2024/25 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

NUFF5435M Human Resources Planning and Management for Health

15 creditsClass Size: 25

Module manager: Mayeh Omar
Email: m.a.omar@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: 1 Feb to 31 Mar View Timetable

Year running 2024/25

Pre-requisite qualifications

Meeting the criteria and qualifications for acceptance on to the programme

Pre-requisites

NONE

Co-requisites

NONE

This module is mutually exclusive with

NONE

Module replaces

None

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

The module will analyse the current theories and approaches to human resources planning and management for health and their application to developing health systems. The means for developing and the content of a strategic approach to human resources development (HRD) will be analysed, using conceptual framework for the coordination of human resources functions.

Objectives

On completion of this module, students should be able to:
- analyse the principal structures and process of human resources management, planning and production in health care in developing countries
- critically analyse the relationship between human resources planning and human resources management in the health sector
- evaluate issues related to gender in human resource planning and management
- develop a strategic approach to human resources management and development for the health sector
- carry out key practices in human resources planning and management for the health sector, including hospitals
- develop the relationship between human resources management and in-service training.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module students should know:
- the relationship between human resources planning and human resources management in the health sector, in the context of developing country health systems.
- the key challenges to human resources planning in health systems of developing countries

Skills outcomes
On completion of this module students will be able to:
- estimate human resources requirements for health facilities and health systems;
- develop strategies for human management and development for the health sector, including hospitals;
- conduct human resources techniques including: job analysis, work allocation and review performance.
- carry out human resources functions such as supervision, performance appraisal, conflict management and leadership in human resources management

Syllabus

The main topics included will be:
- current influences on international human resources policies, barriers to change and the implementation of change;
- the co-ordination of human resources in a health care system;
- the estimation of requirements and supply for human resource planning;
- principal functions and techniques of human resources planning and management for health will be analysed and key techniques will be practised through management exercises;
- particular attention will be paid to employment (eg job analysis, job descriptions, recruitment and selection, induction), issues of gender, retention and change (eg work allocation, career structure and development, motivation and rewards), support (eg supervision, communication, employer and employee relations), development functions (eg in-service training and performance review) of human resources management and development, and leadership in human resources management.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	7	3.00	21.00
Independent online learning hours			20.00
Private study hours			109.00
Total Contact hours			21.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Private study

Students use the private study time and independent online learning to read about the topics of the lectures and to work on their assignment,

109 hours of private and online learning include:
- 21 hours of additional reading and preparing for taught session
- 21 hours post lecture reading, 3 hours reading per lecture x 7
- 25 hours researching and writing assessed course work (assignment)
- 42 hours of private reading
20 hours of online learning including using the VLE for additional resource materials.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

The module design and learning activities allow for monitoring of individual student understanding and progress through student participation in classroom group work, inter-active discussion and the provision of immediate formative feedback by the lecturer during lectures. This is detailed in the module handbook.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Assignment	2,000 words	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 29/04/2024 16:15:43

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