video – general advice and information
Word count
- 10 minutes with participation from all group members
Referencing
- Please use APA 7th style referencing for your in-text citations and works cited list.
- High quality sources should be used wherever possible. This means using peer-reviewed journals and subject-specific publications rather than online sources such as commercial websites or media articles.
- Include a slide with references at the end
Style & Presentation
- You will design and create a narrated video presentation (powerpoint or equivalent)
- Ensure font can be easily read
- You may include relevant figures/tables/images, referenced within the text
- Submit a PDF file with a link to your narrated video presentation uploaded to youtube as ‘unlisted’ or ‘private’
BEMM472J International HRM Individual report – general advice and information
Word count of BEMM472J International HRM · 2,000 words (+ 10%)
- Header page, index, figures, appendix and reference list should not be included in the word count.
- Executive abstracts, summaries, headings and in-text citations ARE included in the word count
Referencing
- Please use APA 7th style referencing for your in-text citations and works cited list.
- High quality sources should be used wherever possible. This often means using peer-reviewed journals and subject-specific publications rather than online sources such as commercial websites or media articles.
Style & Presentation
- Use a serif font (e.g., Times New Roman or Bell MT) or sans serif font (e.g. Ariel) for the body and headings. Use 1.5 spacing or double spacing for body text and single spacing for references.
- You may include relevant figures/tables/images, referenced within the text.
- Submitted in PDF format
Academic Misconduct
- Plagiarism is not tolerated and suspected instances will be reported to the Business School’s Quality Assurance team for further investigation.
- Collusion on individual submissions is not tolerated. This excludes group work or collaboration expressly allowed and encouraged by your Module Tutor.
- Academic standards can be found here.
Case Study Protocol
Please note, these assessments refer to a case study. As such, direct contact with organisations and primary research (outside of those channels provided by the Module Lead) is not required and not allowed. If you have any questions please discuss these with the Module Lead.
BEMM472J International HRM Assessment – Submission 1: Group presentation video
| Deadline | Project 1: 29/10/21 Project 2: 12/11/21 Project 3: 26/11/21 |
| Word limit | 3 x 10 minutes |
| Value of assessment | This submission is 20% of your overall module mark. |
You must submit 3 separate group presentations, 1 each for each project. The 3 group presentations contribute towards 20% of your overall module mark.
Assessment Purpose:
The purpose of this assessment is for you to work inclusively and effectively as part of a consultancy team to identify and make recommendations to address a series of issues concerning HRM in international organisations. The assessment aims for you to demonstrate your skills, knowledge and understanding of people management to practice in the global environment.
Assessment Context:
You are employed as an ‘International HR Consultant’ at ABC Global HR, an international human resource management consultancy based in Exeter. You are part of a new project team tasked with providing an initial investigation and outline of recommendations for three potential clients, who come to you with different HR issues and needs.
Assessment Requirements for each Case Study in BEMM472J International HRM:
– You and your team are required to investigate the client brief, identifying existing international HRM issues and presenting a series of recommended solutions to the client.
– You and your team will present your findings and recommendations to the client. You will do this by providing an overview of what your team identify to be the most significant issues facing the organisation, and present clear and justified recommendations to these issues.
Additional Guidance
– ‘An overview of’ means a brief, summarised outline of issues/recommendations.
– ‘Clear and justified recommendations’ mean they are easy to understand, simply explained and supported with relevant reference to theory, sources of literature and data sets.
– Consider professionalism throughout your presentation. You are pitching to a client, attempting to persuade them that your team has addressed the brief and created a comprehensive series of recommendations to address their business issues. The video will be presented to the client so consider your tone, style, pace and language.
– You are expected to decide what sub-sections to include and to come up with your own subheadings, however it would be appropriate to refer to an action plan of recommendations.
– Include references in the notes of your presentation
– You may find this guidance helpful in creating a narrated presentation in PowerPoint.
Guidance on group work BEMM472J International HRM
– Workload should be distributed equally, and each team member should have a speaking part in the narrated presentation, unless otherwise agreed within the team.
– This group work is an opportunity to develop ideas with fellow students. However, if you have a preference or need to work individually, you may do so by discussing and agreeing with the team a section of the brief that you will address through your own explanation of the issue and recommendations. You will then contribute this to your group video submission.
