Critically review ten peer–‐reviewed journal articles about career self–‐management
• Identify issues and challenges associated with integrating human resource strategy and business
strategy
• Develop Strategies to deal with particular human resource issues
• Propose And justify Reasoned arguments for adopting initiatives in strategic human resource
management
• Evaluate and apply the conceptual framework of strategic Management
• Explain, critically Evaluate and propose potential solutions to current strategic human resource
management problems/ issues
Select and critically review nine academic (peer- reviewed) articles about career self-management,
which is also referred to as individual career management (ICM) in the literature, [as opposed to
organizational career management (OCM)]. This involves identifying themes, linkages, similarities and
differences, gaps, omissions and so on; not a summary of each article.
Articles published from 2004 onwards are preferred, though seminal articles on career self-management
that were published earlier may be included. Also, wherever possible, please use empirical papers that
present evidence on specific career self-management issues. Please refer to marking criteria as given
below. Papers are expected to reflect a high level of critical analysis, written in a coherent and
integrated manner.
Whilst career management articles are published in a wide variety of journals, those that are
particularly relevant are Career Development International, Journal of Career Development, The
Career Development Quarterly, Journal of Vocational Behavior, International Journal for Educational and
Vocational Guidance, Australian Journal of Career Development, Canadian Journal of Career
Development, and the Journal of Career Assessment.
Please refer only to articles from academic peer reviewed journals (and not from trade publications,
magazines or other such non- academic periodicals or websites)
Originality and quality of analyses: Report is the result of in-depth investigation of a range of
literature.
Highly developed critical analysis, and assessment of different findings
Structure: Structured emphasized argument. Clear intro and conclusion Logical and excellent progression
of argument
Written expression: Well-constructed and crafted piece of work a pleasure to read
Referencing: Thorough research and selection of relevant evidence
Correct use of Harvard system of referencing
Close integration of supporting evidence into each section with adequate usage of in-text citations
Appropriately referenced in the reference section
Style and format:
You should use an essay format (please do not use bullet points and use headings sparingly) with
introduction, body, conclusion, references and appendices. Note: appendices only support points covered
in the essay.
The essay should be typed using single line spacing, 12 point font (Arial or Times New Roman or
Use the Harvard referencing system and make sure your reference list is formatted in alphabetical order
of authors’ last names. For more information on referencing format refer to the library website.
The essay must include, but is not limited to:
References
Appendices
.Brief
guidelines
for
the
assignment:
searching
for
literature
and
organising
material
for
the
essay
1. Select
topic.
2. Find
topic
in
library
textbooks
and
look
at
the
references.
3. Search
in
Google
Scholar
4. Identify
articles
(preferably
with
high
number
of
citations)
(make
a
note
of
authors,
title,
year,
publication,
volume,
issue,
pages).
5. Go
to
the
UOWD
electronic
library
and
download
the
articles
(and
search
specialist
journals).
6. Review
each
article
for
its
suitability/relevance.
7. Read
the
references
in
each
article
and
see
if
there
are
other
relevant
articles
listed.
8. Find
them
in
the
electronic
library.
9. Repeat
steps
5
and
6.
10. When
you
reach
‘saturation
point’,
stop!
11. Now’s
time
to
read
the
articles
with
the
purpose
of
identifying
key
themes,
concepts,
models,
ideas
etc.
12. Make
notes
as
you
read
each
article
(create
a
table
with
headings:
article
details,
topic/key
points,
key
words,
page).
If
you
put
the
full
article
details,
in
bibliography
format
using
Harvard
style,
it
will
be
easier
to
copy
and
paste
them
into
your
references/bibliography
section
at
the
end
of
your
paper.
Try
and
be
consistent
with
key
words
you
use.
Often
you
can
copy
and
paste
from
PDFs
to
Word,
but
not
always.
13. When
PDFs
are
‘secured’
it
is
handy
to
use
a
hand-‐held
scanner
(e.g.
IrisPen)
to
copy
directly
from
a
printed
article
or
book
into
Word.
Or
use
voice
recognition
software
such
as
Dragon
NaturallySpeaking
or
MacSpeech
etc.!
You
might
feel
this
is
overkill
for
one
assignment,
though.
14. When
you’ve
finished
note
taking,
look
for
recurring
themes,
similar
points/ideas,
and
group
them
together
(copy/paste
into
a
different/new
document
or
at
end
of
existing
one).
This
is
not
easy
to
do
electronically,
unless
you
live
in
a
cinema.
Hence
the
myth
of
the
paperless
‘office’.
By
the
way,
make
sure
you
have
a
system
to
still
identify
the
source
of
each
‘chunk’
as
you
move
it
about
(i.e.
which
article
it
comes
from).
15. Now
put
the
various
grouped
themes
into
a
structure
(logical
sequence).
Look
for
similarities
and
differences
(there
will
often
be
contradictory
viewpoints
and
sometimes
a
strong
recurrence
of
particular
ideas,
but
not
always).
16. Remember:
in
academia,
‘complex’
is
good,
shades
of
grey
are
good,
seldom
is
there
black
and
white,
and
you
can
argue
just
about
anything
provided
your
views
are
supported
by
evidence
from
the
literature
or
empirical
research.
17. As
you’re
doing
all
this,
interesting
patterns
or
ideas
might
come
to
mind.
Write
them
down.
18. Next
you
put
it
all
together
and
write
the
body
of
your
paper.
Then
you
can
do
the
conclusion,
and
finally,
the
introduction.
There
are
many
‘conventions’
when
it
comes
to
writing
up
your
work.
Here
are
a
few:
a. The
introduction
includes
an
outline
of
the
structure
of
the
paper
and
its
main
findings/conclusions,
tells
the
reader
you
understand
the
question,
defines
the
topic
you
will
cover
etc.
b. The
first
line
of
each
paragraph
tells
the
reader
what
the
paragraph
will
be
about.
c. Paragraphs
should
link
together
so
the
paper
flows
well.
At
the
end
of
one
paragraph
you
lead
into
the
next
…
(linking
forward).
d. Use
proper
Harvard
style
referencing.
e. Use
standard
fonts
such
as
Calibri,
Arial
and
Times
New
Roman.
Single
spacing,
‘normal’
margins,
and
portrait
style
except
for
large
tables
etc.
Adding
page
numbers
is
helpful.
