Postgraduate Course: Human Resource Management (CMSE11126)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 15 |
| Home subject area | Common Courses (Management School) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The way that people are managed is fundamental to the success (or otherwise) of organisations. It is therefore important to begin to understand the intricacies and complexities of managing people in the modern workplace. The course will consider the extent to which the terms of the debate on managing employees have shifted in recent years, largely driven by key changes in the economic, political, social and legal environment. In particular, it will examine claims of a shift in managerial approaches from low-trust to high trust employee relations. From this, the course will focus on developments in the key component parts of human resource management, such as employee resourcing, training and skills, pay and performance management. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Organisational Behaviour (CMSE11089)
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| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Admission to students without Organisational Behaviour (CMSE11089) will be at the discretion of the HRM Course Organiser. |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding:
On completion of the course the students should:
* be able to describe and discuss the key elements of current debates in human resource management
* be able to outline alternative approaches to specific policy areas, such as involvement initiatives or approaches to resourcing
* be able to identify the scale and nature of adoption of specific human resource policies
Cognitive Skills:
On completion of the course the students should:
* demonstrate that they can evaluate critically the strengths and weaknesses of particular human resource approaches in specific contexts
* be able to identify the likely effectiveness of currently proposed solutions to managerial and organisational dilemmas
* exhibit an awareness of the concerns and experiences of a range of organisational stakeholders
* be able to identify the implications for all stakeholder groups of a variety of policy alternatives
Key Skills:
On completion of the course students should:
* be able to apply critical analytical skills to complex practical problems
* be able to summarise and explain alternative organisational choices
* be able to demonstrate considerable clarity in evaluating alternative human resource policy choices, both in writing and verbally
Subject Specific Skills
On completion of the course students should:
* be able to identify key constituent elements of the employment contract and relationship
* be able to identify alternative practices within these key constituent elements
* be able to assess the design, adoption and implementation of these practices and their impact. |
Assessment Information
| This course is examined by coursework only. This takes the form of an integrative assignment completed on an individual basis that constitutes 100% of the course mark. The aim is be to allow the student to apply their knowledge of the subject to a contemporary management issue. Formative feedback will be provided on plans for the assignment, and summative feedback will be provided upon the submitted assignment. |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr James Hine
Tel: (0131 6)50 3805
Email: J.A.Hine@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Eileen Robinson
Tel: (0131 6)51 3028
Email: eileen.robinson@ed.ac.uk |
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