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MODULE DESCRIPTOR
Module Title
International Human Resource Management
Reference CBM187 Version 4
Created February 2024 SCQF Level SCQF 11
Approved July 2019 SCQF Points 15
Amended April 2024 ECTS Points 7.5

Aims of Module
This module will enable students to understand how international and global companies recruit, develop and deploy human resources to maximize their contribution towards the accomplishment of strategic organizational objectives from a global perspective.

Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
1 Critically evaluate current trends and development of HRM in various countries.
2 Appraise the objectives of workforce diversity and its impact on the organization's strategy.
3 Evaluate the challenges human resources managers are facing in an international context in all HRM functions from planning to performance management.
4 Generate a strategic human resources plan that supports the mission, goals, and strategies of an international company.

Indicative Module Content
The module begins with introducing the cultural context of HRM in international organizations. Students explore the approaches to IHRM in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, international alliances and SMEs. This is followed by reviewing various aspects related to IHRM functions such as sourcing human resources for global markets (staffing, recruitment and selection), international performance management and international training, development and international compensation. The module will be concluded with an examination of IHRM trends and future challenges.

Module Delivery
This module will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials and student-led activities including a variety of case studies.

Indicative Student Workload Full Time Part Time
Contact Hours 30 30
Non-Contact Hours 120 120
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
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
Description: Group and Individual Portfolio Assessment

MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR
Explanatory Text
The calculation of the overall grade for this module is based on 100% weighting of C1. A minimum grade D is required to pass the module.
Module Grade Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade:
A The student needs to achieve an A in C1.
B The student needs to achieve a B in C1.
C The student needs to achieve a C in C1.
D The student needs to achieve a D in C1.
E The student achieves an E in C1.
F The student achieves a F in C1.
NS Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination

Module Requirements
Prerequisites for Module None.
Corequisites for module None.
Precluded Modules None.

ADDITIONAL NOTES
This module is delivered at BHMS, Luzern, Switzerland.

INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY
1 DOWLING, P.J., FESTING, M. and ENGLE, A.D., 2023. International human resource management: managing people in a multinational context. 8th ed. London. Cengage Learning.
2 REES, G. and SMITH, P., 2021. Strategic human resource management: an international perspective. 3rd ed. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publishing.
3 REICHE, B.S., TENZER, H. and HARZING, A., 2022. International human resource management. 6th ed. Thousand Oaks: Sage.
4 TARIQUE, I., BRISCOE, D.and SCHULER, R., 2022. International human resource management: policies and practices for multinational enterprises. 6th ed. Abingdon-on-Thames: Routledge.
5 WINTERSBERGER, D., 2017. International human resource management: a case study approach. Kogan Page.

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