Human Resource Management

Overview

This module explores a number of themes which include: managing human resources; trends in human resource management; providing equal employment opportunity and a safe workplace; recruiting human resources; selecting employees and placing them in appropriate jobs; training employees; managing employee performance and pay; providing employee benefits; collective bargaining and labour relations; managing human resources globally.

Learning Objectives

At the end of the module, students should be able to analyse and evaluate the role, responsibilities and functions of human resource management in today's organisations and the challenges human resource managers face. Students should also be able to understand and appreciate the ethical issues in human resource management and to critique not only how human resource management contributes to an organisation's performance, but also the types of skills needed for effective human resource management.

Skills

The module aims to develop the intellectual and practical skills of the student in acquiring, analysing, interpreting and understanding current human resource management issues by introducing them to the theoretical concepts and principles underpinning the effective management of human resources in a variety of organisational contexts. Students will be encouraged to work independently and in groups to improve their own learning and to provide solutions to human resource problems.

Assessment

Students must achieve an overall mark of 40% in the module to pass