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UNIT 5UIN - advice please

James

Hi,

I am currently studying my Level 5 partner/consultant apprenticeship with the training provided by Crosby.

We are currently on the 5th module Using Information in Human Resources Unit 5UIN which asks you to critically review a minimum of 4 sources of information and then make recommendations to your organisation for improvement of practices/processes.

I am struggling with even getting started with this module, I have gained data from my current business on sickness absence and I am looking through different sources of information on employee absence however I feel that I am overthinking the 'critically review' part as I cannot get any wording down on paper and keep hitting a blank screen.

Can anyone advise or support me on the format and layout for this unit at all or send an example of a source that has been critically reviewed so I can use this as a jumping off point.

Appreciate any help on this as I am already overdue.

James

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  • James,

    I hope that you were able to make progress on this

    CIPD provide a number of sources that could be used, including research on Absence and articles in People Management.

    To critically analyse the sources I would look for signs of where the data falls short (data is old, sample size too small or not representative, period covered too short etc) or where there is potential bias ( e.g article or research is sponsored by an organisation with a vested interest ) - what are the strengths of the source and what are the areas that make it less reliable?.

    From a Structure point of view following a loose dissertation structure may be of use
    but I guess as long as it is logical and follows your argument and meets the needs of the question you should be fine.
    - exec summary / intro / Source 1 / Source 2 etc.... conclusion and recommendations / references
    I hope that this is of use and good look in your studies

    Sarah
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  • James,

    I hope that you were able to make progress on this

    CIPD provide a number of sources that could be used, including research on Absence and articles in People Management.

    To critically analyse the sources I would look for signs of where the data falls short (data is old, sample size too small or not representative, period covered too short etc) or where there is potential bias ( e.g article or research is sponsored by an organisation with a vested interest ) - what are the strengths of the source and what are the areas that make it less reliable?.

    From a Structure point of view following a loose dissertation structure may be of use
    but I guess as long as it is logical and follows your argument and meets the needs of the question you should be fine.
    - exec summary / intro / Source 1 / Source 2 etc.... conclusion and recommendations / references
    I hope that this is of use and good look in your studies

    Sarah
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