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:
1 Understand the research process and different research approaches.

2 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 Assessment
Your CEO has asked each departmental head to undertake a critical review of their systems, processes Criteria
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
4.1
narrative and diagrammatic forms, a description of your stakeholders and their needs from this report.

You should:
2.1
• Select an area of HR practice and justify your choice

• Undertake a critical review of three secondary sources e.g. research digests, academic and 2.2
professional literature, online databases, and key texts relevant to the selected area of practice.

• Summarise the stages of the research process.

1.1
• Highlight some of the different primary research approaches and comment on the advantages and
disadvantages of these different approaches.

3.1
• Summarise the findings and draw meaningful conclusions from your review of the different

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 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 1.1 Summarise the stages of the research process
research approaches. 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.
2.1 Identify an area of HR practice for investigation.
2.2 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 3.1 Draw meaningful conclusions from the review
evaluate options for change. and make justified recommendations for
improvements in practice.

4 Know how to deliver clear, business-focused 4.1 Formulate a business report for identified

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 reports on an HR issue. stakeholders that include an appropriate mix of
diagrammatic and narrative formats.

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