MM32010 - HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Module Identifier

MM32010

Module Title

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Academic Year

2007/2008

Co-ordinator

Dr Michael Savvas

Semester

Semester 1

Other staff

Mrs Victoria E Rose-Piper

Course delivery

Seminars / Tutorials

2 x 1 hour

Lecture

18 Hours. including a revision seminar

Assessment

Assessment Type	Assessment Length/Details	Proportion
Semester Exam	1.5 Hours	66%
Semester Assessment	One essay of 1500 words (maximum)	34%
Supplementary Exam	1.5 Hours	66%
Supplementary Assessment	One essay of 1500 words	34%

Learning outcomes

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

Define the key terms in Human Resource Management.

Determine the origins of and developments in Human Resource Management.

Understand the current practices of human resource planning, recruitment and selection and performance management.

Explain the current practices of employee relations and management approaches to conflict resolution and health and safety.

Aims

This module explores the responsibility of organisations for the sound management of their employees. Necessarily, a prime feature will be the rapidly changing context in which this occurs and the consequent revisions in personnel policy and practice that have been occurring in employing organisations.

Brief description

Content

Introduction to HRM.
HRM versus Personnel Management.
HRM planning and the labour market.
Recruitment and selection.
Performance Management.
Payment and reward systems.
Human resource development and training.
Trade Union recognition and consultation.
Procedures - evidence, disciplinary and redundancy.
Employment legislation.
Current and future developments in HRM.

Reading Lists

Books
** Recommended Text
(2005.) Human resource management /Derek Torrington, Laura Hall, Stephen Taylor. FT Prentice Hall 0273687131
Foot, Margaret (2005.) Introducing human resource management /Margaret Foot, Caroline Hook. Financial Times Prentice Hall 0273681745PBK
Maund, L An Introduction to Human Resource Management: Thoery and Practice Palgrave Publishers
Nieto, M.L. (2006) An Introduction to Human Resource Management Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke
** Supplementary Text
(2004.) Human resource management :a contemporary approach /edited by Ian Beardwell, Len Holden and Tim Clayton. Financial Times Prentice Hall 0273679112
Bratton, John.` (2003.) Human resource management :theory and practice /John Bratton and Jeffrey Gold. Palgrave Macmillan 0333993268
Cornelius, Nelarine. (2001.) Human resource management :a managerial perspective /Nelarine Cornelius. Thomson Learning 1861526105
Pinnington, A and Edwards, T An Introduction to Human Resource Management Oxford University Press

Journals
** Consult For Futher Information
Human Resource Management
Human Resource Management Journal
Management Development Review
Personnel Review

Web Page/Sites
http://www.acas.org.uk
http://www.cipd.co.uk
http://www.hrmguide.co.uk
http://www.hse.gov.uk

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 6