Managing Reward and Performance (BS0172)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : MSE-P-BS0172

To convey understanding of the management of reward and performance, the rationale being that in most organisations this area constitutes the greater part of labour management activity.

Objectives

To outline and explain the chief trends in pay and payment systems in Britain; to assess the effectiveness of popular systems in practice; and to offer some guidance in selecting and operating a suitable system of payment.

To convey understanding of effective management of performance; to assess current practice and developments in some key problem areas; and to offer practical guidance in operating effective procedural arrangements to enhance performance.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : PGs Only

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Business Studies, (Management School and Economics, Schedule H)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : To be arranged/Unknown

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) 30 minutes per week for 9 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

On completion of the course, students should be able to

-understand the key determinants of changes in remuneration practices over the past two decades in the UK;
-understand the rationale embraced in the term 'Reward Management' or 'New Pay';
-discuss critically the efficacy of current managerial strategies in the areas of pay and performance;
-appreciate the importance of appropriate policies in areas outwith the field of remuneration as means of enhancing performance.

Assessment Information

Assessment will be on the basis of a two-hour examination. There is no continuous assessment for this course. The examination paper will contain 6 questions, from which a free choice of 3 questions will be selected. The examination mark will constitute 100% of the final course mark.