Team Mission - Option A 

Identify a company or organization, which may also be a student organization, a family business, 
or non-government or non-profit organization. 
 
As your team goes for an interview with a human resource (HR) member or officer of an organization you 
selected, be guided by the following human resource (HR) audit items. Notice that each item falls under an 
HR element, and you are going to inquire about the state of each HR element before and during the 
pandemic. Be cognizant of the adjustments (if there were) that have been implemented by the 
organization. 
 
For this team mission, your goals are to: 
● Study and compare the state of HR in the organization prior to the pandemic, and its current state, 
and 

● Come up with insights and recommendations to contribute to the sustainability and viability plans 
of your chosen company/organization 

 
Moreover, we have defined certain guide questions which you may use as you gather data, whether 
through research or interviews. Remember that these are just mere guides in interviewing your subjects. 
Use whatever helps but you are also free to explore other questions. 
 
Option A - Team Formative Assessments 
 
For your formative assessments, you will ask these specific questions: 
● What is the state of this HR item ​before​ the pandemic and ​during​ the pandemic?  
● Why were these adjustments implemented by the organization? 
 
Team Mission 1 (Due after Module 3) 
 
HR audit items  Before the  Adjustments and adaptive 
pandemic  measures made during the 
pandemic 

PART ONE: STRATEGIC TALENT ACQUISITION 

Are there job descriptions for each position within     

the organization? 

Are all job descriptions up to date?     

Is there a standard contract? Has it been checked     

by a lawyer? 

Are the references of job applicants checked?     

Is training provided for those who conduct     

interviews? 

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 PART TWO: STRATEGIC TALENT DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT 

Are employees provided training for new processes     

and procedures required to complete their job 
duties? 

Are employees provided with opportunities to     

develop their existing skills? 

Are employees evaluated after completion of     

training programs? 

Are training initiatives within budget?     

How are managers and supervisors trained and     

prepared for their roles? 
 
 
Team Mission 2 (Due after Module 5) 
 
HR audit items  Before the  Adjustments and adaptive 
pandemic  measures made during the 
pandemic 

PART THREE: STRATEGIC TOTAL REWARDS SYSTEM 

Is there a formal pay structure?     

Is the pay structure reviewed regularly?     

Are there incentives in place?     

Is there a benefit plan in place?     

Is there a recognition program in place?     

PART FOUR: STRATEGIC EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT 

Is there a fair and just grievance policy?     

Is there an avenue or forum in place for addressing     

grievance? 

Is there an existing physical and mental wellness     

program? 

Is there policy and procedures for emergency and     

disaster situations? 

Is there an ‘off boarding’ program in place?     

 
   

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Option A - Team Summative Assessment 
 
Structure of Final Report (Due after Module 6) 
 
1. Introduce the organization or company you have audited and analyzed. 
2. Report the findings of your HR audit analysis. 
3. Discuss your findings covering the answers to the following questions. 
a. What element/s of human resources have been highlighted in order for the 
organization/company to be able to adapt to the crisis? Why are these so? Explain. 
b. What can you glean as the human resources strategies that have been implemented by the 
organization in order to manage the organization/company during the crisis? 
c. Moving forward what would be your recommendations to Human Resources in order to 
contribute to the sustainability and viability of the organization/company? 
d. What are your team reflections regarding making Human Resources management strategic 
during a crisis? 
 
Format 
● For your two ​formative team missions​, it should be within 1-2 pages (excluding title page and 
appendix attaching the tabular format of audited items), Times New Roman, font size 12, double 
space. This assessment should include a report on the audit results and answers to the two 
questions mentioned above. It should be in a continuing paragraph form. 
● For your ​summative assessment,​ your paper should only be 4-5 pages (excluding title page and 
appendix attaching the tabular format of audited items), double spaced, Times New Roman, font 
size 12. 

 
   

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RUBRICS 
 
Rubric for the summative assessment / final team mission (covering both final report and 
presentation) 
 
Criteria  A = 4.0  B = 3.0  D = 1.0  F = 0.0  Weight 
Excellent  Good  Pass  Poor  (%) 

Report comprehensiveness 

1  Quality & Rigor  Strategic analysis  Sufficient analysis  Satisfactory  Poor analysis  40% 
The analysis and  and excellent  and  quality; some  of the critical 
recommendations are  recommendations  recommendations  parts lack depth;  aspects of HR; 
specific, relevant, and will  with alignment  on critical  needs  plenty of 
bring value to the  with strategic  components of  improvement in  missing 
organization. The analysis  objectives and  strategic HR; has  terms of analysis  information; 
follows a logical and strategic  goals of the  shown ability to  and limited  required to 
problem solving approach,  organization;  provide the  applications of  redo the task 
and is backed up by data and  Specific and clear  minimum required  theories and  of data 
research. Theories and  applications of  information to  concepts learned  gathering 
principles learned in class  theories and  make sound  in class  about the 
were applied in practice.  principles learned  analysis and  organization 
in class both in  recommendations  being audited 
terms of strategic  with some 
HR and  applications of 
organizational  theories learned 
behavior; used  in class 
comprehensive 
data gathering 
techniques to 
arrive at solutions 

2  Feasibility  Deep  Adequate  Limited  All solutions  30% 

The recommendations are  understanding of  understanding of  recommendation proposed are 
realistic and feasible.  HR issues and  HR issues and  s can be  not feasible, 
challenges,  challenges, and  implemented  lacking 
proposing realistic  the report  evidences to 
recommendations  included some  support 
with high potential  recommendations  arguments; 
to contribute to  that can be  critical areas 
organizational  implemented  are neglected 
effectiveness; 
considered impact 
and organizational 
realities and 
environment 

