HRM Article Assignment 1: Key Points and Relevance to HRM

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Purpose
This assignment is designed to demonstrate your developing HRM human capital related to course specific outcomes (CLO-1) as well as your ability to communicate clearly, concisely and correctly in written form.
Part A
Select a news article from a Canadian media source that discusses an incident or situation linked to the topics of employee or labour relations as defined in Topic 1 (Chapter 1) of the course text. Summarize the key points of the article and inform the reader as to its relevance to the HRM 2201 course. Include a citation or e-link in this section to enable to reader, if desired, to seek out more details of your article. (5 marks)
Part B
Answer the following two questions using this article and key concepts from the HRM 2201 course as discussed in class.
1. Identify and explain one relevant HRM challenge within one of the three levels (environmental, corporate or employee) that in your opinion is seen in your chosen article. Your answer should also clearly point out the connection of your selected challenge to the content seen in the article or news item. Make sure you make specific reference to the text’s discussion of your chosen section.  (5 marks)
2. Using the “Framework for Labour Relations” as seen in Chapter 1 of the course text, identify and discuss one example from either the “ACTORS, PROCESSES & ACTIVITIES or OUTPUTS / RESULTS” sections of this framework that relates to the content of your chosen news article. In your answer, reference the “Feedback” loop, as seen in Chapter 1, you feel is relevant to your presented news article. Make sure you make specific reference to the text’s discussion of your chosen section. (5 marks)
Notes:• This assignment may be done by 1 or 2 students (pair) enrolled in the course.• Weighting = 15% of the final mark in the course.• Due date: January 22, 2016 @ 9 PM. See DC Connect Drop box.• Include citations of sources related to HRM theories and applications.• Estimated page length = 2-3 pages, double spaced with 12 point font
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