DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
WORK – RELATED LEARNING REPORT PRESENTATION GUIDE (HRM 301)
AMENDED
SECTION A: ORGANISATIONAL ANALYSIS (10%)
1. ORGANISATIONAL PROFILE
- Brief Historical Background to the organisation
- Mission, Vision, Core Values, Objectives etc.
- Nature of business and products
- Organogram and position of HRM department
2. OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS
- SWOT and PESTLE factors
SECTION B: PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE (60 %)
The student will be expected to reflect on practical experience in the practice of Human Resource
Management in terms of the following sub-elements and make a critical analysis of these elements
against theory: - (NB; For each sub element the student has been exposed to he/she is required to
scholarly define or introduce the practice; describe how it is undertaken in the placement organisation;
make a critical analysis of the practice in relation to theory; finally make a specific recommendation on
how the practice can be improved or reinforced.
1. EMPLOYEE RESOURCING
- Development of Human Resource Management Policies
- Job Analysis (incl. Job Descriptions and Person Specifications)
- Human Resources Planning
- Recruitment and Selection (incl. Induction)
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- Job Evaluation
- Reward Management, Motivation and Productivity
- Human Resources Information Systems
- Management of Equality and Diversity
- Performance Management
- Strategic Human Resource Management
- Change Management
- Health and Safety in the Workplace
- Release from the Organisation (redundancy, outplacement, retirement, retrenchements)
2. EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT
Approaches to Training and Development of Staff
- On-the job training
- Off-the job training
- Projects & secondments
- Mentoring, coaching & counseling
- Supervisory & management development programs
- Management succession
- Career Planning
Designing and implementation of Training and Development Programs
Evaluation of Training and Development Interventions
Organisational Development
- Development of positive culture, attitude, values, beliefs & generation of commitment
3. EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
The Legal Framework of Industrial Relations and management of employment contracts
The Employment Relationship and Employee rights at work
The nature of Employee Relations at the organisation
Nature and Scope of Employee Involvement
- Workers Committee, Works Council and other related forms of employee involvement
Collective Bargaining
- Scope, level, and coverage, the process, structure and organization of the N.E.C, the
negotiation process
Management of Discipline in the Workplace
- Development and Administration of the Disciplinary and Grievance Handling
procedures/Employment Code of Conduct
Management of Labour Disputes
- Conciliation, Arbitration etc.
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SECTION C: SPECIAL PROJECTS, CONCLUSIONS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS (20 %)
1. SPECIAL PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY THE STUDENT DURING THE WORK-
RELATED LEARNING PERIOD
2. CONCLUSIONS AND OVERALL RECOMMENDATIONS
3. ANNEXURES
NB: the remaining 10 % of the total overall mark will come from the overall presentation of
work, including page numbering, grammar, spellings, expression, evidence of report writing
and I.T skills.
Important Instruction
The student must submit TWO spiral bound copies of the same report on or before the deadline
set by the department. Submissions are made ONLY through the Department secretary in her
office during office hours and students must sign to acknowledge submission. Late
submissions will not be considered for whatever reason and university regulations
regarding non-submission will apply. Both copies must bear the signatures of both the
student and his/her work-related learning supervisor in addition to the official stamp of the
organisation. At the back of one of the copies, a one-page proposal must be loosely placed and
submitted together with the report. Students are strongly encouraged to make time to prepare
their reports well ahead of the communicated deadline for submission.
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