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HRM40670

Academic Year 2024/2025

Human Resource Management (HRM40670)

Subject:
Human Resources Management
College:
Business
School:
Business
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Dr Majella Fahy
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module examines current Human Resource management (HRM) issues and practices. Topics covered will include: strategic HRM - it's nature and the factors that influence the shape of an organisation's HR policies and practices; each of the core HR policy areas will be reviewed including for example: performance management; recruitment and selection, and employee voice.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completing this module, students should be able to:assess the variety of internal and external factors that influence the context and nature of HRM strategy, policies and practices; compare and contrast the strategic options available to organisations in respect of each core HR activity such as: staffing; performance management; the management of employee voice.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Specified Learning Activities

100
Autonomous Student Learning

124
Total

248

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lecture based sessions which will include the analysis of case studies and practitioner input sessions.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

This is core module for a specialist postgraduate degree in HRM. To ensure that students can engage fully with the module enrolment will be restricted to students who have completed an undergraduate module in human resource management or who shave atisfied the entry requirements for the MSc Business (HRM).


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Exam (In-person): End of term, in-person, two hour exam End of trimester
Duration:
2 hr(s)
 Graded No

75

 No
Group Work Assignment: Group-based presentation Week 10 Graded No

25

 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback will be delivered (individually or in groups as appropriate) following assessment of assignments.

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