2025/26 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

LUBS5322M Strategic Human Resource Management

30 Credits Class Size: 70

Module manager: Xanthe Whittaker
Email: X.Whittaker@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2025/26

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

This module aims to give students a grounding in the fundamentals of human resource management. It covers HRM as a strategic activity; the way that good HRM is shaped by the environment that organisations operate in and the strategy of the organisation and looks at different operational HR practices and the ways in which these can be integrated as part of an HR strategy. It also covers the ethics of people management. On completion of the course, students should have acquired some of the core knowledge required for chartered membership of the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development.

Objectives

The module aims to develop the capacity to critically evaluate theory and evidence around people management issues. It introduces the major aims and practices of people and HR management and covers major debates on leadership, flexibility, change management and ethics in people management. Module content is designed to map onto the learning outcomes of the CIPD modules 7LMP & 7LRC in order to allow the programme to meet the requirements of CIPD accreditation.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this module, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
1. Contemporary organisations and the key environments in which they operate.
2. Major contemporary research and debates in the field of HRM including different approaches to HR strategy and practice.
3.The way in which markets, competition, technology, globalisation and internationalisation, government policy, legal regulations, demographics and social trends shape HR strategies and practices.
4.The major theories of leadership, motivation, commitment and engagement at work and how these influence people management practice.
5. The key aims and practices of the HR function in different organisational contexts.
6. Ethical issues involved in people management.
Students should be able to:
7. Critically evaluate theory, arguments and evidence in relation to the topics and issues mentioned above.
8. Identify and evaluate the suitability of different people management practices and approaches for different contexts.
9. Communicate analysis and argument concisely and coherently.
10. Solve problems through the application of theory and evidence.

Syllabus

Organisations, HR and the environment; Strategic HR; Ethics and people management; Motivation and work attitudes; Recruitment and selection; Pay and Performance management; Training and learning at work; leadership and HR effectiveness; flexibility, downsizing and redundancy; Equality and diversity management; HR and change management.

Teaching Methods

Delivery type Number Length hours Student hours
Workshop 11 3 33
Private study hours 267
Total Contact hours 33
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) 300

Private study

Students will be required to both prepare for the seminars and to undertake further research and study following the teaching period in order to complete their individual assignments.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Students will receive formative feedback on the presentations through meetings with their personal tutors. There will be an opportunity to take a mock exam and receive feedback at the end of Semester one.

Methods of Assessment

Coursework
Assessment type Notes % of formal assessment
Reflective log A 6-8 minute reflective video log (vlog) 10
Presentation 15 minute group presentation 20
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) 30

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Exams
Exam type Exam duration % of formal assessment
Online Time-Limited assessment 48.0 Hrs 0 Mins 70
Total percentage (Assessment Exams) 70

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading List

There is no reading list for this module

Last updated: 30/04/2025

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