COURSE BCO213 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FALL 2022 Task brief & Rubrics

Task

• This assignment will be completed in teams of 3 or 4 students. Each team is expected to hand in a document (word or pdf) in which the following items
will be addressed:
• Select a job opening advertised on the job board of your choice and make sure to include it (screen shot, no link please) in appendix of your assignment.

Introduction (500 words):

• In your words, describe the context of the job opening (sector of the company, main competitors, location (or remote) and what it implies in terms of
availability of workers, is this profile hard to find or not...).

Job Description and Attraction Strategy:

• Identify and analyze the different sections of your job posting. Are there sections missing? If so, how would you complete it referring yourself on the
theory seen in class? If everything is there, comment on some changes you would make and justify.
• Describe the sourcing/attraction strategy you would put in place to get a decent number of candidates to apply for this specific job.

Competencies:

• List four (4) competencies you would assess for this role using the “EntreComp: The Entrepreneurship Competence Framework” as a reference. Justify
why those competencies are important for the job you have selected.
• For each of those four (4) competencies, list two (2) questions (behavioral/situational) you would ask candidates in order to assess those competencies.

Formalities:

• Wordcount: total of 2200 minimum, 2500 words max.

• Cover, Table of Contents, References and Appendix are excluded of the total wordcount.
• Font: Arial 12,5 pts.
• Text alignment: Justified.
• The in-text References and the Bibliography must be in Harvard’s citation style.

Submission: Week 6 - Sunday 13th November 2022 23:59 via Moodle.

Weight: This task is a 40% of your total grade for this subject.
It assesses the following learning outcomes:

• Interpret job analysis and apply job design.

• Understand different stages of human resources planning.
• Assess strategies for recruitment, selection and training.
Rubrics
Learning Descriptors Fail Below 60% Marginal Fail 60-69% Fair 70-79 % Good 80-89% Exceptional 90-100%
Content is unclear, inaccurate Limited content that does not Presents some information Presents clear and Presents balanced, significant
and/or incomplete. Brief and really support the purpose of that adequately supports appropriate information and valid information that
Content
irrelevant. Descriptive. Only the report. Very poor the central purpose, that adequately supports clearly and convincingly
personal views offered. coverage. arguments, goals, or the central purpose, supports the central purpose,
KNOWLEDGE & Unsubstantiated and does Displays only rudimentary research questions of the arguments, goals or research arguments, research
UNDERSTANDING not support the purpose, knowledge of the content project. Although parts questions of the project. questions or goals of the
argument or goals of the area. Reader gains few if any missing, it demonstrates a Demonstrates satisfactory project. Demonstrates in-
30 % project. Reader gains no insights level of partially proficient knowledge of the content depth and specialised
insight through the content knowledge of the content area. Reader gains proficient knowledge of the content
of the project. area. Reader gains some insights. area. The reader gains
insights. important insights

The written project exhibits The written project exhibits Written research project Readability of the project is Readability of the project is
multiple errors in grammar, errors in grammar, displays good word choice, good due to the clarity of enhanced by facility in
Written Communication
sentence structure and/or punctuation and spelling. language conventions and language used. Grammar, language use/word choice.
Skills
spelling. Inadequate writing The written project comes mechanics with a few minor spelling and punctuation is Excellent mechanics and
skills (e.g., weaknesses in across as untidy and not errors in spelling, grammar, without error. syntactic variety. Uses
COMMUNICATION language facility and properly checked for sentence structure and/or Spelling and grammar language conventions
mechanics) hinder mistakes. Errors present in punctuation. Errors do not thoroughly checked. effectively (e.g., spelling,
10 % readability and contribute to written communication represent a major distraction punctuation, sentence
an ineffective research make readability frustrating. or obscure meaning. structure, paragraphing,
project. grammar, etc.).

