BML705 Developing HR Leadership Practice Assessment Brief 2026, Singapore

BML705 Assessment Brief

Module Aims and Curriculum

The aim of this module is that students will develop the necessary knowledge and understanding to refine and optimise their professional leadership and management capability as an HR professional which, in turn, will enhance their personal and professional development and employability within the HR profession and engagement with life-long learning. Becoming more aware of one’s own strengths and weaknesses and impact on others is of fundamental importance to an HR professional and students will be able to recognise and explain how their talents will add value to organisations and the profession and to develop confidence and agency to forge their own career direction.

Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategy

This module focuses on the individual within the context of the HR profession and will help students to develop a greater sense of their place and potential within their chosen career pathway. The module has 2 distinct parts starting with an overview of the HR profession and the professional Chartered membership standards knowledge and behaviours standards and employability opportunities. Students are encouraged to conduct a self-audit of where they are against the professional membership standard on starting the module and at the end to recognise their development. Also in this first phase of the module there will be consideration of contemporary notions of leadership and the nature and concepts of leadership and management development and the process of self-awareness, development of reflexive thought and practice and personal growth.

The second part of the module will focus on the individual’s development and understanding of self in the context of the profession.

Action learning sets, along with seminars on topics such as emotional intelligence, learning preferences, values, motivation, personality, team working, leadership and management styles, cultural awareness will be supported with the use of psychometrics as well as other self-audit tools and techniques to enable participants to develop a Personal Development Plan (PDP). A final experiential learning event will provide students with opportunities to interact, through group-based activities, with peers on the programme. Students will be supported in the analysis of individual and group processes and behaviours as a means of developing an understanding of self and others. Students will be encouraged to provide each other with feedback in order to identify personal competence strengths and areas for development. Attendance and participation at this event directly links to the assignment.

This module has both synchronous face to face and online learning sessions and asynchronous learning. The learning methods will include lectures, seminars, action learning, tutorials, workshops and active participant centred sessions focussed on individual and small group learning. There will be opportunities to explore ideas and concepts practically with, for example, case studies, guest speaker sessions and the experiential learning event.

A broad range of academic and/or professional resources will be shared and explored through the University’s virtual learning environment and will be discussed in synchronous and asynchronous sessions.

Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the module, students will be able to…….

1. Analyse and demonstrate relevant knowledge and understanding of the HR profession and potential employability pathways and an appreciation of the knowledge, skills and behaviours for success in the work of an HR and OD professional

2. Critically evaluate personal strengths and weaknesses and have demonstrated the ability to engage in reflective self-development

3. Have critically reviewed the development of interpersonal and intra-personal skills in relation to those needed to be post graduate HR professional

4. Identify and analyse further longer-term goals for personal and professional success

Chichester Graduate Attributes (including Cognitive Skills, Practical, Transferable Skills, and Professional Competencies) 

Cognitive skills

Critical thinking

Practical skills

Being able to think critically and be creative

Transferable Skills

Commercial acumen: an awareness of the key drivers for business success and importance of customer satisfaction

• Verbal, non-verbal communication and digital communication
• Independent learning
• Self-management
• Passion for learning
• Digital skills
• Leadership and management

Professional Competencies

Knowledge and insight informed by literature from the academic subject specialisms of HR and Psychology, professional bodies and/or relevant professional practice Sensitivity to diversity and inclusivity in different situations

• Insights focussed
• Change
• Ethical practice

Assessment Scheme

Re-assessment Scheme (100%)

With feedback from faculty on the initial submission and drawing on material and one’s own reflections of the assignment the participant will:

Summative: Reflective Portfolio (3,000 words)

Students will show a reflexive development of thought and practice about their personal and professional development. The portfolio should be creatively conceived and insightful making use of an array of material such as results from self-audits and psychometric profiles, independent research of academic, professional or other relevant materials, descriptions of key events, feedback from colleagues and peers as evidence.The development plan should reflect the research and analysis work conducted and consider what success will look like.

The PDP will typically address five questions, these being:

• Where have I been?
• Where am I now?
• Where do I want to be?
• How will I get there?
• How will I know if I have arrived?

Assessment Criteria

The portfolio will be assessed against the following criteria:

• Understanding of expectations of the profession and employability opportunities (LO1)
• Reflection and awareness of their own personal history (LO2)
• Analysis of personal strengths and weaknesses with examples
• Reference to, and application of appropriate theory, self awareness tools and techniques to evidence development with appropriate academic referencing (LO3)
• Demonstrate via engagement with relevant materials and ideas(e.g. Career & Life Planning schema) how the PDP has been personalised.(LO1,LO3)
• Presentation and academic style appropriate to a reflective academic piece of work (LO4)