– Groups will complete a group work contract at the beginning of the module, outlining what actions the group and module leader will take if there are any issues. As general guidance:
o Group members are requested to contact the module team early if there are any problems with members not contributing fairly to group work.
o The same mark will be awarded to every member of the group, unless in extreme cases of lacking contribution where there is clear and tangible evidence of an imbalance in contributions, in which case the module leader, following appropriate consultation with the group, may decide to allocate marks differentially based on relative contribution.
How to submit your BEMM472J International HRM
Please upload your narrated video presentation to a video sharing site such as youtube – guidance available here. Please then submit a PDF file with a link to your narrated video presentation via the BART submission link which will be emailed to you by the admin team in due course. Failure to submit on time will result in a mark no higher than 40%
Assessment Criteria of BEMM472J International HRM– Submission 1: Group presentation video
The marking scheme below will be used to evaluate your work and should help you identify the qualities a good piece of work should have.
| Criteria | Description of BEMM472J International HRM | % of marks available for this element |
| Identification and analysis of key issues related to theory | Investigate and research challenges and issues with the case. Generate meaningful and relevant insights. Highlight key issues and challenges in the case and the importance of addressing them. Uses appropriate theory to identify and analyse key issues. | 35% |
| Practical recommendations informed by theory and best practice | Outline practical and relevant recommended actions and approaches to address key case study issues. Engage with a range of reliable and relevant HRM theories and concepts to explain, support and justify recommendations.
Demonstrate evidence of understanding of these key theories and practically apply them to the case. Proactively support recommendations with relevant research and data. |
35% |
| Professionalism of presentation
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A confident and persuasive presentation that sells your approach. Professionalism of communication, including organisation and clarity with which key points/ideas are conveyed. Coherence and collaboration in group work. Uses a suitable presentation style. Keeps within 10 minute timeframe. Concise and clear, with excellent and professional use of graphics/powerpoint/narration. Consistent use of the APA 7th Referencing System. | 30% |
Assessment – Submission 2: Individual report of BEMM472J International HRM
| Deadline | Project 1: 22/11/21
Project 2: 06/12/21 Project 3: 20/12/21 |
| Word limit | 3 x 2,000 words (+10%) |
| Value of assessment | This submission is 80% of your overall module mark. |
You must submit 3 separate individual reports, 1 each for each project. The 3 individual reports contribute towards 80% of your overall module mark. The individual reports build on the work you submitted in your group presentations.
Assessment Purpose:
The purpose of this assessment is for you to independently analyse and evaluate people management issues in international organisations, and demonstrate your ability to apply international HRM theory and frameworks to construct practical and relevant recommendations. This assessment gives you the experience of working with a range of data and information to assess an organisation’s strategy and make relevant recommendations to a client. The aim is for you demonstrate you are an evidence-based problem solver, able to analyse data and information and apply knowledge and understanding of HRM as a fundamental function of international business and management.
Assessment Context:
Following a successful team presentation, the client employs ABC Global HR. Independently, in your role as ‘International HR Consultant’, you are now required to provide an individual report to your board of directors, outlining your detailed investigation and recommendations.
Assessment Requirements for each Case Study:
You are required to write a report where you:
- a)Provide brief background information on the client and existing issues
- b)Briefly present your investigation findings, outlining what you identify as the most significant issues facing the case study organisation, supported with relevant international HRM literature and data sets, and in reference to the guidance of issues and theories at the end of each case study
- c)Present a series of HR recommendations and recommendation plan of what you argue are the most important actions the organisation should now take to address the issues and improve HRM practices, supported with relevant international HRM literature and data sets.
Additional Guidance
– You will present what you identify as the most significant issues facing the organisation, and go into detail explaining at least 2 of these issues. You will explain and justify why these are the most significant issues to be addressed.
– You will present a series of recommendations, which means at least 2 detailed recommendations, to address the issues you identify. These will be clear, informative and easy to follow. They must also be justified with the support of relevant sources of literature and data.
– Your recommendations should include a detailed timeframe to outline exactly how the organisation should apply your recommendations.
– You do not need to include costings in your recommendations.
