ULMS Electronic Module Catalogue

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Title Human Resource Management
Code KMGT501
Coordinator Miss VK Mccall
Marketing (ULMS)
V.Mccall@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2019-20 Level 7 FHEQ Whole Session 15

Pre-requisites before taking this module (other modules and/or general educational/academic requirements):

 

Modules for which this module is a pre-requisite:

 

Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on a required basis:

 

Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on an optional basis:

 

Teaching Schedule

  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours           50

100

150
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 0
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment

EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)
% of
final
mark
Resit/resubmission
opportunity
Penalty for late
submission
Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)
% of
final
mark
Resit/resubmission
opportunity
Penalty for late
submission
Notes
Assessment 1 There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. Assessment Schedule (When) :Whole session  Weeks 2-8 (approx. 5    35       
Assessment 2 There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. Assessment Schedule (When) :Whole session  Weeks 2,4 and 6-8* (    25       
Assessment 3 There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. Assessment Schedule (When) :Whole session  Maximum of 3 in week    30       
Assessment 4 There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. Assessment Schedule (When) :Whole session  Week 8* (approx. 1,0    10       

Aims

Provide students with a critical understanding of the theories, principles, historical trends, current issues and practices relevant to human resource management strategy in organisations;

Provide students with a critical understanding of the theories, principles, historical trends, current issues and practices relevant to human resource management strategy in organisations;

Encourage an approach which views human resource management as a core element of the overall organisational strategy rather than a purely procedural or reactive activity;

Develop knowledge of the skills required by organisational leaders for successfully managing human and knowledge capital.


Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Develop knowledge of the skills required by organisational leaders for successfully managing human and knowledge capital

(LO2) Understand the relationship between human resource management strategy and organisational performance

(LO3) Evaluate the impact of human resource management strategies, concepts and values upon the organisation’s success

(LO4) Understand a range of human resource management activities (e.g. recruitment, selection and assessment, succession planning, performance management, reward management, talent development, disciplinary etc.)

(LO5) Apply theories and concepts relevant to strategic human resource management in contemporary organisations

(LO6) Compare and contrast a range of approaches and models for human resource management including the nature of work, the employment relationship and the psychological contract

(LO7) Define the implications for the development of human resource management policies and practices applied by an organisation and operating locally, nationally and internationally

(LO8) Evaluate all human resource concepts and practices in cultural terms

(S1) Communication Skills: Students will have opportunities to develop written communication skills through group discussions and assignments.

(S2) Problem solving and decision making: Students will be challenged to think critically about organisational issues and dilemmas. They will do this by gathering and synthesising information, analysing alternative perspectives and options and presenting a considered opinion or programme of action in their course assessment.

(S3) Information and communication technology skills: Students will have opportunities to improve their ICT skills. Students will demonstrate skills in the use of software applications including word processing, visual presentations, databases, spreadsheets and using the internet for information searches in the course.

(S4) Information and communication technology skills: Students will have opportunities to improve their ICT skills. Students will demonstrate skills in the use of software applications including word processing, visual presentations, databases, spreadsheets and using the internet for information searches in the course.


Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Virtual classroom hours (for online modules)
Description:
Attendance Recorded: Not yet decided
Notes: Number of hours per week, per student expected in the virtual classroom in discussion, dedicated to group work and individual assessment is 7.

Teaching Method 2 - Non-classroom hours (for online modules)
Description:
Attendance Recorded: Not yet decided
Notes: Number of hours per week, per student expected for reading, research and other individual work to support engagement in the classroom is 13.


Syllabus

 

Indicative:

The evolving context and nature of human resources management;

Strategic human resources management and organisational strategy;

Human resource management, ethics and corporate social responsibility;

Managing the employee relationship;

Recruitment;

Selection and assessment;

Succession planning;

Performance management;

Reward management;

Talent development;

Disciplinary;

Employee retention;

Equal opportunities and diversity;

International themes;

Local versus global human resource management;

Globalisation and cross-cultural working;

Partnerships;

Outsourcing - human resources and beyond.


Recommended Texts

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