Higher Nationals

Internal verification of assessment decisions – BTEC (RQF)

INTERNAL VERIFICATION – ASSESSMENT DECISIONS
Programme title Higher National Diploma in Business Management

Assessor Internal Verifier

Unit(s) Human Resource Management

Assignment title Report on Managing Human Resources

Student’s name
List which assessment Pass Merit Distinction
criteria the Assessor
has awarded.
INTERNAL VERIFIER CHECKLIST

Do the assessment criteria

awarded match those shown in the Y/N
assignment brief?

Is the Pass/Merit/Distinction grade

awarded justified by the assessor’s Y/N
comments on the student work?
Has the work been
Y/N
assessed accurately?
Is the feedback to the student:
Give details:

• Constructive?
Y/N
• Linked to relevant
assessment criteria? Y/N

• Identifying opportunities
for improved performance? Y/N

• Agreeing actions? Y/N

Does the assessment decision need

Y/N
amending?
Assessor signature Date

Internal Verifier signature Date

Programme Leader signature
Date
(if required)
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Higher Nationals - Summative Assignment Feedback Form
Student Name/ID

Unit Title Human Resource Management

Assignment Number Assessor

Date Received
Submission Date
1st submission
Date Received 2nd
Re-submission Date
submission
Assessor Feedback:

LO1 Explain the impact of the role of HRM in creating sustainable organisational performance
and contributing to business success
Pass, Merit & P1 P2 M1 M2 D1
Distinction Descripts
LO2 Assess the contribution of HRM in recruiting and retaining talent and skills to achieve
business objectives

Pass, Merit & P3 M3 D1

Distinction Descripts

LO3 Examine how external and internal factors can influence HRM decision making in relation
to organisational development
Pass, Merit & P4 M4 D2
Distinction Descripts
LO4 Apply HRM practices in a work-related context for improving sustainable organisational
performance.
Pass, Merit & P5 M5 D3
Distinction Descripts

Grade: Assessor Signature: Date:

Resubmission Feedback:

Grade: Assessor Signature: Date:

Internal Verifier’s Comments:

Signature & Date:

* Please note that grade decisions are provisional. They are only confirmed once internal and external moderation has taken place and
grades decisions have been agreed at the assessment board.
Assignment Feedback
Formative Feedback: Assessor to Student

Action Plan

Summative feedback

Feedback: Student to Assessor

Assessor signature Date

Student signature Date

Pearson
Higher Nationals in
Business
Unit 03: Human Resource Management
Assignment 01
General Guidelines

1. A Cover page or title page – You should always attach a title page to your assignment. Use
previous page as your cover sheet and make sure all the details are accurately filled.
2. Attach this brief as the first section of your assignment.
3. All the assignments should be prepared using a word processing software.
4. All the assignments should be printed on A4 sized papers. Use single side printing.
5. Allow 1” for top, bottom, right margins and 1.25” for the left margin of each page.

Word Processing Rules

1. The font size should be 12 point and should be in the style of Time New Roman.
2. Use 1.5 line spacing. Justify all paragraphs.
3. Ensure that all the headings are consistent in terms of the font size and font style (First level
16/bold, Second level 14/bold and Third level 12/bold).
4. Use footer function in the word processor to insert Your Name, Subject, Assignment No,
and Page Number on each page. This is useful if individual sheets become detached for any
reason.
5. Use word processing application spell check and grammar check function to help editing your
assignment.

Important Points:

1. It is strictly prohibited to use textboxes to add texts in the assignments, except for the
compulsory information. eg: Figures, tables of comparison etc. Adding text boxes in the body
except for the before mentioned compulsory information will result in rejection of your work.
2. Avoid using page borders in your assignment body.
3. Carefully check the hand in date and the instructions given in the assignment. Late
submissions will not be accepted.
4. Ensure that you give yourself enough time to complete the assignment by the due date.
5. Excuses of any nature will not be accepted for failure to hand in the work on time.
6. You must take responsibility for managing your own time effectively.
7. If you are unable to hand in your assignment on time and have valid reasons such as illness,
you may apply (in writing) for an extension.
8. Failure to achieve at least PASS criteria will result in a REFERRAL grade .
9. Non-submission of work without valid reasons will lead to an automatic RE FERRAL. You
will then be asked to complete an alternative assignment.
10. If you use other people’s work or ideas in your assignment, reference them properly using
HARVARD referencing system to avoid plagiarism. You have to provide both in-text
citation and a reference list.
11. If you are proven to be guilty of plagiarism or any academic misconduct, your grade could be
reduced to A REFERRAL or at worst you could be expelled from the course
Student Declaration

I hereby, declare that I know what plagiarism entails, namely to use another’s work and to present it
as my own without attributing the sources in the correct way. I further understand what it means to
copy another’s work.

