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EXTERNAL ANALYSIS HRM In Organisational Contexts 
Assignment Details
Trimester A 2010-2011 
Assignment Outline:
IT should be about well known UK Company
The assignment consists of a critical analysis of an organisations external environment that utilises a recognised analytical framework as a basis for the analysis (c 2,500 words).
The choice of organisation will be determined by the student

Submission Instructions:
The submission is due on the 9th December 2010 and must be submitted to the programmes office W108 before 4.30 PM on this date
2 written copies are required to be provided to the programmes office.
Instructions on the presentation of written work are in Appendix 1 of the module handbook. The format contained in these instructions is a requirement of the assignment.
Additionally you are required to provide a digital copy of your assignment by submitting through the digital drop box in Blackboard. This must be submitted before the due date noted above.
Assessment Criteria
A guide to the assessment criteria that will be used when assessing your submission is available in Appendix 2 of the module handbook and also on the module Blackboard site in the “Assignments” section


Guidelines 

Introduction
	Explain why knowledge and understanding of the environment is important for an organisation.
	Provide a brief outline of your chosen organisation (e.g. type, sector, size, ownership, location(s) etc.)

Main question 
	Identify key environmental issues and chose appropriate areas for your analysis.
	Explain and justify your choice of analytical frameworks (e.g. PESTEL, 5 Forces etc.)
	Do not confuse internal and external factors:  the focus is the external environment 
	Use appropriate data / statistics / academic literary sources to illustrate your discussion. 
	Provide relevant and purposeful examples from own and/or other organisations where appropriate however balance of text should emanate from academic literary /statistical sources.
	Identify counter-balancing issues and possible degrees of uncertainty.
	Link issues where appropriate.

N.B. Consider the scope of your assignment (2500 word limit) when selecting the range of environmental element(s) to enable you to provide a meaningful analysis.
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Conclusions
These should flow logically from your main discussion of the identified issues.

Bibliography + References
All sources should be clearly cited in accordance with the standards noted in Appendix 1 of the module handbook. It is essential that quality sources are used such as journal article and academic texts.

Presentation
A clear, concise, coherent and logical structure is required.


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