Research problem, concept or Research problem, concept Adequately identifies and Formulates a clear Effectively formulates a clear
idea is not clearly articulated, or idea is not clearly describes (or sketches out) description of the research description of the research
Analytical / Critical
or its component elements articulated at times and the research problem, problem, concept or idea, problem, concept or idea,
Thinking Skills
are not identified or confusing. Research concept or idea and its and specifies major elements and specifies major elements
described. Research information is badly components. Gathers and to be examined. Selects to be examined. Selects and
CRITICAL THINKING information is poorly organized, categorized, examines information information appropriate to prioritizes information
organized, categorized and/or only superficially relating to the research addressing the research appropriate to addressing
20 % and/or not examined; examined; research problem, concept or idea; problem, concept or idea; the research problem,
research information is often information is often presents and appraises accurately and appropriately concept, or idea; accurately
inaccurate or incomplete. incomplete. Presents limited research information with analyses and interprets and appropriately analyzes
Presents little if any analysis analysis or interpretation; some minor inconsistencies, relevant research and interprets relevant
or interpretation; inaccurately and/or irrelevancies or omissions. information. Effectively research information.
inaccurately and/or inappropriately applies Generally applies applies appropriate research Precisely and effectively
inappropriately applies research methods, appropriate research methods, techniques, applies appropriate research
research methods, techniques, models, methods, techniques, models, frameworks and/or methods, employs advanced
techniques, models, frameworks and/or theories models, frameworks and/or theories in developing and skills to conduct research.
frameworks and/or theories to the analysis. Presents theories although with justifying multiple solutions Uses techniques, models,
to the analysis. Presents few some solutions or inaccuracies. Outlines or conclusions; solutions or frameworks and/or theories
solutions or conclusions; conclusions but they are solutions or conclusions that conclusions are coherent, in developing and justifying
 solutions or conclusions are often not well supported, or are somewhat logical and well supported and multiple solutions or
often not well supported, are logical. consistent with the analysis complete. conclusions; solutions or
inaccurate and/or and evidence; identifies conclusions are insightful,
inconsistent, and are and/or lists solutions or coherent, well supported,
presented in a vague or conclusions although not logically consistent and
rudimentary manner. always clearly. complete. Displays a mastery
of complex and specialized
areas.

Shows little ability to employ Shows some ability to employ Exhibits application of Demonstrates an ability to Demonstrates well-
Integration Skills
theory and practice across theory and practice across the principles, theories and integrate and apply developed ability to
the functional areas of functional areas of business in practices across the principles, theories and integrate and apply
APPLICATION & business in the assessment the assessment of issues functional areas of business practices across the principles, theories and
EVALUATION of issues relating to the relating to the research to the analysis of the functional areas of business practices across the
research problem, concept, problem, concept or idea. research problem, concept to the analysis of the functional areas of business
or idea. Does not recognize Recognizes organizational or idea. With some research problem, concept to the analysis of the
40 % or correctly identify cross- issues relevant to the research exceptions, outlines and or idea. research problem, concept
functional organizational problem, concept or idea but describes (or sketches out) Identifies, examines and or idea. Effectively identifies,
issues relevant to the does not show some cross- functional critically evaluates important examines and critically
research problem, concept understanding. Does not organizational issues that cross- functional evaluates important cross-
or idea. Does not adequately evaluate the are relevant to the research organizational issues functional organizational
adequately evaluate the research problem, concept or problem, concept or idea. associated with the research issues associated with the
research problem, concept idea in light of relevant Adequately identifies and problem, concept or idea. research problem, concept,
or idea in light of relevant principles, theories and describes (or summarizes) Clearly justifies solutions, or idea. Clearly and
principles, theories and practices across the business solutions, recommendations recommendations for action, effectively justifies solutions,
practices across the functional areas. Some for action, or conclusions or conclusions based on recommendations for
business functional areas. solutions offered but difficult that are, for the most part, analytics and an insightful action, or conclusions based
Few if any solutions, to understand. appropriate, but which need synthesis of cross- on strong analytics and an
recommendations for action, Recommendations for action, to be more aligned with disciplinary principles and insightful synthesis of cross-
or conclusions are or conclusions are presented, principles and concepts in concepts in the functional disciplinary principles and
presented, and/or they are but they are often not well the functional areas of areas of business. concepts in the functional
not appropriately justified supported, or logical. business. areas of business. Can link
or supported. thinking across disciplines
and contexts.