Section outline

  • 1. Aim of the unit

    The aim of this unit is to equip you with the knowledge and skills that will help you to manage and appraise employee performance effectively.

    2. Indicative content

    This unit is designed to cover:

    • Types of performance issues that occur at the workplace and the internal and external reasons for poor performance
    • Development of a process of handling employee performance issues
    • Considerations for initiating layoffs or downsizing.
    • Reasons for a formal performance evaluation system.
    • Process to develop a performance review system.
    • Various appraisal methods.
    • Best practices in performance review planning.
    • Design an improvement plan for an employee.
    • Conducting an employee appraisal

    3. Unit Learning Outcomes

    At the end of this unity, you will be able to:

    1. Explain the reasons for employee performance evaluation systems and issues in the workplace

    2. Describe the performance appraisal process, various appraisal methods and best practices.

    3. Complete and conduct an employee appraisal

     4. Time duration

    • E-tivity 5.1 Forum
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Purpose:

      The purpose of this E-tivity 5.1 is to allow you to explain the reasons for employee performance evaluation systems and related issues in the workplace

      Tasks:

      Go through this book Performance Management, read on page 5 to 10 and visit this link about Performance Appraisal Systems and watch this video 

       thereafter answer the following questions:

       - Discuss the major objectives  for performance Management Systems

       - Explain importance of Performance Management  System

       - Post your argument on the forum discussion

    • E-tivity 5.2 Forum
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Purpose

      The purpose of this E-tivity 5.2 is to allow you describe the performance appraisal process, various appraisal methods and best practices.

       Task:

      Read through the following materials and answer the related questions before you post your answers on the platform:
      Go through this book Human Resource Management then read on page 5 to 15 and there after answer the following question:
      - Explain the major performance appraisal methods

      - Post your feedback on the forum discussion

         

    • E- tivity 5.3 Quiz
      Students must
      Mark as done

      The purpose of this E-tivity 5.3 is to allow you to conduct and complete a performance appraisal of an employee .

      Tasks

      Read carefully the following materials

      1.Human Resource Management, section 11.3 about completing and Conducting the Appraisal from page 1 to 11

      And then attempt the provided quiz by choosing the right answer from different options: