Postgraduate Course: Managing Employment Relations (CMSE11169)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting 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 course aims to instil in students an appreciation that Human Resource Management activity does not occur in a social, legal or institutional vacuum, but is to a greater or lesser extent shaped and constrained by the labour market context, institutions, and the interests and interaction of a range of labour market actors. Successful HRM is thus contingent upon appropriate management of the broader employment relationship. The course is in two main parts. Following an overview of global and national economic and labour market contexts, the first part explains the roles and interaction of the key actors or stakeholders in systems of employment relations in developed economies (unions, management, the State and various global actors), including contemporary developments affecting their current policy postures and priorities. The second part of the course focuses on the chief organisational processes that require to be managed in any system of employment relations, including employee voice and participation mechanisms; collective bargaining and pay determination; anti-discrimination laws and management of diversity; and the handling of dismissal, discipline and grievances and other approaches towards conflict resolution. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Knowledge and understanding
Students will gain:
A secure knowledge and understanding of the chief characteristics and institutions of employment relations systems in developed nations.
An ability to discuss critically current managerial and public policy approaches towards key employment matters.
An insight into the practical and conceptual significance of change processes currently affecting the conduct of employment relations in the UK and overseas.
An understanding of the increasing importance of international influences upon the conduct of employment relations in nation states.
2. Intellectual skills
On completion of the course, students should:
Be able to discern and comment critically upon the chief economic and ideological premises driving government and managerial approaches to employment relations.
Display in written work developing abilities to digest, synthesise and evaluate contrasting perspectives from the literature in reaching sustainable conclusions.
3. Professional/subject specific/practical skills
On completion of the course students should:
Have secured an understanding of employment relations processes that support organisational performance, including the design and implementation of policies and practices in the areas of pay determination, diversity management, and employee engagement, involvement and participation.
Appreciate the importance of employment relations procedures that help contain and resolve conflicts, and have a firm understanding of how to design and implement procedures in the areas of discipline, grievance and dismissal.
Have the ability to locate appropriate academic and practitioner resources on employment relations topics.
Have improved their analytical and writing skills according to accepted disciplinary conventions.
4. Transferable skills
On completion of the course students should:
Be able to competently communicate and exchange ideas in both large and small group settings.
Be able to critically evaluate evidence and present a balanced argument.
Be able to plan, organise and prioritise work effectively. |
Assessment Information
Coursework assignment (30%)
Examination (70%)
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Colin Duncan
Tel: (0131 6)50 3810
Email: Colin.Duncan@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Andrew Macaulay
Tel: (0131 6)51 8072
Email: Andrew.Macaulay@ed.ac.uk |
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