1. I know that plagiarism is a punishable offence because it constitutes theft.

2. I understand the plagiarism and copying policy of the Edexcel UK.
3. I know what the consequences will be if I plagiaries or copy another’s work in any of the
assignments for this program.
4. I declare therefore that all work presented by me for every aspects of my program, will be my
own, and where I have made use of another’s work, I will attribute the source in the correct
way.
5. I acknowledge that the attachment of this document signed or not, constitutes a binding
agreement between myself and Edexcel UK.
6. I understand that my assignment will not be considered as submitted if this document is not
attached to the attached.

Student’s Signature: Date:

(Provide E-mail ID) (Provide Submission Date)
Higher National Certificate/Diploma in Business
Assignment Brief

Student Name /ID Number

Unit Number and Title Unit 03: Human Resource Management

Academic Year

Unit Tutor

Assignment Title HR Case Study Review

Issue Date

Submission Date

IV Name & Date

Submission format

Section A
The submission should be in the form of a 15 - minute group PowerPoint presentation (5 minutes
allocated for questions). The presentation slides and speaker notes should be attached together and
submitted as one copy. You are required to make effective use of PowerPoint headings, bullet points and
subsections as appropriate. Your research should be referenced using Harvard referencing system. The
recommended word limit is 1,500 to 2,000 words, including speaker notes, although you will not be
penalised for exceeding the total word limit.

Unit Learning Outcomes:

LO1 Explain the impact of the role of HRM in creating sustainable organisational performance and
contributing to business success.

LO2 Assess the contribution of HRM in recruiting and retaining talent and skills to achieve business
objectives

Assignment Brief and Guidance: Section A

While working as a management trainee in the Human Resources (HR) department of a chosen organization,
you have been asked to take part in reviewing the current recruitment and selection process to recruit a
Department Head for the newly implemented “HR Business Partners” Project of the HR department.
As the first step, you have to form a small team of (3–4 members) to research and understand the role of
HRM in creating sustainable organisational performance and contributing to business successes.
Then you are expected to review the existing recruitment process and suggest a more suitable recruitment and
talent retaining approach to achieve the goals of the “HR Business Partners” Project. Here, you are expected
to assess the contribution of HR department of the chosen organization in recruiting and retaining talent and
skills to achieve the overall objectives, Review the effects of the changing nature of the selected organisation
on the newly demanded human resources skills and knowledge to succeed in the new project, Examine how
HRM team should be performing in relation to the changing nature of the contemporary business needs.
The aim of your team is to successfully present the findings and submit an individual review report (by each
individual member of the team).
Submission format

Section B

The submission should be in the form of an individual written report. This should be written in a
concise, formal business style using single spacing and font size 12. You are required to make use of
headings, paragraphs and subsections as appropriate, and all work must be supported with research and
referenced using Harvard referencing system. The recommended word limit is 4,000–4,500 words,
although you will not be penalized for exceeding the total word limit.

Unit Learning Outcomes:

LO3 Examine how external and internal factors can affect HRM decision making in relation to
organisational development.

LO4 Apply HRM practices in a work-related context for improving sustainable organisational
performance.

Assignment Brief and Guidance:

The Human Resources (HR) department of a company of your choice is completing the annual HR analysis
of the organization. You are a newly recruited management trainee of this project who is expected to provide
a review report of the company annual HR analysis. With a brief overview introducing the chosen
organization, you are to explain the objectives of the HR function and the key roles and responsibilities. The
writing should then follow through and assessment of the approaches used in External and Internal Factors
which are influencing the organization and the influence of these factors on the decision-making process of
the company within the past year.

The report is expected to be further narrated through special attention provided on the HRM practices used to
improve sustainable organizational performance by reviewing the application of: Job descriptions, and
personal specifications, the process of recruitment and selection, the process of performance management and
the employee relationship of the firm. These approaches should be explained with specific examples. It is also
important to explain the benefits of employee relations and employee engagement, and comment on the
application of psychological contract, employee voice and engagement to reach out for high competitive
advantages by applying the theories in to the practical scenarios of the chosen organization.
Examining and Applying various methods of HRM practices that can increase the organizational productivity
and profit will justify the importance of HRM. Managing “human” resources makes it essential to understand
the impact of legal and regulatory frameworks that need to be considered when making important Human
Resource Management (HRM) decisions. Further, you are expected to evaluate key factors affecting HRM
decision making to make valid recommendations on the HRM decision to reach organisational end
objectives.