3  Creativity  Exceeds  Some  Slight creativity in  Unimpressive  30% 

The recommendations are  expectations and  recommendations  analysis and  and highly 
innovative and  all  are innovative  ideas proposed  conventional; 
out-of-the-box.  recommendations  and  needs 
proposed are  out-of-the-box  improvement 
unique and  in terms of 
value-adding to  exhibiting that 
the organization  significant 
thought was 
put into ideas 
proposed 
 
 
 

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 Presentation style 

1  Clarity  Very logical,  Sufficiently clear  Some  Incoherent,  30% 

The presentation followed a  succinct,  and organized  inconsistencies in  uncoordinated 
structured and easy-to-follow  systematic and  presentation;  delivery of  and unclear 
path.  complete  Good logic,  presentation  presentation 
presentation  flowed well; 
covered the 
minimum 
requirements / 
critical areas in 
the presentation 

2  Impact  Presented with  Performed as  Very limited  Confusing  40% 

The team presented the  creativity and  expected in  impact created to  presentation, 
solution creatively, effectively,  impact - team was  delivering an  engage with the  lacking visual 
with impact and passion.  able to “tell a  impactful  audience  appeal and 
story”; excellent  presentation;  effectiveness 
communication  multimedia 
skills and team  content was 
dynamics in  attractive but 
presentations;  some work can 
impressive  be done to 
multimedia  improve 
content which 
helped engage the 
audience 

3  Defense  Strong arguments  Sufficiently  Inconsistent  Very poor  30% 

The team naturally answered  and confidently  defended  defense with  defense; 
all the relevant questions from  defended with  positions taken  limited support to  arguments 
the panel.  solid foundations  arguments;  presented not 
needs  based on 
improvement in  evidence or 
terms of  research 
confidence in 
answering 
questions 

Total (100%) 

 
   

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Rubric for team formative missions 
 
  Criteria  A = 4.0  B = 3.0  D = 1.0  F = 0.0  Weight 
Excellent  Good  Pass  Poor  (%) 

1  Quality & Rigor  Outstanding  Logical ideas,  Satisfactory  Poor and  40% 
The ideas, analysis and/or  ideas, strategic  and/or sufficient  quality; some  irrelevant ideas 
recommendations are  analysis and/or  analysis and  parts lack depth;  and/or 
specific, relevant, and  excellent  recommendations  needs  analysis; 
valuable. Where appropriate,  recommendations  on critical  improvement in  plenty of 
the analysis follows a logical  with alignment  components of  terms of analysis  missing 
and strategic problem solving  with strategic  strategic HR; has  and limited  information; 
approach, and is backed up  objectives and  shown ability to  applications of  required to 
by data and research.  goals of the  provide the  theories and  redo the task 
Theories and principles  organization;  minimum required  concepts learned 
learned in class were applied  Specific and clear  information with  in class 
in practice.  applications of  some applications 
theories and  of theories 
principles learned  learned in class 
in class both in 
terms of strategic 
HR and 
organizational 
behavior; where 
applicable, used 
comprehensive 
data gathering 
techniques to 
arrive at solutions 

2  Feasibility  Realistic ideas and  Adequate  Limited  All ideas and  30% 
The ideas and/or solutions  solutions with  understanding of  evidences to  solutions 
are realistic and feasible.  deep  HR issues and  support feasibility  proposed are 
understanding of  challenges, and  of ideas and  not feasible, 
HR issues and  the outputs  solutions  lacking 
challenges and  included some  proposed  evidences to 
OB concepts  ideas and  support 
solutions that are  arguments; 
feasible  critical areas 
are neglected 

3  Creativity  Exceeds  Some ideas  Slight creativity in  Unimpressive  30% 

The ideas and/or solutions  expectations and  and/or  responding to  and highly 
are innovative and  all ideas and/or  recommendations  requirements and  conventional; 
out-of-the-box.  recommendations  are innovative  in ideas  needs 
contributed are  and  proposed  improvement 
unique and  out-of-the-box  in terms of 
creative  exhibiting that 
significant 
thought was 
put into ideas 
shared 

Total (100%) 

 
 
   

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 STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 
PEER AND SELF-ASSESSMENT RATING SHEET 
 
Your name    Name of project/company   
 
Please  write  the  names  of  all  of  your  team  members  (​including  yourself  as  self-assessment​)  and  rate  ​in 
percentage  the  degree  to which each member contributed and fulfilled his/her responsibilities in completing ALL the 
team missions / assignments.   
 
This evaluation is strictly confidential and will never be shown to your team members. 
 
The numerical ratings are defined as follows: 
Numerical Rating (%)  Performance  Descriptor 

92 to 100  Excellent  Consistently carried more than his/her fair share of the workload. 

87 to 91  Very Good  Consistently did what he/she was supposed to do, very well 
prepared and cooperative. 

83 to 86  Satisfactory  Usually did what he/she was supposed to do, acceptably prepared 
and cooperative. 

79 to 82  Ordinary  Often did what he/she was supposed to do, minimally prepared and 
cooperative. 

76 to 78  Marginal  Sometimes failed to show up or complete assignments, rarely 

prepared. 

75 and below  Unsatisfactory  Consistently failed to show up or complete assignments, unprepared. 

The ratings should reflect each individual’s level of participation, effort and sense of responsibility; not his or 
her academic ability. 
Name of Team Member  Numerical Rating (%)  Commentary  
(Please do not leave this space blank) 

     
 

     
 

     
 

     
 

     
 

     
 
  
Your Signature _____________________________________ 

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