Courses / Module

• i) to compare personnel management and HRM in the context of the evolution of HRM in the effective management of human resources
• ii) to describe the key HRM practices, including recruitment, training & development, reward management and performance management.
• iii) to discuss and critique the importance of the psychological contract and trust in facilitating a sustainable strategic human resource management approach
• iv) to discuss and critique contemporary issues in HRM practices and policies within national and international contexts (such as flexibility, diversity and work life integration).
• v) to critically analyse potential HRM approaches, challenges and strategies in specific contexts through group work and case study exercises.
• vi) to present work in an oral and written capacity, where clarity of expression, sharing of knowledge, and understanding of concepts is underlined.
• vii) to explore and critically reflect on advanced content in human resource management through reading academic journal articles in the area.

• The learning process is designed to provide students with three broad workload categories: a) Taught sessions with lectures on advanced content exploring both required and self-directed reading material b) Individual written assignments to develop and assess students’ knowledge and critical thinking skills c) Group projects to develop and assess team work skills, skills of application, and problem solving abilities. Lecturers will use Moodle to monitor progress of students and groups between taught sessions through setting interim assignments, project update requirements, posting feedback.

• Module Graded (numeric value) or Ungraded (Pass/Not Passed): Graded
• Continuous Assessment detail(s): A combination of Group assessment (s) (40%) and individual assessment(s) 60%

• Pass standard: 50%
• Could the result of this module be capped? No
• Penalties: Students must attend a minimum of 80% of each modules contact time. Standard School of Business penalties apply for late submission of course/project work Students must pass all taught modules before progressing to the Business Research Project

• Candidates should have a minimum 2.2 grade, honours (level 8) degree in a non business discipline or equivalent. In exceptional circumstances consideration will be given to candidates who do not hold a primary degree, but who do have at least 10 years relevant work experience at least 3 of which must be in a management position. Consideration will be given on a case by case basis to students who have a minimum 2.2 honours degree in a business related discipline where the degree was completed at least 5 years previously, where the business components were minors, or where the masters’ content differs substantially from the applicant’s degree content.

Core textbook and readings prescribed via Moodle VLE.

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