School of Management, Unit Catalogue 2009/10 |
MN30338: Human resource management in professional service organisations |
 Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Honours |
| Period: | Semester 1 |
| Assessment:
| CW 40%, EX 60% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
| Before taking this unit you must take MN10005 or take MN10071 or take MN20080 or take SP10043 |
| Description: | Aims: The course aims to examine a series of key human resource management issues in professional service organisations. Learning Outcomes: After completing this unit the student will be able to: * Understand the contribution of HRM to the professional service organisation; * Identify four key HR practice areas in these organisations; * Describe and analyse both content and context for these sets of HR practices; * Apply HR models to these organisations; * Critically assess the value of theoretical HRM models. Skills: Juxtaposition of theory and practice (taught) Identification good practice (taught) Case analysis (taught and facilitated). Content: Distinctive characteristics of professional service organisations and of professional knowledge workers; theoretical frameworks for analysing HRM issues in professional service organisations; approaches to the management of human resources in these organisations; detailed analysis of four key HR practice areas: resourcing; training, learning and development; performance management systems and remuneration and reward. |