5CO03 Assignment Example
Case study
As of right now, you are a member of the People Practice Team and working on your CIPD certification. However, during an upcoming CIPD Conference, your Line Manager is running an interactive session to showcase the work of several organisations. The purpose of the presentation is to highlight how personal and ethical values can be applied and the critical role people practice professionals play in contributing to (if not driving) discussions to influence others with conviction and self-confidence. In addition to exploring these issues, the presentation will also examine the benefits of inclusive behaviour to ensure that everyone is treated fairly at work. Additionally, this presentation will explain how positive working relationships and improved performance can be achieved through this strategy.
Task preparation:
- You should plan your assessment with your Assessor at the start of your assignment and, if possible, agree on milestones so that they can help you track your progress throughout.
- To guide and support your evidence, refer to the indicative content in the unit.
- Make sure you pay attention to how your evidence is presented since you are part of the PeoplePractice team.
- You should ensure that the evidence you gathered for this assessment remains your own.
You will also benefit from:
- Formative feedback from your Assessor must be completed and acted upon.
- Describe how you have experienced learning opportunities and continued professional development.
- Reviewing CIPD Insights, Fact Sheets, and related online material on these topics.
Task One: Presentation on ethical conduct at a conference
As a result of your manager’s request, you have been tasked with preparing a presentation to colleagues about the importance of ethical behaviour and the business case for it. Presenter notes, presentation slides, and the evidence you have gathered are all needed in your Presentation Pack. Ensure that your presentation pack is aimed at the appropriate audience and follows a business format.
In your presentation, you must provide details of the business case for ethical people practices and an overview of the various influences on ethical practice. As a handout for delegates, you will also need to provide a Briefing handout that summarises the main points of your presentation in an accessible, easy-to-read manner.
Your presentation should include the following points and refer to the CIPD Professional Map whenever appropriate:
Assessment Questions
AC 1.1 With reference to typical activities and behaviours, appraise what it means to be a ‘people professional’
AC 1.2 Discuss how ethical values underpin the work of a people professional, including two examples of how ethical values might be applied in a people practice context.
AC 1.3 Consider the importance of people professionals being able to influence others and ensure that the ‘people practice voice’ is heard in an organisation, through informed, clear and confident communication.
AC 1.4 For each of the situations below (a & b), provide an example of an issue that would cause you to raise the matter to a manager (or other authority) – and describe how you would do this.
a) where you consider something to be unethical (whether or not it is illegal),
b) where you believe something contravenes legislation.
AC 2.1 Discuss two theories or models relating to the human and business benefits of people at work feeling included, valued, and fairly treated, concluding your discussion with a summary of your own view of these benefits
AC 2.2 Discuss two ways in which a people professional can build inclusivity into a people practice initiative at the design stage, and two ways of checking inclusivity after a people practice initiative is implemented.
Task Two
This task requires you to showcase your dedication to professional growth and performance enhancement.
To complete the task, you will need to engage in reflection, self-assessment, and consider feedback from others. This process will help you identify your strengths, weaknesses, and areas for development. Based on these insights, you will design a series of formal and/or informal activities to address your development needs and support your continuous growth.
The task then takes a retrospective approach, asking you to reflect on the impact of the development activities you have undertaken over the past 12 months.
Assessment Questions
AC 2.3 Reflect on your own approach to working inclusively and building positive working relationships with others.
AC 3.1 Explore how the role of a people professional (specialist or generalist) is evolving and the implications this has for your CPD.
AC3.2 With reference to your responses for Q1 & Q2, and feedback on your behaviours or performance obtained from (at least) one other person, assess your current strengths, weaknesses, and development needs. Your response should include an explanation of the feedback received and how it has informed your self-assessment.
AC 3.3 In follow-up to your self-assessment, identify a range of formal or informal development activities you will undertake to support your ongoing professional development. Your response should include a brief description of your chosen activities and your reasons for selecting them.
AC 3.4 Reflect on the impact of three previous learning activities (i.e., not those planned in Q4 above) on your behaviour and performance. The selected activities may be any formal/planned or informal/unplanned activities undertaken in the last 12 months, which you consider to have impacted your behaviour and performance.
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