Assignment Front Sheet

Qualification Unit Code / Unit number and title

Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND Diploma in Business

Unit 14 Working with and Leading People
(Management) (QCF)

Student name / BTEC Registration Number Assessor name

Elbert Bryan R. Vidal, MBA

Date issued Hand in deadline Submitted on

Nov. 6, 2017 Dec. 6, 2017

Assignment title Building Solid and Effective Teams(Assignment No.2 of 2)

Student to indicate clearly on the Evidence (Page no) their answers against the following assessment criteria
that can be found.

In this assessment you will have the

Learning Learning Assessment Evidence
opportunity to present evidence that Task no.
Outcome outcome Criteria (Page no)
shows you are able to:

Assess the benefits of team- working for

Be able to 3.1 an organisation
work
effectively in a Demonstrate working in a team as a
leader and member towards specific
team 3.2
LO3 goals, dealing with any conflicts or difficult
situations

Review the effectiveness of the team in

3.3 achieving goals

Explain the factors involved in planning

4.1 and monitoring and assessment of work
Be able to performance
assess the
Plan and deliver the assessment of the
work and development needs of
LO4 4.2
development individuals
needs of
individuals Evaluate the success of the assessment
4.3 process

Student declaration

I certify that the work submitted for this assignment is my own. I have clearly referenced
any sources used in the work. I understand that false declaration is a form of malpractice.

Student signature: Date:

In addition to the above PASS criteria, this assignment gives you the opportunity to

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 submit evidence in order to achieve the following MERIT and DISTINCTION grades
Grade Descriptor Indicative Contextualisation
characteristic/s
M1 Identify and apply Effective judgments To achieve M1, the learner should
strategies to find have been made present recruitment documents which
appropriate solutions thoroughly adhere to existing and
applicable laws and provisions of the
United Kingdom.
(Task 1)

M2 Select/design and A range of sources of To achieve M2, the learner should be

apply appropriate information have been able to present a report which is
methods/techniques used derived and incorporates research
from a variety of reliable sources e.g.
law provisions, rulings, etc.
(Task 1 and 2)

M3 Present and An appropriate structure To achieve M3, the learner should

communicate appropriate and approach has been submit the report in a professionally
findings used acceptable form
(Task 1 and 2)
D1 Use critical reflection Self- criticism of To achieve D1, the learner should
to evaluate own work and approach has taken show an evaluation of their
justify valid conclusion place performance on the employee
screening simulation. (Task 1)
D2 Take responsibility for Activities have been To achieve D2, the learner should
managing and organising managed conduct a leadership training program
activities for a specific cohort successfully. (Task
2)
D3 Demonstrate Convergent and lateral To achieve D3, the learner should
convergent/lateral/creative thinking has been show critical thinking skills in the report
thinking applied that will be presented (Task 1 & 2)

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Assignment Brief

Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND Diploma in Business (Management)

Qualification
(QCF)
Unit number and title Unit 14 Working with and Leading People
Assessor name Elbert Bryan R. Vidal, MBA
Date issued Nov. 6, 2017
Hand in deadline Dec. 6, 2017

Assignment title Building Solid and Effective Teams (Assignment No.2of 2)

SCENARIO

TASK 3 Role Play

This task will provide evidence of comprehension and knowledge of Learning

Outcome 3. Learning Outcome 3 requires that the learner should show how to
effectively work in teams. Ergo, the task will require you to manifest how you
work in teams as a leader and a follower and different scenarios. To provide a
documented evidence of accomplishing these learning outcomes, the following
should be accomplished

Learning Outcome Requirement Documentary evidence

LO 3.1 Assess the benefits of team 1. Act in a Role Play where in a 1. Minutes of the Meeting
working for an organizations team is conducting and
2. Your own narrative report of
Executive meeting.
what you think are the benefits
of working in teams based on
what you have experienced in
the role play

3. Video of the Role Play

LO 3.2 Demonstrate working in a Actively participate in the center’s Narrative report of your experience
team as a leader and member Sports Fest in at least one of the as a team leader and member,
towards specific goals, dealing with games and exhibit relating your learning experiences
any conflicts or difficult situations during the Sportsfest

LO 3.3 Review the effectiveness of

the team in achieving goals

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 Localization of Management

For more than a decade, Vietnam has experienced the influx of foreign workers to fill in the
skills and talent gap that most industries need as they operate in Vietnam. Engineers,
doctors, teachers and other professionals were welcome to work and provide knowledge
transfer to the Vietnamese, with the end in view that these multinational companies that are
built will be fully managed by local people.

One of these companies is Angry Monkey- an American mobile game producer. Having
three studios in Vietnam, this company is home to almost 3,000 employees. In the early
goings of the company, it has consistently relied on foreigners to occupy supervisory, middle
management and even senior level management positions. At the bottom level, game
developers and trouble shooters are grouped into teams who are in charge of developing
and refining games for different mobile devices. A team is typically composed of more than
20 people and is managed by at least one Lead Developer.

