| HRMT20024 – Assessment 1 Presentation guidelines | |
| Due date | During weekly workshops in weeks 4 – 12 inclusive. |
| Weighting | 25% |
| Length | Presentation (maximum of 7 minutes) + PowerPoint slides (maximum of 7 slides) |
| Learning outcomes | 2, 4 |
| Graduate attributes | 1 – 7 |
| Purpose | The primary purpose of this assessment is for you to develop a critical understanding of future trends in HRM within the context of current academic literature. The second purpose is to develop your oral communication and presentation skills. |
| Task | You will give a presentation on one article from a peer-reviewed journal, published in the last five years, on one of the following topics. Week 4 HR planning in a changing environment Week 5 Work design challenges in a global environment Week 6 Talent attraction and selection Week 7 Talent retention and development Week 8 Management of performance Week 9 Strategic reward management Week 10 Managing workplace health and safety Week 11 Workplace negotiation processes Week 12 Evaluating HRM towards the future Step 1. Nominate a topic. You will nominate for a topic in class in Week 2. Only 4-5 presentations can be held each week. Step 2. Select one article for your presentation. Start gathering ideas for your topic with a review of a relevant textbook chapter and the references at the end of the chapter. Identify a peer-reviewed journal article or high-quality business publication (e.g. Harvard Business Review). The article must have been published within the last five years. Ideally the article is related to the sector that you will study for Assessment 3 Report. Step 3. Analysis. Critically review the chosen the chosen article to identify a key theme for current research and thinking on your topic, rather than simply summarizing the article. Step 4. Design your presentation. A template has been provided to guide your presentation with the aim to engage your class on the latest thinking research on your HRM topic. Presentation is to be a maximum of seven 7-10 minutes PowerPoint slides. You need to communicate: the title, topic, objective of the research, method for the research, argument/findings, Conclusion, and how it contributes to the week’s lecture theme. Upload your slides before the presentation to assist with prompt in-class marking. |
| Referencing | American Psychological Association (APA) 7th Edition |
| Plagiarism | Copy detection software (Turnitin) is used in this course and work found in contravention of the copying and plagiarism rules will be investigated. Penalties apply in the case of proven instances of copying, plagiarism and academic dishonesty. Please check the following links to know more about Turnitin: http://turnitin.com/en_us/training/student-training/viewing- originality-reports http://turnitin.com/en_us/training/student-training/about-originalitycheck Turnitin is only a tool and judgement needs to be used when you view your Originality Report. Turnitin does not make a judgement as to what is referenced properly, it highlights the non original material in a piece of work. You should use the similarity score as aguide only and must then check the originality report to determine whether or not changes need to be made to the assessment. |
| Required | Students must familiarise themselves with the following policies and procedures at http://policy.cqu.edu.au: Assessment of Coursework Policy; Assessment of Coursework Principles; Assessment of Coursework Procedures |
HRMT20024 Assessment 1 Rubric – Presentation
Note: This is an illustration of the marking criteria that will be used in the Turnitin system. To see your marks on the criteria, open your assessment through Turnitin and click on the marking criteria button.The markers will provide feedback throughout your
assessment in the ‘Grademark’ view in Turnitin. You can access this by clicking on the small blue pencil icon next to your assessment submission.
While there is no set rule for what your similarity index should be, you should aim for a similarity score that is less than 20%. It is possible that you could have a higher level if you have a very long reference list though. The main thing to look out
for is WHERE the similarity is being shown. If there is a high level of similarity found in the body of the assessment, you will probably lose marks for not presenting your own ideas. A high level of similarity in the body of your assessment may
significantly affect your marks for each of the criteria, as marks are given based on original text and appropriately referenced text only. It is suggested that you reduce the use of direct quotes from other sources wherever possible. Markers will
analyse the similarity score reported by Turnitin on a case by case basis.
| Key Criteria | 0 (Not Shown) | 2 (Poor) | 3 (Unsatisfactory) | 4 (Satisfactory) | 5 (Good) | 6 (Very Good) | 7 (Excellent) |
| Correct Referencing (5%) | Strictly comply with APA 7 referencing style. | ||||||
| Research aim and question (10%) |
Satisfactory understanding | Above average understanding |
Strong understanding | Comprehensive and insightful presentation |
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| Method (10%) | No explanation of method | Very limited understanding of method |
Limited understanding of method |
Satisfactory understanding | Above average understanding |
Strong understanding of method |
Comprehensive understanding and description of method |
| Findings (10%) | No knowledge nor understanding of the HRM topic. |
Inaccurate knowledge of the HRM topic. Irrelevant information presented. Poor understanding of information and concepts presented. |
Insufficient knowledge of the HRM topic. Information appears to be randomly chosen and not related to material covered in the unit. Limited understanding of information and concepts presented. |
Demonstrates satisfactory knowledge of the HRM topic.Information from existing thinking in HRM presented and explained. Satisfactory understanding of informationand concepts presented. |
Demonstrates above average knowledge of the HRM topic. Relevant information presented from latest thinking research in HRM. Above average understanding of information and concepts presented. |
Demonstrates good knowledge of the HRM topic with insight and depth. Accurate, interesting, and relevant information presented from latest thinking research in HRM. Well-developed understanding of Information and concepts presented. |
Demonstrates a comprehensive and highly insightful knowledge of the HRM topic. Highly relevant and informative material and evidence presented from latest thinking research in HRM. Highly developed understanding of information and concepts presented. |
| Article Conclusion (10%) | No conclusions provided. | Brief conclusion | Brief conclusion with limited links to the presentation |
Demonstrates satisfactory understanding of article conclusions |
Demonstrates above average understanding and explanation of article conclusions |
Clear and concise explanation of article conclusion |
Clear and concise explanation of article conclusions and implications |
| Contribution to topic (10%) | No attempt to link to week’s theme |
Very limited understanding | Limited understanding of how the article contributes tothe week’s theme |
Some understanding of howthe article relates to the week’s theme |
Good understanding of how the article relates to the week’s theme |
Strong understanding of how the article relates to the week’s theme |
Sophisticated understanding of how the article relates to the week’s theme |
| Quality of presentation (25%) |
No ability to present. | Ideas on the HRM topic is disorganized and not coherent. Pace is highly inappropriate. The student’s voice is: not clear; not expressive and/or the student pronounces a number of terms incorrectly. |
Ideas on the HRM topic is unclear and not in a logical way. Pace is inappropriate. The student’s voice is: not clear at times; not expressive and/or the student pronounces occasionally some terms incorrectly. |
Ideas on the HRM topic aresatisfactorily organised withclarity in parts, pacing adequate, though may be over-or under length. The student’s voice is clear and expressive at times during the presentation. |
Ideas on the HRM topic are presented in an organised way, though lack clarity in parts, adequately paced. The student’s voice is clear and expressive for most of the presentation. |
Ideas on the HRM topic are presented effectively and expressed in an organised way, appropriately paced. The student has a clear voice, and expressive during the presentation. |
Ideas on the HRM topic are clearly and professionally articulated, presented effectively in an organised way, and are appropriately paced. The student has a clear voice, exceptionally expressive during the whole presentation. |
| Visual Aids (20%) | No visual aids are used. | The visual aids are poorly designed or unrelated to the message presented. |
Limited visual aids are used and inappropriately designed. |
The visual aids are satisfactorily designed and attimes support the presentation. |
The visual aids are well designed and adequately support the presentation. |
The visual aids are well designed, confidently used and effectively support the presentation. |
The visual aids are well designed and confidently used. Add impact to the presentation. |