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BU50ED: STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2021-2022)

Last modified: 31 May 2022 13:05


Course Overview

This course considers human resource management as the focal point of developing and managing human asset capability in relation to the strategic direction of an organisation. An organisational development agenda is woven through this module to provide students with an understanding of the shortcomings of classical human resource management alongside critical and practical perspectives of how strategic human resource management can drive a more purposeful and value-adding core function of business.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term First Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Offshore Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Ian Robson

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

  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

The ability of human resource management functions depends on a strong strategic perspective of the direction of an organization in the short and long terms, alongside a synthesized approach to managing and developing human assets. The integration of the human resource management function in a business organisation is therefore the critical point at which strategy is interpreted into values, skills and competences as well as capacity requirements in order to succeed against a performance framework. Issues such as talent management, workforce analysis, reputation and risk, high performance work systems and the international dimensions of business are fundamental to this area of study. Engagement and internal stakeholder processes underpin the strategic management culture in organisations. In turn, these processes feed in to strategic management, strategy formation, visioning and implementation issues.


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
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Reflective Report

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 30
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Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ReflectionUnderstandCritically understand the nature of strategy and human resource management and how they apply in practice.
ConceptualAnalyseCritically analyse the assumptions, implications and limitations of strategy and human resource management studies.
ReflectionEvaluateCritical evaluate the analytical, planning and development processes of strategic human resource management.

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