Ancillary jobs like Human Resources, general services and accounting are managed by the
local people in coordination and guidance of the headquarters in California.

Like other companies, Angry Monkey is already in the position of localizing employment
including the supervisory and management positions. At the moment, there are around 60
foreign supervisors and 15 middle and senior level managers that run Angry Monkey
Vietnam. As the company deals with this transition, it is pressed with several obvious issues.
Is the company ready for the transition?

This is where your expertise as an Human Resource Management consultant comes in. In
your HR audit which was done by your team two months ago, you have pinpointed several
problem areas that you have to address to smoothen the transition, These are;
1. Communication barriers. There is no doubt about the capability of the people to
develop and trouble shoot games. However, the best candidates for the soon to be
vacated positions, have limited English communication skills.
2. Underdeveloped management skills. Most of the employees are graduates of IT or
computer related courses. 85% of them however, have no formal training nor
experience in managing people.
3. Compensation adjustment. It has been the policy of the company to keep
compensation matters confidential. However, due to the current HR’s carelessness,

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 some information about the salary structure of management personnel have leaked
out. This draw the ire of local employees who were aspiring for management
positions. One candidate even filed a complaint at the headquarters saying, “their
(the foreigners) work is similar to ours, but they get 75% higher than what we are
paid!”

4. Screening the best applicants. The communication and lack of management skills
issues are common to all the candidates for management. With respect to work, all of
them are at par with each other. The fact of the matter is that there are not enough
management positions for all the aspiring candidates to management. This is a
serious problem, since rival companies are more than eager to pirate these
candidates but Angry Monkey does not want to lose any of its talents.

These four issues are your top priority. As a consultant, your task is to assist the company in
the transition. You are tasked to develop a plan for the transition, which should be
operational by March 2018. In your plan, make sure to address these;

4.1 Explain the factors involved in planning and monitoring and assessment of work
performance

4.2 Plan and deliver the assessment of the development needs of individuals

4.3 Evaluate the success of the assessment process

Evidence
Summary of evidence required by student Evidence presented
checklist

Video Presentation
Task 3
Narrative Report

Prepare a written report that discusses and

suggests how to plan and develop individuals
Task 4 using the perspective of the attached case

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PRESENTATION

1. The assignment should have a cover page that includes the assignment title,
assignment number, course title, module title, Lecturer/tutor name and student’s
name. Attach all the pages of assignment brief/achievement summary with your
report and leave them blank for official use.

2. Ensure that authenticity declaration has been signed.

3. This is an individual assignment.

4. Content sheet with a list of all headings and page numbers.

5. A fully typed up professionally presented report document. Use 12 point Arial or

Times New Roman script.

6. Your assignment should be word-processed and between 2,000 to 2,500 words in

length.

7. Use the Harvard referencing system.

8. Exhibits/appendices are outside this limit.

9. The assignment should contain a list of any references used in the report.

NOTES TO STUDENTS FOR SUMMISSION

 Check carefully the submission date and the instructions given with the assignment.
Late assignments will not be accepted.
 Ensure that you give yourself enough time to complete the assignment by the due
date.
 Do not leave things such as printing to the last minute – excuses of this nature will
not be accepted for failure to hand-in the work on time.
 You must take responsibility for managing your own time effectively.
 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.
 Failure to achieve a PASS grade will results in a REFERRAL grade being given.
 Take great care that if you use other people’s work or ideas in your assignment, you
properly reference them in your text and any bibliography.
 NOTE: If you are caught plagiarizing, the University policies and procedures
will apply.

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 Achievement Summary

Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND E.B. VIDAL

Qualification Diploma in Business Assessor name
(Management) (QCF)
Unit Number Unit 14 Working With and Leading
Student name
and title People
Criteria To achieve the criteria the evidence must show that the Achieved?
Reference student is able to: (tick)
LO 3
3.1 Assess the benefits of team- working for an organisation

Demonstrate working in a team as a leader and member towards specific

3.2
goals, dealing with any conflicts or difficult situations

3.3 Review the effectiveness of the team in achieving goals

LO 2
Explain the factors involved in planning and monitoring and
4.1 assessment of work performance

Plan and deliver the assessment of the development needs of

4.2 individuals

Evaluate the success of the assessment process

4.3

Higher Grade achievements (where applicable)

Achieved? Achieved?
Grade descriptor Grade descriptor
(tick) (tick)

D1: Use critical reflection

M1: Identify and apply strategies to find
to evaluate own work and
appropriate solutions
justify valid conclusion

D2: Take responsibility for

M2: Select/design and apply
managing and organising
appropriate methods/techniques
activities

D3: Demonstrate
M3: Present and communicate
convergent/lateral/creative
appropriate findings
thinking

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Assignment Feedback

Formative Feedback: Assessor to Student

Action Plan

Summative feedback

Feedback: Student to Assessor

Assessor Signature Date

Student Signature Date

FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY

VERIFIED YES  NO 

DATE : .................................................................
VERIFIED BY : .................................................................
NAME : .................................................................

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