 Academic Year: |
2014/5 |
| Owning Department/School: |
School of Management |
| Credits: |
6 |
| Level: |
Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
| Period: |
Semester 1
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| Assessment Summary: |
CW 25%, EX 75% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Coursework (CW 25% - Qualifying Mark: 35)
- Examination (EX 75% - Qualifying Mark: 35)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: | In taking this unit you cannot take MN10071 or take MN20291 or take MN20313 |
| Description: |
Aims:
The course aims to give a broad overview of major features of human resource management. It examines issues from the contrasting perspectives of management and employees and explores some contemporary policy issues.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this unit, the student should be able to:
* Understand the main theoretical issues surrounding HRM
* Understand basic HR functions;
* How HR functions impact individual and organisational performance;
* Understand the practical key elements of HR;
* Appreciate some contemporary issues in HRM practice
* Understand the development and context of HRM in the UK.
Skills:
* Understanding of theory and critical debates in HRM field (T/A)
* A critical awareness of current theoretical and practical issues in HRM field (T/A).
* Ability to understand and analyse the fit between various HR practices and organisational and individual outcomes; (T/A)
* Ability to communicate during in-class case study analyses and practical examples (T/F).
* Critical engagement with the subject matter and examples of practice, including own experience (F/A)
* Ability to apply subject-specific knowledge into a range of situations such as case studies, exercises, real life examples (T/F/A)
* Ability to apply and analyze case studies, in-class practical exercises and real life examples to HRM theory (T/F/A).
Content:
HRM and organisational performance, Recruitment, Selection, Negotiation, Training and Development, Performance Management, Turnover and Downsizing, International HRM, Contemporary issues in HRM.
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| Programme availability: |
MN20072 is a Generally Available Unit which is available to all students of the University (subject to the usual constraints) to take either as a Director of Studies approved option within their programme of study or as an 'extra' unit which does not count towards a final award.
MN20072 is Optional on the following programmes:
Department of Biology & Biochemistry
Department of Chemistry
- USCH-AFB01 : BSc(Hons) Chemistry (Year 3)
- USCH-AAB02 : BSc(Hons) Chemistry with Study year abroad (Year 4)
- USCH-AKB02 : BSc(Hons) Chemistry with Industrial Placement (Year 4)
Programmes in Natural Sciences
- UXXX-AFB01 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Year 2)
- UXXX-AAB02 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences with Study year abroad (Year 2)
- UXXX-AKB02 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences with Year long work placement (Year 2)
Department for Health
- UHHL-AFB01 : BSc(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science (Year 1)
- UHHL-ACB04 : BSc(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Combined Professional Placement and Study Abroad (Year 1)
- UHHL-AKB04 : BSc(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Professional Placement (Year 1)
- UHHL-AAB02 : BSc(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Study year abroad (Year 1)
- UHHL-AFM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science (Year 1)
- UHHL-ACM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Combined Professional Placement and Study Abroad (Year 1)
- UHHL-AKM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Professional Placement (Year 1)
- UHHL-AAM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Study year abroad (Year 1)
Department of Mechanical Engineering
- UEME-AFM01 : MEng(Hons) Automotive Engineering (Year 4)
- UEME-AKM01 : MEng(Hons) Automotive Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 5)
- UEME-AFM16 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering (Year 4)
- UEME-AKM16 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 5)
- UEME-AFM41 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Advanced Design and Innovation (Year 4)
- UEME-AKM41 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Advanced Design and Innovation with Year long work placement (Year 5)
- UEME-AKM43 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Advanced Design, Innovation and German with Year long work placement (Year 5)
- UEME-AKM17 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with French with Year long work placement (Year 5)
- UEME-AKM18 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with German with Year long work placement (Year 5)
MN20072 is Compulsory on the following programmes:
Department of Computer Science
- USCM-AFB11 : BSc(Hons) Computer Information Systems (Year 2)
- USCM-AAB12 : BSc(Hons) Computer Information Systems with Study year abroad (Year 2)
- USCM-AKB12 : BSc(Hons) Computer Information Systems with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- USCM-AFB09 : BSc(Hons) Computer Science with Business (Year 2)
- USCM-AAB10 : BSc(Hons) Computer Science with Business with Study year abroad (Year 2)
- USCM-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Computer Science with Business with Year long work placement (Year 2)
MN20072 is Optional (DEU) on the following programmes:
Department of Chemistry
- USCH-AFB03 : BSc(Hons) Chemistry with Management (Year 2)
- USCH-AAB04 : BSc(Hons) Chemistry with Management with Study year abroad (Year 2)
- USCH-AFM07 : MSci(Hons) Chemistry with Management (Year 2)
- USCH-AKB04 : BSc(Hons) Chemistry with Management with Industrial Placement (Year 2)
- USCH-AKM07 : MSci(Hons) Chemistry with Management with Industrial Placement (Year 2)
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