Managing People in Organisations Assignment 2 (HRM) If you are not sure about anything ask me in class or email me (click

on blue). HAND IN DATE: Monday 16th May 2011 Assignment learning objectives: * to develop your learning in major themes of HRM * to stimulate your analytical, critical, and evaluative faculties. To put topics into a particular context. *to help prepare you for the kinds of situations you may face as a future manager. * to encourage and develop your information gathering and processing skills (investigative skills) * to be competent at applying relevant theory/literature/best practice to reality * to encourage and develop your written presentation skills *all the above as part of a broader aim to produce professional managers who are thinking practitioners: with an awareness of HRM theory applied to the real world of management.

The marksheet and explanation of the marksheet are on Blackboard. Here are 4 pieces of advice from me based on 16 years lecturing and marking assignments: BE INFORMED IN YOUR THINKING display capacity for objective thinking demonstrate original thinking apply thoughtfully theory/literature to the question INFORMED THINKING demands wide reading

READ WIDELY AND DO JUSTICE TO THAT WIDE READING meaningful and relevant literature references in text of response clear evidence of student making use of library and internet facilities additional references through students own literature search detail beyond lecture/textbook it is essential that you read widely from the HRM reading list provided find sources beyond the reading-list ensure you reference your sources clearly in the text of your answers and not just in the bibliography.

DEVELOP A COHERENT ARGUMENT strong attention grabbing articulate continuous prose developing relevant points incisive and without waffle comprehensiveness/relevant/punchy

PRESENTATION: clear unambiguous English essay format reader friendly Work hard on your tutorial presentation because it

influences part of the presentation criterion (see marksheet). ASSIGNMENT Look at the powerpoint presentation IT skills shortage showing several news clippings of the international problem software companies have in finding talented employees with the necessary skills. QUESTION: How can software companies such as Logica win the war for talent? MAXIMUM 2,000 words in essay format (excluding bibliography and one page self reflection on tutorial presentation). Note: I will penalise assignments that go over the maximum 2,000 words. [THIS ASSIGNMENT BRIEF WILL BE USED IN THE EVENT OF RESUBMISSION]