GRA 2257 Human Resource Management
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APPLIES TO ACADEMIC YEAR 2016/2017 |
GRA 2257 Human Resource Management
Responsible for the course
Miha Skerlavaj
Department
Department of Leadership and Organizational Behaviour
Term
According to study plan
ECTS Credits
6
Language of instruction
English
Introduction
Management is in its essence about getting things done through people and human resources. This course addresses how organizations can and actually do manage human resources. 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.
Learning outcome
Knowledge
The 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.
Skills
After completing the course, 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 conducted, 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.
Reflection
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.
Prerequisites
GRA 2205 Organizational Behaviour or equivalent
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.
Compulsory reading
Collection of articles:
A list of scientific articles will be made availalable prior to coursestart. The articles are from journals as Academy of Management Journal, Human Resource Management, Human Resource Management Journal, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Organizational Behaviour, International Journal of Training and Development and other relevant journals.. References to journal articles will be published on It's learning before the course starts
Other:
During the course there may be hand-outs and other material on additional topics relevant for the course and the examination.
Two to three case studies will be required from student to be read and analyzed upfront.
Recommended reading
Course outline
Topics covered are:
- Overview of the field of HRM, HRM and performance, major trends HRM trends and practice
- Strategic HRM
- Talent management
- Training and development
- Career development
- HRM and work engagement
- International HRM
- HR analytics
- HRM for knowledge work, creativity and innovation
- Performance management and pay-for-performance
- HRM simulation
Computer-based tools
Not applicable
Learning process and workload
The course is structured as a combination of lectures, discussions and student presentations, where the latter plays a major role. It requires substantial amount of preparation by the students and active involvement during class. A course of 6 ECTS credits corresponds to a workload of 160-180 hours.
Please note that it is the student’s own responsibility to obtain any information provided in class that is not included on the course homepage/It's learning or text book.
Class attendance is mandatory.
Examination
Term paper- 70%. The term paper will be based on a case purchased from The Case Centre and the students will have to cover the expences.
Class participation - 30%
| Form of assessment | Weight | Group size |
| Term paper | 70% | Individual |
| Class participation | 30% | Individual |
Specific information regarding student assessment will be provided in class. This information may be relevant to requirements for term papers or other hand-ins, and/or where class participation can be one of several components of the overall assessment. This is a course with continuous assessment (several exam components) and one final exam code. Each exam component is graded using points on a scale from 0-100. The final grade for the course is based on the aggregated mark of the course components. Each component is weighted as detailed in the course description. Students who fail to participate in one/some/all exam components will get a lower grade or may fail the course. You will find detailed information about the points system and the mapping scale in the student portal @bi. Candidates may be called in for an oral hearing as a verification/control of written assignments.
Examination code(s)
GRA 22572 continuous assessment accounts for 100% of the final grade in the course GRA 2257.
Examination support materials
Not applicable
Permitted examination support materials for written examinations are detailed under examination information in the student portal @bi. The section on support materials and the use of calculators and dictionaries should be paid special attention to.
Re-sit examination
It is only possible to retake an examination when the course is next taught. The assessment in some courses is based on more than one exam code. Where this is the case, you may retake only the assessed components of one of these exam codes. All retaken examinations will incur an additional fee. Please note that you need to retake the latest version of the course with updated course literature and assessment. Please make sure that you have familiarised yourself with the latest course description.
Additional information
Honour code. Academic honesty and trust are important to all of us as individuals, and are values that are integral to BI's honour code system. Students are responsible for familiarising themselves with the honour code system, to which the faculty is deeply committed. Any violation of the honour code will be dealt with in accordance with BI’s procedures for academic misconduct. Issues of academic integrity are taken seriously by everyone associated with the programmes at BI and are at the heart of the honour code. If you have any questions about your responsibilities under the honour code, please ask. The learning platform itslearning is used in the teaching of all courses at BI. All students are expected to make use of itslearning.