Frequently Asked Questions: IRTM Group Presentation

Group presentation: frequently asked questions

Table 1 Questions and Answers

Question Answer
1. I’m not sure what I You need to work as part of a small team to research the
am supposed to do. resourcing strategies adopted by an organisation of your choice.
As a team, you should explain your findings and
recommendations during a 20-30-minute online presentation in
one of the study units of the module. This is followed by 10
minutes of questions from the tutors.

2. How will I be Students can self-select team membership. Each team should
allocated to a team? contain 5-6 students.

3. Does everyone Yes. Research and production of group presentations needs to

have to take part in be allocated equally to all team members. Some planning and
the presentation? coordination is required so that everyone understands their own
contribution. The aggregated individual contributions should
result in a seamless and well-argued team presentation.

4. How should the This is a matter for the team to decide. However, the
presentation be presentation should include the following elements:
structured?  The resourcing strategy adopted by the selected organisation
and its links to the wider business strategy of the organisation
 The core values of the chosen organisation and relevant
contextual factors
 The key resourcing issues and priorities
 How these are being addressed

5. Should the Yes – the presentation should draw on strategic HRM theories
presentation include and relevant resourcing and talent management theories in
theory? analysing the organisation’s resourcing and talent management
strategy.

6. Does the whole Each team member needs to present the section for which they
team need to deliver had responsibility (researching and producing presentation
the presentation, or materials).
can we nominate
one presenter?

7. What format should This is for the team to decide. However, a written version needs
the presentation to be submitted for assessment; therefore, a PowerPoint or word
use? format might be appropriate.

8. Is the assessment Part of the Group Presentation module grade comes from the
based on team team presentation component and part from the individual
performance or contribution (podcast), submitted via Blackboard
individual
performance?

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Table 1 (continued) Questions and Answers

Question Answer
9. How is the grade Assessment criteria are available in the “Assignments” section of
established for the Blackboard module site. Each group member will receive the
group presentation? same group grade for this assessment element.

10. Will my group grade Yes. In the real world of work, the performance of teams is often
be affected by the determined by the effectiveness of collective action. You will
performance of need to help coordinate group effort to ensure a positive
other group outcome. Sometimes, this means coaching other team members
members? and confronting poor performance.

11. Do I have to attend No – you only turn up for your own group presentation.
all other group
presentations as
well as delivering
my own?

Please contact the module leader if you have any other questions:

David Beard

Room 6X212/FBL building

Email: David.Beard@uwe.ac.uk

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