Postgraduate Course: International HRM Policies and Practices (CMSE11285)

Course Outline
School	Business School	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	15	ECTS Credits	7.5
Summary	The course will review the theories, models and concepts developed in the areas of international management, international organisational behavior, cross-cultural management, and other emerging disciplines, and study their implications for international HRM practices.
Course description	Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 2
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 150 ( Lecture Hours 20, Other Study Hours 127, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 3, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 0 )
Additional Information (Learning and Teaching)	Preparation - 77 hours, Research/Writing up - 40hours, Exam Revision - 10hours
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 70 %, Coursework 30 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Coursework - 30% Written Exam - 70%
Feedback	Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)	International HRM Policies and Practices (CMSE11285)		2:00

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Knowledge and Understanding By the end of the course, students will have had the opportunity to: * A secure knowledge and understanding of the globalisation phenomenon and associated theoretical debates concerning its impact upon national labour systems and practices; * Appreciation of the rapid transformation of the HRM context in Eastern Europe and Asia; * Awareness of the activities of MNCs and how these are embedded in distinctive institutional, national and international contexts; * Understanding of the challenges of integrating organisational HRM strategies on a global scale; * Understanding of the reality of how international HRM policies and practices are negotiated and developed; * Understanding of key ethical dilemmas associated with international HRM policies and practices. Intellectual skills By the end of the course students will have developed or enhanced: * A broad range of factual and theoretical material to permit a reasoned and informed understanding of international developments in the labour sphere, including the role and impact of increasing MNC activity; * Critical competence and the confidence to challenge contrary viewpoints. Professional/subject-specific/practical skills On completion of the assessed course work, students should have enhanced their ability to: * Formulate effective approaches in such key areas as managing expatriates, devising international reward strategies and managing international employee engagement; * Locate appropriate academic and practitioner resources germane to the field of international HRM; * Display a degree of cultural sensitivity and awareness required of an international HRM practitioner; * Analyse and write in accordance with accepted academic conventions. Transferable skills On completion of the course students should: * Be able to competently communicate and exchange ideas in both large and small group settings; * Be able to critically evaluate evidence and present a balanced argument; * Be able to plan, organise and prioritise work effectively.