Postgraduate Course: HR Issues in Outsourcing (CMSE11283)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 15 |
ECTS Credits | 7.5 |
| Summary | Outsourcing is fast becoming one of the hottest trends in business in the 21st century. Even with global economic slowdown, the field of Human Resource Outsourcing is leading the way as the most sought after strategy for managing the human resources infrastructure and processes in organisations. The objective of this course therefore is to provide a comprehensive view of Human Resource Outsourcing (HRO) covering the major aspects involved in designing and deploying an outsourcing plan. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
150
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Lecture Hours 20,
Other Study Hours 127,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 3,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
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| Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) |
Preparatory reading - 47hours, Research/Writing up - 50hours, Exam Revision - 30 hours
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework - 40%
Written Exam - 60% |
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| Exam Information |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | HR Issues in Outsourcing (CMSE11283) | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Knowledge and Understanding
By the end of the course, students will have had the opportunity to:
* Secure knowledge and understanding of the various debates surrounding the outsourcing phenomenon.
* Appreciate the market and industry forces reshaping the modern corporate human resources organisation and the importance of an integrated sourcing approach.
* Provide guidance on how to think about the what, why and why not of outsourcing.
* Recognise the threshold question for evaluating the business rationale for outsourcing. - Intellectual skills
By the end of the course students will have developed or enhanced:
* A broad range of additional considerations (factual and theoretical) with counter arguments for and against outsourcing including the role and impact of outsourcing on HR activities.
* Critical competences in review and evaluation in written work.
* The confidence to challenge contrary viewpoints. - Professional/subject-specific/practical skills
On completion of the assessed course work, students should have enhanced their ability to:
* Understand the reasons why organisations change the structure and location of HR service provision by analysing the changing context of HR outsourcing.
* Critically evaluate different models of HR service delivery available to contemporary organisations.
* Critically discuss the reasons for measuring the impact of HR outsourcing and the measurement indicators used.
* Understand the facts, complexities and the future of HR outsourcing within Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America - 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.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Charmi Patel
Tel: (0131 6)50 8069
Email: Charmi.Patel@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Peter Newcombe
Tel: (0131 6)51 3013
Email: Peter.Newcombe@ed.ac.uk |
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