7LD03 Designing Learning to Improve Performance - CIPD - UK – HR

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Task 1 – Journal Article - Magazine Article (2,000 words)-15 references:

Section 1:
I. A CRITICAL DISCUSSION on how learning strategies and policies are impacted by internal and external factors. You will need to justify your answers with contextual examples.

Outline:
A- EXTERNAL CONTEXT:
1. Political
2. Economical
3. Technology
4. Legislation
5. Environmental
6. Social and cultural factors:
a. Skill shortages
b. Recruiting challenges
c. A diverse workforce
d. Aging workforces
e. Female workforce participation
B- INTERNAL CONTEXT:
1. Organizational sectors (public, private)
2. Organizational size (micros, SMEs, large)
3. Organizational structure (Hierarchical, Functional, Team-based, Virtual)
4. Organizational Culture (High performance, Cost-reduction, Innovation, Customer-focus)

II. A CRITICAL DISCUSSION on how learning professionals develop and manage relationships with varying stakeholder groups. You will need to justify your answers with contextual examples.

Outline:
1. Analyse stakeholders using Mitchell et al.'s (1997) framework
2. Develop and manage productive relationships with varying stakeholder groups
3. Prioritize stakeholders
4. Develop and manage collaborative working with varying stakeholder groups
5. Create a business case for learning
6. Use cost benefit analysis of learning

Section 2:
I. EVALUATE the tools and approaches used to develop insight aimed at understanding organisational learning needs. You will need to justify your answers with contextual examples.

Outline:
LEARNING NEEDS AT ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL CAN BE CONSIDERED AS TWO FORMS:
A. Needs are required by all members of the organisation:
a. The framework of Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes (KSAs)
B. Identifying the need at two levels:
1. Job or profession level:
a. Comprehensive analysis
c. Problem-centred output
d. Competency-based analysis
2. Individual level:
a. Performance appraisals
b. 360-degree feedback
c. Self-assessment
d. Development centres.


Task 2 – Report - (2,000 words) - 15 references:

Section 1:
I. CRITICALLY REVIEW approaches to impact measurement of learning events. Use examples and theory to support your work.

Outline:
1. Efficiency measures of the L&D function approach
2. Internal performance indicators and external benchmarks approach
3. ROI measures approach to impact measurement of learning events
4. ROE measures approach
5. Kirkpatrick's model approach
6. the CIPD ‘RAM’ model (2020) approach

II. DISCUSS how to overcome the barriers faced by learning professionals with respect to the evaluation of learning events. Use examples and theory to support your work.

Outline:
1. Most learning evaluation only touches on levels 1 and 2 of Kirkpatrick's model. Learning professionals focus on getting positive ratings by learners and positive statements from learners of what they believed they learnt:
2. If ROE is to be a valid evaluation method, then the expectations must be agreed beforehand and be realistic:
3. If learning is not vertically aligned to the business strategy, then it is less likely that evaluation will occur.
4. Most evaluation methods focus on formal learning oppose to informal learning:
5. It is more difficult and costly and less immediate to follow up levels 3 and 4. Consequently, a number of learning professionals are not doing it.
6. Other contextual variables need to be taken into account within the wider context. It is difficult to relate an improvement in performance to a learning initiative alone.

Section 2:
I. CRITICALLY DISCUSS a variety of learning theories, demonstrating how they inform the design of specific learning interventions. Use examples and theory to support your work.

Outline:
1. Traditional theories of individual learning, such as constructivist approach and social practice approach
2. Contemporary theories of individual learning, such as learning cycle/styles (Honey & Mumford, 2006), VARK model (Fleming & Mills, 1992), and Andragogy (Knowles, et al., 2005)

II. EVALUATE how learning professionals design learning events to maximise the link between learning transfer and organisational impact. Use examples and theory to support your work.

Outline:
1. transfer of training model (Baldwin & Ford, 1988)
2. factors: