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Assessment Cover Sheet

Assessment Cover Sheet Issue No.2 Revision No. 7

Reference Number/Code: [ACK.FO.VPAC.10.01] Revision Date: March 2018

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School/ Department Name: School of Business

Course Name: Manage Workforce Planning

Course Code: 16SHRB214

Instructor Name: Rupali Bhagat

Final Exam

Exam Date: Week-14

Exam Time: As per schedule

Exam Location: MS TEAMS

Duration: NA

Student’s Name:

Student ID No:

Section:

INSTRUCTIONS 1) This assessment is 40% of the total unit 2) You should follow ACK style guide while preparing your report

3) Read and understand the rubric before answering the questions

4) All skills and course knowledge should be demonstrated in report to achieve a satisfactory result

5) The assessment include report a short interview. During the interview you can use your notes / report.

You can share any video or interesting information you have collected about the company.

6) The first page should be the cover page, second should be table of content followed by your report.

7) Select only academic references like APA, MLA etc. to provide references.

8) Cover page, Table of Content and References are not part of word count

DO NOT WRITE IN THE AREA BELOW:

Mark ________/40

Feedback: ________________________________________________________________

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Instructor’s signature: __________________________

Student’s Signature: ___________________________

Assessment Cover Sheet

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Part – 1: Instructions for report:

STEP-1

Select a MNC who is known for its HR practices (it should be approved by the instructor)? Introduce

the company?

(HINT: NATURE OF BUSINESS, VALUES, CULTURE, VISION, MISSION, LOCATION, NUMBER OF OFFICES AND

EMPLOYEES WORLD OVER, CAN ALSO GIVE A BRIEF INTRO OF THR DEPARTMENTS ETC.)

STEP-2

What are the best HR practices they have? Have they done any kind of innovation in HR? What

makes the company better or different than it competitors?

(HINT: In this part you can talk about any award they have won, reasons for winning etc. We discussed these companies during section – 4 of the workbook. You can talk about company’s CSR activities and position in the civil society etc.)

STEP-3

In your opinion (after your research) what you think are their main HR challenges related OR

operational challenges for the company? How can they overcome these challenges? Suggest any

workforce planning technique (HR methods) which can help the organization to overcome these

challenges?

(HINT: Some companies do follow succession planning if that suits them and there are more ways. Think about them)

STEP-4

Prepare a workforce plan for them? (YOUR SUGGESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS)

(HINT: This can include your individual suggestions what you have learnt from this course. Your plan can include your recommendations, or discuss strategies taken by competitors. It should be in form of bullet points or in any tabular form. STEP-5

What was similar between your research (about the company) and your course content? What did you learn

from this course?

(HINT: Talk about any HR challenge(s) you studies or the company is facing / or any HR technique which you studied and you discovered that the company is using)

Assessment Cover Sheet

Assessment Cover Sheet Issue No.2 Revision No. 7

Reference Number/Code: [ACK.FO.VPAC.10.01] Revision Date: March 2018

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Name: ____________________ ID: ________________________ MARKING RUBRIC:

TOPIC Marks

Allotted

Marks obtained

Word limit

Grading Rubric

Question 1

5 500 Teams: 600 – 800 words

Appropriate selection of Company / able to give sufficient information required to introduce the company/ references given in a professional style.

Question 2

10 600 Teams: 750 – 850

Question has 2 parts: -If your answering only first part then word limit should be at least 600 however, if you answering both then minimum 300 each -Put the answer in bullet points / references given in a professional style.

Question 3

5 500 Teams: 650 – 750

Try to answer in bullet points. Name the methods and techniques used by the company/ references given in a professional style.

Question 4

5 500 Teams: 650-750

Can be in tabular form or bullet points again/ references given in a professional style.

Question 5

5 400 – 500 Teams: 400-500 each

Can write in paragraph or points, but you must be able to focus at least on any one topic which was similar (between your research and course lectures) Add self-reflection of the course to it

LAST PART 5

- - Interview

Presentation 5 - - Should look like professional report, Cover page, table of content, professional references given, each topic has headings and sub headings (if necessary), ACK style guide followed

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