6 ECTS credits
163 h study time

Offer 2 with catalog number 4021359DNR for all 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
Alvorens men een inschrijving kan nemen voor 'Human Resources Management' moet men ingeschreven of geslaagd zijn voor 'Inleiding tot Management, Marketing en HRM' indien dit deel uitmaakt van uw voortraject Bedrijfskunde. Students of the Master of Management are not allowed to enroll to this course variant: choose the one with number 4017121EEW.
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

Teaching Methods

  • Lecture: collective contact-dependent moments during which the lecturer engages with learning materials
  • Seminar, Exercises or Practicals (Practical): collective or individual contact-dependent moments during which the students are guided to actively engage with learning materials
  • Independent or External Form of Study (Self): independent study

This description of the teaching methods is indicative, in order to assess the expected study load.

REGULAR STUDENTS

Contact: 16 hours

  • Lectures by course coordinator (on campus): 10 hours
  • Q&As (online): 2 hours
  • Practicals (online): 4 hours
  • Students are given time to work on their assignment and can ask questions

Self: 147 hours

  • Watching pre-recorded videos:  30 hours
  • Reading chapters from textbook, adding up to 4 hours per chapter: 32 hours
  • Preparing for the exam: 50 hours
  • Preparing for the Q&As: 3 hours
  • Answering self-test questions: 4 hours
  • Listening to podcasts:  4 hours
  • Individual assignment: 24 hours

WORKING STUDENTS

Contact: 9 hours

  • Introduction to the course (online): 1 hour
  • Q&As (online): 4 hours
  • Practicals (online): 4 hours
  • Students are given time to work on their assignment and can ask questions

Self: 154 hours

  • Watching pre-recorded videos:  37 hours
  • Reading chapters from textbook, adding up to 4 hours per chapter: 32 hours
  • Preparing for the exam: 50 hours
  • Preparing for the Q&As: 3 hours
  • Answering self-test questions: 4 hours
  • Listening to podcasts:  4 hours
  • Individual assignment: 24 hours
Learning Outcomes

General competencies

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

  1. identify and describe the key concepts and frameworks for human resource management;
  2. describe the fundamentals and functionality of the different HR domains;
  3. understand and explain how the HR domains separately and in combination contribute to sustained competitive advantage;
  4. critically analyze factors that influence the strategic management of human resources in today's international environment;
  5. evaluate the extent to which an organization's HR architecture is in accordance with the most recent scientific evidence;
  6. 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 75 which comprises 75% of the final mark.
  • Individual Paper with a relative weight of 25 which comprises 25% of the final mark.

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.

1st and 2nd session

  • Written examination. The written examination accounts for 75% of the total grade. The exam tests students' knowledge and understanding. The exam consists mainly of multiple-choice questions.
  • Individual paper. The assignment accounts for 25% of the total grade. Students are requested to apply concepts from the course to a fictional organization.
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

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Communication Studies: Media, Strategic Communications & Marketing (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Sociology: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Management: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Movement and Sports Sciences: Afstudeerrichting fysieke activiteit, fitheid en gezondheid - profiel sportbeleid en sportmanagement (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Movement and Sports Sciences: Afstudeerrichting sporttraining en coaching - profiel sportbeleid en sportmanagement (only offered in Dutch)