employee development.

Instructions on Assessment:

Students are required to submit a 3500 word report on the topic:
‘What is meant by ‘added value’ and ‘business partnership’ with relation to the HR resourcing and development role?’
You are required to incorporate the following elements:

1.    Provide an explanation of ‘Resourcing’ and ‘Development ’in your introduction.

2.    Conduct a critical analysis of the concept of ‘added value’ and ‘business partnership’ in relation to resourcing and development activities undertaken within the workplace. You should use HRM/HRD theory and research to support your work. You should illustrate your work with contemporary HRM/HRD examples gained from academic papers and /or professional journals.

3.    Provide examples of 3 areas that could make a real difference to a workplace that you have some knowledge of. This knowledge could be from a work placement, a job that you have done/are doing or an article that you have read about in a HRM/HRD journal. You must use one example from ‘resourcing and one example from ‘development’ and a third from either “resourcing” or “development”. *The choice of areas link directly to teaching over the semester.

4.    The topics from resourcing are:
HR planning
Recruitment and selection
Induction
Performance Management
Wellbeing and Absence management
Managing Redundancy
The topics from development are:
The learning organization
The role of evaluation in learning
Knowledge management
Management and Leadership Development
Talent management
Coaching and mentoring

5.    You must be able to explain clearly how they ‘add value’ to the organization and cement the ‘business partnership’.

6.    Your report should conclude with  recommendations (justified and supported with references) to improve current organizational practice

Assessment Criteria (NBS)

Module Specific Assessment Criteria

Trait    0 – 29    30 – 39    40 – 49    50 – 59    60 – 69    70 – 79    80 – 100
Report on Resourcing and Development Role

Worth 90% of assessment    Poor report.
Failure to apply relevant skills.
Work is inarticulate and/or incomprehensible.    Minimal report.
May not have 3 areas from the module.
Lacks clear and rational recommendations.    Adequate report on resourcing/development added value and business partner role. Report must have 3 areas from the module (1 resourcing/1 development and 1 from either area).Adequate
recommendations to improve organizational performance
Sound report on resourcing/development, added value and business partner role.
Report must have 3 areas from the module (1 resourcing/1 development and 1 from either area).
Relevant recommendations to improve organizational performance.

Theory and resources are apparent but not extensive    Well considered report on resourcing /development added value and business partner role.
Report must have 3 areas from the module (1 resourcing/1 development and 1 from either area).
Clear recommendations to improve organizational performance.

Theory and concepts described with some use of appropriate sources.
Comprehensive report on resourcing/ development added value and business partner role.
Report must have 3 areas from the module (1 resourcing/1 development and 1 from either area).
Comprehensive recommendations to improve organizational performance.

Use of appropriate academic journal papers and professional sources.    Exceptional report on resourcing/ development added value and business partner role.
Report must have 3 areas from the module (1 resourcing/1 development and 1 from either area).
Exceptional recommendations to improve organizational performance.
Fluent, clear theory and well researched using appropriate academic journal papers and professional sources

employee development.

Instructions on Assessment:

Students are required to submit a 3500 word report on the topic:
‘What is meant by ‘added value’ and ‘business partnership’ with relation to the HR resourcing and development role?’
You are required to incorporate the following elements:

1.    Provide an explanation of ‘Resourcing’ and ‘Development ’in your introduction.

2.    Conduct a critical analysis of the concept of ‘added value’ and ‘business partnership’ in relation to resourcing and development activities undertaken within the workplace. You should use HRM/HRD theory and research to support your work. You should illustrate your work with contemporary HRM/HRD examples gained from academic papers and /or professional journals.

3.    Provide examples of 3 areas that could make a real difference to a workplace that you have some knowledge of. This knowledge could be from a work placement, a job that you have done/are doing or an article that you have read about in a HRM/HRD journal. You must use one example from ‘resourcing and one example from ‘development’ and a third from either “resourcing” or “development”. *The choice of areas link directly to teaching over the semester.

4.    The topics from resourcing are:
HR planning
Recruitment and selection
Induction
Performance Management
Wellbeing and Absence management
Managing Redundancy
The topics from development are:
The learning organization
The role of evaluation in learning
Knowledge management
Management and Leadership Development
Talent management
Coaching and mentoring

5.    You must be able to explain clearly how they ‘add value’ to the organization and cement the ‘business partnership’.

6.    Your report should conclude with  recommendations (justified and supported with references) to improve current organizational practice

Assessment Criteria (NBS)

Module Specific Assessment Criteria

Trait    0 – 29    30 – 39    40 – 49    50 – 59    60 – 69    70 – 79    80 – 100
Report on Resourcing and Development Role

Worth 90% of assessment    Poor report.
Failure to apply relevant skills.
Work is inarticulate and/or incomprehensible.    Minimal report.
May not have 3 areas from the module.
Lacks clear and rational recommendations.    Adequate report on resourcing/development added value and business partner role. Report must have 3 areas from the module (1 resourcing/1 development and 1 from either area).Adequate
recommendations to improve organizational performance
Sound report on resourcing/development, added value and business partner role.
Report must have 3 areas from the module (1 resourcing/1 development and 1 from either area).
Relevant recommendations to improve organizational performance.

Theory and resources are apparent but not extensive    Well considered report on resourcing /development added value and business partner role.
Report must have 3 areas from the module (1 resourcing/1 development and 1 from either area).
Clear recommendations to improve organizational performance.

Theory and concepts described with some use of appropriate sources.
Comprehensive report on resourcing/ development added value and business partner role.
Report must have 3 areas from the module (1 resourcing/1 development and 1 from either area).
Comprehensive recommendations to improve organizational performance.

Use of appropriate academic journal papers and professional sources.    Exceptional report on resourcing/ development added value and business partner role.
Report must have 3 areas from the module (1 resourcing/1 development and 1 from either area).
Exceptional recommendations to improve organizational performance.
Fluent, clear theory and well researched using appropriate academic journal papers and professional sources