Unit name | Strategic Human Resource Management |
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Unit code | MGRCM2011 |
Credit points | 15 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Huw Thomas |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
MGRCM1000 |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Management - Business School |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
The aim of this unit is to provide knowledge and understanding of the strategic role of human resource management in organisations and provide a platform for critical evaluation of that role. Various models and frameworks of Human Resource Management are introduced and links to corporate business strategy are drawn. Contemporary developments in key functional areas of HR such as recruitment & selection, training & development, performance management, motivation, job design and remuneration are covered. Using models, frameworks and theory covered students will analyse case studies, diagnose SHRM problems and make recommendations for appropriate courses of action. Students will also cover SHRM issues arising from the growth strategies employed by companies such as globalisation and the changing role of SHRM.
On completion of the course students will be able to:
Lectures, seminars, guest speakers, case studies
Summative written assignment of 3000 words (100%) Students will be required to select a contemporary company, analyse and diagnose its SHRM provision and any problems arising using models, frameworks and theory covered; critically evaluate those models frameworks and theory; offer recommendations/solutions; identify the strategic position HR holds in contemporary corporate planning.
Formative presentations covering case studies – using theoretical approaches covered by the unit, students will analyse and diagnose SHRM problems within contemporary case studies.
Palgrave Macmillan
Practice, third edition, Palgrave MacMillan
Management, McGraw Hill
EMEA