Human Resource Management

6 ECTS credits
163 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4021358DNW for working students in the 2nd semester at a (D) Master - preliminary level.

Semester

2nd semester

Enrollment based on exam contract

Impossible

Grading method

Grading (scale from 0 to 20)

Can retake in second session

Yes

Enrollment Requirements

Je hebt 'Inleiding tot management en HRM' gevolgd, alvorens 'Human Resource Management' op te nemen. Deze inschrijvingsvereiste is enkel geldig voor studenten Bedrijfskunde en Biomedische Wetenschappen.

Taught in

Dutch

Faculty

Faculty of Social Sciences & SolvayBusinessSchool

Department

Business

Educational team

Imke Dirkx
Maarten Andriessen
Elies Hendrickx (course titular)

Activities and contact hours

10 contact hours Lecture
8 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
154 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study

Course Content

In the course Human Resource Management students develop a general understanding of how human resource decisions contribute to individual, team, and organizational effectiveness, and to a firm’s sustained competitive advantage. This knowledge can be applied in small, medium, and large firms, as well as non-profits. The course covers topics such as:

The historical background of HRM,
HR roles,
Strategic HRM (SHRM),
Job analysis and competency modeling,
Recruitment and employer branding,
Personnel selection and assessment,
Performance appraisal and management,
Compensation,
Employee well-being.

The course approaches the management of human resources from a strategic perspective. The strategic perspective describes how each of the basic HR functions has its own part within the overall strategic plan of the organization and contributes to organizational performance. The course further takes an evidence-based approach to HRM which aims to help students in developing critical judgment in making decisions that impact the well-being and performance of organizations and employees.

Course material

Handbook (Required) : Human Resource Management, Back to basics, Filip Lievens, Uitgeverij LannooCampus, 9789401470292, 2020
Digital course material (Required) : Slides hoor/gastcolleges en materiaal WPOs, Canvas

Additional info

Not applicable.

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

At the end of the course, students should be able to:

identify and describe the key concepts and frameworks for human resource management;
describe the fundamentals and functionality of the different HR domains;
understand and explain how the HR domains separately and in combination contribute to sustained competitive advantage;
critically analyze factors that influence the strategic management of human resources in today's international environment;
evaluate the extent to which an organization's HR architecture is in accordance with the most recent scientific evidence;
identify causes of HR-related problems and formulate recommendations based on the best available evidence.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Written Exam with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Note: During the exam, knowledge, understanding, and insight are tested. The exam consists mainly of multiple-choice questions.

Additional info regarding evaluation

(!) In accordance with the supplementary faculty regulations to article 8§3 of the Teaching and Examination Regulations, the examination in the first examination session for all students only takes place in the additional examination block, organized in the two weeks following the spring break.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark

The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context