5CO02

Evidence-based practice

Learner Assessment Brief -

Task One
Assessment ID / CIPD_5CO02_21_01

Level 5
Associate Diploma in
 People Management

 Organisational Learning and Development

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Centre number 8 7 5

Learner/CIPD number 8 4 4 0 2 5 5 8

Learner surname/family name AlFraidi

Learner other names Ebtehal

Assessor name (1st submission) Daryl

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Assignment start date 22 March 2022

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5CO02
Evidence-based practice
This unit assignment addresses the significance
of capturing robust quantitative and qualitative
evidence to inform meaningful insight to
influence critical thinking. It focuses on
analysing evidence through an ethical lens to
improve decision-making and how measuring
the impact of people practice is essential in
creating value.

CIPD’s insight
Evidence-based practice is about making better
decisions, informing action that has the desired
impact. An evidence-based approach to
decision-making is based on a combination of
using critical thinking and the best available
evidence. It makes decision makers less reliant
on anecdotes, received wisdom and personal
experience – sources that are not trustworthy
on their own.

It is important for People Practitioners to adopt

this approach because of the huge impact
management decisions have on the working
lives of people in all sorts of organisations
worldwide. Managers have an obligation to find
the best evidence when making important
decisions to strengthen the well-being of their
workers as well as ensuring their organisation’s

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Case study

Your company has been invited to submit a briefing paper for a regional People Practice event that will
share insights and good practice on a range of people practice processes and practices. The topic area that
your manager has chosen is ‘evidence-based practice’ and has selected you to represent the company by
creating the briefing paper for the event.

In addition, your manager has asked you to analyse and review three sets of performance data in readiness
for the forthcoming heads of department meeting.

Preparation for the Tasks:

 At the start of your assignment, you are encouraged to plan your assessment work with your Assessor
and where appropriate agree milestones so that they can help you monitor your progress.
 Refer to the indicative content in the unit to guide and support your evidence.
 Pay attention to how your evidence is presented, remember you are working in the People Practice
Team for this task.
 Ensure that the evidence generated for this assessment remains your own work.

You will also benefit from:

 Acting on formative feedback from your Assessor.

 Reflecting on your own experiences of learning opportunities and training and continuing professional
development.
 Reading the CIPD Insight, Fact Sheets and related online material on these topics

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Task One – Briefing Paper

You have been asked to prepare a briefing paper that is to be given to people practitioners at a regional
event, to share insights and good practice. The paper needs to provide understanding of approaches that
can be taken to support effective critical thinking and decision-making within the HR remit.

Your Briefing Paper needs to:

 provide an evaluation of the concept of evidence-based practice and assess how evidence- based
practice approaches can be used to support sound decision-making and judgments for people
practitioners across a range of people practices and organisational issues. (1.1)
 evaluate two micro and two macro analysis tools or methods that can be used in people practice to
explore an organisation’s micro and macro environment, and how those identified might be applied to
diagnose future issues, challenges and opportunities. (1.2)
 explain the principles of critical thinking and give examples of how you apply these yourself when
relating to your own and others’ ideas, to assist objective and rationale debate. (1.3)
 assess at least two different ethical theories and perspectives and explain how an understanding of
these can be used to inform and influence effective decision-making. (1.4)
 explain a range of decision-making approaches that could be used to identify possible solutions to a
specific issue relating to people practice. (2.3)
 as a worked example to illustrate the points made in 2.3, take this same people practice issue, explain
the relevant evidence that you have reviewed, and use one or more decision- making tools to
determine a recommended course of action, explaining the rationale for that decision and identifying
the benefits, risks and financial implications of the suggested solution. (2.2 & 2.4)
 compare and contrast a range of different ways and approaches that are used to measure financial and
non-financial performance within organisations. (3.1)

It is essential that you refer to academic concepts, theories and professional practice for the tasks to
ensure that your work is supported by analysis. Please ensure that any references and sources drawn
upon are acknowledged correctly and supported by a bibliography.

Your evidence must consist of:

 Briefing paper (approximately 2900 words) refer to CIPD wordcount policy.

 IMPORTANT NOTE: At Associate Level Referencing is mandatory – you must provide a reference where
you have drawn from a secondary source; Harvard referencing is preferable.
All written reports, including PowerPoint presentation notes, must include an appropriate level of
referencing
 Use the template below to produce your Briefing paper
 This assessment must be submitted through Oakwood Online Services. Upload this Learner Assessment
brief document with the completed template.
 Use this link: http://onlineservices.oakwoodinternational.co.uk/
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Briefing Paper 2900 words

IMPORTANT NOTE: At Associate Level Referencing is mandatory – you must provide a reference where you
have drawn from a secondary source; Harvard referencing is preferable.
All written reports, including PowerPoint presentation notes, must include an appropriate level of
referencing

Provide an evaluation of the concept of evidence-based practice and assess how evidence- based
practice approaches can be used to support sound decision-making and judgments for people
practitioners across a range of people practices and organisational issues. (1.1)
Type here…

Evaluate two micro and two macro analysis tools or methods that can be used in people practice to
explore an organisation’s micro and macro environment, and how those identified might be applied to
diagnose future issues, challenges and opportunities. (1.2)
Type here…

Explain the principles of critical thinking and give examples of how you apply these yourself when
relating to your own and others’ ideas, to assist objective and rationale debate. (1.3)
Type here…

Assess at least two different ethical theories and perspectives and explain how an understanding of these
can be used to inform and influence effective decision-making. (1.4)
Type here…

Explain a range of decision-making approaches that could be used to identify possible solutions to a
specific issue relating to people practice. (2.3)
Type here…

As a worked example to illustrate the points made in 2.3, take this same people practice issue, explain
the relevant evidence that you have reviewed, and use one or more decision- making tools to determine
a recommended course of action. (2.2)
Type here…

Explain the rationale for that decision and identifying the benefits, risks and financial implications of the
suggested solution. (2.4)
Type here…

Compare and contrast a range of different ways and approaches that are used to measure financial and
non-financial performance within organisations. (3.1)
Type here…

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Assessment Criteria Evidence Checklist

Use this as a checklist to make sure that you have included the required evidence to meet the task.
Please enter the evidence title and where it can be referred to. An example has been provided for you.

Task 1 - Briefing paper

Evidenced
Assessment criteria Evidence reference
Y/N

1.1 Evaluate the concept of evidence-based Y Briefing paper.

practice including how it can be applied to
decision-making in people practice.

1.2 Evaluate a range of analysis tools and Y Briefing paper.

methods including how they can be
applied to diagnose organisational issues,
challenges and opportunities.

1.3 Explain the principles of critical thinking Y Briefing paper.

including how you apply these to your own
and others’ ideas.
1.4 Assess how different ethical perspectives can Y Briefing paper.
influence decision making.

2.2 Review relevant evidence to identify key Y Briefing paper.

insights into a people practice issue.

2.3 Explain a range of decision-making Y Briefing paper.

processes to identify potential solutions to
a specific people practice issue.
2.4 Provide a rationale for your decision based on Y Briefing paper.
evaluation of the benefits, risks and financial
implications of potential solutions.

3.1 Appraise different ways organisations Y Briefing paper.

measure financial and non-financial
performance.

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