ICON COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
Pearson BTEC HND in Business
Unit 35 Developing Individuals,
Teams and Organisations (RQF) L5
Assignment Brief
Session: February 2022
| Programme title | Pearson BTEC HND in Business (RQF) Level 5 | |
| Unit number and title | Unit 35 | Developing Individuals, Teams and Organisations |
| Unit Type | Optional | |
| Unit Level and Value | Level 5 | 15 Credit |
| Assessor (s) | Dr Somayeh Pouransari, Dr Suzan Akinwalere, Christopher Ngwasiri, Tony Doherty, Cheryl Osborne-Gibbons |
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| Issue Date | 14 March 2022 | |
| Final assignment submission deadline |
06 – 11 June 2022 | |
| Late submission deadline | 13 – 18 June 2022 The learners are required to follow the strict deadline set by the College for submissions of assignments in accordance with the BTEC Level 4–7 submission guidelines and College policy on submissions. |
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| Resubmission deadline | TBA | |
| Feedback | Formative feedback will be available in class during the semester. Final feedback will be available within 2 weeks of the assignment submission date. |
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| General Guidelines |
• The work you submit must be in your own words. If you use a quote or an illustration from somewhere, you must give the source. • Include a list of references at the end of your document. You must give all your sources of information. • Make sure your work is clearly presented and that you use correct grammar. • Wherever possible use a word processor and its “spell-checker”. |
| Internal verifiers | Dr Walter Gunetilleke | ||
| Signature (IV of the brief) * |
[email protected] | Date | 7/03/22 |
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ICON COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
Pearson BTEC HND in Business
Unit 35 Developing Individuals,
Teams and Organisations (RQF) L5
Assignment Brief
Session: February 2022
Recommended word limit for PPD 1,000-1,500 (excluding references and appendices)
Recommended word limit for the Assignment 2,500-3,000 (excluding references and
appendices)
This Unit will be assessed by a Personal and Professional Development and an Assignment.
You are strongly advised to read “Preparation Guidelines of the Coursework Document”
before answering your assignment.
ASSIGNMENT
Scenario for LO1
You need to create a development portfolio which shows your ‘own’ learning progress and
acquisition of key skills. You are required to make use of headings, paragraphs and subsections as
appropriate. The portfolio should include evidence for the planning and monitoring of progress
towards the achievement of personal and professional objectives.
The portfolio should contain the following documents:
• Skills and attributes analysis required by HR professionals, based on a range of different
roles within an organisation.
• Personal SWOT analysis.
• Personal development plan based on the SWOT analysis for one of the job roles.
• Reflective statement.
Scenario for LO2, LO3 and LO4
You are recruited as an external Learning and Development Consultant by a large global
organisation of your choice. The Director of Human Resources of your organisation requires you to
produce an individual report which must address the following question:
(Please note that it already refers to report in contrast to Pearson recommendation)
To what extent does the organisation effectively utilise learning and development to support
individuals and teams to help it to operate high-performance working (HPW) in a high-performance
culture?
You are required to demonstrate the use of critical thinking to support a conclusion that justifies your
arguments. The report should cover the following:
• An introduction to the organisation.
• An analysis of continuing professional development (CPD) and the requirements for
individual and organisational development.
• An evaluation of what HPW is and how HPW contributes to employee engagement and
motivation, providing specific examples as evidence.
• Evaluate the different approaches to HPW and make recommendations for improvements
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What you must do
The following issues are required to be carried out:
LO1 Analyse the knowledge, skills and behaviours expected of staff members by HR
professionals
Using examples from an organisation of your choice, determine appropriate and professional
knowledge, skills and behaviours that are required by HR professionals.
You are required to analyse a completed personal skills audit to identify appropriate knowledge,
skills and behaviours and develop a professional development plan for a given job role in an
organisation of your choice. You should provide a detailed professional skills audit that
demonstrates evidence of personal reflection and evaluation.
LO2 Analyse the factors to be considered when implementing and evaluating inclusive
learning and development to drive sustainable business performance.
Using examples from your chosen organisation, analyse the differences between organisational
and individual learning, training and development. You are required to analyse the need for
continuous learning and professional development to drive sustainable business performance. You
should also apply learning cycle theories to analyse the importance of implementing continuous
professional development.
Based on your analysis of the knowledge, skills and behaviours expected of staff members by HR
professionals and your analysis of the factors to be considered when implementing and evaluating
inclusive learning and development, 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.
LO3 Apply knowledge and understanding to the ways in which high-performance working
contributes to employee engagement and competitive advantage.
Using examples from your chosen organisation, demonstrate your understanding of how HPW
contributes to employee engagement and competitive advantage. You should use your chosen
organisation to analyse the benefits of applying HPW.
LO4 Evaluate ways in which performance management, collaborative working and effective
communication can support high-performance culture and commitment
To demonstrate your understanding of the importance of performance in organisations, evaluate
different approaches to performance management (e.g. collaborative working), and demonstrate
with specific examples how they can support high-performance culture and commitment in your
chosen organisation. You should critically evaluate the different approaches and make
judgements on how effective they can be to support high-performance culture and commitment in
your chosen organisation.
