Undergraduate Course: Applications of Human Resource Management (BUST10129)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The aim of this course is to enhance our understanding of the intricacies and complexities of managing people in the modern workplace. It is intended to build on existing knowledge of the subject area from Organisational Behaviour 2 and/or Human Resource Management 2. The course will focus on the policy, adoption and outcomes of contemporary HRM. Throughout, the course will take a critical perspective on the implications of human resource policies and practice for all stakeholders: managers at all levels, employees of all types, and society as a whole. |
| Course description |
The course will begin by considering the different theoretical approaches to understanding human resource management. It will then consider a range of contemporary and ongoing issues in depth, for example, diversity, the psychological contract, the impact of technology, sustainable HRM, intersectionality, and neurodiversity.
Topics on this course reflect contemporary issues and are therefore updated on an annual basis. Indicative topics include:
- Objectives, adoption and outcomes of contemporary HRM
- Recruitment and Selection
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Technology and HRM
- Training and Development
- Sustainable HRM and Corporate Social Responsibility
- HR Analytics
Student Learning Experience
The course comprises a mixture of formal lectures, group discussions, class exercises, and guest speakers. The lectures will provide an overview of key issues, supported by a range of suggested readings. Group discussions will focus upon understanding of the study and practice of HRM and its implications for organisational stakeholders. Depending on student numbers, students may be given responsibility, as individuals or in groups, for analysing a particular topic, practice or research contribution. Students will be expected to participate in class discussions.
The course project is integrative in nature, bringing together insights and understanding from more than one topic in order to encourage the development of stronger evaluative, rather than descriptive, skills.
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students must have at least 4 Business courses at grade B or above. This MUST INCLUDE one course equivalent to BUST08028 Organisational Behaviour 2 AND/OR BUST08027 Human Resource Management 2. This course cannot be taken alongside BUST08028 Organisational Behaviour 2 or BUST08027 Human Resource Management 2. We will only consider University/College level courses. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 20,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
172 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
70 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
70% Exam (Individual) - 2 hours - Assesses all course Learning Outcomes
30% Project (Individual) - 2,000 words - Assesses curse Learning Outcomes 1,2,3 |
| Feedback |
Formative: Feedback will be provided throughout the course.
Summative: Feedback will be provided on the assessments within agreed deadlines. |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Describe and discuss critically key issues and controversies associated with current debates in human resource management.
- Critically assess the objectives, rationales, uses and limitations of various managerial policies and practices in human resource management.
- Identify and discuss critically the scale and nature of adoption of specific human resource policies; Identify and critically evaluate the perspectives of key stakeholders in the theory and practice of human resource management.
- Understand and discuss critically the nature of contemporary HRM research.
- Discuss the longer term consequences of current trends in HRM.
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Reading List
There is no required text-book for this course. Given the expansive nature of the topics covered, book chapters and academic journals will be primary material used. All required readings will be available online.
Additionally, students should be familiar with the University Library's electronic journals system, and will be expected to keep up-to-date with developments in HRM through newspaper and business reports.
Relevant Journals
- Human Resource Management Journal
- Employee Relations
- People Management
- Personnel Review
- International Journal of Human Resource Management
- Journal of Managerial Psychology
- Journal of Management
- Work, Employment & Society
- Journal of Business Ethics
- Organization
Relevant Websites
- www.bis.gov.uk
- www.cbi.org.uk
- www.cipd.co.uk
- www.equalityhumanrights.com
- www.theworkfoundation.com
- www.tuc.org.uk
- www.bestcompanies.co.uk
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
C1: Meaningful Interpersonal Interaction - Understand how to manage and sustain successful individual and group relationships in order to achieve positive and responsible outcomes, in a range of virtual and face-to-face environments.
C2: Effective Emotional Intelligence - Understand oneself and others, through critical reflection, diversity awareness and empathic development, in order to maximise individual and collective resilience, and personal and professional potential.
C3: Authentic Leadership - Act with integrity, honesty and trust in all business stakeholder relationships, and apply ethical reasoning to effective decision making, problem solving and change management
C4: Ethical, Responsible and Sustainable Business Behaviour - Work with a variety of organisations, their stakeholders, and the communities they serve - learning from them, and aiding them to achieve responsible, sustainable and enterprising solutions to complex problems
C5: Appropriate Communication - Convey meaning and message through a wide range of communication tools, including digital technology and social media; to understand how to use these tools to communicate in ways that sustain positive and responsible relationships.
C6: Understand and Make Effective Use of Data - Use of Data Critically evaluate and present digital and other sources, research methods, data and information; discern their limitations, accuracy, validity, reliability and suitability; and apply responsibly in a wide variety of organisational contexts.
C8: Personal and Professional Competence - Be self-motivated; curious; show initiative; set, achieve and surpass goals; as well as demonstrating adaptability, capable of handling complexity and ambiguity, with a willingness to learn; as well as being able to demonstrate the use digital and other tools to carry out tasks effectively, productively, and with attention to quality.
C9: Academic Excellence - Demonstrate a thorough knowledge and understanding of contemporary organisational disciplines; comprehend the role of business within the contemporary world; and critically evaluate and synthesise primary and secondary research and sources of evidence in order to make, and present, well informed and transparent organisation-related decisions, which have a positive global impact.
C10: Intellectual Curiosity - Identify, define and analyse theoretical and applied business and management problems, and develop approaches, informed by an understanding of appropriate quantitative and/or qualitative techniques, to explore and solve them responsibly.
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| Keywords | AHRM |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Lucia Cervi
Tel: (0131 6)50 4307
Email: Lucia.Cervi@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Sean Reddie
Tel: (0131 6)50 8074
Email: Sean.Reddie@ed.ac.uk |
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