Explain why the population in most countries is ageing rapidly. Illustrating your answer with examples, evaluate how this trend is creating challenges for people professionals in organisations. Question 7 (AC 2.3) What are the main principles that underpin health and safety law in your country? Illustrating your answer with examples, analyse why it is in the interests of employers to comply with these requirements?

7CO01 Work and Working Lives in a Changing Business Environment

September 2024 moderation window – Assessment Questions

Advanced Diploma in

Strategic People Management
Strategic Learning and Development

Question 3 (AC1.3)

Explain why the population in most countries is ageing rapidly. Illustrating your answer with examples, evaluate how this trend is creating challenges for people professionals in organisations.

Question 7 (AC 2.3)

What are the main principles that underpin health and safety law in your country? Illustrating your answer with examples, analyse why it is in the interests of employers to comply with these requirements?

Question 12 (AC 3.4)

Assess how people management practices within your organisation, or one that is familiar to you, can promote creativity and innovation. Illustrate your answer with TWO examples of people management practices which promote creativity and innovation.

Question 14 (AC 4.2)

What TWO distinct recommendations to enhance wellbeing would you make to the Senior Leadership Team in your organisation, or one that is familiar to you? Justify your recommendations with reference to research evidence and explain how you can evaluate the impact of your recommendations.

Marking Guidance

Generic grade descriptors	REFER/FAIL / 1	PASS / 2	MERIT / 3	DISTINCTION / 4
Focus	Fails to address all the questions either sufficiently fully or directly.	An adequate attempt to address all the questions fully and directly.	A good attempt to address all the questions relatively well and directly.	An excellent attempt to address all the questions very well and directly.
Depth & breadth of understanding	Inadequate knowledge and understanding in respect of one or more of the questions. Limited depth and breadth of analysis.	Adequate knowledge and understanding across the questions. Satisfactory breadth and depth of analysis.	Full and solid knowledge and understanding across all the questions. Good breadth and depth of analysis.	Very full knowledge and understanding across all the questions. Excellent breadth and depth of analysis.
Strategic application & professional advice	Fails to provide appropriate or well-justified advice and/or recommendations. Lacks a strategic approach.	Provides adequately justified advice and informed recommendations Some strategic application.	Provides solid and thoughtful advice and well- informed recommendations. Clearly strategic in orientation.	Provides excellent advice and very well- informed recommendations. Strategically oriented in all respects.
Research & wider reading	Limited original research and/or appropriate wider reading for the assignment. Limited or no referencing.	Evidence of sufficient research and appropriate wider reading for the assignment. Satisfactory in-text referencing.	Evidence of significant research and thoughtful, appropriate wider reading for the assignment. A good standard of in-text referencing.	Evidence of considerable research and excellent, appropriate wider reading for the assignment. An excellent standard of in-text referencing
Persuasiveness & originality	Limited development of persuasive and original arguments. Inadequate use of examples.	An adequate attempt to develop original arguments and to justify these persuasively. Includes appropriate examples.	Some strong original arguments are presented which are mainly justified persuasively. Good use of examples.	Mostly strong original arguments are presented and justified very persuasively. Excellent use of examples.
Presentation & language	An inadequate standard of presentation or language. The assignment is poorly written and/or poorly structured. It is not at the level required for a management presentation.	A solid standard of presentation and use of language. The structure and ideas are satisfactory for a management presentation.	A strong and professional standard of presentation and use of language. The structure and ideas are well crafted for a management presentation.	An outstanding standard of presentation and use of language. The structure and ideas are very well crafted for a management presentation.