ICON COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
Pearson BTEC HND in Business (RQF)
Unit 3 Human Resource Management
Assignment Brief
Session: June 2020

Programme title	TNA67 Pearson BTEC HND in Business (RQF)
Unit number and title	Unit 3	Human Resources Management
Unit Type	Core
Unit Level and Credit Value	Level 4	15 Credit
Assessor (s)	Mr Enayet Sarwar, Dr Mahnaaz Siddiqui
Issue Date	6 July 2020
Final assignment submission deadline	TBA
Late submission deadline	TBA The learners are required to follow the strict deadline set by the College for submissions of assignments in accordance with the BTEC level 4–7 submission guidelines and College policy on submissions.
Resubmission deadline	TBA
Feedback	Formative feedback will be available in class during the semester. Final feedback will be available within 2 weeks of the assignment submission date.

 

General Guidelines

• The work you submit must be in your own words. If you use a quote or an illustration from somewhere you must give the source. • Include a list of references at the end of your document. You must give all your sources of information. • Make sure your work is clearly presented and that you use correct grammar. • Wherever possible use a word processor and its “spell-checker”.

 

Internal verifier	Prof Zakir Hossain
Signature (IV of the brief) *	[email protected]	Date	2 July 2020

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ICON College of Technology and Management
Pearson BTEC HND in Business (RQF)
Unit 3: Human Resource Management
Session: June 2020
Coursework
Recommended Word limit: 3,500–4,500
This Unit will be assessed by assignment only.
You are strongly advised to read “Preparation guidelines of the Coursework Document”
before answering your assignment.
ASSIGNMENT
Assignment Context and Scenario:
As a newly appointed Human Resource Manager for your chosen UK-based organisation, you
have been tasked with leading on the restructuring of the department as part of organisational
change.
The Human Resources (HR) department will be restructured based on the findings of a review
report, which you have been asked to complete. You are to review the effectiveness of the HR
function within the organisation, researching the role and scope of HR and reviewing and
assessing the main HR functions within the organisation. This has to be submitted as a case
study report.
The case study assessment report should cover then following:
1. An overview of the organisation.
2. An explanation on the purpose of the HR function and the key roles and responsibilities of the HR
function.
3. An assessment of the approach to workforce planning, recruitment and selection, development
and training, performance management and reward systems.
4. The approach to and effectiveness of employee relations and employee engagement, and
comment on the adoption of flexible organisation and flexible working practice and ‘employer of
choice’.
5. Analysis of the internal and external factors that affect Human Resource Management decisionmaking, including key areas of employment legislation
6. An application of the Human Resource Management practices in a work-related context.
What you must do
The following issues are required to be carried out:
LO1 Explain the purpose and scope of Human Resource Management in terms of resourcing
in your chosen organisation with talent and skills appropriate to fulfil business objectives.
You are required to write a brief overview of your chosen organisation and then explain the
purpose and the functions of HRM, applicable to workforce planning and resources in your chosen
organisation. You should identify and explain the HR to fulfil the objectives of your chosen
organisation.
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Using examples from your chosen organisation, explain the strengths and weaknesses of different
approaches to recruitment and selection. You should also critically evaluate the strengths and
weaknesses of different approaches to recruitment and selection using suitable theories and
models.
LO2 Evaluate the effectiveness of the key elements of Human Resource Management in an
organisation
You are required to explain how different HRM practices benefit the management and employees of
your chosen organisation. You should also evaluate the effectiveness of different HRM practices
in your chosen organisation in terms of raising organisational profit and productivity.
You should explore different methods used in HRM practices and evaluate their application, using
specific examples from your chosen organisation.
LO3 Analyse internal and external factors that affect Human Resource Management decisionmaking, including employment legislation
Using your chosen organisation, analyse the importance of employee relations in influencing
HRM decision-making.
You are required to identify the key elements of employment legislation and the impact it has upon
HRM decision-making in your chosen organisation. You should also identify the key aspects of
employee relations management and employment legislations.
LO4 Apply Human Resource Management practices in a work-related context.
As the Human Resource Manager in the Human Resources (HR) department of your chosen
organisation, you have been asked to take part in testing the new recruitment and selection
process. You have been asked to design a job specification for a particular job role and then you
will take part in an interview simulation for the job.
The aim of the task is to test the recruitment and selection process and complete an
individual document portfolio. The document portfolio should include some of the following:
1. The design of a job specification for one of a number of given positions in the organisation.
2. A CV for each student, tailored to apply for one of the positions advertised by another team.
3. Documentation of preparatory notes for interviews, interview notes based on selection criteria and
a justified decision of the candidate selected.
4. A job offer to the selected candidate.
5. An evaluation of the process and the rationale for conducting appropriate HR practices.
You are required to illustrate the application of HRM practices in a work-related context, using
specific examples from your chosen organisation. You should provide a rationale for the application
of specific HRM practices based on your chosen organisation. You should also critically evaluate
employee relations and the application of HRM practices that inform and influence decision-making
in your chosen organisation.
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Grading Criteria
Learning Outcome	Pass	Merit	Distinction
LO1 Explain the purpose and scope of Human Resource Management in terms of resourcing an organisation with talent and skills appropriate to fulfil business objectives	P1 Explain the purpose and the functions of HRM, applicable to workforce planning and resourcing an organisation. P2 Explain the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to recruitment and selection.	M1: Identify and explain the HR functions to fulfil business objectives. M2: Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses approaches to recruitment and selection	D1: Critically evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of approaches to recruitment and selection D2: Evaluate the HRM practices and their application
LO2 Evaluate the effectiveness of the key elements of Human Resource Management in an organisation	P3 Explain the benefits of different HRM practices within an organisation for both the employer and employee. P4 Evaluate the effectiveness of different HRM practices in terms of raising organisational profit and productivity.	M3: Explore different methods used in HRM practices
LO3 Analyse internal and external factors that affect Human Resource Management decision making, including employment legislation	P5 Analyse the importance of employee relations in respect to influencing HRM decision- making. P6 Identify the key elements of employment legislation and the impact it has upon HRM decision- making.	M4: Identify the key aspects of employee relations management and employment legislations	LO3&LO4 D3: Critically evaluate employee relations and the application of HRM practices that inform and influence decision-making in an organisational context
LO4 Apply Human Resource Management practices in a work related context	P7 Illustrate the application of HRM practices in a work related context, using specific examples.	M5: Provide a rationale for the application of specific HRM

