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Human resource management
There are two modules within the 'Human Resource Management' subject area. These modules are synoptically-linked and are studied and examined together.
Stage
2
Pre-requisites
None
Organisational Behaviour (C88OB)
Module aims
- To introduce students to the field of study know as Organisational Behaviour.
- To enable students to develop an understanding of human behaviour at work, at the individual, group and organisational level.
- To provide students with a working appreciation of how work and working conditions can affect health, safety and performance.
- To encourage a critical understanding of current thinking and approaches in the field.
- To enable students to apply their knowledge to practical case examples.
Module syllabus
- Introduction to Organisational Behaviour
- Individual Differences
- Learning and Reinforcement
- Power, Politics and Influence
- Leadership as a Influence Process
- Group and Conflict Management
- Organisational Culture
- Stress at Work
- Working Conditions and Behaviour
Human Resource Management (C88HM)
Module aims
- To enable students to develop an understanding of human behaviour at work, at the individual, group and organisational level.
- To enable students to develop an understanding of key human resource systems and techniques.
- To encourage a critical understanding of current thinking and approaches in the field.
- To enable students to apply their knowledge to practical case examples.
Module syllabus
- Origins and Nature of Human Resource Management
- Strategic Human Resource Management
- Planning and Resourcing
- Selection, Performance Appraisal and Training
- Careers and Career Management
- Reward Management
- Understanding Change
- Human Resource Information Systems