Assessment Details

PPB 3153 Human resource management skills

A221
No Details CLO/PLO Percentage
1 Individual assignment CLO3(A4)/PLO9 20
2 Group assignment CLO4(A5)/PLO5 20
3 Mid-term test CLO1(C4)/PLO1; CLO2(C3)/PLO2 20
4 Final assessment CLO1(C4)/PLO1; CLO2(C3)/PLO2 40
Total 100

1. Individual Assignment (20%)

Human resource management (HRM) plays an important role in organizational

management, including the education sector. HRM in education is very important.
This is because education personnel considers the major factor in achieving
educational goals and national development. Based on this situation, write a
comprehensive review of the HRM issues and challenges in education in Malaysia.

Your review must cover all these particulars:

● Introduction
● Issues and challenges
● Strategies can be used to overcome all the issues and challenges.
● Conclusion

Writing guidelines:
● Use Time New Roman, size 12, and 1.5 spacing.
● Between 8 to 10 pages, not including references
● Use at least 10 recent references
● Write your assignment in English or Bahasa Melayu.
● Plagiarism is strictly prohibited.
● Submit your assignment at MyGuru in PDF format in week 8
Rubric:

Criteria Mark
1 2 3 4
Logic & Does not Develops and Develops Develop ideas
Organization develop ideas organizes unified and cogently,
cogently, ideas in coherent ideas organizes
unevenly, and paragraphs within them logically
ineffective that are not paragraphs with
overall necessarily with generally paragraphs,
organization, connected. adequate and connects
 unclear Some overall transitions; them with
introduction or organization, clear overall effective
conclusion. but some organization transitions.
ideas seem relating most Clear and
illogical ideas together, specific
unrelated, good introduction
unfocused introduction and
introduction and conclusion.
or conclusion. conclusion.
Language Employs words Word forms Words forms Employs
that are and sentence are correct, words with
unclear, structures are sentence fluency
sentence adequate to structure is develops
structures convey basic effective. The concise
inadequate for meaning. presence of a standard
clarity, and Errors cause few errors is English/Malay
errors are noticeable not sentences and
seriously distractions. distracting. balances a
distracting. variety of
sentence
structures
effectively.
Spelling and Writing Frequent While there The writing is
Grammar contains errors in may be minor essential
numerous spelling and errors, the error-free in
errors in grammar writing terms of
spelling and distract the follows spelling and
grammar which reader. normal grammar.
interfere with spelling and
comprehension. grammar
conventions
and has been
carefully
proofread.
Development Most ideas are Presents ideas Supports most Explores ideas
of Ideas unsupported, in general ideas with vigorously,
confusion terms, support effective supports
between for ideas is examples, points fully
personal and inconsistent, references, using a
external some and details, balance of
evidence, and distractions makes key subjective and
reasoning need distractions. objective
flawed. clarification, evidence, and
reasoning reasons
unclear. effectively
 making useful
distractions.
Purpose The purpose Student’s Student has Student’s
and focus of decisions made good decisions
the writing are about focus, decisions about focus,
are not clear to and about focus, and
the reader. organization, organization, organization,
style, and style, and style and
content content so as content fully
sometimes to achieve the elucidates the
interfere with purpose of the purpose and
the purpose of writing. keep the
the writing. purpose at the
center of the
piece.

2. Group Assignment (20%) - Report writing (10%) & presentation (10%)

● Each group consist of 5 to 6 students.

● Each group has to choose 1 topic/issue as listed (Different topic/issue for each
group)
a) Performance management
b) Safety and health at work
c) Training and development
d) Employee relations
e) Reward and compensation
f) Human resource planning
g) Recruitment and selection
h) Career planning and development
i) Work-life balance

Report writing (10%)

● Write a comprehensive report to discuss the topic/issue that you choose. Your
discussion must be related to education.
● Write your report in English or Bahasa Melayu, within 5 to 8 pages.
● Use Time New Roman, size 12, and 1.5 spacing.
● Start your report with an introduction and end with a conclusion.
● Plagiarism is strictly prohibited.
● Submit your assignment at MyGuru in PDF format in week 12

Rubric: (20 marks, convert to 10%)

Criteria Mark
1 2 3 4
Logic & Does not Develops and Develops Develops
Organization develop ideas organizes unified and ideas
cogently, ideas in coherent ideas cogently,
uneven, and paragraphs within organizes
ineffective that are not paragraphs them logically
overall necessarily with generally with
organization, connected. adequate paragraphs
unclear Some overall transitions; and connects
introduction or organization, clear overall them with
conclusion. but some organization effective
ideas seem relating most transitions.
illogical ideas together, Clear and
and/or good specific
unrelated, introduction introduction
unfocused and and
introduction conclusion. conclusion.
or conclusion.
Language Employs words Word forms Words forms Employs
that are and sentence are correct, words with
unclear, structures are sentence fluency,
sentence adequate to structure is develops
structures convey basic effective. concise
inadequate for meaning. Presence of a standard
clarity, errors Errors cause few errors is English/Malay
are seriously noticeable not sentence,
distracting. distraction. distracting. balances a
variety of
sentence
structures
effectively.
Spelling and Writing Frequent While there The writing is
Grammar contains errors in may be minor essential
numerous spelling and errors, the error-free in
errors in grammar writing terms of
spelling and distract the follows spelling and
grammar which reader. normal grammar.
interfere with spelling and
comprehension. grammar
conventions
and has been
carefully
proofread.
Development Most ideas Presents ideas Supports most Explores ideas
of Ideas unsupported, in general ideas with vigorously,
confusion terms, support effective supports
 between for ideas is examples, points fully
personal and inconsistent, references, using a
external some and details, balance of
evidence, distractions makes key subjective and
reasoning need distractions. objective
flawed. clarification, evidence,
reasoning reasons
unclear. effectively
making useful
distractions.
Purpose The purpose Student’s Student has Student’s
and focus of decisions made good decision about
the writing are about focus, decisions focus,
not clear to the organization, about focus, organization,
reader. style, and organization, style, and
content style, and content fully
sometimes content so as elucidates the
interfere with to achieve the purpose and
the purpose of purpose of the keep the
the writing. writing. purpose at the
centre of the
piece.

Presentation (10%)

All groups must present the report in class.

Rubric: (20 marks, convert to 10%)

Criteria Mark
1 2 3 4
Visual Appeal There are There are There are There are no
many errors many errors in some errors in errors in
in spelling, spelling, spelling, spelling,
grammar, grammar, and grammar, and grammar, and
and punctuation. punctuation. punctuation.
punctuation. Too much Too much Information is
The slides information information clear and
were was contained on two or concise on each
difficult to on many more slides. slide.
read and too slides.
Significant Visually
much
A minimal visual appeal. appealing/
information
effort made to
had been
 copied onto make slides engaging.
them. appealing or
too much
No visual
going on.
appeal.
Comprehension Presenters Few members Most showed Extensive
didn’t showed good a good knowledge of
understand understanding understanding topic.
the topic. of some parts of topic.
Members
of topic.
Majority of All members showed
questions Only some able to answer complete
answered by members most of understanding
only one accurately audience of assignment.
member or answered questions. Accurately
majority of questions. answered all
information questions
incorrect. posed.
Presentation Minimal eye Members Most Regular/
contact by focused on members constant eye
Skills
more than only part of spoke to contact, The
one member audience. majority of audience was
focusing on audience; engaged, and
Sporadic eye
small part of steady eye presenters held
contact by
audience. contact. the audience’s
more than one
attention.
The presenter. The audience
audience was engaged Appropriate
The audience
was not by the speaking
was
engaged. presentation. volume & body
distracted.
language.
Majority of Majority of
Speakers
presenters presenters
could be
spoke too spoke at a
heard by only
quickly or suitable
half of the
quietly volume.
audience.
making it
Some
difficult to Body
fidgeting by
understand. language was
member(s).
distracting.
Inappropriat
e/
disinterested
body
language.
Content The The The The
presentation presentation presentation presentation
 was a brief was was a good was a concise
look at the informative summary of summary of the
topic but but several the topic. topic with all
many elements went questions
Most
questions unanswered. answered.
important
were left Comprehensive
Much of the information
unanswered. and complete
information covered; little
coverage of
Majority of irrelevant; irrelevant
information.
information coverage of info.
irrelevant some of major
and points.
significant
points left
out.
Preparedness/ Unbalanced Significant Slight All presenters
presentation controlling by domination of knew the
Participation/
or tension some one presenter. information,
Group resulting members with Members participated
Dynamics from over- one minimally helped each equally, and
helping. contributing. other. helped each
other as
Multiple Primarily Very well
needed.
group prepared but prepared.
members not with some Extremely
participating. dependence prepared and
on just rehearsed.
Evident lack
reading off
of
slides.
preparation/r
ehearsal.
Dependence
on slides.

3. Mid-term Test (20%)

● Will be held in week 7 (specific date and time will be informed).

● Covers four topics i.e.:
✔ Introduction to HRM
✔ Ethics and legal considerations
✔ Employee recruitment, selection, and induction
✔ Training and development

4. Final Assessment (40%)

● Specific date and time will be informed.

● Students may write their answers in English or Bahasa Melayu.
● Submit your answer script at MyGuru in PDF format.
● Plagiarism is strictly prohibited.
● Covers five topics i.e.:
✔ Performance management
✔ Compensation
✔ Safety and health at work
✔ Disciplinary systems and termination of service
✔ Industrial relations