5035 - Assignment Brief 1
5035 - Assignment Brief 1
Assignment Brief 1
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Vocational scenario
In your role of Human Resources Administrator, you have been asked by your
line manager to undertake a critical review of HR practices and processes in
order to produce a roadmap for successfully strengthening the organisation’s
talent management strategy.
The review will evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of HRM to critically
evaluate factors that will contribute to decisions taken; it is to be delivered as
a presentation that gives a clear vision and roadmap to success. The priority
objective is to improve recruitment and employee engagement and
motivation, and to grow internal talent.
(1) An overview of the selected organization (This does not directly serve
any evaluation criteria but should be included in the students’
assignment to provide context information about the organization that
students select for the assignment)
(2) Explain the main areas of HRM in their contribution to creating
sustainable performance.
(3) Compare areas of HRM to create sustainable organisational
performance.
(4) Review the effects of the changing nature of organisations on human
resources skills and knowledge.
(5) Examine HRM in relation to the changing nature of the modern business
organisation.
(6) Review relevant HRM practices in relation to recruitment and retention
of employees for the achievement of business objectives.
Recommended Resources
Please note that the resources listed are examples for you to use as a
starting point in your research – the list is not definitive.
Textbooks:
Armstrong, M. and Taylor, S. (2020) Armstrong’s Handbook of Human
Resource Management Practice. 15th Ed. London: Kogan Page.
Human Resource Management, The University of Minnesota Libraries
Amstrong, S. and Mitchell, B. (2019) The essential HR Handbook (2019).
Career Press
Leatherbarrow, C. and Fletcher, J. (2018) Introduction to Human Resource
Management. 4th Ed. Kogan Page.
Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria
LO1 Explain the impact of the role of HRM in LO1 and LO2
creating sustainable organisational performance D1 Critically evaluate the
and contributing to business success strengths and weaknesses
of HRM in relation to
P1 Explain the main M1 Compare areas of
creating sustainable
areas of HRM in their HRM to create
organisational performance
contribution to sustainable
and achieving business
creating sustainable organisational
objectives.
performance. performance.
P2 Review the effects M2 Examine HRM in
of the changing nature relation to the
of organisations on changing nature of the
human resources skills modern business
and knowledge. organisation.