Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing

This week’s topics

Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing

1. Unpacking the assignment brief and criteria
2. Finding and evaluating sources
3. Planning and referencing
4. Citing and referencing using the Harvard Style

What you will be able to do

• 1.1 Critically justify the importance of human resource management in organisations.
• 1.2 Assess the role and purpose of the strategic human resource management function and activities in an organisation.
• 1.3 Evaluate how human resource management is related to other functional areas.
• 2.1 Assess the business factors to consider before human resource planning.
• 2.2 Determine human resource requirements in different organisational contexts.
• 2.3 Develop a human resource plan for an organisation.
• 3.1 Explain the purpose of human resource policy.
• 3.2 Assess the impact of regulatory and legal requirements on human resource policies in an organisation.
• 3.3 Assess the impact of business ethics, CSR, and sustainability requirements on human resource policies for an organisation.
• 4.1 Critically analyse the impact of an organisational strategy, structure and culture on the management of human resources.
• 4.2 Develop a structured, relevant and comprehensive HR strategy.
• 4.3 Critically monitor the effectiveness of human resources management.
• 5.1 Critically evaluate the relationships between business strategy and human resource management.
• 5.2 Explain the implementation and measurement of HR approaches using relevant metrics.
• 5.3 Monitor and evaluate a human resource strategy that supports organisational mission, vision, values and objectives.

Activity

Start with this week’s video, then: Plan the unit assignment against every criterion; source and reference the evidence.

Study materials

Videos

• Citing and referencing using the Harvard Style · YouTube · UCDLibrary · 7 min · for registered students

Further resources

• Harvard Referencing quick guide 2025 (York St John University) · PDF · Other, report · for registered students
• Writing for Success, ch. 8.1–8.3: Prewriting, outlining and drafting · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 281–318 · for registered students
• Evaluating Information: Applying the CRAAP Test · PDF · Other, report · for registered students