Module manager: Yujie Hu
Email: y.hu2@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
This module is not approved as an Elective
This module aims to introduce students to the main principles and developments in human resource management (HRM) in different types of employment situation. It evaluates the impact of HRM change, its implications for the management of employees, the economic labour market, social and cultural contexts of HRM, and the varied patterns of people management that currently exist.
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
- Identify the main principles and developments in human resource management (HRM) in different types of employment situations
- Evaluate the impact of HRM change
- Assess the implications of HRM for the management of employees
- Recognise the diverse range of issues that emerge within HRM,
- Critically analyse the varied patterns of people management that currently exist
- Critically engage with current issues research and scholarship in the field of HRM
- Identify, describe and evaluate shifts and transformations in the global economy and place their knowledge of HRM theories, policies and practice within global and local contexts
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
Transferable
- Deliver professional quality presentations
- Work effectively as part of a team
- Formulate/ plans for personal and professional development
- Display an ethical awareness and a sensitivity to diversity in terms of people, culture, business and management issues, reflect on cross-cultural communication issues and identify appropriate solutions
Indicative content
Recent developments in human resource management in public and private organisations operating in the UK and other countries
Transnational corporations and their impacts on national and local labour markets
Skills and management practice and the changing role of the corporate HR Department
Pay and reward systems
Training, recruitment and selection
Appraisal and employee representation and involvement systems
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group learning | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| Lecture | 20 | 2 | 40 |
| Seminar | 17 | 1 | 17 |
| Private study hours | 235 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 65 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 300 | ||
This could include a variety of activities, such as reading, watching videos, question practice and exam preparation.
Your teaching methods could include a variety of delivery models, such as face-to-face teaching, live webinars, discussion boards and other interactive activities. There will be opportunities for formative feedback throughout the module.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Presentation | Group 20 minutes | 20 |
| Reflective log | 5 minute vlog | 20 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 40 | |
The resit for this module will be assessed 100% by 2 hour exam.
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Open Book exam | 2.0 Hrs Mins | 60 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 60 | |
The resit for this module will be 100% by 2 hours examination
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 23/09/2024
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