HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (BBMM302)

Group Assignment – Proposal, Report and Presentation

Learning Outcome Assessed: a, b, and c.

Weighting: 35%            5% Proposal Due in Week 3 in Moodle

15% Report Due in Week 5 in Moodle

15% Presentation Due in Week 6

Group size: Two

Late assignments will incur a penalty 10% per day.

STATEMENT ON THE USE OF AI IN THIS ASSESSMENT  :

Ethical use of AI includes a requirement to follow the assessment guidelines regarding the use of AI in any unit, and an understanding that it may not always be appropriate to use AI in all circumstances.

Within this unit, you are not allowed to use any AI tools and therefore it is strictly banned to use it within your assessment tasks.

You may use AI for your research and otherwise but are strictly not allowed to use it within your assessments not even Grammarly or paraphrasing tools such as QuillBot, Wordtune and Grammarly, these are also considered AI and thus, if all AI tools are banned, their use may be a form of cheating, and may result in academic misconduct.

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The assignment will be in three parts:

1. Part 1 – Proposal: worth 5% (700 words)

You will need to identify any three issues or problems relating to human resource management within your chosen organisation. This must be an organisation you have worked for or your current workplace. The issues & organisation needs to be approved by your lecturer before you may proceed with the assignment.

• Each group will submit “one proposal” in Moodle on the due date in week 3. (300-350 words per person)
• Once the proposal is approved by your teacher, student groups may proceed with the assignment.

2. Part 2 – Report: worth 15% (2000 words/1,000 words per member)

Only one group member to submit the group report in Moodle (relevant submission link) in Week 5. Group members are to note in the table of contents, which part they have done by their student number.

• The Report is due in Moodle by the end Week 5.
• This Report is to be used as the basis for your oral presentation.

3. Part 3 – Oral Presentation: worth 15 % (marking per member contribution)

The oral presentations will be held in class in Week 6. Each pair will present their contribution to the group report in the form of a combined presentation.

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 Steps in writing your Written Report

 Step 1: Starting the Work

2. As you will be working in a group of two you will identify a workplace/organisation to conduct the group’s analysis.This could be your current (or a recent) place of employment.You may have worked at this organisation as either a casual, part-time or full-time employee.  You can also use an organisation that is well known to you, but you have not necessarily worked there.
3. Identify key issues /HRM practices and compare them to best practices within the industry, (support your arguments with relevant theories).
4. IT IS ESSENTIAL that this organisation has an internal HR Manager/Supervisor role and recruit, train and pay its staff.
5. You will need to provide a brief description of the context for this organisation, including the type of industry, number of employees, strategic direction. Your lecturer will assist you to select ANY THREE HRM functions/issues relating to HRM from the list below:
6. HRM Planning and Strategy;
7. Attracting, recruiting and selecting talent for your workplace;
8. Appraising performance, providing training and developing employees & managing careers;
9. Reward Management;
10. EEO and WHS.
11. Analyse the HRM issues identified within your organisation based on the HRM function conducted and issues existing there, also support your arguments with relevant theories and concepts and HRM frameworks studied during the course.
12. Analyse key HRM frameworks, core concepts, and processes and how they are applied in your organisation and its relevant application in a contemporary Australian workplace setting.
13. Evaluate the responsibilities of organizations, management, and employees and compare them to best practices and compliance requirements as per the employment law, government acts and regulations and employer and employee associations
14. To do this you will need to compare your organisation’s capability to the relevant theory and practice covered in the course. Then discuss and analyze to what extent each of the chosen function at your organisation meets best practice standards of the industry.
15. Using the above discussion, explain what your recommendations for improvement would be to help the organisation achieve its objectives– support this using course theory and content.
16. Conclusion – As a group what is your key conclusion from conducting this analysis.

