2008/09 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
LUBS3855 Strategic Human Resource Management
20 creditsClass Size: 308
Module manager: Prof Ian Kirkpatrick
Email: ik@lubs.leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2008/09
Pre-requisites
LUBS1850 | Organisational Behaviour |
This module is not approved as an Elective
Objectives
On completion of the module, students should be able to:Demonstrate understanding of the changing context and process of personnel management and development within contemporary work organisations;
Describe and evaluate the research evidence supporting personnel management practices in the key functional areas of employee selection, training and development and performance management;
Evaluate the practical application of theoretical models relating to personnel management and development;
and Critically assesses the main problems associated with managing change in the context of personnel management and development.
Syllabus
Topics covered include: The emergence and evolution of personnel and human resource management; The key functions of people management: recruitment and selection , performance management, training and development and employee participation; The context of people management: new organisational forms and the nature of contemporary work and workers; Strategic HRM and linking HRM to organisational performance; The HR profession and the process of organisational change.
Teaching methods
Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
Lecture | 21 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
Seminar | 8 | 1.00 | 8.00 |
Private study hours | 171.00 | ||
Total Contact hours | 29.00 | ||
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 |
Private study
For each 20 credits of study taken, the expectation is that the normal study time (including attendance at lectures and tutorials, self-study and revision) is 200 hours.Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Feedback is given on assignments submitted through the module.Methods of assessment
Coursework
Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
Written Work | 1,500 words | 30.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 30.00 |
Resit by 3 hour written paper
Exams
Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2 hr 00 mins | 70.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 70.00 |
Resit by 3 hour written paper
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 31/03/2009
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