Undergraduate Course: Human Resource Management: Current Issues and Controversies (BUST10105)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Business Studies |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.webct.ed.ac.uk/ |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The aim of this course is to build upon students&© existing knowledge of the subject. The course will begin by considering the different theoretical approaches to understanding human resource management. It will then consider some contemporary issues in dept, for example, diversity, compensation, training and learning, and flexible working. The overarching theme of the course will be the interplay between individualised and collectivised approaches to human resource management. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-5,7-11 | | 14:00 - 15:50 | | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Exam Information |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | | |
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 1, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-5,7-11 | | 14:00 - 15:50 | | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, students should be able to:
(a) describe and discuss key issues and controversies associated with current debates in human resource management;
(b) critically assess the objectives, rationales, uses and limitations of various managerial policies and practices in human resource management;
(c) identify the scale and nature of adoption of specific human resource policies:
(d) speculate upon longer term consequences of current trends. |
Assessment Information
Degree Examination (70%)
Continuous assessment essay 3,000 words (30%)
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
Continuous assessment essays x 2 of 3,000 words each(50% each)
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | HRMCIC |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Wendy Loretto
Tel: (0131 6)50 4102
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Course secretary | Mr Paul Kydd
Tel: (0131 6)50 3824
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