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5UIN Using Information In Human Resources Assessment Answer

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Candidate Assessment Activity

Title of unit/s	Using Information in Human Resources
Unit No/s	5UIN
Level	5
Credit value	4
Assessment method(s)	Report
Learning outcomes: Understand the research process and different research approaches. Be able to conduct a critical review of information sources in an area of HR/business practice and analyse the findings. 3 Be able to draw meaningful conclusions and evaluate options for change. 4 Know how to deliver clear, business-focused reports on an HR issue.
Assessment brief/activity
Your CEO has asked each departmental head to undertake a critical review of their systems, processes
and practices as part of a major organisational change agenda. You have been asked to review an area of
HR practice and present a business report to key stakeholders with recommendations for improving
practice. To provide the basis for your report, you have been asked to conduct a critical review of
secondary sources relevant to the area of practice you have chosen. You should include a mix of narrative and diagrammatic forms, a description of your stakeholders and their needs from this report.
You should:
Select an area of HR practice and justify your choice
Undertake a critical review of three secondary sources e.g. research digests, academic and professional literature, online databases, and key texts relevant to the selected area of practice.
Summarise the stages of the research process. Highlight some of the different primary research approaches and comment on the advantages and disadvantages of these different approaches.
Summarise the findings and draw meaningful conclusions from your review of the different secondary sources and make justified recommendations for sustaining and/or improving practice, including costs and time frames for implementation. Explain how you would present these to the identified stakeholders.

Further guidance on assessment method: Your report should include: Title page (report title and their name, submission date) Executive summary (overview, methods of analysis, findings, recommendations) Table of contents (list of numbered sections) Introduction (terms of reference) Main body (headings and sub-headings – these could be for each information source reviewed). Candidates should use a mix of narrative and diagrammatic formats where appropriate to present their findings. Conclusion (including recommendations for change) Reference list Appendix if used i.e. information supporting their analysis but not essential to its explanation.

Evidence to be produced/required A written business report for stakeholders of a 2,500 words (+/- 10%) You should relate academic concepts, theories and professional practice to the way organisations operate, in a critical and informed way, and with reference to key texts, articles and other publications and by using organisational examples for illustration. All reference sources should be acknowledged correctly and a bibliography provided where appropriate (these should be excluded from the word count).

5UIN Learning Outcomes	Assessment Criteria
1 Understand the research process and different research approaches.	1.1 Summarise the stages of the research process and compare different data collection methods.
2 Be able to conduct a critical review of information sources in an area of HR/business practice and analyse the findings.	Identify an area of HR practice for investigation. Conduct a critical review of different information sources relevant to the chosen area of HR/business practice.
3 Be able to draw meaningful conclusions and evaluate options for change.	3.1 Draw meaningful conclusions from the review and make justified recommendations for improvements in practice.
4 Know how to deliver clear, business-focused reports on an HR issue.	4.1 Formulate a business report for identified  stakeholders that include an appropriate mix of diagrammatic and narrative formats.

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