
- UCAS course code
- TN61
- UCAS institution code
- M20
BA Modern Language and Business & Management (Arabic) / Course details
Year of entry: 2024
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Course unit details:
Human Resource Management
Unit code | BMAN30042 |
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Credit rating | 10 |
Unit level | Level 3 |
Teaching period(s) | Semester 2 |
Available as a free choice unit? | Yes |
Overview
The course has both a UK and an international focus and it treats HRM as a blanket term to describe the employment relationship in any organization rather than focusing on HRM as a particular style of management. The course draws heavily on research analysing contemporary developments in HRM and employment, and wherever possible we draw out implications for organizations and HR policy and practice.
This course is especially suited to those who want an introduction to HRM and employment issues and are taking it as part of a degree programme where an understanding of HRM is seen as an important complement to their specialist studies. As such, it is appropriate for students from a diverse range of backgrounds.
Pre/co-requisites
Aims
To examine at introductory level the nature and meaning of human resource management (HRM) within the context of institutional frameworks and organisational strategies.
The objectives of this course are to understand and explain:
- The changing context in which HRM takes place, highlighting the factors external and internal to the organization that shape HRM;
- The theory and practice, rhetoric and reality, of a number of HRM practices;
- The nature and diversity of approaches to HRM across organisations and sectors.
Syllabus
- Introduction to HRM
- Strategic HRM; rhetoric and practice
- Recruitment and Selection
- Developing Skills and people
- Pay and Reward
- Employee Voice
- Flexible Work and Work Life Balance
- Equality and Diversity
Teaching and learning methods
Methods of Delivery: 10 one hour lectures and 10 one hour seminars over the duration of the course.
Total study hours: 100 hours split between lectures, workshops, reading for classes and examinations.
Private study hours: 80
Knowledge and understanding
- Explain how different aspects of HRM are put into practice within organisations
- Explain how institutional and contextual factors shape the nature of HRM at the organisational level
- Examine HR practices from the perspectives of employers and employees
Intellectual skills
- To critical assess and use theoretical frameworks or literature in the analysis of social phenomena
Practical skills
- Use of library, electronic and online resources
Transferable skills and personal qualities
- Demonstrate ability to independently gather, sift, synthesise and organise material from various sources (including library, electronic and online resources), and to critically evaluate its significance.
Employability skills
- Analytical skills
- The course emphasises skills in critical thinking and relevant to the role of HR, such as strategic planning, evidenced based practice, and decision-making of HR managers and HR professionals.
- Project management
- Students will learn and experience a range of skills relevant to undertaking industry-based projects, encompassing both design and development of systems, in addition to project planning and management.
- Other
- The module covers a range of topics relating to employment and careers that will help students understand how they can improve their own employability including recruitment and selection, training and skills development.
Assessment methods
Formative Assessment:
Essay - optional formative assignment rehearsing an answer to a hypothetical exam question
Summative Assessment:
Exam (100%)
Feedback methods
- As per school guidelines on summative written work
- Essay is due in the middle of February and written feedback is provided 3 weeks after the deadline
Recommended reading
Wilkinson A, Dundon T, Redman T, eds. Contemporary Human Resource Management : Text and Cases . Sixth edition. SAGE; 2021. https://read.kortext.com
Gold M. Where’s the “human” in Human Resource Management? : Managing Work in the 21st Century . (Smith C, ed.). Bristol University Press; 2022.
Grugulis I. A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book about Human Resource Management . SAGE; 2017.
Gunawardana SJ. Reframing employee voice: a case study in Sri Lanka’s export processing zones. Work, employment and society. 2014;28(3):452-468. doi:10.1177/0950017013491451
Rubery J. Change at work: feminisation, flexibilisation, fragmentation and financialisation. Ralph Darlington P, ed. Employee relations. 2015;37(6):633-644. doi:10.1108/er-04-2015-0067
Study hours
Scheduled activity hours | |
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Assessment written exam | 2 |
Lectures | 10 |
Seminars | 10 |
Independent study hours | |
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Independent study | 78 |
Teaching staff
Staff member | Role |
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Nathaniel Tetteh | Unit coordinator |
Additional notes
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Dependent courses: None
Programmes to which this course unit contributes (including cross faculty/school): Available as a free choice option to students who have received prior agreement from their registering School. Option for IBFE. Not available to BSc in Management/Management (Specialism), IM, ITMB or Accounting
For Academic Year 2025/26
Updated: March 2025
Approved by: March UG Committee