GRA 2257 Human Resource Management
GRA 2257 Human Resource Management
Human Resource Management (HRM) can be defined as the effective use of human capital in an organization through the management of people-related activities. HRM is a central function in any organization, and is an increasingly strategic function. The purpose of course is to familiarize students with the considerations and current issues faced in managing human resources and HR initiatives in an effective and strategic way, and to enable students with the understanding and skills needed to engage in better HRM decision making. This elective is aimed at students interested in or currently working as HR professionals or in general management.
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
- Describe and critically assess the HR policies and practices covered in the course, using relevant theories and concepts.
- Identify what is needed to measure the effectiveness of various HR initiatives in actual work settings.
- Understand current challenges and future directions in the field.
After completing the course, students should be able to:
- Communicate and critically discuss the HR policies and practices discussed in the course, using relevant theories and concepts.
- Apply knowledge gained in the course to analyze the impact of various HRM initiatives used in organizations as well as diagnose and address HR-related issues arising in real work contexts.
As a result of this course, students should:
- Be more adept at thinking critically and strategically about HRM.
- Have a better understanding of the impact of HR initiatives, and how to quantify them.
Topics covered in the course include:
- Overview of the field of HRM, roles and responsibilities, major trends and challenges
- Training, career development, and talent management
- Performance management, feedback and rewards
- “Transformational HRM” (HRM, employee engagement, and change-oriented behavior)
- Global HRM and future issues
- Measuring and improving the effectiveness of HRM initiatives
The course is structured as a combination of lectures, class discussions, activities, and assignments. It requires preparation ahead of class (i.e., readings), active involvement during class (i.e., contributing to class discussions and participating in group activities), and work outside of class (i.e., completing hand-in assignments). Class attendance is not compulsory, but the learning and academic performance of students who do not attend class will be hindered by missing these interactive sessions. It is the student’s own responsibility to obtain any information provided in class that they missed as a result of absence, or that is not included on It’sLearning. It is also the responsibility of the student to acquire cases not provided in the class, including those used in course assignments.
This is a course with continuous assessment (several exam components) and one final exam code. Each exam component is graded by using points on a scale from 0-100. The components will be weighted together according to the information in the course description in order to calculate the final letter grade for the examination code (course). Students who fail to participate in one/some/all exam elements will get a lower grade or may fail the course. You will find detailed information about the point system and the cut off points with reference to the letter grades when the course starts.
At resit, all exam components must, as a main rule, be retaken during next scheduled course.
All courses in the Masters programme will assume that students have fulfilled the admission requirements for the programme. In addition, courses in second, third and/or fourth semester can have spesific prerequisites and will assume that students have followed normal study progression. For double degree and exchange students, please note that equivalent courses are accepted.
GRA 2205 Organisational Behavior or equivalent
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Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Weight: 20 Grouping: Individual Duration: 2 Week(s) Comment: Short case analysis. Exam code: GRA 22572 Grading scale: Point scale leading to ECTS letter grade Resit: All components must, as a main rule, be retaken during next scheduled course |
Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Weight: 20 Grouping: Individual Duration: 2 Week(s) Comment: Short case analysis. Exam code: GRA 22572 Grading scale: Point scale leading to ECTS letter grade Resit: All components must, as a main rule, be retaken during next scheduled course |
Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Multimedia production Weight: 60 Grouping: Group (2 - 3) Duration: 1 Semester(s) Comment: The final exam is a group-prepared case analysis and action plan that consists of multimedia components Exam code: GRA 22572 Grading scale: Point scale leading to ECTS letter grade Resit: All components must, as a main rule, be retaken during next scheduled course |
A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 6 ECTS credits corresponds to a workload of at least 160 hours.