TERM 3: 2014
HRMT11011 - Human Resources in Organisations
GUIDELINES for students
Written Assessment - Business Report: Case Study: HR's Role in Strategic Acquisition: page 158 of your textbook, Stone, 2013, 4th edition
ASSESSMENT TASK:
Written Assessment: Business Report
‘HR’s Role in a Strategic Acquisition’

CQUniversity

Individually prepare a Business Report that addresses the human resource issues raised in the case study as provided on the Moodle course site.
Please note: The questions should be used only as a guide for preparation of your analysis and justification in your Business Report. Your Business Report should be presented within the word limit of 2500 words +/- 10ºX« (excluding the reference list/.
This assessment item involves research of the academic literature, which primarily should be undertaken via the electronic databases of CQUniversity library as well as other relevant quality sources. Avoid using only textbooks, but the prescribed
Textbook for the course must be cited in regard to broad requirements highlighted by
the case. You are expected to present information and evidence from, and cite, at LEAST SIX (6) relevant peer reviewed journal articles (which you obtain from the CQU library’s databases), the textbook, plus key legislation (six relevant and well applied academic journals, plus the textbook and key legislation will gain a pass mark for this criterion 8/15). Your marker is interested in the analysis that you have developed from YOUR review of the literature and how well you use the literature to respond to the topic.
KEY PREPARATION FOR THE BUSINESS REPORT
• ESSE NTIAL - Read PRESCRIBED TEXT — STONE 4th Edition
• Review and/or read any chapters in the Stone text that you consider relevant. This will provide you with an opportunity to enhance the quality of your report.
• Read the Case Study, read it first without any marking up or analysis, then read, mark up, highlight etc as many times as you need.
• Read and note ALL the Assessment Criteria — these are the specific requirements and you need to follow these.

• You need an Assessment Title page with Assessment details from you as a
CQU student (no page number)
• You need a Business Report cover page (suggest the context - from you as the HR Advisor completing the report for the Executive Manager — Human Resources)
• 2500 words +/- 10% word count
• Min 2.Scan margins, (top, bottom, left and right)
• Page numbers in Arial 10pt in the Footer on the bottom right on every page
but the Title page and Report Cover Page
• Name and student number in Arial 1Opt in the Header top right on every page
but the Title page
• Use Arial 11pt or 12pt only for the body text
• Major Headings should be in 2pt more than body text, so if using Arial 11pt for the body text, then the heading will be 13pt
• Major Headings should be bold only and DO NOT UNDERLINE.
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TERM 3: 2014
HRMT11011 — Human Resources in Organisations

CQUniversity

• Line spacing of body text is double spacing (avoid ’double double' Spacing between paragraphs)
• Left align
• Use numbered headings (and sub-headings as needed) throughout the Business Report
• Bullet points and lists as appropriate for reports may be used
• Diagrams, tables and relevant graphics may be used — these must be
appropriately labelled (and referenced) as per report requirements.
• Expression is important - correct spelling, grammar, punctuation — proof read
your work — use the services of the Academic Learning Centre
• Your Business Report must be referenced using Harvard Referencing as per the current Referencing Guide — download via the Academic Learning Centre link in the SUPPORT block on HRMT11011 Moodie site. The Reference List should start on a separate page at the end of the Business Report and it can be a numbered heading.
• Note the specific reference requirements — refer ASSéssment Criteria and
note below.
• Any legislation cited in your essay is to be included in the reference list
• The organisation is called Widget International and it is based in Australia.
• This assessment has a due date just as there are deadlines in the workplace. Assessments submitted after the due date (without an approved extension) will incur late penalties.
PLEASE SEE THE ADDITIONAL REPORT FORMAT PROVIDED
Uploading your assessment
Essentially when you upload to Moodie, your assessment is in ‘draft' and checked for
similarity via Turn-it-in (see below). Based on this result, you may want to make some adjustments to your assessment and reupload. While in ‘draft', you can upload over it up until the due date. Once you have the final version, and by the due date, you MUST ensure that you 'submit for marking'.
The Use of Turn-it-in
When you submit your assessment online you also submit it to -Turn It In- a copy detection program. Copying is the intentional use of someone else’s ideas, words or concepts in your assessment submission. It is considered serious misconduct at university and should be avoided at all times.
Do not try to copy parts of the assessment directly from the web or from a fellow student/previous student/ student from another institution etc as your assessment will be identified as a copied assessment by -Turn It In-. If you do reuse or cite the internet, journal articles or your fellow student or another student or other source
then it must be referenced appropriately. Ensure you are aware of the referencing guidelines and plagiarism policy.
Do not share your assessment with other students; again any similar assessment will be identified as a copied assessment by “Turn It In ’.
Be aware of the Plagiarism policy.