Part 1: Individual development session (20% of the overall mark for the module)
“While we teach, we learn” (Seneca, 4 BC – AD 65).
Based upon this principle the first part of this semester’s assignment invites you to:
Task: Design an online HR skill development learning session for HR professionals (should comprise
materials for approx. 30mins learning)
In order to design this online HR skill development session, you should:
1) Select one of the following strategic HR leadership areas which are listed under the CIPD’s
Core Behaviours:
• Passion for Learning:
• Leadership of talent transformation through coaching
• Leading learning in the flow of work
• Professional courage and influence:
• Leadership of fairness in reward and progression
• Leadership of mediation and dispute resolution
• Commercial drive:
• Leadership of change through people
• Insights focused:
• Leadership of employment analytics
• Valuing people:
• Leadership of engagement
• Leadership of partnership working
• Leadership of wellbeing and work-life-balance
• Ethical practice:
• Leadership of equity and diversity
• Leadership of sustainable high-quality-work / employment
• Working inclusively:
• Leadership of inclusivity of age and disability
2) Research your selected strategic HR leadership area using academic and practitioner sources
3) Identify one specific skill from within this broad strategic HR leadership area
4) Write a case-study of your experience/s of this skill, using the template provided on Bb (you
should use and reflect upon this case-study within the development session you design)
5) Design the online development session. The focus of this session should be upon enabling
the learners to develop the one skill that you have identified. However, you will need to
contextualise by referring to the knowledge that underpins this skill. Your development
session should be:
o Informed by academic and practitioner literature and
o Using your team members’ personal case-studies and
o Drawing upon the principles of effective learning and development

Assessment Criteria –Online learning development session
Criteria Weighting
A suitable skill is identified for development through the online learning session 5%
Online learning session meets the key objective of enabling skill development for HR
professionals
50%
Online learning session is informed by understanding of the principles of learning suitable
for HR professionals
Online learning session uses a range of learning methods appropriate to diverse learning
styles and appropriate to the professional level of the learners
Understanding of the knowledge and research evidence underpinning the identified skill
communicated effectively
20%
Case-study evidence is used effectively in assisting the identified skill development 10%
Quality of materials for 30min online learning for HR professionals 15%