Drawing on an analysis of performance management and reward produce an informative guidance document for line managers of 2000 words. This will assess Learning Outcomes 1-9 (50%)

A 2000 word assignment from a choice of 5 questions. This will assess Learning Outcomes 10-15) (50%)

The context of reward
- Gathering reward intelligence:
- Analysing the impact of internal and external factors
- The key perspectives that inform reward decision making: labour market, human capital, psychological contract, expectancy and equity; collective bargaining and pay determination.
- Reward principles, policies and practices
- Equity, fairness, consistency and transparency in reward decision making
- Intrinsic and extrinsic rewards
- Conceptual framework and components of HPW
- Performance management
- The role of line managers in performance management
- Dimensions of employee engagement
- The three `mind sets' of organisational commitment
- Discretionary behaviour
- Contemporary research on Employee Engagement - Gallup Q12, Towers Perrin, CIPD
- Overcoming resistance to change
- Employee engagement culture
- The future for employee engagement

1. UNDERSTAND THE BUSINESS CONTEXT OF REWARD AND THE USE OF REWARD INTELLIGENCE.
Knowledge & Understanding

2. UNDERSTAND THE KEY PERSPECTIVES THAT INFORM REWARD DECISION MAKING.
Knowledge & Understanding

3. UNDERSTAND KEY REWARD PRINCIPLES, POLICIES AND PRACTICES.
Knowledge & Understanding

4. UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF LINE MANAGERS IN PROMOTING A PERFORMANCE CULTURE, IN REWARD DECISION MAKING AND DRIVING SUSTAINED ORGANISATION PERFORMANCE.
Knowledge & Understanding

5. UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS AND COMPLEXITY OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE WORKING (HPW) AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO SUSTAINABLE ORGANISATION PERFORMANCE.
Knowledge & Understanding

6. UNDERSTAND THE BUSINESS CASE FOR CREATING A HIGH-PERFORMANCE WORK ORGANISATION (HPWO).
Knowledge & Understanding

7. UNDERSTAND THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PROCESS TO HIGH LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE.
Knowledge & Understanding

8. UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF LINE MANAGERS IN THE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PROCESS.
Knowledge & Understanding

9. KNOW HOW TO CREATE AND SUSTAIN A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE TO BUILD A HIGH-PERFORMANCE CULTURE.
Knowledge & Understanding

10. UNDERSTAND WHAT IS MEANT BY EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT, INCLUDING HOW IT CAN BE LINKED TO AND YET BE DISTINGUISHED FROM OTHER RELATED CONCEPTS.
Knowledge & Understanding

11. UNDERSTAND THE COMPONENTS OF EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT, WITH REFERENCE TO THE APPLICATION OF RELEVANT HR POLICIES, STRATEGIES AND PRACTICES.
Knowledge & Understanding

12. UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT AS A CONTRIBUTOR TO POSITIVE CORPORATE OUTCOMES.
Knowledge & Understanding

13. BE ABLE TO EVALUATE THE FINDINGS OF RECENT STUDIES THAT DEMONSTRATE THE INCIDENCE OF EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT, PRINCIPALLY WITHIN THE UK ECONOMY BUT ALSO WITHIN RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL SETTINGS.
Knowledge & Understanding

14. KNOW HOW TO IMPLEMENT HR STRATEGIES AND PRACTICES INTENDED TO RAISE LEVELS OF EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT IN A SPECIFIC ORGANISATIONAL CONTEXT.
Knowledge & Understanding

15. UNDERSTAND THE FUTURE FOR EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT, PRINCIPALLY THROUGHOUT THE UK ECONOMY BUT ALSO WITHIN THE GLOBALISED WORLD OF WORK MORE GENERALLY.
Knowledge & Understanding

Full time:
A mix of lectures/ tutorials/ large and small group activities, plus self directed learning.
(Part time learning strategy may differ, due to work related experience)

Libraries for textbooks and journals
Lecture notes and handouts
The Internet
www.cipd.co.uk

FOR INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS ONLY

ARMSTRONG, M. (2007) A handbook of Employee Reward Management and Practice. London: Kogan Page ISBN 978-0-7494-5534-7 1.
ARMSTRONG, M (2006) Performance Management: Key Strategies and Practical guidelines. London: Kogan Page ISBN 0749426284
LEATHERBARROW, C., FLETCHER, J. AND CURRIE, D. (2010) Introduction to HRM - a Guide to HR in Practice. London: CIPD. ISBN 978 1 84398 259