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 Human Resource Management (HRM) from previous courses, particularly Level 2 courses in Managing Employment Relations and Organisation Studies, by focusing on key contemporary issues in the study and practice of managing human resources. The course is not aimed at mapping all debates in HRM: rather, the course is a topics-based approach to HRM research and practice. The course begins with an overview of the HRM debate to date and key controversies in HRM research which provides the basis for the subsequent sessions. Thereafter, prominent debates in HRM are critically assessed, including flexible working, equality and diversity issues in relation to managing aging workforces and managing well-being; the extent of empowerment in contemporary workplaces and the management of work-life balance. The course concludes with sessions on the significance of emotion in the workplace and the ethics of HRM. The overarching themes of the course will be the interplay between the theory and practice of HRM, the challenges of managing human resources and the state of contemporary HRM research. The course will provide knowledge and understanding of both academic and practical relevance to students of management and organisation studies and will encourage students to think critically and analytically about some of the more popular solutions offered to the problems of managing people in the workplace.
Students will be expected to have previous general knowledge of human resource management issues and to apply critical analytical skills developed from other courses on organisations and management. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | A pass in Managing Employment Relations (BUST08010) OR
Organisation Studies (BUST08011) equivalents
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| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, students should be able to:
¿ describe and discuss key issues and controversies associated with current debates in human resource management;
¿ critically assess the objectives, rationales, uses and limitations of various managerial policies and practices in human resource management;
¿ identify the scale and nature of adoption of specific human resource policies;
¿ identify the perspectives of key stakeholders in the theory and practice of human resource management
¿ understand the nature of contemporary HRM research;
¿ consider the longer term consequences of current trends in HRM. |
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
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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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