HRM250 Human Resource Management

Literature review support

1. Remember, almost every journal article you read for this assignment will serve as a guide or model for this assignment. Almost every journal article (on the planet!) starts with a literature review. Notice what you are reading - and how it is written - to help you with your own writing.

General standards applied to this assessment

High Distinction 85-100%: The student demonstrates the competencies in Distinction standard and in addition demonstrates:

· Insightful and comprehensive identification and discussion of key scholarly literature concerning the specialist topic. Advanced understanding of the relevant theory leading to defensible generalisations.

· Demonstrates capacity to use new insights to critically appraise literature, ideas and arguments, draws well-supported conclusions, and applies relevant theory.

· Uses creative examples, possible extensions, and applications of theory.

· The work has been written, referenced and presented to an exemplary, publishable, academic standard, and presents a compelling and effective argument/discussion. 

Distinction, 75-84%: The student demonstrates the competencies in Credit standard and in addition:

· Demonstrates selectivity and uses judgement in determining the importance of readings and ideas. Develops a progressive, convincing, and clear argument throughout the work. 

· Shows evidence of wide reading and synthesis of ideas. 

· Demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of the relevant theory. \

· Demonstrates capacity to evaluate and critically appraise literature, ideas and arguments, draws appropriate conclusions and apply relevant theory.

· The work has been written and presented to a high academic standard, and presents a coherent argument. 

Credit, 65-74%: The student demonstrates the competencies in Pass standard and in addition:

· Demonstrates the understanding of key HR concepts, theories, and issues. Key literature identified and discussed. Demonstrates a sound understanding of relevant theory. 

· Demonstrates a sound capacity to appraise literature, ideas and arguments, to draw limited conclusions and apply relevant theory. 

· May sometimes lapse into description rather than providing analysis and evaluation.

· Provides a satisfactorily structured, sourced, and referenced work which is clearly written and grammatically accurate in terms of spelling. Some significant improvements needed to meet a standard suitable for publication. Argument/discussion credible. 

Pass, 50-64%: The student demonstrates the following

· Most of the key concepts, theories, and issues in the specialist topic are identified and discussed. Conveys a basic understanding of the relevant theory. 

· The work demonstrates a limited capacity to appraise literature, ideas and arguments, draw appropriate conclusions and apply relevant theory. 

· The work provides little or no evidence of critical analysis and may simply restate or describe. The work is not synthesises or integrated and lacks depth of analysis. 

· Relies extensively on text, or limited readings providing little evidence of research. May demonstrate a narrow focus. 

· The work is presented with sufficient coherence and clarity fir the reader to understand the ideas and arguments being proposed. Improvements to writing such as structure, grammar and referencing are required to meet academic writing standards. Argument/discussion has some flaws. 

Fail, 0-44%: The student may demonstrate some or all of the following;

· Has not identified key scholarly literature concerning the specialist topic. Conveys little evidence of understanding of relevant theory. 

· The work conveys little evidence of the capacity to appraise literature, ideas, and arguments, to draw appropriate conclusions and apply relevant theory. 

· Demonstrates a failure to identify the issues.

· Demonstrates a failure to answer the question or misinterprets the question.

· Does not provide evidence of the minimum scholarly reading requirements. 

· The work demonstrates little understanding or appreciation of standards required for academic writing. Improvements in terms of clarity, grammar, spelling, quotations, referencing or presentation are required to achieve an acceptable standard. 

· Assessment not handed in on time.