The focus of the module is on the strategic aspects of managing people within an organisational context. Specifically, the module will focus on the following key topic areas:
Human resource management, strategy, and corporate performance
Managing and motivating individual and group performance
Employee engagement, involvement and participation
Managing diversity
Employee resourcing
Employee relations
Job and work design
Organisational design and development
Individual development and careers
Managing knowledge and talent in organisations
Ethical and sustainable approaches to people management
Contact hours: 36
Private Study: 114
Total hours: 150
Main assessment methods
Group presentation, 15 min (20%)
Individual report, 3,000 words (80%)
Reassessment methods
100% coursework.
See the library reading list for this module (Canterbury)
On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
- Critically assess and evaluate the key concepts, theories, policies and procedures that are commonly used by organisations in managing diverse stakeholder groups.
- Critically identify the links between HRM strategies and policies and the broader issues of innovation, creation and growth of new ventures, sustainable organisational performance and the business environment in differing organisational settings, including international HRM.
- Critically evaluate the roles of non-HRM specialists in the management of people
- Develop a systematic understanding of the organisational processes relevant for employment of people in a variety of work settings
- Develop a systematic understanding of ethical and responsible approaches to people management
The intended generic learning outcomes. On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
- Critically analyse and solve problems systematically and creatively
- Self-manage work in a complex and interdisciplinary context
- Develop the ability to learn through critical reflection on practice and experience
- Be self-aware, identify areas for self-improvement and generate solutions autonomously
- Communicate effectively both orally and in writing
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