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MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
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Module Title | |||
Managing Human Resources in a Business Context | |||
Reference | BSM541 | Version | 9 |
Created | November 2022 | SCQF Level | SCQF 11 |
Approved | March 2017 | SCQF Points | 15 |
Amended | August 2023 | ECTS Points | 7.5 |
Aims of Module | |||
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To provide, from a Human Resource Management perspective, an understanding of the key issues and concepts associated with, and impacting on, resource planning and organisational strategic decision-making for firms operating within global, local and national business environments. |
Learning Outcomes for Module | |
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On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
1 | Understand, analyse and critically evaluate contemporary organisations, their principal environments and the managerial and business environment within which HR professionals work. |
2 | Understand, analyse and critically evaluate how organisational and HR strategies are shaped by and developed in response to external and internal environmental factors, including financial information and resources. |
3 | Understand, analyse and critically evaluate the market and competitive environments of organisations and how organisational leaders and the HR function respond to them. |
4 | Understand, analyse and critically evaluate globalisation and international forces and their impact upon organisational and HR strategies and practices. |
5 | Understand, analyse and critically evaluate how demographic, social and technological trends, and government policy and legal regulation, shape and impact upon organisational and HR strategies and HR practices. |
Indicative Module Content |
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Context of management and decision-making; strategy; strategic decision-making; strategic planning processes; resource based view; the link between HRM and business strategy; horizontal and vertical integration; concepts and contexts of global business; external and internal environmental analytical techniques and responding to these in the business; corporate social responsibility; professional and corporate ethics; sustainability; the role of the CIPD; resource planning; demographics; work patterns; models of employment; work systems; best fit/best practice; criteria for evaluating the HR function; continuous improvement; structure, content and interpretation of simple balance sheets, profit and loss accounts and trading statements. |
Module Delivery |
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This module will be delivered using a variety of methods, focussing primarily on student centred learning. This will include lectures, workshops, tutorials and seminars, with a strong emphasis on student participation. Online students will achieve this through access to a range of interactive materials to facilitate learning, including online lectures, presentations and tutorials, plus synchronous and asynchronous activities, encompassing groupwork areas and discussion fora. |
Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
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Contact Hours | 36 | 36 |
Non-Contact Hours | 114 | 114 |
Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours | N/A | N/A |
TOTAL | 150 | 150 |
Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body |   |   |
ASSESSMENT PLAN | |||||
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If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only. | |||||
Component 1 | |||||
Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 100% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
Description: | An essay-based coursework. |
MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | |
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Explanatory Text | |
Component 1 comprises 100% of the module grade. To pass the module, a D grade is required. | |
Module Grade | Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade: |
A | A |
B | B |
C | C |
D | D |
E | E |
F | F |
NS | Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination |
Module Requirements | |
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Prerequisites for Module | None. |
Corequisites for module | None. |
Precluded Modules | None. |
INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
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1 | ARMSTRONG, M. and TAYLOR, S., 2017. Armstrong's handbook of strategic human resource management. 14th ed. London: Kogan Page. ebook |
2 | BOXALL, P., 2015. Strategy and human resource management. 4th ed. London: Palgrave. |
3 | KEW, J. and STREDWICK, J., 2016. Human resource management in a business context. 3rd ed. London: CIPD. |
4 | LEOPOLD, J., HARRIS, L. and WATSON, T., 2009. The strategic managing of human resources. 2nd ed. Harlow: Prentice Hall. ebook |
5 | MARCHINGTON, M., WILKINSON A., DONNELLY, R. & KYNIGHOU, A., 2016. Human resource management at work. 2nd ed. London: CIPD |