As the talent and resourcing manager, use a company you are familiar with to answer the following questions:

2023/24 ASSIGNMENT REMIT – VIDEO PRESENTATION 

 ASSIGNMENT TASK:

As the talent and resourcing manager, use a company you are familiar with to answer the following questions:

a. Explain THREE key benefits of a diverse and inclusive workforce.

b. Propose and justify THREE varied communication methods to promote engagement, equal opportunities, diversity, and inclusivity.

c. Assess the merits of TWO techniques to combat team conflict.

d. Appraise the merits of ONE leadership approach that could enhance inclusivity at your case company.

e. Propose THREE industry examples of effective inclusive leadership that your case company could use as best practice. This can be embedded throughout your presentation to contextualise your work.

 KEY TASK WORD DEFINITIONS:

Explain: Give a precise account of something and describe the reasons why or how that something is as it is.

Assess: Estimate the importance or value of something.

Appraise: To examine someone or something to judge their qualities, success, or needs

Justify or Prove: Make a case for a particular perspective. Establish the truth of something through supporting evidence or logical reasoning.

Propose:  To suggest or recommend.

TASK GUIDANCE:

•     Focus on attention to detail, quality of work and overall academic standards.
•     For additional guidance on this assignment, please access the assignment vodcast available on Canvas. 

MARKING CRITERIA:

a. A clear explanation of three key benefits of a diverse and inclusive workforce. This includes at least 3 justified benefits supported by contemporary academic references, figures and research data. (15 marks)

b. Suggestions of three varied communication methods that can be used to promote engagement, equal opportunities, diversity, and inclusivity. This requires you to apply two engagement/motivational theories to justify your suggestions (20 marks)

c. An overview of the merits of two techniques to combat team conflict.  This requires you to apply one group/team theory to support your answer. (20 marks)

d. Appraise the merits of one leadership approach that could enhance inclusivity in your case study. Your recommendation will be supported by applying leadership concepts, contemporary academic references, figures, and research data. Explain the significance of a diverse and inclusive workforce to the success of a business. (20 marks)

e. Propose THREE industry examples of effective inclusive leadership that your case study could use as best practice. This can be embedded throughout your presentation to contextualise your work (15 marks)

f. Presentation – design of slides, presentation skills and time management. The final slide should give a list of at least 10 quality and contemporary references. Minimum of 12 slides and a maximum of 15 slides.  (10 marks) 

Panopto/E-SUBMISSION GUIDANCE:

• This assignment will require you to become familiar with and use the Panopto system.
  Please follow this online guide for Panopto that shows you how to access the system, record a video using Panopto or upload an existing video to Panopto and submit your assignment to Canvas. Contact the DICE team at dice@ucb.ac.uk if you need any further support.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Explain the significance of a diverse and inclusive workforce to the success of a business.
• Examine how businesses promote equal ops, diversity and inclusivity and its communication via different media (verbal, written, non-verbal & digital) in the workplace.
• Appraise the effectiveness of different leadership approaches of diverse teams.

SKILLS OUTCOMES:

• The skills outcomes to be developed by completing this assignment can be found here.
• GENERAL ASSIGNMENT GUIDANCE: