CIPD Intermediate Certificate and Diploma Human Resource Management 9/19/2018

Contact details Val Swales val@beprodevelopment.co.uk Georgina Selmi georgina@beprodevelopment.co.uk Telephone: 01642 956970 www.beprodevelopment.co.uk

Certificate and Diploma in Human Resource Management Your Modules: Certificate 5DVP Developing Professional Practice 5UIN Using Information in Human Resources 5ENG Employee Engagement 5CHR Business Issues and the Context of Human Resources 5IVP Improving Organisational Performance 5HRF Managing and Co-ordinating the HR function Diploma (2 additional modules) 5RST Resourcing and Talent Planning 5EML Employment Law There are six modules which you will need to complete to gain the certificate and 8 to gain the diploma

Assessments Written assignments for: 5DVP Developing Professional Practice 5UIN Using Information in Human Resources 5ENG Employee Engagement 5CHR Business Issues and the Context of Human Resources 5IVP Improving Organisational Performance 5HRF Managing and Co-ordinating the HR function 5RST Resourcing and Talent Planning 5EML Employment Law With the blended learning option you will complete written assessments for all the modules, full guidance is provided in the assessment briefs you will be given.

Skills you will need Organisational skills Time management skills Set yourself realistic goals Researching skills – how to find out about a topic Referencing skills – how to give credit to the author and present references using the Harvard system of referencing Assignment writing skills You will need to be able to organise yourself so that you make time for your study, you need to set aside so much time each week where you can concentrate on your current topic. You will agree timescales for completion of tasks with your personal tutor so you will need to manage your time appropriately, think about your family and work commitments. Think about how you can make time for your studies.

Difficulties Activity What are the difficulties you may face? How will you overcome them? Think about the difficulties you might encounter, make a list for yourself. Now think about what you can do to help you to overcome the difficulties you have listed. If there is anything on the list you cant think how you can get around drop your personal tutor an email and ask how they might be able to help you.

Assessments and Workbooks Each Unit has a summative Assessment and a BePro workbook which you will work through in advance of each assessment task – the workbook provides you with formative assessment tasks to help you learn. Assessments Unit – Developing Professional Practice Learning Outcome: 1 Understand what is required to be an effective and efficient HR professional. Assessment Criteria 1.1 Evaluate what it means to be an HR professional with reference to the CIPD’s most current Profession Map. 1.2 Describe the elements of group dynamics and conflict resolution methods. For each Unit you will receive an assessment brief (all the assessments are taken from the CIPD assessment bank) and a Workbook. You will be able to see what the assessment task is in advance of the learning you go through within the workbook. Each Assessment covers all the Learning Outcomes for the Unit for instance Unit 1 5DVP has 3 learning outcomes: 1 Understand what is required to be an effective and efficient HR professional. 2 Be able to perform efficiently and effectively as an HR professional. 3 Be able to apply CPD techniques to construct, implement and review a personal development plan – the learning outcomes are then broken down into Assessment Criteria on the right hand side to show you what you are expected to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of – for Learning Outcome 1 in 5DVP the Assessment Criteria are: 1.1 Evaluate what it means to be an HR professional with reference to the CIPD’s most current Profession Map. 1.2 Describe the elements of group dynamics and conflict resolution methods. The Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria are clearly stated within each workbook and there the learning material/activities are designed to facilitate your knowledge and understanding, you will be able to see clearly where the learning fits into the assessment brief.

Open the assessment brief Open the assignment document and see how the Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria are set out.

Active reading Knowing why you are reading Focusing on different aspects when you are reading – overall impression, key themes, purpose Re-reading as necessary Summarising key points in a format that works for you - referencing your reading

Assignment writing (Assessment) Source material The purpose of the assessments are to demonstrate your knowledge and your understanding of the topic Make sure you follow the assignment brief and answer all the questions, following the format asked for You are working at level 5 and it is expected that you will be doing a lot of extra reading around the topics covered. You must give credit to those authors whose work you read and who help you to understand the subjects. When you read something and then use the idea in your work even if you have used your own words to explain it you must still give credit to the original author. This is called REFERENCING To demonstrate your knowledge and your understanding of the topics we cover in the modules you will be expected to produce a summative piece of work which will be assessed and internally verifyed, this will also be internally verified to ensure we have common standards, it will finally be passed off by a CIPD external verifier. What you need to remember for each piece of work is to follow the instructions, is it a report? Is it a group presentation or an essay? If it is a report, you need to present it as a report. You will need to demonstrate what you have learned in the class and also provide evidence of your wider reading around the topic. To ensure you demonstrate your understanding you will have to add context, this means using your own experiences, or your own workplace to demonstrate the practical application of the theory. Beyond a mere description of the theories, models and practices Analyse opposite/conflicting views and different perspectives Compare and contrast the ideas, theories and perspectives Discuss and analyse in the context of your issue/organisation Critically evaluate the literature Analyse relevance to organisation Evaluate theories/models/frameworks most appropriate for the context Use ‘short’ quotations to add interest and meaning for the reader Structure in themes - link back to research objectives/questions Acknowledge all references - Harvard protocol

