School of Management, Unit Catalogue 2006/07

MN50274 Employee resourcing

Credits: 6

Level: Masters

Semester: 2

Assessment: ES100

Requisites:

Aims: The course aims to examine the range of methods & approaches used by employers in resourcing their organisations in such a way as to enable them to meet their key goals. It also aims to help develop some skills in key resourcing activities.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this unit, the student should be able to achieve:
* An understanding of the rationale for employee resourcing, including the theoretical issues underpinning employee resourcing;
* An appreciation of the contextual nature of employee resourcing in the UK and within the wider international environment;
* An understanding of current practice & developments in employee resourcing;
* An understanding of the legal obligations governing the use of employee resourcing strategies, polices and procedures;
* Debate some contemporary issues in employee resourcing.
Skills:

* Understanding theory and current practice in employee resourcing issues (T)
* Case study analysis (T and F)
* Skills based work (F)
* Group work (A)
Content:
Employee resourcing in context, HR Planning, recruitment, selection, performance management, performance appraisal, absence, turnover, retention, dismissal and redundancy, flexibility, equal opportunities, managing people in international organisations. Although the course will focus on employee resourcing from a UK perspective, aspects of international employee resourcing will be introduced throughout the course.

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