APPLIES TO ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/2014

ELE 3714 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
"Our employees are our greatest asset "is a statement often encountered. What does it mean, and how is it organised to ensure visibility in the organisation? The course will provide an overview of HR management and HR roles and responsibilities in today's workplace. This includes all levels of management. Criteria for the good working environment, personnel, recruitment policies, motivation, knowledge goals, learning, attitudes, and training will be key topics of the course. The course also includes laws, agreements, social conditions and labour law.

Learning outcome
Acquired Knowledge
After completed course student shall:

• Have acquired a oversit of important principles and tasks of modern personnel management
• Have been kunsskap on various management tools in personnel management
• Have knowledge of relevant laws, agreements and social conditions that affect the management of staff.

• Be more aware of their own behavior as personnel manager
• Be able to use tools that are reviewed in the course of the exercise of personnel management

• See the value in being able to develop itself as a leader
• See the potential in utilizing the forces and development opportunities for the individual employee and the organization as a whole.

• 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