Step 2:  Report format

1. Cover Page
2. Executive summary
3. Table of contents
4. Company Description
5. Identify key Issues /HRM practices
6. Best practices within the industry, (support your arguments with relevant theories)
7. Analysis of the identified HRM issues within your organizations
8. Arguments in support of the analysis with relevant employment law, government acts, and regulations which are relevant to your workplace.
9. Evaluation of organisational issues /practices and Recommendations for improvement
10. Conclusion
11. List of References – (At least three references from journal articles and the rest from books and other sources. A minimum of five references are expected to be sourced).

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You must:

• Include research using at least five academic journal articles

(Refer to ProQuest, EBSCOhost).

• Carefully select appropriate theories and concepts to relate to the issues and frameworks within the context of your workplace from the learning materials in Moodle and through research.
• Use evidence and examples to support your arguments.
• Cite all references using the Harvard referencing system both in-text and the reference list.

You can score well if you provide the following:

• A proficient report which includes theoretical concepts linked with the analysis of the issues from your workplace.
• A proper discussion, including aspects of human resource management principles and framework.
• Creativity and consistency – how well your arguments hold together as well as using consistent fonts and format throughout the report.
• The proper format in terms of font size, sequence, and paragraphs used, as well as accurate spelling, grammar and referencing.

The Presentation should include:

Each student should prepare a PowerPoint presentation (five slides, so a total of 10 slides per group) of their part of the report.  You need to focus on the key discussion points and the outcome of your report.  Treat the presentation as if you are reporting to the CEO the key findings of your analysis.  DO NOT simply summarise your report, you need to decide the key facts that illustrate the reasons for your recommendations.

• Please upload your PowerPoint presentation for your group onto a USB and bring to class.
• You need to bring the PowerPoint presentation to the class to show in class. Your analysis of HR issues within your workplace.
• Briefing of the processes within your organization.
• Any employment law, government acts, and regulations which are relevant to your workplace.
• Recommendations to the issues identified using HRM principles.Students must deliver their group presentation in class. Marks will be given on individual performance for each group member out of a total of 10 points.

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SOWK 630 POSTER PRESENTATION OVERVIEW

Purpose:

To showcase your research (current or ongoing) related to Urban Children and Families in a standard social work conference-style poster.

🖥️ Poster Submission Guidelines

✅ Format: One PowerPoint slide only

❌ No PDFs, Word docs, or other formats accepted

✅ Use the prescribed boxes from the provided example (attached below)

✅ Topic: You can use the same topic from your current research course

The Academic Poster Presentation provides an opportunity for MSW students to showcase research, fieldwork, and innovative interventions that address the unique social, economic, and cultural challenges faced by urban children, youth, and families.

This capstone experience allows you to:

* Integrate theory, research, and practice in a scholarly format.

* Present evidence-based solutions promoting equity, social justice, and empowerment.

* Engage in professional dialogue with peers, faculty, and community partners.

* Strengthen your identity as a transformative urban social worker.

🧾 Poster Preparation Guidelines

✅ Template Use

* Use the provided PowerPoint template exactly as given.

* Do not alter text boxes or subtitles. (you can copy and paste directly into the text box)

* No pictures should be added.

✅ Poster Titles

* Must relate to Urban Child/Youth themes.

* You may build on your SOWK 610 proposal topics.

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*No exceptions

✅ File Naming Convention

FirstInitialLastName_Course_Instructor.pptx 

Example: MJohnson_SOWK630_BSmith.pptx

✅ Faculty Review

* Professors will review submissions in PowerPoint and suggest minor edits.

* After final review, convert your poster to PDF before sending it to the designated point person.

👔 Professional Expectations

* This is your capstone event — plan to be present and focused for the entire duration.

* Inform your family, employers, and other commitments ahead of time.

* Attendance is mandatory — no late arrivals or early departures.

* Dress professionally and arrive early to set up your poster.

* Prepare a 10-minute oral overview of your research and field application.

* You will present in 30-minute intervals.

* Support your peers: attend other presentations, engage in discussion, and ask questions.

* Invite your practicum supervisors, agency colleagues, and mentors to attend.

