Human Resource Management with International Perspectives
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| BUSI2173 | Business | 2 | 20 | Autumn UK |
- Code
- BUSI2173
- School
- Business
- Level
- 2
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Autumn UK
Summary
Theories of HRM, HR planning and strategic HRM; recruitment and selection; compensation and benefits; learning, training and development; engagement and employee retention; performance appraisal; compensation; and talent management; issues to be covered within a global context and with reference to cultural diversity, work-life balance and ethics.
Target Students
Available to Part I or Part II undergraduate Business School or BA Hons Geography with Business or BA Hons Modern Language with Business students who have taken/are taking BUSI1029/BUSI1055/BUSI1086 Organisational Behaviour. Also available to Exchange students.
Co-requisites
Modules you must take in the same academic year, or have taken in a previous year, to enrol in this module:
- Organisational Behaviour (BUSI1029)
- Organisational Behaviour (BUSI1055)
- Organisational Behaviour (BUSI1086)
Classes
- One 1-hour workshop each week for 5 weeks
- One 1-hour tutorial each week for 2 weeks
- One 2-hour lecture each week for 11 weeks
200 hours as follows: 22 hours of lectures, 5 hours of workshops and 2 hours of tutorials, ie 29 contact hours, 30 hours workshop preparation and review, 14 hours tutorial preparation, 60 hours independent study and 60 hours assessment preparation.
Assessment
- 50% Coursework: 2000 words
- 50% Presentation: Group Presentation - 10-15 minutes individual presentation.
Assessed by end of autumn semester
Educational Aims
To introduce students to the core concepts and ideas of the management of people.Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding:
This module develops a knowledge and understanding of:
• The dynamic and changing nature of business and the consideration of the future of organisations within the global business environment, including the management of risk.
• Leadership, management and development of people and organisations including the implications of the legal context.
• Leadership, management and development of organisations including the implications of the legal context.
• The development of appropriate policies and strategies within a changing environment to meet stakeholder interests.
• The need for individuals and organisations to manage responsibly and sustainably and behave ethically in relation to social, cultural, economic and environmental issues.
• The design, development of organisations, including cross-cultural issues, change, diversity and values.
Intellectual Skills:
This module develops:
• The ability to analyse facts and circumstances to determine the cause of a problem and identifying and selecting appropriate solutions.
• Conceptual and critical thinking, analysis, synthesis and evaluation.
Professional practical skills:
This module develops:
• Self-analysis and awareness/sensitivity to diversity in terms of people and cultures. This includes a continuing appetite for development.
• People management, to include communications, team building, leadership and motivating others.
Transferable (key) skills:
This module develops:
• Self-management and a readiness to accept responsibility and flexibility, to be resilient, self-starting and appropriately assertive, to plan, organise and manage time.
• Ability to work with people from a range of cultures.
• Articulating and effectively explaining information.