 Assignment – 3HRC Part A

This document is for guidance only – to be used in the classroom workshop. Your actual assignment must
be completed on the electronic template you will find on Online Services.

Written Assignment A (AC 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3) 950 words

Summarise the purpose of your organisation, its operating environment, structure, functions
and culture.
▪ Provide a clear statement of the purpose and objectives of your organisation. (AC 1.1)
▪ Describe your organisation’s size and locations; provide 3 examples of products and/or
services, and examples of 2 customers. (AC 1.2)
▪ Analyse how external factors impact on your organisation’s business activities, using an
external environment analysis model or tool such as PESTLE. (AC 1.3)
▪ Explain the structure of your organisation (hierarchical, etc), to include at least 4 different
functions (departments). (You could also include an organisation chart.) (AC2.1)
▪ Explain how these different functions/departments work together to optimise performance
(AC 2.2)
▪ Explain the (internal) culture of your organisation and provide 2 examples as to how this
affects business operations. (AC 2.3)

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

▪ A description of the learning process you went through in order to write this assignment:
what you knew about your organisation before you attended module 1; what you learnt
during the module; and what you learnt in preparing the assignment.

▪ You should also include 3-5 references from up-to-date and relevant sources in order to
support your findings. Please ensure that all reference sources are acknowledged correctly
within the text and on a reference list provided.

(CIPD NAB F302A Ex 09/20)

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