Monash-HRM

ASSESSMENT 2 DETAILS FOR BOTH ON‐CAMPUS AND OFF‐CAMPUS STUDENTS: INDIVIDUAL ESSAY 2000 WORDS (20%)

Both on‐campus and off‐campus students have a choice of two questions:

1. Is the US unique among LMEs or is it the archetypal example of an LME? Provide a full explanation and justification for your answer.

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2. In 2017 Chris Brewster stated that “convergence trends tend to reflect a narrow HRM approach that focuses on only competitive advantage while ignoring the institutions within a country.” Do you agree or disagree with him? Provide justification for your answer.

Instructions:

The format is a formal, fully referenced academic piece of writing that must also contain a complete and accurate reference list and citing at least 8 (eight) references + the relevant chapters in the text book:

Greg J. Bamber, Russell D. Lansbury, Nick Wailes and Chris F. Wright (2015) International and Comparative Employment Relations 6th ed. (Sydney: Allen & Unwin).

Note that there are several articles cited in the PowerPoint slides for the first two weeks that can be used for an essay addressing either question + a reading list.

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Reading List:

There are also some articles on a library reading list that relate to each question so please use these as a starting point. Note that the authors’ surnames are underlined to assist with identifying surnames – in your reference list, there is no need for you to underline surnames.

Word Length:

2000 words and 10% over or under.

Marking Criteria:

The marking criteria are on the Moodle site under the ASSESSMENT Topic so please check these before submitting your essay.

Due Date:

Your essay is due in week 5, the week beginning Monday 21 Augustat the beginning of your class or for off‐campus students, emailed toMarjorie.jerrard@monash.edu by 6pm AEST Wednesday 23 August.

Submission Instructions:
For on‐campus students, please submit a hard copy with a singed

Faculty Coversheet attached at the beginning of your class in week 5.

For off‐campus students, please submit your essay with an electronic/scanned Coversheet directly by email toMarjorie.jerrard@monash.edu ‐ and NOT via the Moodle site ‐ by 6pm AEST on Wednesday 23 August. Please make sure your document is in Word format. You will receive acknowledgement of submission by return email within 24 hours.

Extensions:

Students, if unwell or experiencing other personal difficulties, need to contact Dr Marjorie Jerrard as soon as possible before the essay due date and apply for an extension using the Faculty in‐semester

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special consideration/extension form and provide accompanying evidence in the form of medical certificates etc.

Penalties for Late Submission:

10% per day (note that the weekend is 2 (two) days).

Return of Essays:

Essays will be returned within 3 (three) weeks of submission, directly to on‐campus students in class and by email to off‐campus students.

Double Marking:

Essays that receive a grade of N or an HD will be double marked according to Faculty and Department policy. A grade of N will carry a comment indicating how far away from the Pass the essay was e.g. “near a P but not quite there” would indicate a mark or two away, while “you have quite a bit of ground to make up to ensure a good grade for this unit” would indicate that the essay is more than 3 marks off the Pass.

A plus or minus after the grade indicates in the top or bottom part of the grade range and just the grade means in the middle of the range.

Remarks are not part of the policy but should one be granted, and the remark results in a lower grade than that awarded in the original marking process, then the lower grade stands.

Referencing:

Referencing is simply an academic skill which you need to acquire and refine. Once learned, it can be used in all your units. The Learning Services Unit in the Library can assist you with learning and developing this skill – it is your responsibility as a Monash student to learn how to reference and to do it to the best of your ability.

The format of your references in the reference list is in alphabetical order of the authors’ surnames with the oldest source by the lead author (surname) first when there are multiple publications:

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Hall, P. A. & Soskice, D. (2001) An introduction to varieties of capitalism (pp.1‐68) in Hall, P. A. & Soskice D. (eds) Varieties of capitalism: The institutional foundations of comparative advantage. (Oxford: Oxford University Press).

Hall, P. A. & Thelen, K. (2009) Institutional change in varieties of capitalism, Socio‐Economic Review, 7(1): 7–34.

Katz, Harry C. & Colvin, Alexander, J.S. (2015) Employment Relations in the United States (pp. 49‐74) in Bamber, Greg J, Lansbury, Russell D., Wailes, Nick & Wright, Chris F. (eds.) International and Comparative Employment Relations 6th ed. (Sydney: Allen & Unwin).

Also note the format for book chapters in edited books in the Katz & Colvin publication and also the Hall & Soskice publication.

Academic Misconduct Penalties:

Gross forms of academic misconduct include plagiarism (i.e. intellectual theft) and collusion and will result in automatic failure (0) and will initiate the Faculty procedures for such misconduct. Please note that students are responsible for adhering to the University academic conduct policies to avoid this situation. If you are experiencing academic difficulties consult your staff member in the unit or the Learning Services Unit in the Library for assistance.

Lesser forms of academic misconduct include poor referencing techniques generally such as inadequate citations, absence of quotation marks for direct quotes, absence of page numbers for direct quotes, citing of wrong sources for information, and inaccurate reference lists. Such misconduct will result in a penalty of at least 10%. This 10% penalty would likely be the difference between a lower grade and the next higher grade and may even result in an otherwise avoidable failure in the assessment task.