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Assignment Brief (RQF) Higher National Diploma in Business Management Student Name/ID Number: Unit Number and Title: Unit 35 Developing Individuals, Teams and Organisations Academic Year: - 2020 Unit Assessor: Chukwuemeka Eziefula Assignment Title: Issue Date: Week starting 13th JANUARY 2020 Submissions Week 4: First Formative Submission Week 8: Second Formative submission Week12: Final Submissions Internal Verifier : Sujata Omwenga Date: Submission Format: Lo1: Submission will be a development portfolio which shows your ‘own’ learning progress and acquisition of key skills. LO2, LO3, LO4 :The submission is in the form of an individual written essay This should be written in a concise, academic style using single spacing and font size 12. You are required to make use of headings, paragraphs and subsections as appropriate, and all work must be supported with research and referenced using the Harvard referencing system. Please also provide a bibliography using the Harvard referencing system. The indicative word count is 4500-5000 words, although you will not be penalised for exceeding the total word limit. Unit Learning Outcomes: LO1 Analyse the knowledge, skills and behaviours required by HR Professionals LO2 Analyse the factors to be considered when implementing and evaluating inclusive learning and development to drive sustainable business performance LO3 Apply knowledge and understanding to the ways in which high –performance working contributes to employee engagement and competitive advantage. LO4 Evaluate ways in which performance management, collaborative working and effective communication can support high-performance culture and commitment Assignment Brief and Guidance: Activity 1a You have been appointed as a trainee HR Officer at Virgin Media. In order for you to develop an understanding of your own role as an HR Officer, your manager has requested you to; 1. Determine appropriate knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSB) that are required by HR professionals for any two positions in the departments at Virgin Media. 2. Analyse a detailed professional personal skills audit to identify appropriate knowledge, skills and behaviours and develop a professional development plan(PDP) that demonstrates evidence of personal reflection and evaluation for a given job role . As part of your CPD, you are required to prepare a developmental portfolio containing the following documents. · Personal Skills Audit · Personal Swot Analysis · PDP plan · Reflective Statement Activity 1b Scenario At the end of your training your line manager has asked you to write a report about inclusive learning and development within the organisation for driving sustainable business performance. In your report you should address the following:- 3) Analyse the differences between organisational and individual learning, training and development. 4) Analyse the need for continuous learning and professional development to drive sustainable business performance 5) Apply learning cycle theories (Kolb’s Learning Cycle and Kurt Lewin’s Change model) to analyse the importance of implementing continuous professional development. 6) Produce a detailed and coherent professional development plan that appropriately sets out learning goals and training in relation to the learning cycle to achieve sustainable business performance objectives. ((Indicative word limit, 1500 – 2500) Activity 2 Scenario You have been recruited as an external Learning and Development Consultant by Virgin Media. The Director of Human Resources of Virgin Media requires you to produce an individual REPORT which demonstrates the use of critical thinking to support a conclusion that justifies your arguments. The REPORT should cover the following: 3. Demonstrate your understanding on how HPW (High Performance Working) contributes to employee engagement and analyse its benefits with justifications to a specific organisational situations within Virgin Media to improve employee competitive advantage. 4. Critically evaluate the different approaches to performance management and make judgements on how effective they can be to support high performance culture and commitment. demonstrate with specific examples in the context of Virgin media 5. Provide valid synthesis of knowledge and information resulting in appropriate judgements on how HPW and mechanisms used to support HPW lead to improved employee engagement, commitment and competitive advantage. (Indicative word limit, 1500 – 2500) Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria: Learning Outcome Pass Merit Distinction LO1 Analyse the knowledge, skills and behaviours expected of staff members by HR professionals P1 Determine appropriate and professional knowledge, skills and behaviours that are required by HR professionals. P2 Analyse a completed personal skills audit to identify appropriate knowledge, skills and behaviours and develop a professional development plan for a given job role. M1 Provide a detailed professional skills audit that demonstrates evidence of personal reflection and evaluation. LO1 & 2 D1 Produce a detailed and coherent professional development plan that appropriately sets out learning goals and training in relation to the learning cycle to achieve sustainable business performance objectives. LO2 Analyse the factors to be considered when implementing and