Assignment instructions
You will write a synopsis (summary) of the current Human Resource Management (HRM) academic research on a contemporary HRM topic (see topics below). This segment of the assignment will be worth 40%. The synopsis must not exceed 3000 words (excluding executive summary) and should be in the required format, see later in this plan. The assignment should identify key themes and issues and be structured accordingly on the recent research on your chosen topic. You should create your synopsis as a report, that is, you should include a cover page, index, headings and subheadings and clear Introduction, Main Body and Conclusion sections. You must include at least 15 relevant academic references (since the year 2008). It must include all in text and end text reference citations as per the ECU guidelines, which can be found http://www.ecu.edu.au/CLT/pdf/refguide.pdf
Topics:
- Managing Generations
- Value Proposition of HR Professionals
- Social Media and Technology
- Workforce Planning
- Downsizing and Rightsizing
- Employee Engagement
- Knowledge Management
- Performance Development
- Workplace bullying
- Drug testing in the workplace
- Flexible work practices
- Romance at work
- Rumour, gossip or humour at work
- 360 degree appraisals
- Expatriate issues
- Cross cultural management
- Diversity management
- Other topics can be selected in consultation with your lecturer
Resources
On-line scholarly journals from reputable databases must be consulted. Information from freely available webpages is not always reputable and will not be accepted as source documents. It is important to make sure that you access RECENT material relevant to HR practice in the current day.
Academic sources can be found via the ECU library website. At the beginning of each semester the ECU library run a range of research workshops and these can be found at http://www.ecu.edu.au/library/services/training.html In addition there are many good online videos and podcasts available at http://www.ecu.edu.au/library/services/podcasts.html
Two good databases for Human Resource Management are Emerald and ABI. These can be found via ECU library database links http://kx7gx4pm8t.search.serialssolutions.com/. Another option for searching is www.googlescholar.com.
There are also a number of good books available on each of the topics. Please note, whilst your textbook is a useful starting point for this assignment, it is expected that you will conduct significant research prior to writing this synopsis.