HRM3703 ASSIGNMENT 2
YEAR 2022
, Table of Contents
1.1. Overall, what did Mary Spencer do right? What could she have done differently? ............. 3
1.2. Were the correct people involved in the process? Whom would you have included and
why? 4
1.3. What errors did Spencer make with her own staff? What impact might these errors have
had on the success of the implementation? What should have been done? ................................... 4
1.4. How can training be used in this case to make the implementation more successful? ...... 5
2.1. Discuss the concepts of e-learning and rapid e-learning. Identify and briefly discuss two
shortcomings of e-learning. Find one HR-related example of e-learning and one for rapid e-
learning (include websites of the two examples that you find). ........................................................... 6
3.1. Discuss the difference between the data perspective and the process perspective of an
HRIS. 8
4.1. Compile a brief summary in a table where you firstly explain each concept briefly,
indicate who can use these systems, and provide one advantage and one disadvantage of each
one. 9
4.2. Find any example of one HRIS self-service portal on the internet where employees are
able to do an employee self-service transaction, provide a screenshot of it and the complete
URL where you found the example. ...................................................................................................... 11
5.1. Critically discuss the attributes that a good recruiting website should have. Search for
examples of two specialised recruitment websites on the internet (one national example and
one international example) and use these attributes to compare the two websites to each other.
Also, critically discuss these websites’ attributes in comparison with the attributes in the
prescribed book and make suggestions for improving each website. Remember to include
screenshots of the websites you choose (if you need help with this, look under Additional
Resources on the HRM3703 myUnisa module site to find information on how to make
screenshots or screen clippings. ........................................................................................................... 12
6.1. Mary Spencer (question 1) asks you to prepare a brief presentation to explain to the HR
interns at The NetGrid Group how e-HRM will change the nature of HR jobs and what the jobs
in HR might look like in the future as a result of e-HRM. Prepare a brief presentation where you
address these aspects. ........................................................................................................................... 14
References ................................................................................................................................................ 15
YEAR 2022
, Table of Contents
1.1. Overall, what did Mary Spencer do right? What could she have done differently? ............. 3
1.2. Were the correct people involved in the process? Whom would you have included and
why? 4
1.3. What errors did Spencer make with her own staff? What impact might these errors have
had on the success of the implementation? What should have been done? ................................... 4
1.4. How can training be used in this case to make the implementation more successful? ...... 5
2.1. Discuss the concepts of e-learning and rapid e-learning. Identify and briefly discuss two
shortcomings of e-learning. Find one HR-related example of e-learning and one for rapid e-
learning (include websites of the two examples that you find). ........................................................... 6
3.1. Discuss the difference between the data perspective and the process perspective of an
HRIS. 8
4.1. Compile a brief summary in a table where you firstly explain each concept briefly,
indicate who can use these systems, and provide one advantage and one disadvantage of each
one. 9
4.2. Find any example of one HRIS self-service portal on the internet where employees are
able to do an employee self-service transaction, provide a screenshot of it and the complete
URL where you found the example. ...................................................................................................... 11
5.1. Critically discuss the attributes that a good recruiting website should have. Search for
examples of two specialised recruitment websites on the internet (one national example and
one international example) and use these attributes to compare the two websites to each other.
Also, critically discuss these websites’ attributes in comparison with the attributes in the
prescribed book and make suggestions for improving each website. Remember to include
screenshots of the websites you choose (if you need help with this, look under Additional
Resources on the HRM3703 myUnisa module site to find information on how to make
screenshots or screen clippings. ........................................................................................................... 12
6.1. Mary Spencer (question 1) asks you to prepare a brief presentation to explain to the HR
interns at The NetGrid Group how e-HRM will change the nature of HR jobs and what the jobs
in HR might look like in the future as a result of e-HRM. Prepare a brief presentation where you
address these aspects. ........................................................................................................................... 14
References ................................................................................................................................................ 15
