For Assessment 1, you need to develop a performance appraisal form for a job in an organisational unit of your choice. This guide contains materials that will serve as references and resources to help you develop your performance appraisal form. It also includes guidance on report writing and citing references.
See your course outline and course site for full assessment details.
The resources in this section will help you get a better understanding of the purpose of job analysis and job descriptions, and their significance in producing a Performance Appraisal (PA) Form.
Note: Please consult your course readings list for more resources on each of the topics in this guide.
The video (8 min 26 sec) below is one of a series of videos designed to introduce HR concepts. In it, the process and methods of job analysis are described.
This section provides resources on performance appraisal, including definitions and overviews, objectives, trends, effectiveness debates, and methods.
Read the following ebook for an introduction/overview of the topic:
In the video below, several traditional and modern performance appraisal methods are discussed.
Video length: 18 min 1 sec
The resources in this section discuss each modern method of performance appraisal.
This video explores the process, purpose, and benefits of 360 degree feedback.
Video length: 2 min 59 sec
The additional resources in this section also discuss each modern method of performance appraisal.
Video length: 7 min 5 sec
This video includes an explanation of the Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scale (BARS), a measure that is used to rate employee performance.
Note: Additional support resources on these topics are available in the course readings list.
See the resources below to help you prepare and conduct a research interview:
Now that you have done your research it is time to put all of your information together into a report.
Watch the below short video (2 min 53 sec) on report writing.
Note: You must be logged in to LinkedIn Learning to view the video.
For this assessment, you must develop your own performance appraisal form. The following forms and templates may help:
While you are finding references, you need to think about whether they are appropriate to use in your assignment. You may be asked to use scholarly or peer-reviewed material to support your arguments.
You should evaluate all resources before including them in your assignment - even if you found them through the Library Collection or databases.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to machines or computer systems capable of performing tasks that require human intelligence. AI underpins many tools, with examples including web search engines, predictive text, recommendation systems such as those used by Netflix or Spotify, and navigation apps such as Google Maps.
Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) uses algorithms to generate content (e.g. text or images) in response to a prompt. GenAI tools and apps may help you brainstorm, understand key concepts, or help to improve the clarity of your writing but, before you use them, it is important to understand their risks and limitations.
This short video by UniSA Online outlines what Generative AI is and considerations for using it in academic study.
Video length: 5 min 38 sec.
Prompt engineering is the process of formulating what you enter into a GenAI tool and affects the response that you get from it. The UniSA Teaching Innovation Unit's guide to AI for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education has some information on how to structure a prompt.
You are required to cite the references you have used in your report. Consult your course page for information about the style you should use.
The resources below will help you to get started.