Higher National Certificate/Diploma in Business
Assessment Brief
| Student Name/ID Number | |
| Unit Number and Title | 13-36 HR: Value and Contribution to Organisational Success |
| Academic Year | 2018-19 |
| Unit Assessor | |
| Assignment Title | Manage change in response to the organisational restructures |
| Issue Date | 18/01/2019 |
| Submission Date | |
| IV Name & Date |
| Submission Format |
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You
should attach a cover sheet clearly stating college name, your name, surname,
Cohort and the student number, together with the following learner
declaration in the front of your assignment. ———————————————————————————————————————– Learner declaration: I certify that the work submitted for this assignment is my own and research sources are fully acknowledged. Student signature: Date: ———————————————————————————————————————-Identify and understand the assessment verbs. Please find a list of common assessment verbs on the last pages of this brief. In your answers, highlight each task clearly – identifying task numbers as stated in the assignment brief. Word process in Arial; Size: 12; Line and Paragraph Spacing: 1.5, Text alignment; Justify Insert Page Numbering (bottom center). All sources MUST be acknowledged fully. Follow Harvard Referencing system.Spell check the document and read thoroughly for grammatical errors even though the mistakes in spelling and grammar would not influence assessment decisions.Produce an academic report, addressing all the tasks with an approx. word limit of 3500, with +/- 10% margin. A common report format includes: Introduction (analyse the question), Underpinning Knowledge (write about the relevant theory/points), Applied knowledge (Application to a business scenario and supported by applicable data) and Conclusions and Recommendations (summarizing the whole scenario) Your submission should be uploaded on to Turnitin in the submission period as assigned. Collusion and Plagiarism must be avoided.Assignments submitted after the deadline will not be accepted unless the evidence of mitigating circumstance is provided. Assignments submitted after the submission date may not be eligible for support towards feedbacks.Resubmission is capped to a pass. You are allowed to resubmit only once and if they fail to pass at the time of resubmission, you would be advised to retake the unit.Start each answer on a new page and pages should be numbered. Highlight each question clearly.Include a References list/Bibliography at the end of the assignment. Use the Harvard referencing system.In order to Pass you need to address all Pass criteria.In order to get a Merit, you need to address all the Merit criteria along with Pass criteria.In order to get a Distinction, you need to address all the Distinction criteria along with Pass and Merit criteria. |
| Unit Learning Outcomes |
| LO1 Evaluate the importance of organisational design to the delivery of sustainable performance. LO2 Analyse the requirement to develop motivated, knowledgeable and experienced individuals and teams. LO3 Apply contemporary knowledge and research to support emerging HR developments. LO4 Evaluate the relationship between organisational design and change management. |
| Assignment Brief and Guidance |
| Task I Scenario You are working as a Junior HR officer in a well-known large global organisation, [an organisation of your choice]. As part of the responsibilities you have been asked to demonstrate an ability to review the contribution of a HR function to the value and success of an organisation. You are to produce a report (The recommended word limit is 2,000 words) for the Director of Human Resources in response to the following: Recommend two approaches which the organisation could take to ensure its HR function effectively contributes to the design of the organisation in an emerging or changing environment. Your recommendations must be fully justified. The report should cover the following: Introduction to the organisation.Introduction to organisational structure and the structure of the chosen organisation.Evaluation of the importance of organisational design theory in the context of organisational structure and fulfilling organisational strategy, using specific organisational examples.Application of two approaches to show how the organisation could ensure the HR function contributes to the design of the organisation, using specific organisational examples.Critical analysis of different approaches and techniques to motivation, human capital and knowledge management, using specific examples.Evaluation of emerging HR developments and how the chosen approaches would adopt HR practices that were responsive to the changing external and internal environment of the workplace.Valid conclusions and recommendations supported by a synthesis of knowledge and research information to be made. Task 2 Scenario You have been asked to prepare a written presentation (The recommended word limit is 1,500) words on how HR will deal and manage change in response to the organisational restructures that are taking place in the organisation. The presentation will cover the following: A background to change management, including theories and models of change management.The role of HR in managing change and organisational design.Critical evaluation of how organisational design must respond and adapt to changes proposed in the organisation. Recommendations on how HR will take changes forward and implement them effectively. |
| Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria | ||
| Pass | Merit | Distinction |
| LO1 Evaluate the importance of organisational design to the delivery of sustainable performance | LO1 & 2 D1 Make appropriate recommendations supported by justification based on a synthesis of knowledge and information to show how to improve the delivery of sustainable performance. | |
| P1 Evaluate the importance of organisational design theory in the context of organisational structure and fulfilling organisational strategy, using specific organisational examples. | M1 Apply appropriate theories and concepts to critically evaluate the importance of organisational design, using specific organisational examples. | |
| LO2 Analyse the requirement to develop motivated, knowledgeable and experienced individuals and teams | ||
| P2 Analyse the different approaches and techniques used for attracting, maintaining, developing and rewarding human resources to create a skilled and dedicated workforce. | M2 Use specific examples to critically analyse different approaches and techniques to motivation, human capital and knowledge management. | |
| LO3 Apply contemporary knowledge and research to support emerging HR developments | D2 Make valid judgements and conclusions supported by a synthesis of knowledge and research information. | |
| P3 Conduct research and use contemporary knowledge to support evidence for emerging HR developments. | M3 Evaluate how emerging HR developments will affect the role of the HR function in the future. | |
| LO4 Evaluate the relationship between organisational design and change management | D3 Critically evaluate the complex relationship between organisational design and change management. | |
| P4 Evaluate how organisational design has to respond and adapt to change management and the relationship that exists between the two using a specific organisational situation. | M4 Evaluate the different types of changes that can affect organisational design, including transformational and psychological change. |
| Recommended Resources |
| HAYES, J. (2014) The Theory and Practice of Change Management. 4th Ed. London: Palgrave Macmillan. LEWIS, L. K. (2011) Organizational Change: Creating Change Through Strategic Communication. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell. MEE-YAN, C-J. and HOLBECHE, L. (2015) Organizational Development: A Practitioner’s Guide for OD and HR. London: Kogan Page. STANFORD, N. (2013) Organization Design: Engaging with Change. 2nd Ed. London: Routledge. Journals Journal of Change Management Journal of Organisational Design Leadership and Organisational Development Journal |
| Guide to Assessment Verbs |
| Analyse: Break the subject or complex situations into separate parts and examine each part in detail; identify the main issues and show how the main ideas are related to practice and why they are important; reference to current research or theory may support the analysis Evaluate: Examine strengths and weaknesses, arguments for and against and/or similarities and differences; Judge the evidence from the different perspectives and make a valid conclusion or reasoned judgment Critically evaluate: This is a development of ‘evaluate’ with a debate on the validity of claims from the opposing views and producing a convincing argument to support the conclusion or judgement Critically Analyse: Implies careful, exact, in-depth or detailed analysis. Tends to focus more on the components and to comment on their significance, causal relationships or impact on the whole. Requires informed judgement with reference to some conceptual theory, idea, practice or experience so will always be fairly high level of cognitive skill. |
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