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TMA 02: Week 16 - Noon: (Wednesday) 4th August 2021 B867 Study planner
The word limit is 2,500 words and the TMA is made up of two parts.
Note the different marks allocated to the two parts of the TMA. With respect to the word limit it is expected that Part A should be allocated approximately 70% of the available word count (that is approximately 1750 words) and Part B should be allocated approximately 30% of the available word count (that is approximately 750 words).
The purposes of this second assignment are to:
- help you review your learning, particularly from Units 4 and 5
- assess your understanding of theories which underpin learning and talent development interventions in the workplace
- help you explore how these theories can help you to understand and evaluate your experience in the workplace
- focus your ideas on how you have developed or will develop your own skills as an HRD professional.
TMA 02 gives you the opportunity to:
- draw on knowledge of relevant theories, concepts, and debates
- use the module materials in Unit 4: Learning and talent development in the workplace , Unit 5: The HRD professional and elsewhere, along with electronic library resources, to search for literature and ideas
- demonstrate your ability to apply the theory you have studied to practice in the workplace.
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TMA 02 question
This piece of assessment is made up of two parts. Read them carefully and complete each one.
Part A
Critically evaluate the case for allowing individuals to manage their own learning and discuss the implications of this approach for the role of the HRD practitioner.
(70 marks) ......... [1750 words]
Part B
Choose one example of a learning intervention in which you have been involved, either as a learner or as an HRD practitioner. Write a reflective account of your learning from this experience of learning and the management of learning, adopting a model of reflection to help you frame your response.
(30 marks)
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This assignment can be written in an essay or a report style.
You should:
- answer both parts of the question
- make sure you refer to relevant theories, concepts, and ideas that you have studied in the module materials in both parts of the assignment
- reference correctly.
Please note that:
- You can use diagrams, graphs and figures which will not be counted in the word length. However, you should not attempt to sidestep the word length – for example, by excessive use of diagram labels or hyphenation. The reference list is also to be excluded from the word count.
- In-text references and the content of tables are to be included in the word length.
You can find further guidance on all these areas in the MSc (HRM) Qualification handbook.
Human resources development practitioners generally assist line management with the identification and solving of performance problems of individual employees, work groups or organisational processes. The assistance offered by HRD practitioners is applicable to all performance problems, regardless of whether this is encountered in industrial, commercial or government organisations.
