- Student Records
Programme & Unit Catalogues


MN50514: Evidence-based HRM and consultancy

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2013/4
Follow this link for further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: School of Management
Follow this link for further information on credits Credits: 6
Follow this link for further information on unit levels Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Follow this link for further information on period slots Period: Semester 2
Follow this link for further information on unit assessment Assessment: CW 65%, EX 35%
Follow this link for further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Follow this link for further information on unit rules Requisites:
Follow this link for further information on unit content Description: Aims:
The Unit aims to:
* Introduce the concept of evidence-based practice
* Provide a critical overview of how this idea is used practically in other disciplines
* Assess how HRM and consultancy is currently practiced
* Demonstrate how HRM and consultancy can be approached from an evidence-based perspective
* Identify the costs and benefits of an evidence-based approach
* Give hands-on experience of what practicing in an evidence-based way entails
* Provide the opportunity to conduct a systematic review of evidence focused on a practice problem.

Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this Unit, students should be able to:
* Demonstrate a good understanding of evidence-based practice in other fields
* Assess the strengths and weaknesses and costs and benefits of both evidence-based practice and typical HRM and consultancy practice
* Describe how judgements of the quality and relevance of different forms of evidence can be made
* Assess the extent to which claims made about HRM and consultancy practices are supported by evidence
* Identify the barriers to and facilitators of evidence-based practice
* Conduct a systematic review.

Skills:

* Critical thinking and reasoning
* Identifying and gathering the best available evidence
* Critical appraisal of different forms of evidence
* Applying evidence of different forms to decision-making.

Content:
What is evidence-based practice? Where did it come from? What is practice currently based on? What is evidence-based management? What do we mean by evidence? How can different forms of evidence be gathered and critically appraised? What does evidence-based management look like in practice? How is this different from or similar to typical approaches in HRM and consultancy? How can HR managers and consultants practice in a more evidence-based way? What are the costs and benefits of doing so? How can the best available evidence relevant to a practice question and problem be identified and summarized.
Follow this link for further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

MN50514 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

School of Management
  • TMMN-AFM32 : MSc Human Resource Management and Consulting (Full-time)

Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2013/14 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2014/15 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2013/14.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.