This module seeks to introduce students to the theoretical perspectives, roles, and practical activities associated with people management in contemporary organisations. It aims to introduce current issues concerning people management and its application within contemporary business and organisational environments, preparing students for the workplace. It will seek to support the development of subject specific and transferable skills necessary for future employment in careers that ultimately have a people managerial component; the enhancement of skills in written and spoken communication and to create independent team learners able to demonstrate progression from fundamental learning skills through to critical analysis, reflection and problem-solving.

(LO1) Students will be able to analyse the roles and functions of People Management within its historic international context.

(LO2) Students will be able to describe the activities, functions and roles related to People Management in a variety of international organisational contexts, and explain both the rationale for this and analyse the implications for managers and staff.

(LO3) Students will be able to outline and explain the implication of ethics in the People Management process and its links to organisational strategies and people policies

(LO4) Students will be able to explain the factors affecting the employment relationship, and the options available to manage and support this relationship

(LO5) Students will be able to outline the main objectives of the employment relationship in contemporary organisations, and the factors that impact upon it.

(S1) Adaptability

(S2) Problem solving skills

(S3) Teamwork

(S4) Organisational skills

(S5) Communication skills

(S6) IT skills

(S7) Ethical awareness

Teaching Method: Lecture
Description: Theatre lectures
Scheduled Directed Learning Hours: 24
Attendance Recorded: Yes
Notes: The lectures will be frequently interspersed with questions, on-line poll anywhere, quizzes and reflexive interludes as well as mini cases study practice questions. The VLE is fully utilised and offers both pre and post lecture resources, activities and Q and A sessions. The lecture materials will be available 2 weeks prior to the lecture taking place and will be recorded using lecture capture or similar.
The lectures will be interspersed with theory and case studies, and several industry experts will be invited to discuss theory to practice and present some real issues and challenges faced by different industry sectors.

Teaching Method: Seminar
Scheduled Directed Student Hours: 12
Attendance Recorded: Yes
Notes: Guided tutorial learning and research questions and referenced resources will be available through the VLE to develop the student as an independent learner. This research will then form the bases for the tutor-led debates. These will be facilitated to develop critical perspectives and enhance the broader learning perspectives of the subject. The tutorial learning activities will relate to the module outcomes and assessment tasks (constructive alignment).

Teaching Method: Group Study
Scheduled Teaching Hours: 8
Attendance Recorded: Yes

Self-Directed Learning Hours: 106
Description: Research activity, developing academic writing skills and wider reading to support business issues and challenges faced by contemporary organisations as well as solution focused research to overcome problems presented in the on-line eLearning environment. Independent individual team based research in preparation to inform the group presentation assessment = 27 hours Independent individual team based research in preparation to inform the for group report assessment = 36 hours

Costs In formation:
None. The essential reading materials are provided by UoL electronic library resources. As a result there should be no additional costs to the students on this module.

This module is a pre-requisite for the following modules:
ULMS364

Skills/Other Attributes Mapping

Skills / attributes: Adaptability
How this is developed: By maximising the team setting within the module, the learners will need to develop mature insights and negotiation skills to help them progress throughout this module. The ILearn platform resources will be used to develop students’ personal insights of self and their impact n other.
Mode of assessment (if applicable): Assessed Group Debate and Group report

Skills / attributes: Problem solving skills
How this is developed: The module is taught from a problem based pedagogy, and builds up each week the skill set for the individual learner to contribute to the team, the on-line environment and the tutor ial work to establish confidence and competence in developing appropriate solutions to complex problems
Mode of assessment (if applicable): Assessed Group Debate and Group report

Skills / attributes: Teamwork
How this is developed: The students will spend the whole of the module in teams. Several diagnostic tools from the ILearn platform will be made available to develop insights and action plans to improve the individual learner and their contribution to the team
Mode of assessment (if applicable): Assessed Group Debate and Group report

Skills / attributes: Organisational skills
How this is developed: There are weekly contributions expected of each individual on a weekly basis using the VLE environment. This will support the student’s skills in developing a project planning approach to this modules workload.
Mode of assessment (if applicable): Assessed Group Debate and Group report

Skills / attributes: Communication skills
How this is developed: The teamwork element of this module, the formative contribution to presenting tutorial summations and the summative assessment to present the debate will all contribute to this skill set
Mode of assessment (if applicable): Assessed Group Debate and Group report

Skills / attributes: IT skills
How this is developed: The student will communicating and presenting information and evidence through a plethora of media
Mode of assessment (if applicable): Assessed Group Debate and Group report

Skills / attributes: Ethical awareness
How this is developed: The people management subject is constantly underpinned with ethical considerations so there will be continuous dialogue on ethics and the people and their environment within the module
Mode of assessment (if applicable): Assessed Group Debate and Group report

After completing this unit you should be able to:

Understand what is meant by management and managerial effectiveness;

Identify the roles which you will fulfill in the contemporary world of work as a manager;

Identify managerial activities that contribute to managerial effectiveness;

Identify a cause of stress in your managerial life from a range covering mismatches between capabilities and role, people management tension and everyday stressors;

Understand the need for people management and the contribution people management makes to effective management.