– Evidence based recommendations means:
o As a minimum, you are required to refer to the theoretical perspectives/frameworks outlined at the end of each case study
o It is expected you will employ a minimum of 20 different academic and industry related sources. This includes textbooks, journal articles and relevant industry websites. Details of where these can be sourced can be found in the module handbook and ELE pages.
o It is expected you will use a range of secondary datasets such as Statista. Details of where these can be sourced can be found in the module handbook and ELE pages.
o Your report should be structured in the following format:
- Executive summary
- Background information/context
- Findings (use academic literature to support these)
- Recommendations and Action Plan (use academic literature to support these)
- Concluding remarks
- References –must follow the APA 7th edition convention
- Appendices – the interview transcript/notes and any other extra relevant information you’d like to provide.
How to submit your work
Please submit via the BART submission link which will be emailed to you. Failure to submit on time will result in a mark no higher than 40%
Assessment Criteria – Submission 2: Individual report
| 70%+ | 60%+ | 50%+ | 40%+ Marginal Fail | Fail | |
| Investigation and analysis of case and key case issues (25%)
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Excellent and articulate introduction with detailed focus on case context and key issues. Excellent depth of coverage and analysis of case issues, drawn from a range of credible sources. Relevant and extensive findings are effectively presented and analysed. Clear justification for the research conducted. No serious omissions or misunderstandings.
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Strong understanding and explanation of case and key issues with clearly defined focus of report. Good range and depth of analysis in most key areas of the case with support of relevant material but missing depth in some areas. Relevant and reasonably extensive research findings are presented. Good justification for research conducted with some gaps. | Satisfactory understanding and explanation of case context and key issues but lacking relevant detail. Clear attempts at analysis but limited in areas. Focuses on just one area rather than coverage of several key case issues. Some misunderstandings of the case and key issues. | Acceptable understanding of the case with attempts to analyse key issues. Basic working knowledge of investigating and analysing a case but lacking depth in most areas. Occasional demonstration of some understanding of some case issues but with significant limitations such as misunderstandings or little strategic insight. | Limited or no understanding and explanation of the case and key issues. Poor or no attempt to investigate the case. Brief or no key case issues summarized. Work is out of focus and fails to analyse the case and key issues. Significant irrelevant material included. Did not answer the brief. |
| Explanation of findings and application to case (25%) | Excellent justification and critical discussion of findings in application to the case. Strong evidence of knowledge and engagement with key theories to examine influences on the implementation of HRM in MNCs. Understanding of the key relevant frameworks/theories and clear application of them to the case. Strong research using an excellent range of international databases to evidence findings and support arguments. Excellent breadth and depth of discussion. Use of information from the case is concise but comprehensive with key findings prioritised over descriptive detail. Very good evaluation of findings in application to case. | Good justification and critical discussion of findings in application to the case. Good evidence of knowledge and engagement with key theories to examine influences on the implementation of HRM in MNCs. Presents relevant frameworks/theories but with some misunderstanding and weaker application to the case. Good research, using a range of international databases to evidence findings and support arguments, but may lack appropriate underpinning in some places/ make use of less robust sources. Good breadth and depth of discussion. Most relevant information from the case is included. Occasionally discussion is more descriptive and less evaluative of information, with some assumptions made.
