Postgraduate Course: Core Competencies for HR Professionals (CMSE11380)
Course Outline
School | Business School |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
SCQF Credits | 15 |
ECTS Credits | 7.5 |
Summary | The course aims to explore HRM issues particularly the functions, skills and actions associated with contemporary human resources management practice. The course is primarily concerned with the development of skills, and specifically seeks to develop and improve a range of definable skills that are pivotal to successful management practice and effective leadership.
These include identity development, decision-making skills, negotiation, a range of team working and interpersonal skills and others associated with developing personal effectiveness and credibility at work. The module also seeks to develop further more-specialised skills such as employer branding, training development, performance evaluation that are of particular significance to effective higher-level people management and provides opportunities for applied learning and continuous professional development.
A key purpose of this module is to encourage students to develop a strong sense of self-awareness of their own strengths and weaknesses as managers and colleagues.
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Course description |
The objective of this course is to provide a solid theoretical foundation for HRM functions and activities whilst facilitating the development of practical HRM skills. The primary purpose is to assist learners in raising the level of skill which they deploy when managing themselves and their relationships with others at work. Students will be able to:
- Understand wide range of issues related to human resource management and personal professional development in organisations
- Describe and critically evaluate various theories and frameworks and explore their implications for personal professional development
- Provide critical analysis of the extent to which learning theories can be applied to andragogy and the way in which these can be operationalised in the workplace.
The course provides the students with a wide understanding and development of skills that are of particular significance to effective higher-level people management and provide opportunities for applied learning and continuous professional development, through examples and topics such as professional identity, employer branding, decision making, performance management, teamwork addressed in lectures.
Class exercises and case study examples are used to facilitate interactive student discussions by critical reflection on theory and practice from an ethical and professional standpoint.
Student Learning Experience:
Tutorial/seminar hours represent the minimum total live hours - online or in-person - a student can expect to receive on this course. These hours may be delivered in tutorial/seminar, lecture, workshop or other interactive whole class or small group format. These live hours may be supplemented by pre-recorded lecture material for students to engage with asynchronously.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | None |
High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
150
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 15,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 3,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
132 )
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Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) |
Seminar/Tutorial hrs are the min total live hrs, online or in-person, students can expect to receive
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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
90 %,
Practical Exam
10 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
60% coursework (individual) - assesses course Learning Outcomes 1, 2
30% coursework (group) - assesses all course Learning Outcomes
10% presentation (group) - assesses all course Learning Outcomes |
Feedback |
Not entered |
No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Assess theoretical concepts and formulate appropriate conceptual frameworks.
- Develop an aptitude to synthesize and reflect upon a range of sources.
- Learn from experience by applying theory to practical situations (such as simulations; real case studies etc).
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Reading List
WATSON, G and REISSNER, S. (2014) Developing Skills for Business Leadership. London: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. 2nd edition.
Resource List:
https://eu01.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public/44UOE_INST/lists/26181449390002466?auth=SAML |
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Cognitive Skills:
-Critically evaluate the systemic nature of skills and expertise and their importance and use in the workplace
-Interpret financial information and manage financial resources.
-Demonstrate enhanced IT proficiency.
Subject Specific Skills:
-Demonstrate essential technical, problem-solving, and people management skills in the areas of recruitment, selection and assessment.
-Identify the different components of HRM functions and activities and to critically examine their core underlying theories and its impact on the notion of competencies
-Develop a range of skills relevant to HR practice including personal development planning, reflective learning, leading and influencing people, problem solving and team working.
Transferable skills:
-Communication, time management, job analysis, debating/discussion skills, secondary research skills. |
Keywords | HRM-CCHRP |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Keyan Lai
Tel:
Email: Keyan.Lai@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Lauren Millson
Tel: (0131 6)51 3013
Email: Lauren.Millson@ed.ac.uk |
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