Overview:
- Credits:
- 7.5
- Level:
- 4
- Semester:
- Autumn
- Subject:
- Human Resources Management
- School:
- Business
- Coordinator:
- Dr Linda Dowling-Hetherington
HRM40660 Human Resource Management
Academic Year 2023/2024
This module will provide students with no previous knowledge or experience of HRM with an understanding of key issues and current developments in the field. The module deals with a range of key aspects associated with the strategic management of human resources. Among the areas covered are: strategic human resource management (HRM); talent management which incorporates recruitment, selection, retention, learning and development, employee engagement and performance management; rewards; and contemporary issues in HRM, including HRM and change management; HRM and sustainability.Show/hide contentOpenClose All
Curricular information is subject to change
Learning Outcomes:
On completing this module, students will be able to:
Critically assess the potential contribution of HR strategy and related practices to the success of a business;
Demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of selected human resource policies and their application in practice, including, for example, employee resourcing, talent management and learning and development, performance management, reward strategies; employee engagement; retention; and sustainable HRM.
Appreciate current challenges being faced by HR functions and line managers with respect to the management of employees.
Strategic Human Resource Management
Employee Resourcing & Talent Management
Learning and Development
Performance Management and Reward Systems
Staff Retention and Downsizing
Employee Engagement
HRM, Change, Culture and Communication
Sustainable HRM
| Student Effort Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Specified Learning Activities | 50 |
| Autonomous Student Learning | 100 |
| Lectures | 24 |
| Small Group | 1 |
| Total | 175 |
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Not applicable to this module.
Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
Assessment Strategy
| Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presentation: Group Presentation | Week 10 | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 20 |
| Project: Individual Project | Week 9 | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 30 |
| Examination: Take Home Exam | Week 12 | Yes | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 50 |
| Resit In | Terminal Exam |
|---|---|
| Spring | Yes - 2 Hour |
Feedback Strategy/Strategies
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
How will my Feedback be Delivered?
Individual Project: Feedback, using a grading rubric on Brightspace, will be made available to students within 20 days of project submission. Group Presentation: A short paragraph of written feedback on each group presentation will be provided to students.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Dr Linda Dowling-Hetherington | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Dr Majella Fahy | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 | Tues 10:00 - 11:50 |
| External & School Exams | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 12 | Tues 10:00 - 12:30 |
| External & School Exams | Offering 2 | Week(s) - 12 | Tues 10:00 - 12:30 |
| Lecture | Offering 2 | Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 | Tues 13:00 - 14:50 |
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