💬 Final Reflection

This presentation is more than an academic requirement — it’s a celebration of your professional growth and commitment to urban social work. You have developed the skills, insight, and passion needed to advocate for systemic change and empower communities.

Stand proud in your scholarship, your service, and your story.  

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Case study 3

1. Answer the Case Study Questions (found at the end of each case study) in 500-750 words total (not including reference list).
2. Include at least one additional, external reference to sources such as an article or video. Cite the reference(s) in your study.

Your case study will be graded on the following:

Grading: 20 points

Content 80% (how thoroughly and logically you answer the questions, how well you incorporate your reference(s), how well you make arguments and state facts to support your answers).

Spelling/Grammar/Punctuation 20%

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Interactive Session: Technology Wearable Computers Change How We Work

It looks like wearable computing is taking off. Smartwatches, smart glasses, smart ID badges, and activity trackers promise to change how we go about each day and the way we do our jobs. According to an April 2015 report surveying 2,400 U.S. CIOs by IT staffing firm Robert Half Technology, 81 percent expect wearable computing devices such as watches and glasses to become common workplace tools.

Doctors and nurses are using smart eyewear for hands-free access to patients’ medical records. Oil rig workers sport smart helmets to connect with land-based experts, who can view their work remotely and communicate instructions. Warehouse managers are able to capture real-time performance data using a smartwatch to better manage distribution and fulfillment operations. Wearable computing devices improve productivity by delivering information to workers without requiring them to interrupt their tasks, which in turn empowers employees to make more informed decisions more quickly.

Although primarily consumer devices, smartwatches are being used for business. The Apple Watch, for example, has a number of features to make employees more productive. It can take phone calls and accept voice commands. It will display an important message, e-mail, or calendar appointment on your wrist. Instead of buzzing loudly and with every e-mail, text message, and calendar alert you receive, the watch uses subtle, discreet vibrations that won’t be a distraction in the middle of a meeting. There are Apple Watch versions of Evernote (note taking), PowerPoint (electronic presentations), and Invoice2go, which will automatically prompt you to start logging your work time as soon as you arrive at a job site, send basic invoices, and receive alerts when they’re paid.

Salesforce.com has developed several enterprise applications for the Apple Watch. Salesforce1 for Apple Watch delivers instant notifications to salespeople, service agents, and other business users to help speed up their work. For example, sales managers can receive a discount approval request and take action right from the watch. Customer service managers can receive alerts if a critical case requires immediate attention or call wait times are about to exceed thresholds. Digital marketers can be alerted when a marketing campaign surpasses a goal. Salesforce Analytics for Apple Watch enables Salesforce customers to use analytics data delivered to their smartwatches to view performance metrics, uncover new insights, and take action with dashboards. Users will also be able to query via Voice Search to access a report, view a dashboard, or find other information.

Global logistics company DHL worked with Ricoh, the imaging and electronics company, and Ubimax, a wearable computing services and solutions company, to implement “vision picking” in its warehouse operations. Location graphics are displayed on smartglasses guiding staffers through the warehouse to both speed the process of finding items and reduce errors. The company says the technology delivered a 25 percent increase in efficiency.

Right now, vision picking gives workers locational information about the items they need to retrieve and allows them to automatically scan retrieved items. Future enhancements will enable the system to plot optimal routes through the warehouse, provide pictures of items to be retrieved (a key aid in case an item has been misplaced on the warehouse shelves), and instruct workers on loading carts and pallets more efficiently.

Southern Co., an Atlanta-based energy company, is experimenting with several different wearables in its power plants and its power distribution and transmission pipeline. Southern recently deployed both head-mounted and wrist-mounted computers and performed several “proofs of concept” with Google Glass, Apple Watch, and the Moto 360 Android Wear device. The proofs of concept focused on enhancing plant workers’ ability to follow documented procedures more accurately and to document adherence to those procedures. The company also piloted Bluetooth video cameras worn on the head for documenting work processes and for videoconferencing between field personnel and central office personnel. Southern Co. now uses head-worn cameras in some plants and field locations.

At Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, guests are issued a MagicBand, a radio frequency identification (RFID) wristband, which serves as their hotel room key and park entrance ticket and can be assigned a PIN and linked to a credit card to make purchases. The wristband is also used to link photos to guest accounts and will soon connect to a vacation-planning system. Staff are equipped with long-range RFID readers so they can personally greet guests. Aggregated RFID data will be used to minimize attraction wait times. Messages entice guests to relocate to less busy areas of the park. FastPass+, Disney’s ride reservation system, allocates guests to the most popular attractions by assigning one-hour return windows for express entrance.

The value of wearable computing devices isn’t from transferring the same information from a laptop or smartphone to a smartwatch or eyeglass display. Rather, it’s about finding ways to use wearables to augment and enhance business processes. Successful adoption of wearable computing depends not only on cost effectiveness but on the development of new and better apps and integration with existing IT infrastructure and the organization’s tools for managing and securing mobile devices (see the chapter-ending case study.)

Sources: Mary K. Pratt, “Wearables in the Enterprise? Yes, Really!” Computerworld, February 24, 2016; www.salesforce.com, accessed May 5, 2016; Bob Violino, “Wearables in the Workplace: Potential and Pitfalls,” Baseline, September 9, 2015; Brett Nuckles, “Apple Watch: Is It Good for Business?” Business News Daily, May 12, 2015; Dennis McCafferty, “Why Wearable Tech Needs Killer Business Apps,” CIO Insight, May 1, 2015; and Daisuke Wakabayashi, “What Exactly Is an Apple Watch For?” Wall Street Journal, February 16, 2015.

Case Study Questions

1. Wearables have the potential to change the way organizations and workers conduct business. Discuss the implications of this statement.
2. How would a business process such as ordering a product for a customer in the field be changed if the salesperson was wearing a smartwatch equipped with Salesforce software?
3. What management, organization, and technology issues would have to be addressed if a company was thinking of equipping its workers with a wearable computing device?
4. What kinds of businesses are most likely to benefit from wearable computers? Select a business and describe how a wearable computing device could help that business improve operations or decision making.

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POL201 FINAL PAPER (TOPIC IS Controlled Substance Act (1970)

Final Paper Assignment

The primary goal of your final assignment is to critically analyze  the specific topic you have chosen regarding American national  government.

You have been preparing for this final assignment each week by  constructing an Annotated Bibliography (Week 2) and a detailed outline  of the Final Paper’s main points (Week 3) in which you focused on the  following:

• Historical and constitutional basis for the American Government’s structure
• The system of checks and balances
• The various roles (e., public opinion, media, special interest groups, etc.) concerning public policy and elections
• The voting system and election process.

In addition, you have read the course text and course readings,  reviewed videos, and researched additional material for each week’s  assignments and this paper. This week, you will put all of those  outlines, readings, reviews, and research together to evaluate  policymaking and government program administration into one Final Paper.

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As we wrap up our course, reflect on what you have learned about the  key structures, systems, roles, and processes that embody our national  government. Think about the strengths and weaknesses, advantages and  disadvantages, and positive and negative impacts of these aspects of our  democracy. Use what you have learned so far to evaluate a specific  policy of our national government and recommend ways to enhance what  works and repair what is not working well. It is important that your  Final Paper utilizes your previous research and assignments, including  the feedback that you received from the Ashford Writing Center in Week  4. The assignment should also showcase what you have learned in the  course. While your previous assignments will serve as a strong base for  this assignment, it is very important that you implement feedback from  your instructor and the Ashford Writing Center, as well as further  expand on the material. Appropriate transitions and headings are needed  to ensure a cohesive Final Paper.

THE TITLE OF THE PAPER IS  Controlled Substance Act (1970). THE INFORMATION ATTACHED IS TO BE USED AS A GUIDE TO FORMALIZE THE PAPER AND ITS CONTENT. BE SURE TO ADHERE TO THE GUIDELINES OF THE PAPER OR THE PAPER WILL BE DISPUTED.

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