HRM1501/2022
Assignment 03 (Semester 02)
HRM1501 – ASSIGNMENT 03 (SEMESTER 02) (2022)
Assignment 03
(Workbooks 7 – 12)
Due date Unique number
26 September 2022
The mark obtained for Assignment 03 will contribute 20% towards your final mark for this module.
This assignment should be submitted on or before the due date.
You may type your assignment on your word processor and then convert the assignment to an
Adobe Acrobat (pdf) document. Assignment 03 can only be submitted in pdf format. No other
formats will be accepted. This assignment must be submitted online via myUnisa.
To submit Assignment 03 on myUnisa you need do the following:
1. Go to myUnisa (http://myunisa.ac.za) and log in with your student number and password
2. Select the HRM1501 in the row of modules displayed in the orange blocks at the top of the
webpage
3. Click on the Assessment info tab from the menu on the left-hand side of the screen
4. Click on the assignment number that you wish to submit and follow the instructions.
Learning outcomes
You should be able to
Explain how employment tests can be used
Identify various types of tests
Identify and define the various performance appraisal errors
Distinguish between classroom training and distance learning
Identify the purpose of orientation
Identify and briefly discuss the compensation objectives
Identify and discuss the different steps in the selection process
Identify and discuss the steps in the training and development process
QUESTION 1
1.1 Veeshnee is in charge of conducting the selection tests within your organisation. Explain to
her the characteristics of a properly designed selection test and provide an example of each.
(6)
1.2 Distinguish between the following performance appraisal errors and provide an example of
each.
Halo effect
Recency error
Central Tendency
Leniency (8)
1.3 After the selection process has been completed, Nadine, the new candidate, needs to be
made comfortable in her new job and environment as soon as possible. You have been given
1
Assignment 03 (Semester 02)
HRM1501 – ASSIGNMENT 03 (SEMESTER 02) (2022)
Assignment 03
(Workbooks 7 – 12)
Due date Unique number
26 September 2022
The mark obtained for Assignment 03 will contribute 20% towards your final mark for this module.
This assignment should be submitted on or before the due date.
You may type your assignment on your word processor and then convert the assignment to an
Adobe Acrobat (pdf) document. Assignment 03 can only be submitted in pdf format. No other
formats will be accepted. This assignment must be submitted online via myUnisa.
To submit Assignment 03 on myUnisa you need do the following:
1. Go to myUnisa (http://myunisa.ac.za) and log in with your student number and password
2. Select the HRM1501 in the row of modules displayed in the orange blocks at the top of the
webpage
3. Click on the Assessment info tab from the menu on the left-hand side of the screen
4. Click on the assignment number that you wish to submit and follow the instructions.
Learning outcomes
You should be able to
Explain how employment tests can be used
Identify various types of tests
Identify and define the various performance appraisal errors
Distinguish between classroom training and distance learning
Identify the purpose of orientation
Identify and briefly discuss the compensation objectives
Identify and discuss the different steps in the selection process
Identify and discuss the steps in the training and development process
QUESTION 1
1.1 Veeshnee is in charge of conducting the selection tests within your organisation. Explain to
her the characteristics of a properly designed selection test and provide an example of each.
(6)
1.2 Distinguish between the following performance appraisal errors and provide an example of
each.
Halo effect
Recency error
Central Tendency
Leniency (8)
1.3 After the selection process has been completed, Nadine, the new candidate, needs to be
made comfortable in her new job and environment as soon as possible. You have been given
1
