BST 1410 Human Resource Management
BST 1410 Human Resource Management
The course will, in collaboration with BTH 1411 Bachelor Thesis Human Resource Management, 15 credits constitute a specialisation of 30 credits that will be testified as specialisation on the academic transcript. This applies to students undertaking a bachelor degree in Marketing or Business Administration. Other students have can choose the course as an elective in their third year of study.
Human resource Management (HRM) is a core subject in the study area of organisation and organisation culture. The subject describes many aspects associated with sustainable use of human resources. It will teach the student how organisations can gain advantages by exploiting skills, abilities and knowledge from their employees. The course also focuses on how organisations have the opportunity to facilitate learning, knowledge sharing, motivation, optimising work condition and job satisfaction. Applying HRM theory in an organisation will create optimal conditions for profitability, productivity and prosperity in all types of businesses. Evidence-based HRM are one of the strongest success-factors in competing business markets, and thus provides expertise for future oriented managers, HR managers and HR employees.
- Students will gain insight of the most important theories in the area of Human Resource Management (HRM)
- Students acquire necessary knowledge from the psychological area of study that is required when applying HR in competitive markets
- Students acquire founding knowledge of Norwegian employment law that is required when applying HR in competitive markets.
- Students will develop skills in planning and facilitating HR initiatives
- Students will develop skills in typical HR activities such as recruitment, training, learning, knowledge development and safety at the work place.
- Students will develop skills in planning and facilitating HR initiatives
- Students will develop skills in typical HR activities such as recruitment, training, learning, knowledge development and safety at the work place.
- Reflection
- The HRM specialisation intends to increase students interest in working in the HR field.
- A HRM Specialisation provides students with necessary understanding of human capital and its impact on value creation in modern organisations.
- Students will, through the HRM specialisation achieve the necessary basis for critical reflection on HR practices.
Strategic HRM (21 hrs):
- HRM as a discipline an introduction
- Relationship between strategy and HR strategy
- Key HR strategies and systems
Strategic Competence Management (21hrs):
- HR planning and skills analysis
- Mobilisation of expertise in motivation and job satisfaction
- Learning and skills development
- Recruitment and selection. Downsizing.
- Monitoring and evaluation of training measures
Interaction and work in the workplace (21 hrs):
- Management and effective leadership
- Groups, teams and teambuilding
- Psychosocial work-environment
- Workplace health and safety
Alteration and labour law (21 hrs):
- Organisation culture and change
- Organisational learning and change
- Work contracts, work rights and conditions
- Dismissal
The course completed with 84 hours of lectures in modules.
Students will be given case studies throughout the course as part of the teaching program. Cases are mandatory for all students and are handed in at each session. The cases will form basis for class discussions. Cases will typically be taken from the textbook and are reviewed and discussed in class, however they are not individually assessed.
The course requires two years of university education in Business Administration or Marketing or equivalent.
Basic course in statistics offered in the first year of study on a bachelor such as MET 3431 or MET 2920. In addition, students must have completed ORG 3402 Organisasjonsatferd og ledelse (offered in year 1 of study) or the equivalent.
| Assessments |
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Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Weight: 100 Grouping: Individual Duration: 72 Hour(s) Exam code: BST 14101 Grading scale: ECTS Resit: Examination when next scheduled course |
| Activity | Duration | Comment |
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Teaching | 84 Hour(s) | |
Prepare for teaching | 131 Hour(s) | |
Group work / Assignments | 81 Hour(s) | |
Student's own work with learning resources | 80 Hour(s) | |
Examination | 24 Hour(s) |
A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 15 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of at least 400 hours.