evaluating inclusive learning and development to drive sustainable business performance. P3 Analyse the differences between organisational and individual learning, training and development. P4 Analyse the need for continuous learning and professional development to drive sustainable business performance M2 Apply learning cycle theories to analyse the importance of implementing continuous professional development. LO3 Apply knowledge and understanding to the ways in which high-performance working contributes to employee engagement and competitive advantage. P5 Demonstrate understanding of how HPW contributes to employee engagement and competitive advantage within a specific organisational situation. M3 Analyse the benefits of applying HPW with justifications to a specific organisational situation. LO3 & 4 D2 Provide valid synthesis of knowledge and information resulting in appropriate judgements on how HPW and mechanisms used to support HPW lead to improved employee engagement, commitment and competitive advantage. LO4 Evaluate ways in which performance management, collaborative working and effective communication can support high-performance culture and commitment P6 Evaluate different approaches to performance management (e.g. collaborative working), and demonstrate with specific examples how they can support high-performance culture and commitment. M4 Critically evaluate the different approaches and make judgements on how effective they can be to support high-performance culture and commitment. Coursework Rules and Regulations at St. Patrick’s International College Plagiarism – the College takes plagiarism and academic misconduct seriously and therefore, suspected plagiarism will be investigated and if found to have occurred will be dealt with according to the procedures set down by the College. Please see your Student Handbook for further details of course of action for plagiarism issue. ‘Plagiarism’ is presenting somebody else’s work as your own. It includes copying information directly from the Web or books without referencing the material; submitting joint coursework as an individual effort; copying another student’s coursework; stealing coursework from another student and submitting it as your own work. Student Declaration – all coursework submission will need to bear a declaration signed by you. Submission Regulations 1. You are required to submit your coursework on-line through the College’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) which can be accessed through http://stpmoodle.net. Detailed information about this is available in the Student Handbook. 1. Details of submission procedures and related course of actions can be obtained from the Academic Administration Department or the Student Handbook. 1. If you are unable to submit your coursework on time due to extenuating circumstances, you are required to make an application to your respective Schools for it to be considered, using an ‘Extenuating Circumstances Form’ available from the Academic Admin Office. Do not ask the lecturers responsible for the course - they are not authorised to award an extension. The completed form must be accompanied by evidence such as a medical certificate in the event of you being sick. 1. Specific requirement or subject specific requirement for coursework submission will be stated further in the assignment brief or will be advised by your lecturer. Additional Information · For any late submission without approved Extenuating circumstances prior to the set deadline, the grade is capped at a PASS. · Only one opportunity for reassessment of the unit will be permitted. · A student who undertakes a reassessment will have their grade capped at a Pass. Recommended Resources Textbooks FRIEDMAN, A. L. (2012) Continuing Professional Development: Lifelong Learning of Millions. London: Routledge. MEE-YAN, C-J. and HOLBECHE, L. (2015) Organizational Development: A Practitioner's Guide for OD and HR. London: Kogan Page. STEWART, J. and ROGERS, P. (2012) Developing People and Organisations. London: CIPD. Journals European Journal of Training and Development International Journal of Training and Development Organisation Development Journal Prepared by: Higher Education Qualifications (HEQ) Approved by: HEQ, QDAM (HE) Version 1.0 – November 2017 DCL 1 – Public (Unclassified) 2Pearson Education 2016 Higher Education Qualifications Summative Assignment Feedback Form ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION FORM This sheet must be submitted with your assignment. Failure to complete, sign and submit this form will result in a mark of ‘0’ for the assignment. Student Name Student ID Assessor Name CHUKWUEMEKA EZIEFULA Qualification Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND Diploma Business (Management) Unit Number & Unit Title Unit 35 Developing Individuals and Teams in organisations Assignment Title Virgin Media Date of Submission Signature: ……………… ……………………… Date: ___________________ Introduction Who are HR Professionals? What knowledge, skills and behaviour are required of them? What do you understand by a Skills Audit? What role does it play in the personal and professional development of an employee? What is a Personal SWOT Analysis? What do you understand by CPD? What is a Personal Developmental Plan? Why is it important to evaluate and reflect on a PDP? Activity 1a 1) Determine appropriate and professional knowledge,