Relevant Information
Guide to student
1. Preparation guidelines of the Coursework Document
a. All coursework must be word processed.
b. The assignment should not be written in a text box.
c. Document margins must not be more than 2.54 cm (1 inch) or less than 1.9cm (3/4 inch).
d. The assignment should be in a formal business style using single spacing and font size 12.
e. Standard and commonly used type face such as Arial should be used.
f. All figures, graphs and tables must be numbered.
g. Material taken from external sources must be properly referenced using the Harvard
referencing system.
h. You should provide references using the Harvard referencing system.
i. Do not use Wikipedia as a reference.
j. Read the Submission Instructions in the Submission Point in the VLE (Item No 6).
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2. Plagiarism and Collusion
Any act of plagiarism or collusion will be seriously dealt with according to the College
regulations. In this context the definitions and scope of plagiarism and collusion are
presented below:
Plagiarism is presenting somebody else’s work as your own. It includes copying information
directly from the Web or books without referencing the material; submitting joint coursework
as an individual effort.
Collusion is copying another student’s coursework; stealing coursework from another
student and submitting it as your own work.
Suspected plagiarism or collusion will be investigated and if found to have occurred will be
dealt with according to the College procedure (For details on Plagiarism & Collusion
please see the Student Handbook).
3. Submission
a. Initial submission of coursework to the tutors is compulsory in each unit of the course.
b. The student must check their assignments on ICON VLE with plagiarism software Turnitin
to make sure the similarity index for their assignment stays within the College approved
level. A student can check the similarity index of their assignment three times in the Draft
Assignment submission point located in the home page of the ICON VLE.
c. All Final coursework must be submitted to the Final submission point into the Unit (not to
the Tutor). The student would be allowed to submit only once and that is the final
submission.
d. Any computer files generated such as program code (software), graphic files that form part
of the coursework must be submitted as an attachment to the assignment with all
documentation.
e. Any portfolio for a Unit must be submitted as a hardcopy to examination office.
f. The student must attach the tutor’s feedback from the First submission in between the cover
page and the answer in the case of Resubmission.
4. Good practice
a. Make backup of your work in different media (hard disk, memory stick, etc.) to avoid distress
for loss or damage of your original copy.
5. Extension, Late Submission and Resubmission
a. If you need an extension for a valid reason, you must request one using an Exceptional
Extenuating Circumstances (EEC) form available from the College examination office and
ICON VLE. Please note that the tutors do not have the authority to extend the coursework
deadlines and therefore do not ask them to award a coursework extension. The completed
form must be accompanied by evidence such as a medical certificate in the event of you
being sick, and should be submitted to the Examination Office.
b. Late submission will be accepted and marked according to the College procedure. It should
be noted that late submission may not be graded for Merit and Distinction.
c. All late coursework must be submitted to the Late submission point into the unit (not to
the Tutor) in the ICON VLE. A student is allowed to submit only once and that is also
treated as the final submission.
d. Only one opportunity will be given for reassessment (resubmission) will be permitted and the
assessment will be capped at Pass for the unit. In addition, no resubmission will be allowed
in any component of the assessment for which a Pass grade or higher has been achieved.
e. Repeat Units – A student who has failed to achieve a Pass in both Final/Late submission
and in the Resubmission must retake the unit with full attendance and payment of the unit
fee. The overall unit grade for a successfully completed repeat unit is capped at Pass for
that unit. Units can only be repeated once.
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6. Submission deadlines Online to the ICON College VLE
Final Submission date: TBA
Late Submission date: TBA
Glossary:
Apply: practice the knowledge and skills of HRM.
Analyse: Identify separate factors, say how they are related and how each one contributes to the
topic.
Assess: to determine the importance, size and value of something. Give careful consideration to all
the factors or events that apply or identify which are the most important or relevant.
Comment: Give your view after you have considered all the evidence. In particular, decide the
importance of all the positive and negative aspects.
Critically evaluate: Point out differences which are particularly significant.
Describe: Give a clear description that includes all the relevant features- thin of it as ‘painting a
picture with words.
Evaluate: review the information then bring it together to form a conclusion. Give evidence of each
of your views or statement.
Explain: Set out in detail the meaning of something, with reasons. More difficult than describe or
list; it can help to give an example to show what you mean. Start by introducing the topic then give
the ‘how’ and ‘why’ OR provide details and give reasons and/or evidence to clearly support the
argument you are making.
Examine: When you evaluate you look at the arguments for and against an issue.
Identify: Point out or choose the right one/ give a list of main features.
Illustrate: Include examples or a diagram to show what you mean.
Provide: Make available for application in practice.