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Coursework

All students of the Resourcing and Talent Management course must write an essay based on one of the following topics:

Option 1. To what extent do you agree with the statement that "reducing employment regulation is beneficial for both businesses and employees"? Critically discuss, providing examples to support your answer.

Option 2. How does flexible working contribute to enhancing a business's competitive advantage? Critically evaluate the potential benefits and challenges.

Option 3. What are the key challenges associated with Human Resource Planning (HRP) in contemporary business environments, and how can organisations enhance their HRP practices to address these challenges?

To excel in this assignment, you need to engage in a critical discussion, apply the theories and concepts introduced in the course, and support your arguments with academic literature and industry examples.

Each student is required to submit one essay of 2,000 words in length (plus or minus 10 percent), excluding the reference list and title page, using a minimum of 15 academic references to support their argument. In line with SoSS policy, all essays must be referenced using the Harvard system. For general guidance on essay writing for the Resourcing and Talent Management course, please refer to the course Canvas page.

Core Textbook.
Taylor, S. (2019) Resourcing and Talent Management, 7th ed., London: CIPD/Kogan Page. The core textbook for this course is available via the HWU library as an e-book: on the HW library website.

Please note that there is also a new version of the book available: Taylor. S. (2022), Resourcing and Talent Management, 8th edition, CIPD/Kogan Page. However, in the 8th edition Taylor removed some of the discussion which is relevant to our course (e.g. organisational flexibility, and employment markets).

You can access the 8th edition as additional reading, however, note that all the course materials will refer to the Taylor's (2019) 7th edition.

Additional resources.
The best sources of information and debate for this course are the following journals:
• Academic Journals:
o Human Recourse Management
o Human Resource Management Journal
o The International Journal of Human Resource Management
o Academy of Management Journal

Word count: The essay should be 2000 words in length (plus or minus 10 per cent) (excluding the reference list and the title page).

Layout
• Title Page
o Your name and student registration number:
o Campus:
o The assessment title: Coursework Option X: .....
o Class name and code: C19RT - Resourcing and Talent Management
o word count:
• Format
o Essay format
o Try to avoid: heading, subheadings, pictures, graphs, tables, bullet points, appendix
o if you do choose to use graphic aids, please make sure that you:
a) Reference your sources
b) Use it to strengthen your discussion, illustrate your point or support your argument. Do not use graphic aids without discussing them.
• Structure
o Title Page
o Introduction (introduce the topic and make the position of your essay clear here)
o Body (discuss each idea in turn, ensure 1 idea per paragraph)
o Conclusion (sum up your conclusions, place them within a broader context)
o Reference list - minimum 15 academic references
• Page numbering
o All pages should be numbered
• Page Style
o 1.5 spacing
o Print size 12
o Arial or Calibri font
References:
References need to be in Harvard Style. A reference list containing all cited sources needs to be included at the end of the essay. No bibliography is required.