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Module Title	LM Human Resource Management
School	Birmingham Business School
Department	Birmingham Business School
Module Code	07 02936
Module Lead	Peter Foss
Level	Masters Level
Credits	15
Semester	Full Term
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	Compulsory for 2150 Executive Part-Time MBA Singapore
Exclusions	none
Description	The aim of this module is to provide a comprehensive coverage of the main HR functions and to place them in the context of important new developments - academic and professional - that have occurred in the last new developments within the last 5 years. The coverage is mainly concerned with large national and multinational firms and will include the analysis of both the strategic and operational problems of delivering successful HRM policies in an International context. The principal challenge is to provide students with the up-to-date information that will then enable them to access and utilise the HR services and processes that are available in their own companies. To do this, the course will examine the impact of the provision of on-line HR services, the growth of international mergers and joint-ventures and the new priorities that have emerged under the 'banners' of Talent Management and Employer Branding. By the end of the module students will be expected to be able to understand both the variety and the variability of the professional services offered by HR departments and independent HR companies and consultancies and to feel able to contribute at a strategic and business level to the development of successful HR policies.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module the student should be able to: Understand and critically evaluate both the variety and the variability of the professional services offered by HR departments and independent HR companies and consultancies. Demonstrate knowledge of the HRM procedures particularly in an international context. Systematically apply knowledge of the ways in which various types of Reward Systems can influence levels of employee motivation and engagement. Integrate the essential ideas behind Talent Management with mainstream HRM practices
Assessment	02936-01 : Coursework : Presentation (25%) 02936-02 : Exam : Exam (School Arranged) - Written Unseen (75%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	3 hour written examination (75%); 1 x group presentation and 1,000 word group report (25%)
Other	none
Reading List	Beardwell I, Holden L & Claydon T. 2004. Human Resource Management: A Contemporary Approach. 4th ed. Harlow: Pearson Education. Redman, T & Wilkinson, A (eds). 2001. Contemporary Human Resource Management: Text and Cases. Harlow: Pearson Education.