Higher Diploma in Business Management

Assignment Cover Sheet

Qualification Module Number and Title

HD in Business Management BM 4152: Managing People

Student Name & No. Assessor

Name: Mr. Sanjeewa Weerasinghe
Student No:
Handout date Submission Date

11.02.2021 16.05.2021

Assessment type Duration/Length of Weighting of Assessment

Assessment Type
Coursework Report (4500 words) 100%

Learner declaration

I, ………………………………………….certify that the work submitted for this assignment is

my own and research sources are fully acknowledged.

Marks Awarded

First assessor

IV marks

Agreed grade

Signature of the assessor: Date:

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FEEDBACK FORM
INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY

Program HD in Business Management 1st Attempt 2nd Attempt

No of
(Original  (Re-
Unit No BM 4152 Attempt
Submission) submission)
Unit Managing People Assessment type & Individual Report
(Weight) (100%)
Student Assessors’ Name &
Name Sig.
Date of Evaluation

Task No Task Assessors’ Feedback

Identify and explain the role of

1
HRM in modern business.
Explain the HR practices followed
by the selected company in HR

2 Planning, Recruitment & Selection,

Reward Management and Exit
processes.
Analyze the health & safety methods
followed by the selected
organization to protect employees
3
from hazards and give suggestions
to further improve work place
safety.
Evaluate the key factors which
influence employee behavioral
differences at work and discuss how

4 to enhance positive employee

behavior in the selected
organization.

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Explain the key elements of the

organizational culture of the selected

5 organization and how culture affect

employees’ commitment within the
organization.
Identify the types of groups
available in the selected organization

6 and assess the impact of group

behavior on achieving
organizational objectives.
Assess how a change can be
successfully managed or
implemented in the selected

7 organization applying Kurt Lewin’s

change management model to a
possible future change situation in
the organization.
A Proper report by following the
8 guidelines.

*Please note that the final result of an assessment is subject to Exam Board review. Above is a
constructive feedback only.

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Learning outcomes covered

LO 1. Identify the main HR concepts, functions and process.

LO 2. Assess the approaches to employee wellbeing and exit.

LO 3. Assess individual and group behavior in organizations.

LO 4. Explain how organizational climate and culture affect working relationships

within organizations.

Scenario and the Tasks

Individual Report (100%) – End-Term Assessment

Imagine that you have been selected as a management consultant of a well-established business
oriented organization of your choice (medium or large scale). The management of the selected
organization requires you to study the current people management practices followed by the
company and provide a comprehensive report complying (4500 words) with future
recommendations to improve people management in order to achieve organizational purposes.

01. “Good Human Resource Management can develop better working environment for
employees and effective team of professionals who are goal oriented. HRM plays an
important role in today’s business world”. Identify and explain the role of HRM in
modern business. (10 marks)

02. “Adopting appropriate HR practices in a business is a prime responsibility of a HR

Manager.” Assess the current HR practices followed by the selected company in HR
Planning, Recruitment & Selection, Reward Management and Exit processes. (25 marks)

03. Analyze the health & safety methods followed by the selected organization to protect
employees from hazards and give suggestions to further improve work place safety.
(15 marks)

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04. Evaluate the key factors which influence employee behavioral differences at work and
discuss how to enhance positive employee behavior in the selected organization.
(10 marks)

05. Explain the key elements of the organizational culture of the selected organization and
how culture affect employees’ commitment within the organization. (10 marks)

06. Identify the types of groups available in the selected organization and assess the impact
of group behavior on achieving organizational objectives. (10 marks)

07. Assess how a change can be successfully managed or implemented in the selected
organization applying Kurt Lewin’s change management model to a possible future
change situation in the organization. (10 marks)

08. A proper report by following the guidelines. (10 marks)

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Assessment Criteria

Criteria for marking – Individual Report

An excellent Average
Tasks Good answer Poor answer Very poor answer
answer answer
Task 1 10-09 08-07 06-05 04-03 02-00
Excellent Good Average Poor understanding Very poorly
understanding is understanding is understanding is is demonstrated on managed the
demonstrated on the demonstrated on demonstrated on the importance of answer with
importance of HRM the importance of the importance of HRM in an insufficient
in an organization. HRM in an HRM in an organization. information and
Excellently organization. Good organization. Poorly identified explanation for the
identified and identification and Averagely and explained role task. Very poor
explained role of explanation on role explained role of of HRM in modern understanding on
HRM in modern of HRM in modern HRM in modern organizations. Poor the role of HRM
organizations. organizations. organizations. use of citations with and very poor or
Excellent use of Good use of Average use of major errors. no use of citations.
citations. citations with minor citations.
errors.
Task 2 25- 21 20-16 15- 11 10-06 05-00
Excellently assessed Good assessment of Average assessment Poor assessment of Very poor
the current HR the current HR of the current HR the current HR assessment of the
practices and practices and practices and practices and current HR
identified current identified current identified current identified current practices and
HR system of the HR system of the HR system of the HR system of the identified current
selected business in selected business in selected business in selected business in HR system of the
an excellent level a good level an average level a poor level selected business
covering HR covering HR covering HR covering some HR in a very poor
Planning, Planning, Planning, practices with few level covering few
Recruitment & Recruitment & Recruitment & examples. Poor use HR practices with
Selection, Reward Selection, Reward Selection, Reward of citations. no examples. Very
Management and Management and Management and poor use of
Exit processes with Exit processes with Exit processes with citations.
appropriate some examples. few examples.
examples. Excellent Good use of Average use of
use of citations. citations. citations.

