Module Information
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Seminars / Tutorials | 2 x 2 hour |
| Lecture | 8 x 2 hours |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Exam | 2 Hours | 70% |
| Semester Assessment | 1500 Individual Word Essay/Report and Group presentation | 30% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Repeat failed elements or equivalent | 30% |
| Supplementary Exam | 2 Hours Repeat failed elements or equivalent | 70% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
- Define the key terms in Human Resource Management.
- Explain the shift from Personnel Management to Human Resource Management.
- Determine the key concepts of Human Resource Management.
- Apply the elements of performance management to a company.
- Examine Human Resource Management from an international dimension.
- Determine the case for managing diversity in a company.
Aims
The aim of this module is to introduce MBA students to the key concepts related to human resource management. This will equip students with the relevant knowledge to use in a business context, which can be implemented either as an HR specialist, or as a non-HR specialist line manager. The course aims to use practical examples of HR issues, coupled with guest presentations from HR professionals, in order to clarify the links between Human Resource Management as an academic discipline and Human Resource Management in organisations.
Brief description
This module is designed to introduce MBA students to the fundamental principles and concepts of human resource management; how these are applied to practical issues such as recruitment, selection and training; and contemporary issues associated with the effective management of human resources in organisations both in the UK and international context.
Content
The Labour Market
Recruitment and Selection
Case Study Session
Skills and Training
Reward, Grievance, Discipline and Exit
Case Study Session
Outside Speaker
International HRM Presentations
Revision Session and Examination Preparation
Reading List
Should Be PurchasedBeardwell, J., and Claydon, I. (2010) Human Resource Management: A Contemporary Approach Harlow: Prentice Hall Primo search Recommended Text
Bach, S. (2005) Managing Human Resources: Personnel Management in Transition Oxford: Blackwell Primo search Blyton, P., and Turnbul, P., (2004) The Dynamics of Employee Relations Basingstoke: Macmillan Primo search Colling, T., and Terry, M. (2010) Industrial Relations: Theory and Practice Oxford: Blackwell Primo search Gilmore, S., and Williams, S. (2009) Human Resource Management Oxford: Oxford University Press Primo search Price, A. (2004) Human Resource Management in a Business Context London: Thomson Primo search Rose, E. (2004) Employment Relations Harlow: Prentice Hall Primo search Torrington, D., Taylor, S., and Hall, L. (2007) Human Resource Management Harlow: Prentice Hall Primo search
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 7