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MNG10714 - The Human Resource Management Expert Practitioner - Southern Cross University
TASK
Your Chief Executive has asked you, as the HR manager, to prepare a report on how to improve the induction program for new employees.
In your discussion, you will need to provide a critical analysis of an effective induction program, including who should be responsible for what part of the induction program (e.g. HR manager and line managers).
OVERVIEW
Your discussion about induction should draw from the theory presented in Topic 5 (see content on the Blackboard and the PPT for Topic 5).
Report Format
1. Introduction
2. Developing an effective induction process
3. Roles and responsibilities for the induction program
4. Recommendations
5. Conclusion
References
Appendices (if required)
Second page: Executive Summary
The Executive Summary is written after you finish the assignment. You can include here the key points discussed in the report, including the recommendations. Note: the Executive Summary is not the same as an Introduction.
Third page: Table of Contents
The headings in the Table of Contents should be numbered. Use the same numbers included in the Assignment format in the previous slide. Note that the heading for ‘References' (and also Appendices) is usually not numbered.
From the fourth page:
1. Introduction
Brief introduction. You must include here the aim of the report and the main issues to be explored in the body of the report. Word count: suggestion: 150 words
2. Effective induction
Provide an overview of an induction process for new employees. Here you should outline the key factors for an induction process to be effective, include timeframes.
3. Roles and responsibilities for an induction process to be effective
Here you should explain the roles and responsibilities of the people involved in an effective induction program (e.g. HR manager and line managers)
4. Recommendations
Provide recommendations for your Chief Executive for the structure and delivery of an effective induction process for new employees.
6. Conclusion
Provide a brief conclusion here, around 150 words.
References (next page after the Conclusion)
Use the Harvard referencing style.
Topic - Human resource planning and human resource information systems (HRIS)
Learning Objectives
Outline the nature, purposes and benefits of human resource (HR) planning
Discuss the importance of forecasting HR availability
Explain the influence of environmental factors on HR planning
Discuss the challenges associated with HR planning
Discuss the importance of human resource information systems (HRIS)
Explain the use of HRIS, the challenges and the issues associated with HRIS evaluation
Review Questions
What major demographic changes are likely to affect organisations in the near future? How can HR Planning help organisations to successfully deal with these changes?
How does a HRIS help managers to make better decisions?
Topic - Job Analysis and Job Design
Learning Objectives
describe job analysis as a process for understanding, clarifying and documenting jobs
Discuss the uses of job analysis and the data collection methods
Explain the importance and key aspects of job design
Review major influences of job design on the quality of work life
Review Questions
What is the relationship between job analysis and job design?
What is the difference between a job description and a job specification?
Explain the similarities and differences between job specialisation, job rotation, job enlargement and job enrichment.
Is Job Analysis a threat to an employee with a disability?
Topic - Employee recruitment and selection
Learning Objectives
explain the importance of recruitment and selection
discuss employer brand and recruitment/selection policy
Explain the major recruitment/selection methods and activities
discuss the link between Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and recruitment/selection
Review Questions
How appropriate are social networking sites for recruiting (a) fresh graduates; (b) HR managers; (c) mining engineers; and (d) shop assistants?
What is the role of (a) a job description and (b) a job specification in recruitment?
Which do you think are the most critical steps in the selection process? Why?