BIK 2003 Human Resource Management

APPLIES TO ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013

BIK 2003 Human Resource Management

Responsible for the course
Cathrine Filstad

Department
Department of Leadership and Organizational Behaviour

Term
According to study plan

ECTS Credits
7,5

Language of instruction
Norwegian

Introduction

    Learning outcome
    New requirements of today's managers. "Our employees are our main resource" is a statement we often hear. How does modern management contribute to making this statement more concrete? The course aims to give an overview of management tasks in today's work life. Attitudes, values, laws, agreements and societal conditions that affect human resource management will be central themes in this course.

    Prerequisites
    ORG 9601 or equivalent or work experience.

    Compulsory reading
    Books:
    Kuvaas, Bård, red. 2012. Lønnsomhet gjennom menneskelige ressurser : evidensbasert HRM. 2. utg. Fagbokforlaget. Ny utgave ventet høst 2012
    Storeng, Nils H., Tom Henrik Beck og Arve Due Lund. 2012. Arbeidsrett. 8. utg. Cappelen Damm akademisk
    Ståle Einarsen og Anders Skogstad. 2011. Det Gode arbeidsmiljø : krav og utfordringer. 2.utg.. Fagbokforlaget. kapittel 6,9,10,11,12,14,16 og 17

    Other:
    Bokkapitler fra følgende bøker - Publiseres på It's Learning:.
    Frode Nyeng. 2002. Etikk og økonomi - en innføring. Fagbokforlaget
    - Kapittel 22: Næringslivsetikk - ettertankens kontra følsomhetens etikk, 299-308.
    Grimsø, R.E. 2005. Personaladministrasjon. Teori og praksis. 4.utg. Gyldendal
    - Personaladministrasjon - fortid og fremtid (ss 30-39).
    - Organisasjon, administrasjon og personaladministrasjon (ss17-27)


    Recommended reading

    Course outline
    • Principles and practice in modern human resource management
    • Development of the human resource function
    • Human resource policy
    • Learning, competence and career development
    • Compensation, salary and rewards
    • Work environment, health and safety
    • Appraisal interviews
    • Recruitment and selection
    • Social benefits
    • Ethics, labour law and human resource management

    Computer-based tools
    itslearning

    Learning process and workload
    The course duration is 45 hours of teaching including classroom teaching, case and group assignment work and classroom discussions.

    Students work requirements/use of time:
    Activity
    Time
    Participation in lectures
    36
    Casework in groups and discussions i class
    9
    Preparations for lectures
    45
    Studying and colloqium work
    105
    Exam
    5
    Suggested time in course
    200


      Examination
      A five-hour individual written examination completes the course.

      Examination code(s)
      BIK 20031, 5-hour written exam which accounts for 100% of the grade in BIK 2003, 7,5 credits.

      Examination support materials
      Only support material allowed for examination is:
      Storeng, N.H. and Beck, T.H. and Due Lund, A. 2012. Labour. 8. Ed. Cappelen Academic Press. (Alternatively, the 7th edition from 2009 is allowed).
      Be aware of regulations regarding references, and notes in the text. Follow the link to @ BI - https://at.bi.no/EN/Pages/Exa_Henvisninger-og-notater.aspx.

      Re-sit examination
      Re-sit at the next ordinary exam.

      Additional information

      Semesters

      Translations