The content will then finalize a complete picture of the annual HR analysis.

The review must be submitted as an analysis report on how External and Internal factors can influence HRM
decision making through application of various HRM practices to reach sustainable organizational
development and overall performance.
Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria

Pass Merit Distinction

LO1 Explain the impact of the role of HRM in creating

sustainable organisational performance and contributing to
business success

P1 Explain the main areas M1 Compare areas of HRM to

of HRM in their contribution create sustainable
to creating sustainable organisational performance.
performance.

P2 Review the effects of the LO1 and LO2

changing nature of
organisations on human M2 Examine HRM in relation
resources skills and to the changing nature of the D1 Critically evaluate the
knowledge. modern business organisation.
strengths and weaknesses of
HRM in relation to creating
LO2 Assess the contribution of HRM in recruiting and retaining sustainable organisational
talent and skills to achieve business objectives performance and achieving
business objectives.
P3 Review relevant HRM
M3 Evaluate the use of HRM
practices in relation to practices in recruitment and
recruitment and retention of retention in relation to the
employees for the
importance of the labour
achievement of business
market.
objectives.

LO3 Examine how external and internal factors can affect HRM
decision making in relation to organisational development

D2 Evaluate key factors

M4 Discuss the key external
P4 Investigate the external and and internal factors that affect affecting HRM decision
internal factors that affect HRM decision making, using making to make valid
HRM decision making to relevant organisational recommendations
support organisational examples to illustrate how they
development. support organisational
development.

LO4 Apply HRM practices in a work-related context for

improving sustainable organisational performance.

P5 Apply HRM practices in D3 Determine strengths and weaknesses

M5 Illustrate how the of HRM practices to make
a work-related context, using application of specific HRM recommendations for improving
specific examples to practices in a work related sustainable organisational performance.
demonstrate improvement to context can improve
sustainable organisational sustainable
performance. Organisational performance.
Assignment Brief and Guidance:

Section A

Section B
Grading Rubric

Feedback
Grading Criteria Achieved

P1 Explain the main areas of HRM in their

contribution to creating sustainable performance.

P2 Review the effects of the changing nature of

organisations on human resources skills and
knowledge.

P3 Review relevant HRM practices in relation to

recruitment and retention of employees for the
achievement of business objectives.

P4 Investigate the external and internal factors that

affect HRM decision making to
support organisational development.
P5 Apply HRM practices in a work-related context,
using specific examples to demonstrate improvement
to sustainable Organisational performance.

M1 Compare areas of HRM to create sustainable

organisational performance.

M2 Examine HRM in relation to the changing nature

of the modern business organisation.

M3 Evaluate the use of HRM practices in

recruitment and retention in relation to the
importance of the labour market.
M4 Discuss the key external and internal
factors that affect HRM decision making, using
relevant organisational examples to illustrate how
they support organisational
development.
M5 Illustrate how the application of specific HRM
practices in a work related context can improve
sustainable
Organisational performance.
D1 Critically evaluate the strengths and weaknesses
of HRM in relation to creating
sustainable organisational performance and
achieving business objectives.
D2 Evaluate key factors affecting HRM decision
making to make valid recommendations.
D3 Determine strengths and weaknesses of HRM
practices to make recommendations
for improving sustainable organisational
performance
 OBSERVATION RECORD

Learner name:
Qualification: BTEC Level 4-HNC/HND Diploma (RQF)
Unit 02: Role of marketing and its relationship with functional units of an
Unit number & title:
organization
Description of activity undertaken

Assessment criteria targeted

How the activity covers the requirements of the assessment criteria (this does not confirm achievement of
assessment criteria or confer an assessment decision)

Learner name:

Learner signature: Date:

Assessor name:
Assessor signature: Date
 WITNESS STATEMENT

Learner name:
Qualification: BTEC Level 4-HNC/HND Diploma (RQF)
Unit number & title: Unit 02: Role of marketing and its relationship with functional units of an organisation
Description of activity undertaken (please be as specific as possible)

Assessment criteria (for which the activity provides evidence)

How the activity covers the requirements of the assessment criteria, including how and where the activity took place
(this does not confirm achievement of assessment criteria or confer an assessment decision)

Witness name: Job role:

Witness signature: Date:
Learner name:
Learner signature: Date:
Assessor name:
Assessor signature: Date: