Assessment ID/CIPD_3CO01_23_01
Business, culture and change in context
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LEARNER INSTRUCTIONS
The assessment has been developed to enable you to evidence achievement of the learning outcomes
and assessment criteria for 3CO01 Business, culture and change in context.
Each of the learning outcomes (LO) and assessment criteria (AC) for the assessment must gain a pass
outcome for you to successfully achieve the unit.
Preparation for the assessment
Before you begin the assessment, please access and complete the topic essentials videos,
activities, and the assessment guide video available via your virtual learning environment (VLE).
Completing the assessment
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The assessment contains a series of tasks/questions which are clearly referenced to the relevant
assessment criteria.
Refer to the generic grade descriptor grid at the end of the assessment which outlines the
requirements.
Evidence must be provided in the main body of the assessment document. If appendices are
included, these will not be marked or moderated; however, they may be reviewed by your
assessor.
The assessment must be completed in a professional manner (eg applying business conventions
for writing formal reports) and by using Microsoft Word.
The assessment must be saved as a Word document (.doc or .docx) and not in a PDF format.
Unless another format is requested within the brief, eg PowerPoint.
Harvard referencing system should be used to ensure the original source(s) of quotations or
models used within your assessment can be verified.
You must sign the Learner Authenticity statement (a photo or scan of your signature is
acceptable).
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WORD COUNT AND EXPECTATIONS
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Your word count allowance is specified against each task. There is a +/-10% allowance on this
word count and you must not exceed this. If you exceed the overall word count your work will be
returned to you unmarked.
Please note everything within the main body of your assessment is included within the word
count unless otherwise stipulated. This includes any headings or sub-headings used. We will be
unable to mark your work if it is unclear where one assessment criteria ends and the next one
begins.
The bibliography or list of references is not included in the total word count.
You must title your answers using the relevant Assessment Criteria number.
Expectations are set out in the marking descriptor grid which you will find at the end of this
document, you must pass all assessment criteria / learning outcomes to successfully achieve
this unit.
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REFERRALS
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You must update the version of your assessment which includes the tutor feedback.
Please ensure you do not change any of the assessment criteria where you have received
a mark of a 2 or above. Only amend sections of your assessment where you have been
awarded a mark of a 1 (Refer), taking into account your tutor feedback whilst remaining
within the allocated word count.
When updating any AC which has received a mark of a 1, please strike through all of the original
text using the strikethrough key so the text to be ‘removed’ appears like this. You will need to
rewrite your full answer below the original text using a different colour to the original submission,
so the new text appears like this. This clearly shows what was in the original submission and
what has been added.
Please do not use track changes as these are not accepted by the Awarding Organisation.
Before you resubmit your assessment, please ensure you refer back to the Topic Essentials,
Assessment briefing webinar or the Assessment guide video, and the learner resource zone, as
these will support you with any changes needed to achieve a pass grade.
Please ensure you have fully addressed all parts of the assessor feedback before you upload
your resubmission to the VLE.
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You can contact your Support Tutor via the VLE for further assessment guidance if needed or email the
team at [email protected], who will be able to respond to any administrative questions.
If you receive a Refer grade for your assessment you will have three weeks
to resubmit from the date your feedback is released.
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INFORMATION
Please write clearly in block capitals.
Centre name and
number
MOL – 531
Learner CIPD
membership number
Learner surname
Learner other names
Unit code and title
3CO01 Business, culture and change in context
Assessment ID
CIPD_3CO01_23_01
Assessment start
date
To be completed by the centre
Assessment
submission date
To be completed by the centre
First Assessment resubmission date for
centre marking (if
applicable)
To be completed by the centre
Second Assessment
re-submission date
for centre marking (if
applicable)
To be completed by the centre
Declared word count
Declared learning
difficulty
Please stipulate your learning difficulty if applicable.
Assessor name
Assessor signature
IQA name (if
applicable)
IQA signature (if
applicable)
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DECLARATION OF AUTHENTIFICATION
Declaration by the learner (this box must be signed—not typed—or your assessment will not be accepted)
Learner name
Learner statement of
authenticity
I can confirm that this assessment is all my own work and, where I have used
materials from other sources, they have been properly acknowledged.
Standardisation
I am aware my assessment may be chosen for standardisation purposes on the
understanding that the content will be anonymised.
Signed
Date
Declaration by the centre
Centre statement of
authenticity
On behalf of the centre, I confirm that the above mentioned learner is registered at
the centre on a CIPD programme of study.
I confirm that
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Name
the learner’s work was conducted under the conditions laid out by the
assessment brief
I am satisfied that, to the best of my knowledge, the work produced is
solely that of the learner
Janet Brown
Signed
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BUSINESS, CULTURE AND CHANGE IN CONTEXT
This unit assignment considers the impact of external influences and how the digital and commercial
environment shapes businesses and the culture within which they operate. It considers the importance
of people’s behaviour on organisational culture and its ability to manage change effectively.
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TASK
Information sheet
Your manager has asked you to prepare an information sheet about the organisation and its
environment to support the onboarding of a new member of the People Team. You decide that to be
effective in their role, the new team member needs an appreciation of the organisation’s activities,
goals and how the external environment impacts these. As organisational culture and change are
essential to achieving business goals and responding to the external environment, you decide to add
points about these too.
Your information sheet can be based on your own organisation or one(s) with which you are familiar,
and must include the following:
1. An examination of three key external influences impacting or likely to impact the organisation’s
activities. (AC 1.1)
2. A discussion of at least two of the organisation’s business goals and why it is important for
organisations to plan for how they will achieve these. (AC 1.2)
3. A discussion of the organisation’s products and/or services and main customers. (AC 1.3)
4. A short review of information and communication technologies available to people professionals
and how these can be, or are, used to improve working practices and collaboration. (AC 1.4)
5. A definition of what is meant by organisational culture and an explanation of why it is important to
foster an appropriate and effective workplace culture. (AC 2.1)
6. An explanation of how organisations are whole systems, within which aspects such as structure,
systems and culture are all inter-related, and how people professionals’ work and actions could
impact elsewhere in the organisation. (AC 2.2)
7. An explanation of why it is important that organisational change is planned and effectively
managed. (AC 3.1)
8. An explanation of the importance and role that can be played by people professionals within
change. You might consider roles such as: gatekeeper, champion, facilitator, critical friend or
record-keeper. (AC 3.2)
9. A discussion of how organisational change can impact people in different ways, such as
changing their role or status or financial situation. (AC 3.3)
Your evidence must consist of
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an information sheet of 2500 words +/- 10%
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INSERT YOUR INFORMATION SHEET IN THE SPACE PROVIDED BELOW.
(Please provide your word count at the end of your task)
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REFERENCE LIST
Use the space below to cite any external sources used in your assessment.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Use the space below to include any sources referred to but not directly cited (eg books, articles,
websites) within your assessment.
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TO BE COMPLETED BY THE ASSESSOR
Centre name
MOL
Centre Number
531
Learner name
Membership number
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Please enter your learner number here. Must be first 7 digits of CIPD membership number
ASSESSMENT MARKSHEET
1. LO1 Understand the business environment in which the people profession operates, including the key issues that affect it.
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3. LO2 Understand how people’s behaviour in the workplace affects and shapes culture.
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5. LO3 Understand the importance of effective management of change.
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Assessment criteria and Assessor feedback
Mark (1-4)
(Please ensure you provide rationale for judgements against each assessment criterion and identify areas for development)
1.1
Examine the key external influences that impact on business environments.
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1.2
Discuss organisational goals and why it is important for organisations to plan.
Enter mark
1.3
Discuss the products and/or services the organisation delivers, including who the main customers are.
Enter mark
1.4
Review the range of technology available within the people profession, including how it can be utilised to improve working practices and collaboration.
Enter mark
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2.1
Define workplace culture in organisational settings and the importance of fostering positive approaches towards it.
Enter mark
2.2
Explain how organisations are whole systems, and how work and actions as a people professional could impact elsewhere in the organisation.
Enter mark
3.1
Explain the importance of planning and managing change within the workplace.
Enter mark
3.2
Consider the importance and role that people professionals play within change.
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3.3
Discuss how change can impact people in different ways.
Enter mark
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Total marks for unit (your grade is provisional until
moderated and confirmed by the CIPD)
Total marks for first resubmission (your grade is
provisional until moderated and confirmed by the CIPD)
Total marks for second resubmission (your grade is
provisional until moderated and confirmed by the CIPD)
Grade
Grade
Grade
ASSESSOR FEEDBACK SUMMARY
Overall summary
Areas of strength
Areas for development
Assessor signature
Date
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MARKING GUIDELINES
You will receive a Low Pass/Pass/High Pass or Refer/Fail result at unit level. Assessors will provide a mark from 1 to 4 for each of the assessment criteria in the unit.
The marking descriptor grid is provided here as guidance. This will provide you with feedback that is developmental. To pass the unit assessment you must achieve
a 2 (Low Pass) or above for each of the learning outcomes/assessment criteria.
Mark
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Descriptor
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Refer/Fail
Insufficient demonstration of knowledge, understanding or skills (as appropriate) required to meet the AC.
Insufficient examples included, where required, to support answers.
Presentation and structure of assignment are not appropriate and do not meet the assessment brief.
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Low Pass
Demonstrates an acceptable level of knowledge, understanding or skills (as appropriate) required to meet the AC.
Sufficient and acceptable examples included, where required, to support answers.
Required format adopted but some improvement required to the structure and presentation of the assignment.
Answers are acceptable but could be clearer in responding to the task and presented in a more coherent way.
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Pass
Demonstrates good knowledge, understanding or skills (as appropriate) required to meet the AC.
Includes confident use of examples, where required, to support each answer.
Presentation and structure of assignment are appropriate for the assessment brief.
Answers are clear and well expressed.
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High Pass
Demonstrates a wide range and confident level of knowledge, understanding or skill (as appropriate).
Includes strong examples that illustrate the point being made, that link and support the answer well.
Answers are applied to the case organisation or an alternative organisation.
Answers are clear, concise and well-argued, and directly respond to what has been asked.
The presentation of the assignment is well structured, coherent and focusses on the need of the questions.
Includes clear evidence of the use of references to wider reading to help inform answer.
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The overall mark achieved will dictate the grade you receive for the unit, provided NONE of the assessment criteria have been referred.
Overall mark
Unit result
0 to 17
Refer
18 to 22
Low Pass
23 to 29
Pass
30 to 36
High Pass
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