3CO02 Assignment Guide June 2026

About this package

This assignment guide supports learners working on the June 2026 3CO02 Principles of Analytics assessment. It follows the brief’s eight questions, explaining what each question requires and how to connect an answer to the assessment context. The introduction provides access to the assignment brief and onboarding spreadsheet, sets out presentation requirements and identifies the evidence learners need to produce. Questions 1–6 require reference to the case study and have a combined word count of approximately 1,500 words.

The written questions centre on Crimson Palmer, a fast-growing fashion manufacturing company with a newly formed People Practice Team led by Mateus. Learners consider how evidence-based practice can support people decisions, why data matters when identifying organisational problems, and how different data measurements contribute to understanding those problems. The guide covers quantitative and qualitative data, alongside primary and secondary data, and stresses the importance of explaining ideas through examples relevant to the organisation rather than relying on generic definitions.

Further questions examine how agreed people policies and procedures inform fair, consistent and lawful decisions, and how people professionals create value for employees, the organisation and wider stakeholders. The guide also addresses customer-focused and standards-driven behaviours during a secondment from Deep Dive Analytics to Crimson Palmer. Throughout these sections, it distinguishes between assessment instructions such as ‘explain’ and ‘summarise’, helping learners judge the depth and style of response required.

The final two questions move from written explanation to practical work with onboarding data. Learners are guided on calculating percentage totals for ten onboarding-stage columns, presenting results to one decimal place, and creating at least two different diagrammatic forms. The focus is not just on producing figures or charts, but on interpreting patterns and communicating their implications to Mateus. This makes the package particularly relevant where learners need help connecting people analytics concepts with the specific written and spreadsheet evidence requested by this assessment.

Who it’s for

This package suits learners preparing the June 2026 3CO02 Principles of Analytics assignment who need question-by-question guidance on written responses and practical onboarding-data tasks. It is particularly relevant to those developing their understanding of evidence-based people practice.

What’s covered

1. Introduction and assessment requirements

   Introduces the eight-question assignment, the case-study requirements for Questions 1–6 and the expected presentation of answers. Includes access to the assignment brief and onboarding spreadsheet, with guidance on word count and the evidence required for the calculation and diagram tasks.

2. Question 1: Evidence-based practice

   Explains how to define evidence-based practice for Mateus and illustrate it with two practical examples relevant to Crimson Palmer. Emphasises a reasoned explanation of what the approach involves, why it matters and how it supports people decisions.

3. Question 2: Why organisational data matters

   Examines how using data helps Crimson Palmer identify people and business problems accurately. Focuses on explaining the connection between reliable evidence, clearer problem identification and better-targeted decisions, rather than the technical process of collecting data.

4. Question 3: Types of data measurements

   Covers quantitative and qualitative data, with related distinctions between primary and secondary data. Guides learners to explain how the types differ, how they are used and why they matter to Crimson Palmer’s People Practice Team.

5. Question 4: Policies, procedures and decisions

   Explores how applying agreed people policies and procedures informs sound, fair, consistent and lawful decisions. Encourages learners to explain the link between following a policy or procedure and the resulting decision, rather than simply listing policies.

6. Question 5: How people professionals add value

   Addresses the value people professionals create for employees, the organisation and wider stakeholders. Connects people practice activities with their benefits in the context of the secondment to Crimson Palmer and its developing People Practice Team.

7. Question 6: Customer-focused and standards-driven practice

   Guides learners to summarise the behaviours and actions that demonstrate customer focus and professional standards during the secondment. Explains the need for a concise, applied response relevant to Mateus and his team.

8. Question 7: Calculating onboarding percentages

   Explains the requirement to calculate percentage totals for each of the ten onboarding-stage columns in the supplied Excel spreadsheet. Covers presenting totals at the bottom of each column to one decimal place so the results are clear and consistent.

9. Question 8: Presenting and interpreting onboarding findings

   Addresses presenting the onboarding data in at least two different diagrammatic forms, such as a pie chart and a bar chart. Emphasises interpreting themes, patterns or concerns and adding brief commentary to help Mateus make informed decisions.

Learning outcomes

By completing this package, learners can:

• Interpret the eight assignment questions, including their command verbs, case-study requirements and evidence expectations.
• Explain evidence-based practice using two examples relevant to Crimson Palmer.
• Explain why data supports accurate identification of people and business problems, and distinguish between relevant data types.
• Explain how applying agreed people policies and procedures informs people-related decisions.
• Explain how people professionals create value for employees, the organisation and wider stakeholders.
• Summarise customer-focused and standards-driven behaviours relevant to the secondment scenario.
• Calculate and present percentage totals for ten onboarding stages to one decimal place.
• Present onboarding findings in two different diagrammatic forms and interpret their implications for decision-making.

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