Course Information & Syllabus
Course Information :
Recruitment, addressing skills shortages, career development, appraisal, industrial relations, staff development, redundancies, salary structures,- the facets of human resource management seem endless. It is often said that the most important asset in an organization is its people. Human Resource Managers, then, have a vital role in ensuring that businesses have strong recruitment and staff development strategies to maximize their dividends from the staff resource. The course concentrates on generic human resource issues and combines a strategic overview with operational human resource subjects in a domestic and international context.
Year 1 :
Marketing
Managing Financial Resources
Organizational Behavior
Organizations, Competition and Environment
Introduction to Computers and Technologies
Quantitative Techniques for Business
Legal and Regulatory Framework
Management Information Systems
Data Analysis Techniques
Year 2 :
Marketing Intelligence
Human Resource Management
Managing Human Resources Issues
Human Resource Development
Employee Relations
Continuing Personal Development
Business Information Systems
Human Resourcing With Technology
Organization Theory and Analysis
Employee Reward
Employment Law
Year 3 :
Counseling in Organizations
Managing Diversity: Achieving Equality in the Workplace
Management of Change
Strategic Human Resource Management
Contemporary Issues in HRM
International Human Resources Management
Management Report
Coursework & Assessment :
A variety of teaching and assessment methods are used throughout the year of study. This includes lectures, seminars, projects and group exercises. Each unit is assessed separately using a mixture of examinations, coursework and projects. Students also complete a dissertation on the related topic of choice, which provides an opportunity to research and develop further exercise in every aspect of the management of human resources.
Careers :
The human resource function encompasses a wide range of career opportunities and graduates of this course will be in a good position to undertake careers in areas such as human resource management and personnel, training and employee relations. 