Researching and referencing Referencing – you must remember to always cite the sources you use and to include a bibliography (a list of all the work that has helped you to write your assignment) This might be in the form of a direct quote or where you change the words but it still means the same thing. Take the following quote – “the state has stepped in by requiring employers to take reasonable steps to protect the health and safety of employees” (Torrington, Hall & Taylor 2012:78) This was taken from Torrington, Hall & Taylor (2012) “Human Resource Management” seventh edition. Prentice Hall The above needs to be appropriately referenced if you are using it in a sentence and don’t forget page number for direct quotes When you are reading about your topic you will be gathering information which you can use in your assignment, sometimes you will read something and put your own understanding to it, you will change the words the authors use but will still be taking their ideas on board, you must give them credit for this, so you will include their names and the year the book was published after that section in your work. You will also put a full reference at the end of the work so whoever is reading your work can follow up if they want to and read more from the author you have cited. Citing all your sources, when you are writing your assignments you need to ensure you demonstrate you knowledge and understanding of the topics, to do this you can show that you have read around the topic by referencing what you have read. Referencing hand outs, go through the Harvard one, explain about it being a Teesside one. www.darlington.ac.uk

How to reference – Harvard referencing see additional documents on referencing For a Direct quote “ “ quotation marks, author, date and page no. (Armstrong 2012: p 23) this is what you must include IN your actual work You must include a bibliography page at the back of your assignment showing all the books, websites and publications you have used in your work this should be in alphabetical order and should be in the Harvard style of referencing Armstrong, P authors name (2012) date the book was published –normally found on the second page Human Resource Management title of the book Prentice Hall publisher normally found on the back page Indirect quote – use your own words but still give credit to the - author and date (Armstrong 2012) this is what you must include IN your actual work Armstrong, P (2012) Human Resource Management Prentice Hall this is what you must include IN your bibliography

Help with referencing www.neilstoolbox.com Using the facility in Word While you are working on your assignment in Microsoft word – References tab on the top tool bar insert citation button add new source complete the fields press ok this will then put your reference source into your document and will also start to populate a bibliography for you. When you have finished your work on the back page click on bibliography in the references tab and all your citations will be included in the correct format for you! Cite it Right/Cite them right text books – good source of reference to help you get it right! There is a help sheet in BeProActive to help you with your Harvard referencing, you can also pick up a text book to help you, you can often find these second hand on the internet, just do a search for second hand text books. www.darlington.ac.uk

Activity Pick one of the following topics and write a 500 word essay which you will send to your personal tutor for their comment and feedback. You will need to research the topic and provide appropriate references and a bibliography. Use at least 4 different reference sources. Strategic planning Change management Personal development Human resource management This activity will help you to ensure you are using your reference sources properly. Your tutor will give you feedback on your referencing and your writing style. Make sure you include your bibliography at the end. Send through the finished work to your tutor. Once you have had the feedback you will be able to start the first Unit.

Other study skills Access to appropriate sources – recommended reading , Text books, CIPD website, www.Managers.org.uk, BeProActive, Google search Researching – be aware of what you want to research and potential sources of information – remember also, quality not quantity Make notes - when using reference sources make notes of key quotes and references so you can return to these later. Also page numbers where they can be found Time management – remember that deadline exist for assignments – plan and allocate time Consider your working environment – ideally free from distractions www.darlington.ac.uk

Useful websites www.managers.org www.cipd.co.uk www.directgov.cuk Your invitation to participate in a Webinar with CIPD As part of the CIPD student community you are invited to participate in a CIPD webinar covering a tour of the CIPD website, running through the various student resources available and some details on CIPD professional membership. These will be running the last Friday of every month at 1pm and you can book a free place by following this link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/345608646775085465 7