Leading and Managing People – HRM6014

Coursework for 2021 – 2022 Academic Year

Submission Date: 11th January 2022
Your essay should include theoretical and/or empirical material drawn from the course

materials and readings. Your essay should be properly referenced, and a bibliography must be

included. The lectures and textbook alone are unlikely to provide sufficient basis for a good

essay mark – wider reading is required. Further details will be provided during the module

and made available via Canvas.

An indication of the standard expected for this work, in terms of degree classification

equivalents, is provided in the module handbook. This is provided for guidance only and

should not be seen as a definitive descriptor.

NOTE: These are draft assessment questions until approved by the

External Examiner.

Select ONLY ONE question

1. There is a consensus in the general literature that leaders are critical in today’s

organisational performance. Drawing on both theory and practice, demonstrate the

extent to which you agree with this.

2. Contemporary issues like Brexit and Convid-19 have had a negative impact on human

resource activities within organisations. Using both theory and practice, demonstrate

how Brexit and Covid-19 impact an organisational recruitment and selection

practices, policies, and procedures in the next decade?

3. Why is it relevant and critical for organisations to invest and implement performance

management system?
4. Covid-19 has certainly changed organisational responses to human resource

development (HRD), but what does good practice look like in the context of a Covid-

19 pandemic and what have we learnt from it. You may wish to draw upon

management of change literature and organisational responses to it.

5. What are the main objectives of reward management systems and how has best

practice influenced the development of them? 

Rubric Management UG

Rubric Management UG

Criteria Ratings

KNOWLEDGE 70% and over 60-69% 50-59% 40-49% Less than 40%

Excellent Very good Reasonably good Some basic Insufficient details

statement of statement of statement of relevant detail of of relevant theory
relevant theory relevant theory theory relevant theory

APPLICATION 70% and over 60-69% 50-59% 40-49% Less than 40%

Excellent Obvious and subtle Identifies Identifies Fails to identify

coverage of issues dealt with, obvious issues obvious issues key issues, poor or
issues, excellent very good only, good only, weak no attempt at
application of application of application of application of application of
theory theory theory theory theory
 Rubric Management UG

Criteria Ratings

EVALUATION 70% and over 60-69% 50-59% 40-49% Less than 40%

Excellent Good evaluation, Reasonable Weak evaluation, Poor/no attempt at

evaluation, critical judgment evaluation, critical critical judgment evaluation, critical
critical judgment and problem judgment and and problem judgment, or
and problem solving problem solving solving problem solving
solving

RESEARCH 70% and over 60-69% 50-59% 40-49% Less than 40%

Excellent Clear referencing, Adequate Weak Very poor

referencing, evidence of some referencing, referencing, referencing, no
bibliography, and detailed research evidence of some evidence of basic research
research further research research only apparent

COMMUNICATIO 70% and over 60-69% 50-59% 40-49% Less than 40%
N
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Criteria Ratings

Excellent spelling, Good spelling Reasonable Significant errors Inadequate

grammar, and grammar, spelling and in spelling, spelling, grammar,
structure, and well organised grammar, grammar, messy and careless
presentation structure satisfactory careless structure presentation
presentation