You are required to provide valid synthesis of knowledge and information resulting in appropriate
judgements on how performance management, collaborative working and effective communication
can support high-performance culture and commitment.
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Relevant Information
To gain a Pass in a BTEC HND Unit, you must meet ALL the Pass criteria; to gain a Merit, you must
meet ALL the Merit and Pass criteria; and to gain a Distinction, you must meet ALL the Distinction,
Merit and Pass criteria.
| Assessment Criteria | ||
| Pass | Merit | Distinction |
| LO1 Analyse employee knowledge, skills and behaviours required by HR professionals |
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. |
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| 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. |
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| LO2 Analyse the factors to be considered when implementing and evaluating inclusive learning and development to drive sustainable business performance |
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| 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. |
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| LO3 Apply knowledge and understanding to the ways in which high performance working (HPW) contributes to employee engagement and competitive advantage |
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. |
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| 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. |
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| LO4 Evaluate ways in which performance management, collaborative working and effective communication can support high-performance culture and commitment |
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| 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. |
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Guide to student
1. Preparation guidelines of the Coursework Document
a. All coursework must be proof-read.
b. Document margins must not be more than 2.54 cm (1 inch) or less than 1.9cm (3/4 inch).
c. Font size must be within the range of 10 point to 14 points including the headings and body
text (preferred font size is 11).
d. Standard and commonly used type face, such as Arial and Times New Roman, should be
used.
e. All figures, graphs and tables must be numbered.
f. Material taken from external sources must be properly referred and cited within the text using
Harvard system
g. Do not use Wikipedia as a reference.
2. Plagiarism and Collusion
Any act of plagiarism or collusion will be seriously dealt with according to the College regulations.
In this context the definitions and scope of plagiarism and collusion are presented below:
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.
Collusion is copying another student’s coursework; stealing coursework from another student and
submitting it as your own work.
Suspected plagiarism or collusion will be investigated and if found to have occurred will be dealt
with according to the College procedure (For details on Plagiarism & Collusion please see the
Student Handbook).
3. Submission
a. Initial submission of coursework to the tutors is compulsory in each unit of the course.
b. The student must check their assignments on ICON VLE with plagiarism software Turnitin to
make sure the similarity index for their assignment stays within the College approved level. A
student can check the similarity index of their assignment three times in the Draft Assignment
submission point located in the home page of the ICON VLE.
c. All Final coursework must be submitted to the Final submission point into the Unit (not to
the Tutor). The student would be allowed to submit only once and that is the final
submission.
d. Any computer files generated such as program code (software), graphic files that form part of
the coursework must be submitted as an attachment to the assignment with all documentation.
e. Any portfolio for a Unit must be submitted as a hardcopy to the Examination Office.
f. The student must attach the tutor’s feedback from the First submission in between the cover
page and the answer in the case of Resubmission.
4. Good practice
a. Make backup of your work in different media (hard disk, memory stick, etc.) to avoid distress
due to loss or damage of your original copy.
5. Extension and Late Submission
a. If you need an extension for a valid reason, you must request one using an Exceptional
Extenuating Circumstances (EEC) form available from the Examination Office and ICON
VLE. Please note that the lecturers do not have the authority to extend the coursework
deadlines and therefore do not ask them to award a coursework extension. The completed
form must be accompanied by evidence such as a medical certificate in the event of you
being sick, and should be submitted to the Examination Office.
b. Late submission will be accepted and marked according to the College procedure. It should
be noted that late submission may not be graded for Merit and Distinction.
c. All late coursework must be submitted to the Late submission point into the unit (not to
the Tutor) in the ICON VLE. A student is allowed to submit only once and that is also
treated as the final submission.
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| 6. Submission deadlines | Online to the ICON College VLE |
| Final Submission date: 06 – 11 June 2022 | |
| Late Submission date: | 13 – 18 June 2022 |
Glossary:
Analyse: Break an issue or topic into smaller parts by looking in depth at each part. Support each
part with arguments and evidence for and against (Pros and cons).
Apply: Use a particular method/technique to solve a problem. Demonstrate potential application of
a tool/technique etc., with clear justification as to suitability and relevance
Critically Evaluate: When you critically evaluate you look at the arguments for and against an
issue. You look at the strengths and weaknesses of the arguments. This could be from an article
you read in a journal or from a textbook.
Demonstrate: To provide several relevant examples or related evidence which clearly support the
arguments you are making. To show knowledge and understanding.
Determine: Decide, e.g., what is relevant/correct/appropriate. Decide, come to a decision as a
result of investigation or reasoning. Find a solution by following a set of procedures or to obtain a
numerical value by carrying out a series of calculations. Ascertain or establish exactly by research
or calculation.
Evaluate: When you evaluate you look at the arguments for and against an issue.
Produce: Bring into existence: make out of nothing and for the first time. Plan and presentation of
ideas to show the layout/function/workings/object/system/process. Originate, e.g., to produce a
solution to a problem.
Provide: Make available.