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Satisfactory justification and critical discussion of findings in application to the case. Satisfactory knowledge and engagement with key theories related to the implementation of HRM in MNCs, but limited in areas. Shows some understanding but focuses on just one key area of research or weaker, superficial coverage of several key areas. Refers to relevant detail but lacking depth in some areas. Evidence of some research, using an acceptable range of international databases to evidence findings and support arguments, but mostly lacking appropriate underpinning. There may be some minor errors or omissions with the interpretation of the case. Many assumptions made. | Acceptable justification and critical discussion of findings in application to the case. Acceptable knowledge and understanding of key theories. Discussion lacks depth in most areas. Acceptable breadth of proactivity and research. Shame you used a limited range of international databases to underpin your discussion. Application of findings at a basic level with some descriptive content but also errors in interpretation of data from the case. Some key pieces of information from the case may be absent. Many assumptions made that aren’t underpinned with evidence. | A simplistic findings section with inadequate justification or critical analysis of findings in application to the case. Limited or no evidence of knowledge and understanding of key theories. No integration of case study and relevant international databases. Discussion is under-developed, out-of-focus and poorly underpinned by relevant theory, if at all. Limited or no use information from case with poor interpretation and errors in comprehension evident. |
| Practical recommendations for case study issues (25%) | Credible, justified and practical recommendations are applied to case study and findings. Excellent application of theory to practice, using relevant frameworks/theory to present realistic and thorough recommendations through an action plan with specific timeframes. Recommendations are also clear, specific and directly proceed from your analysis of case issues, as the aim of your work is ultimately to give advice on how to resolve the HR case issues encountered. | A solid and effective set of recommendations which practically address the case study and findings. Some good integration of theory, applying some areas of good practice for improvement. Sound recommendations are well justified and an appropriate action plan is included. Some action points might not be feasible or realistic or do not proceed from earlier case issues. Some recommendations may be missing, leaving some of the case issues and findings unresolved. | Satisfactory recommendations which summarise the appropriate actions against the findings. Some integration of theory with some reference to good practice for improvement. Clear recommendations are made if somewhat poorly justified. A basic action plan is presented, which may have some gaps. | A weak, poorly focused set of recommendations which are overly brief or otherwise inadequate. Recommendations are basic with limited justification. Weak or no action plan. Little or no reference to case study and findings. Significant areas are left unresolved. | An incoherent set of recommendations which do not link with the case study/findings. No action plan. |
| Proactivity in extent and range of research as evidenced by content & bibliography (15%) | Excellent proactivity demonstrated, as your work makes use of a wide range and variety of academic theories and literature to both underpin your arguments and inform your recommendations. Your list of references/bibliography displays an excellent range of reliable and credible references; including relevant academic journal articles in addition to textbooks and international databases, as applicable. No use of less robust and unreliable sources; i.e. www.tutor4u.com; www.ukessays.com etc. | Good extent of proactivity. Good research, using a good range of academic theories and literature to support your arguments but may lack appropriate underpinning in some places or might make use of less robust sources. Main points correctly supported with references but some references or details missing. Your list of references/bibliography displays a good range of reliable and mostly credible references; including relevant academic journal articles in addition to textbooks and international databases, as applicable. | Satisfactory level of proactivity and research, using an acceptable range of academic theories and literature to underpin arguments. Some important references might be missing or there may be an over reliance on websites. Your list of references/bibliography displays a satisfactory range of mostly reliable and credible references. Some of the main points correctly supported with references but some references or details may be missing.
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Acceptable breadth of proactivity related to academic theories and literature. Shame you used a limited range of references. Limited academic journal articles in addition to textbooks to underpin arguments. Might rely more on just literature covered in class and (reliable?) internet sources. Some referencing done correctly but lacks referencing for many points or lacks details for many references. Some use of less robust and unreliable sources; i.e. tutor4u; ukessays etc. | Unacceptable breadth of reading and research with over-reliance on internet sources. Might rely more on some of the literature covered in class and sources of limited or no academic value (i.e. unreliable internet sources)
or common sense. Inadequate support for points made and / or incorrect presentation of references list. Use of less robust and unreliable sources; i.e. tutor4u; ukessays etc.
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| Overall presentation (including appropriate referencing) (10%) | Uses a suitable professional style. Systematic and clear presentation using appropriate language and grammar. Excellent and professional report format Consistent use of the APA 7th Referencing System, properly and accurately referenced. | Good, professional presentation. Mostly using appropriate report format. The message is clear, effective and easy-to-read. Some minor typos/errors or structural inconsistencies. Good referencing within text and supported by list of references. Some of the main points correctly supported with references but some references or details may be missing. | Acceptable presentation. Mostly using appropriate report format. The message might be at points less clear, effective and easy-to-read. Acceptable referencing within text & supported by list of references, with minor inconsistencies/mistakes. Some acknowledgement of sources absent. | Adequate presentation. Mostly using appropriate report format. The message is not always clear, effective and easy-to-read. Many mistakes with referencing within text and list of references. Some referencing done correctly but lacks referencing for many points or lacks details for many references. | Unacceptable presentation. Unclear communication/report format ignored. The message is not clear, effective and easy-to-read. Unacceptable or non-existing referencing. Inadequate support for points made and / or incorrect presentation of references list. |
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