MBA 2434 Human Resource Management
MBA 2434 Human Resource Management
In its essence management is about getting things done through people and human resources. This course addresses how organizations can and actually do manage human resources at strategic, tactical, and operational levels. The course will expose the participants to current trends in research and practice of human resource management by engaging them in both practice-oriented experiential learning as well as evidence-based approach towards HRM.
Students will obtain an understanding of contemporary research evidence-based knowledge in the field of human resource management through the overview of the most important topics, concepts, and contributions within this field.
Upon course completion, the students should be able to critically examine theories, studies and practice in human resource management. They should know how research in this field may be interpreted and evaluated, and see how this knowledge may be applied to real life situations. Vice versa, the students shall also be able to construct new knowledge from real life situations that the course will enable them to engage with.
The students should be able to communicate and discuss human resource management concepts, processes, real-life practices in order to construct, communicate and utilize knowledge about people at work.
- Pre-work: Groups prepare videos on selected HRM topics
- Intro: Contextualizing HRM
- Research and practice trends in HRM
- HRM and organizational performance
- Talent management
- Work engagement, job design and HRM
- HR internationalization, expats and culture
- Recruitment and selection
- Training and development
- Performance management, compensation and feedback systems
- Employee retention and turnover
- Role of HR as change agents in digital transformation
- Innovative HRM and HRM for innovation
- Stepping in the shoes of an HR manager - Digital HR and data analytics (online simulation)
- Follow-up: Individual exam (case analysis)
2 of the teaching hours in this course are dedicated to CSR, ethics, social and environmental issues.
1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours.
The course is conducted through a total of 48 hours of lectures, 30 hours of group work and 46 hours of independent studies.
The course is a part of a full MBA programme and examination in all courses must be passed in order to obtain a certificate.
Software tools
Online HRM simulation, where student assume the role of human resource manager in need of allocating resources over time, prioritizing HR practices of their choosing. During the simulation, student are also resolving short dilemmas and scenarios they confront.
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Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Weight: 40 Grouping: Individual Duration: 4 Week(s) Comment: The participants are evaluated through a written assignment over four weeks performed individually, counting 40% of the final grade. Exam code: MBA 24341 Grading scale: China Resit: All components must, as a main rule, be retaken during next scheduled course |
Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Multimedia production Weight: 20 Grouping: Group (2 - 6) Duration: 4 Week(s) Comment: The participants are evaluated through a group video project, counting 20% of the final grade. Exam code: MBA 24341 Grading scale: China Resit: All components must, as a main rule, be retaken during next scheduled course |
Exam category: Activity Form of assessment: Class participation Weight: 40 Grouping: Individual Comment: The participants are evaluated through class participation, counting 40% of the final grade. Exam code: MBA 24341 Grading scale: China Resit: All components must, as a main rule, be retaken during next scheduled course |
| Activity | Duration | Comment |
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Teaching | 48 Hour(s) | Combination of experiential learning (HR simulation and case studies) and interactive lectures. |
Student's own work with learning resources | 42 Hour(s) | Case studies, professional and academic articles |
Group work / Assignments | 30 Hour(s) | Preparing a video on selected current topic in HRM. |
A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 4 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of at least 110 hours.