NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Essentials of HRM
Internal Assignment Applicable for June 2021 Examination
Assignment Marks: 30
Instructions:
All Questions carry equal marks.
All Questions are compulsory
All answers to be explained in not more than 1000 words for question 1 and 2 and for question
3 in not more than 500 words for each subsection. Use relevant examples, illustrations as far
as possible.
All answers to be written individually. Discussion and group work is not advisable.
Students are free to refer to any books/reference material/website/internet for attempting
their assignments, but are not allowed to copy the matter as it is from the source of reference.
Students should write the assignment in their own words. Copying of assignments from other
students is not allowed.
Students should follow the following parameter for answering the assignment questions.
1. In your experience what are the barriers which prevent oneself from being an
effective communicator? What were the challenges you faced? Suggest some ways to
handle such challenges. (10 Marks)
2. Suppose that you are the HR manager at a firm where hiring-freeze has been declared due
to the ongoing pandemic. The plan is to downsize through attrition. What steps would you
| For Theoretical Answer | |
| Assessment Parameter | Weightage |
| Introduction | 20% |
| Concepts and Application related to the question | 60% |
| Conclusion | 20% |
| For Numerical Answer | |
| Assessment Parameter | Weightage |
| Understanding and usage of the formula | 20% |
| Procedure / Steps | 50% |
| Correct Answer & Interpretation | 30% |
NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Essentials of HRM
Internal Assignment Applicable for June 2021 Examination
take to ensure that you reap the advantages of this strategy while minimizing the
disadvantages. (10 Marks)
3. Rahul and Priyanka are partners in a content writing company named as ‘Writing4You’.
Rahul says it’s quite clear whether any particular employee of the company is doing their
job properly or not, as they monitor, observe and give them feedback regularly. Being a
small company Rahul feels a formal appraisal process is of no use because they (both Rahul
& Priyanka) can keep in touch with every employee on a regular basis. Priyanka on the other
hand, feels that sitting down and giving formal feedback will reinforce what employees are
doing right and get them to modify things they may be doing wrong. Now, they want you,
their management consultant to advise them on what to do.
a. What performance appraisal problems will ‘Writing4You’ encounter if they continue on the
course of not using formalized performance appraisals? (5 Marks)
b. What guidelines would you recommend to ‘Write4You’ partners for developing an effective
appraisal system? (5 Marks)
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