MSc Management and Information Systems: Change and Development (Distance Learning) / Course details
Year of entry: 2024
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Course unit details:
Human Resource Practice
| Unit code | MGDI70060 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 15 |
| Unit level | FHEQ level 7 – master's degree or fourth year of an integrated master's degree |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 1 |
| Offered by | Global Development Institute |
| Available as a free choice unit? | Yes |
Overview
Syllabus
1. Human Resource Planning
2. Resourcing
3. Performance
4. Employee Relations
5. Reward
6. Job Reduction
7. Emerging Issues
8. Decentralizing HR practice
Aims
' To provide a practical overview of the key areas of human resource (HR) practice at organization level.
- To develop a critical awareness of the possibilities and problems of using HR techniques and 'best practice' in organizations in specific countries.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course unit students should be able to:
- Outline a range of HR/Personnel activities and specify how they are designed and used.
- Analyse the specific context in which HR practice takes place in organizations.
- Adapt generic HR techniques for use in different settings.
Teaching and learning methods
Distance Learning Mode including weekly online tutorials
Assessment methods
One 3,500 word essay (90%)
Tutorial participation (max 10%)
- Student must engage with minimum of 4/8 tutorials, including at least 1 synchronous tutorial (5%)
- Student must engage with minimum of 6/8 tutorials, including at least 1 synchronous tutorial (10%)
Re-sit Assessment: One 3,500 word essay (100%)
Recommended reading
Course unit textbook
Torrington, D., L. Hall and S. Taylor (2008) Human Resource Management, (seventh edition) Prentice Hall.
Additional notes
Information
MGDI Programmes on which course unit is offered:
MSc Human Resource Management and Development (via Distance Learning) and MSc Management and Information Systems: Change and Development (via Distance Learning)