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Task 3 15-13 12-10 09-07 06-04 03-00

Excellent analysis of Good analysis of Average analysis of Poor analysis of Very poor analysis
health and safety health and safety health and safety health and safety of health and
methods followed by measures followed measures followed measures followed safety measures
the selected by the selected by the selected by the selected followed by the
organization with organization with organization with organization with selected
relevant examples. suitable examples. some examples. few examples. Poor organization with
Excellent Good suggestions Fair suggestions are recommendations no examples. Very
suggestions are are provided on provided on ways are provided on poor
provided on ways to ways to improve to improve safety at ways to improve recommendations
improve safety at safety at workplace. workplace. Average safety at workplace. are provided on
workplace. Excellent Good use of use of citations. Poor use of ways to improve
use of citations. citations. citations. safety at
workplace. Very
poor or no use of
citations.
Task 4 10-09 08-07 06-05 04-03 02-00
Excellently Good evaluation Average evaluation Poor evaluation and Very poor
evaluated and very and Clear and fair explanation explanation on the evaluation and
clearly explained the explanation on the on the factors factors which affect explanation on the
factors which affect factors which affect which affect individual factors which
individual individual individual behavioral affect individual
behavioral behavioral behavioral differences at work behavioral
differences at work differences at work differences at work along with few differences at work
along with along with methods along with some methods to enhance along with very
appropriate methods to enhance positive methods to enhance positive behavior. few or no methods
to enhance positive behavior. Good use positive behavior. Poor use of to enhance positive
behavior. Excellent of citations. Average use of citations. behavior. Very
use of citations. citations. poor or no use of
citations.
Task 5 10-09 08-07 06-05 04-03 02-00
Excellently Good identification Average Poorly identified Very poor attempt
identified and and explanation on identification and and explained the in identifying and
explained the type & the type & primary explanation on the type & primary explaining primary
primary elements of elements of culture type & primary elements of culture elements of culture
culture of the of the selected elements of culture of the selected of the selected
selected organization organization and of the selected organization and organization. Very
and very clearly Clearly explained organization and poorly explained poor explanation
explained how how culture affect fairly explained how culture affect on how culture
culture affect employee how culture affect employee affect employee

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employee commitment in the employee commitment in the commitment. Very

commitment in the selected business. commitment in the selected business. poor or no use of
selected business. Good use of selected business. Poor use of citations.
Excellent use of citations. Average use of citations.
citations. citations.
Task 6 10-09 08-07 06-05 04-03 02-00
Excellently written Good answer by Average attempt by Poor attempt by A very poor
by identifying the identifying the identifying the identifying the answer which did
types of groups types of groups types of groups types of groups not satisfy the
&assessed the &assessed the &fairly assessed the &poorly assessed requirement of the
impact of group impact of group impact of group the impact of group task majorly. The
behavior on behavior on behavior on behavior on standard of work is
organization. organization. Good organization. organization. Poor very poor. Very
Excellent use of use of citations with Average use of use of citations. poor use of
citations minor errors citations citations.

Task 7 10-09 08-07 06-05 04-03 02-00

Excellently written Good explanation Fairly presented by Poor attempt with A very poor
by explaining the of change explaining the insufficient details answer which did
change management management using change for the task. not satisfy the
using appropriate appropriate theory management using Insufficient requirement of the
theory and examples but few lapses in theory but some explanation of the task majorly. The
from the selected applying to lapses in change standard of work is
business. Excellent business. Good use application. management. Poor very poor. Very
use of citations of citations with Average use of application of poor use of
minor errors citations theory. Poor use of citations.
citations
Task 8 10-09 08-07 06-05 04-03 02-0
Fully followed the Followed the Fairly followed the Poorly followed the A very poor report
guidelines for a guidelines for a guidelines for a guidelines for which did not
report preparation. report preparation. report preparation. report preparation. satisfy the
An excellent report A good report A fair report A poor report requirement of the
submitted. Excellent submitted. Good submitted. Fair use submitted. Poor use task majorly. The
use of Harvard use of Harvard of Harvard of Harvard standard of work is
referencing. referencing. referencing. referencing. very poor.

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This submission will be assessed as Total marks Marks obtained by the student
follows Allocated for the answer provided
Criteria for marking – Individual
Report
Task 1 10

Task 2 25

Task 3 15

Task 4 10

Task 5 10

Task 6 10

Task 7 10

Report Structure 10

Total Marks 100

Submission Guidelines

Coursework (Final Report)

 Submission format : Report

 Paper Size : A4
 Words : 4500 words
 Printing Margins : LHS; RHS: 1 Inch
 Binding Margin : ½ Inch
 Header and Footer : 1 Inch
 Basic Font Size : 12
 Line Spacing : 1.5
 Font Style : Times New Roman
 Referencing should be done strictly using Harvard Referencing style

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Note to learner

 Please note that collusion with others’ coursework and plagiarism is considered an
Academic Unfair Practice and will be dealt with relevant ICBT rules & regulations.

 Plagiarism is copying and writing content of others’ work in your own work without
referencing. This applies to copying and pasting of website content too.

 Paraphrasing is the practice of writing other author’s work using your own word. This is
a good academic practice however, paraphrased content must be properly referenced
with the original author.

 Direct quoting (or copy and pasting) should be referenced and be limited to no more than
3 lines per page.

 Learner must engage in his/her own research to collect data and produce an original
report.

 Word Count excludes Acknowledgement, TOC, Executive Summary, Reference List and
Tables and graphs

 Please note for academic acceptance, it is important to refer adequate sources in

building critical arguments with regard to this assignment. Generally, the lecturer
expects minimum 5 sources per each assessment component from accepted required
reading, recommended reading and recommended journals.

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