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QB5530: PERSONNEL ECONOMICS FOR IHR MANAGERS (2024-2025)

Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 10:59


Course Overview

This course introduces the student to key aspects in labour and personnel economics and how these are related to human resource practices.  It focuses on how firms seek to incentivise workers to yield efficient outcomes in the labour market.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term Second Term Credit Points 5 credits (2.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Offshore Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr John Skatun

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • One of MSc International Business Management or MSc Management Consultancy or MSc Marketing Management or Master Of Science In International Human Resource Management or Msc In International Human Resource Management (Qatar - September)
  • Any Postgraduate Programme

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

The key areas of this module would be: 1) labour supply and demand; 2) the structure of pay; 3) incentivising workers; and 4) related topics in human resource management practices.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Essay

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Learning Outcomes
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Continuous Assessment

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 20
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Formative Assessment

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Course Learning Outcomes

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