Course Details in 2024/25 Session

Module Title	LM People Management and Organisations
School	Birmingham Business School
Department	Management
Module Code	07 39588
Module Lead	Dr Colm Fearon
Level	Masters Level
Credits	10
Semester
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Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-22 hours Practical Classes and workshops-11 hours Guided independent study-67 hours Total: 100 hours
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Description	The module will help students to develop their people management knowledge, personal skills and values in light of contemporary organisational challenges and international or global contexts. Person-centric (micro and meso-level) management topics may include, for example: employee motivation and engagement; recruitment and selection; equality and diversity; interpersonal communication, teamworking and intercultural awareness. In fast a changing business world, the module also explores macro-level topics and issues associated with people management and organisations more broadly. These may include, for example: the future of work; organisational governance and ethics; leadership, responsible business and human resource management (HRM).
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Critique and apply approaches to people management in a variety of organisational contexts and/or international settings.  Apply effective interpersonal communication skills, teamwork and/or intercultural awareness in different organisational contexts.  Demonstrate effective people management and leadership skills (e.g. workforce design, talent management) in the context of developing a responsible business, or contributing to a diverse and inclusive team environment.  Promote an ethical, inclusive, innovative and supportive culture that generates continuous and responsible business improvement.
Assessment	39588-01 : Group Presentation : Group Assessment - Coursework (25%) 39588-02 : Individual Assignment : Coursework (75%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 10-minutes group visual presentation e.g. using PowerPoint, videos, posters (25%). (groups of 4-5 students)    Policy paper on a contemporary module issue (1,500 words) (75%). Reassessment: Resubmission of failed component(s):    Policy paper on a contemporary module issue (1,500 words) (75%).   Individual critical analysis of the group visual presentation (500 words) (25%).
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