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7HR02 Resourcing and talent management to sustain success

Student Assessment Brief

Assessment ID / CIPD_7HR02_24_01

Level 7 Advanced Diploma in Strategic People Management

Level 7 Advanced Diploma 

Introduction

Your knowledge and understanding of the material covered in this specialist unit will be assessed through your answers to the four questions below.

You will write four answers of approximately 1000 words to the questions posed and submit them together in a single document. This constitutes your assessment for this unit. The total word count for the assessment will therefore be 4000 words, plus or minus 10%. The bibliography, list of references and essential appendixes (if applicable) are not included in the total word count – but the latter must be kept to a minimum.

You must demonstrate within the submitted evidence (through headings and sub-headings) which learning outcomes and assessment criteria have been cited. We are unable to moderate your work if this is not included.

As this is an Advanced Diploma, it is important that you are able to demonstrate not only good knowledge and understanding of the material associated with each learning outcome, but also the ability to develop an original argument and justify it persuasively with reference to wider reading. Examples of approaches taken in a range of organisations are also an effective means by which to justify your arguments.

The six main criteria that CIPD requires centres to use when marking your assessments are outlined below, but it may be that not all these criteria are present in every question.

(1) focus

(2) depth and breadth of understanding

(3) strategic application and professional advice

(4) research and wider reading

(5) persuasiveness and originality

(6) presentation and language

Assessment Questions

Level 7 Advanced Diploma

^{CIPD research shows that across the world a large proportion of employers are continuing to experience skills shortages and recruitment difficulties.The findings of the 2023 People Profession survey highlight that workforce planning, employee engagement and retention, and the management of performance and productivity are some of the top people priorities}

^{As a part of a periodic review of its people strategies your manager has asked you to lead a working party to examine and review the organisation’s resourcing and talent strategy that focuses on the following questions} 

^{For the purpose of this assessment, you need to apply your answers to either your own organisation or one with which you are familiar.}

^{It is essential that your reading of the published literature is used to inform your responses to all questions.}

^{Question 1 (AC 1.1)}

^{Analyse one external and one internal factor that is shaping the organisation’s resourcing and talent strategy. Recommend how this strategy could be improved to respond to these factors.}

^{Question 2 (AC 2.4)}

^{Make two justified recommendations as to how the organisation can improve the effectiveness of its employee induction programme and propose how its effectiveness can be evaluated.}

^{Question 3 (AC 3.1)}

^{To further enhance the organisation’s workforce planning, evaluate a short and a long-term approach that could be implemented to meet the current and future demand for talent, providing justification for why each would be appropriate.}

Question 4 (AC 4.2)

Within the context of the organisation, evaluate two contemporary methods that utilise technology to manage both individual and team performance.

Marking Grid

Level 7 Advanced Diploma

The student will receive a Pass, Merit, Distinction or Refer/Fail result at unit level. Assessors must provide a mark from 1 to 4 for each Learning Outcome in the unit.

To pass the unit assessment the student must achieve a 2 (Pass) or above for each of the learning outcomes.

The overall mark achieved will dictate the grade the student receives for the unit, provided NONE

of the learning outcomes have been failed or referred.

Overall mark	Unit result
0 to 7	Refer / Fail
8 or 9	Pass
10 to 13	Merit
14 to 16	Distinction

The student results should be recorded in a marking grid similar to the example below.

Marking grid:

Learning outcome	Mark
LO1	2
LO2	3
LO3	3
LO4	2
Overall mark	10
Unit Result		Merit

Level 7 Advanced Diploma 

Generic grade descriptors	REFER/FAIL / 1	PASS / 2	MERIT / 3	DISTINCTION / 4
Focus	Fails to address all the questions either sufficiently fully or directly.	An adequate attempt to address all the questions fully and directly.	A good attempt to address all the questions relatively well and directly.	An excellent attempt to address all the questions very well and directly.
Depth & breadth of understanding	Inadequate knowledge and understanding in respect of one or more of the questions. Limited depth and breadth of analysis.	Adequate knowledge and understanding across the questions. Satisfactory breadth and depth of analysis.	Full and solid knowledge and understanding across all the questions. Good breadth and depth of analysis.	Very full knowledge and understanding across all the questions. Excellent breadth and depth of analysis.
Strategic application & professional advice	Fails to provide appropriate or well-justified advice and/or recommendations. Lacks a strategic approach.	Provides adequately justified advice and informed recommendations Some strategic application.	Provides solid and thoughtful advice and well-informed recommendations. Clearly strategic in orientation.	Provides excellent advice and very well-informed recommendations. Strategically oriented in all respects.
Research & wider reading	Limited original research and/or appropriate wider reading for the assignment. Limited or no referencing.	Evidence of sufficient research and appropriate wider reading for the assignment. Satisfactory in- text referencing.	Evidence of significant research and thoughtful, appropriate wider reading for the assignment. A good standard of in-text referencing.	Evidence of considerable research and excellent, appropriate wider reading for the assignment. An excellent standard of in-text referencing
Persuasiveness & originality	Limited development of persuasive and original arguments. Inadequate use of examples.	An adequate attempt to develop original arguments and to justify these persuasively. Includes appropriate examples.	Some strong original arguments are presented which are mainly justified persuasively. Good use of examples.	Mostly strong original arguments are presented and justified very persuasively. Excellent use of examples.
Presentation & language	An inadequate standard of presentation or language. The assignment is poorly written and/or poorly structured. It is not at the level required for a management presentation.	A solid standard of presentation and use of language. The structure and ideas are satisfactory for a management presentation.	A strong and professional standard of presentation and use of language. The structure and ideas are well crafted for a management presentation.