BUS2025 : Managing Human Resources
- Offered for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Professor Stephen Procter
- Owning School: Newcastle University Business School
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 10 |
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
To develop an understanding of the management of people in a variety of organisational settings.
To develop an understanding of the role of people management in the achievement of organisational objectives.
To develop a critical understanding of the options organisations have for managing people.
Outline Of Syllabus
The module provides an introduction to the complex issues and problems involved in managing people(HRM) in organisations in various sectors. The module considers these issues from theoretical and practical perspectives using a combination of lectures and case studies in order to examine the contribution that the management of people can make to organisational success. The emphasis is on understanding the complexities of managing people at work, past, present and future.
1. Semester one overview
2. Introduction to Human Resource Management
3. Recruitment & Selection
4. Induction & Culture
5. Workforce planning/talent management/flexibility
6. Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
7. Performance management
8. Strategic HRM
9. International HRM
10.Semester two overview
11.Emotions & HRM
12.Employee motivation
13.Ethics & HRM
14.Reward Management
15.Leadership & Management
16.Learning & Development
17.Employee Relations
18.Reflection of HRM role
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 20 | 1:00 | 20:00 | PIP |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 56:00 | 56:00 | N/A |
| Guided Independent Study | Directed research and reading | 1 | 55:00 | 55:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 6 | 1:00 | 6:00 | PIP |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Workshops | 7 | 1:00 | 7:00 | Full cohort, PIP prior to assessment hand in 4x1hour in semester one and 3x1 hour in semester two to aid students |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 56:00 | 56:00 | N/A |
| Total | 200:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Lectures introduce aspects of theory and relate this to practical examples through the use of case studies. The seminars are designed to help students think through the issues involved in managing HRM in the modern and future workplace. Drop-in/surgeries are intended to support students with their assignments.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case study | 1 | M | 50 | 2,000 word assignment |
| Essay | 2 | M | 50 | 2,000 word assignment |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
A summative case study is undertaken towards the end of semester 1 to ensure learning is ongoing in preparation for the second summative essay task in Semester 2
These assessment tasks require students to demonstrate a clear knowledge of how Human Resource Management contributes to organisational success
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- BUS2025's Timetable