| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 20 x one hour lectures |
| Seminars / Tutorials | 5 x one hour tutorials |
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Exam | 2 Hours Unseen written examination | 50% |
| Semester Assessment | 2500 word individual assignment to be completed in the format of a report | 50% |
| Supplementary Exam | 2 Hours Unseen written examination - repeat all failed elements | 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment | 2500 word individual assignment to be completed in the format of a report - repeat all failed elements | 50% |
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
* Examine the historical development of human resource management
* Analyse the major issues involved in the employment relationship and the dynamics shaping the modern employment market
* Critically discuss the key elements of employment law including managing absence and disciplinary issues
* Assess the fundamental practices of human resource management
* Critically review the changing roles of human resource specialists and line managers
* Evaluate the contemporary issues around human resources and the changing workplace
Human resource theorists contend that, if effectively managed, human resources are the greatest source of competitive advantage for organisations. As such, the effective and efficient management of people is a fundamental element of modern management practice, with which students of management need to be familiar. Therefore, it is proposed that human resource management, previously restricted to an elective module, becomes a core module within Business and Management degree schemes, modified to reflect its increasing importance.
This module is designed to introduce undergraduate students to the fundamental principles and concepts of human resource management, its legal framework, and a range of issues associated with the effective management of human resources in contemporary organisations.
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | Calculations required to support HR planning and managing absence and sickness levels. |
| Communication | Oral presentation of tutorial exercises. Compilation and structuring of the report. |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Students to show awareness of their own learning styles, personal preferences and needs, and identify barriers to learning. Demonstrate self awareness and manage completion of coursework and development of individual research skills. |
| Information Technology | Through accessing various databases for reference material and use of word processing skills in the compilation of the coursework. |
| Personal Development and Career planning | Development of various personal and interpersonal skills, generally transferable in career terms, including initiative, independence and self awareness, in addition to skills above. |
| Problem solving | Students will be encouraged to develop creative thinking approaches to problem solving. Through researching and producing the report students will have to review, synthesis and formulate information in an innovative way. |
| Research skills | By identifying, gathering and assimilating information from various sources for both tutorial exercises and coursework. |
| Subject Specific Skills | Development of skills appropriate to the management of people including communication, listening, and negotiating skills. |
| Team work | Tutorials to include group exercises. |
This module is at CQFW Level 6