MBM7010 - HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Module Identifier

MBM7010

Module Title

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Academic Year

2003/2004

Co-ordinator

Mr Martyn W Jones

Semester

Semester 1

Other staff

Dr Jack Eaton

Course delivery

Seminars / Tutorials

Lecture

Assessment

Assessment Type	Assessment Length/Details	Proportion
Semester Exam	2 Hours	70%
Semester Assessment		30%

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this module students should be able to:

Define the key terms in Performance Management.
Explain the shift from Personnel Management to Performance Management.
Apply the elements of performance management to a company.
Assess the importance of unions to Human Resource Management practice.
Determine the case for managing diversity in a company.

Brief description

Human Resource Management (HRM) is a term now in wide usage but very loosely defined. Essentially it is used to refer to the cost effective use of human resources. The basis of this course is that if the term is to have any social scientific value, HRM should be defined in such a way as to differentiate it from traditional personnel management and to permit the development of testable hypotheses about its impact. Following on theoretical work in the field of Organisational Behaviour, it may be proposed that HRM comprises managerial policies designed to maximise organisational integration, employee commitments, flexibility and quality of work. In this approach, collective industrial relations, whilst possibly pertinent, play a secondary role.

Aims

To equip students with a thorough knowledge and understanding of the work of the personnel function in various organisations. To assess the appropriateness of organisational behavioural contributions developed in the Organisation Behaviour module for current human resource management practices and opportunities. To develop in some detail the human resource management contribution to the management of different organisations especially in the global context. To analyse the nature of power and authority in organisations in relation to the development of appropriate and effective Human Resource Management practices. To develop the knowledge and skills required by Human Resource Management in making an effective contribution to organisations.

Reading Lists

Books
E McKenna The Essence of Human Resource Management Prentice Hall
S Tyson Human Resource Strategies Pitman
J Bratton and J Gold Human Resource Management Macmillan
C Hendry Strategic Human Resource Management Heinemann

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 7