2015/2016
BA-BHAAV1018U Human Resource Management
| English Title |
| Human Resource
Management |
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| Language |
English |
| Course ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
| Type |
Elective |
| Level |
Bachelor |
| Duration |
One Semester |
| Start time of the course |
Spring |
| Timetable |
Course schedule will be posted at
calendar.cbs.dk |
| Max. participants |
60 |
| Study board |
Study Board for BSc in Economics and Business
Administration
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| Course
coordinator |
- Syed Salman Ahmad - Department of Organization
(IOA)
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| Contact information:
https://e-campus.dk/studium/kontakt/student-hub |
| Main academic
disciplines |
- Management
- Organization
- Organisational behaviour
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Last updated on
07-10-2015
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| Learning objectives |
To achieve the grade 12, students
should meet the following learning objectives with no or only minor
mistakes or errors: After completion of this course, students
should be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of the various human resource
management processes in organizations.
- Apply theoretical concepts of HRM in real life business
situations illustrated in cases.
- Exhibit an understanding of the ways in which organizations can
attract, retain and motivate employees.
- Develop a link of integration between HR strategy and overall
business strategy of the organization.
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| Course prerequisites |
| None |
| Prerequisites for registering for the
exam |
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Number of mandatory
activities: 2
Compulsory assignments
(assessed approved/not approved)
In order to sit for the exam, mandatory feedback assignments will
need to be completed. These will be one group oral presentation (20
minutes duration) as well as one group written submission (1500
words). The class will be divided into small study groups for this.
Groups will be assigned topics and readings at the beginning of the
course so that they may schedule meetings to prepare their
presentation and submission.
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| Examination |
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Human Resource
Management:
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| Exam ECTS |
7,5 |
| Examination form |
Written sit-in exam |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual |
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The exam is a 4 hour written, open book exam. The
exam will consist of case analyses where students will be expected
to apply their understanding of theoretical models and research in
the HR domain in the analysis and solution of real life HR related
business problems. They will also be expected to critically examine
relevant models, theories and practices relevant to the problem at
hand as illustrated in the business case. |
| Assignment type |
Case based assignment |
| Duration |
4 hours |
| Grading scale |
7-step scale |
| Examiner(s) |
One internal examiner |
| Exam period |
Summer |
| Aids allowed to bring to the exam |
Limited aids, see the list below:
- Books and compendia brought by the examinee
- Allowed dictionaries
- Allowed calculators
- Notes in paper format brought by the examinee
- Access to personal drive (S-drive) on CBS' network
- USB key to upload your notes before the
exam
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| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
If the number of registered candidates for the make-up
examination/re-take examination warrants that it may most
appropriately be held as an oral examination, the programme office
will inform the students that the make-up examination/re-take
examination will be held as an oral examination instead.
Same as for the main
exam.
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Description of the exam
procedure
PC exam on CBS computers with print.
It is not allowed to bring your own PC and printer.
No access to the internet and LEARN.
Access to personal S:/drive.
Before the exam starts information can also be uploaded from a
USB-key to PC, then the USB-Key should be put away during
exam.
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| Course content and
structure |
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Although not all management students become Human Resource (HR)
specialists, virtually all will have to work with other people.
Dealing with people issues is a process of organizational life,
regardless of what functional area or position one is in, be it
accounting, finance, marketing or some other area. Since managers
in all departments functionally confront HR issues daily, it is
important that students of management are introduced to the major
topics associated with managing people in the context of the global
marketplace.
The course is designed to give participants an overview of Human
Resource issues and practices in organisations from an
international perspective and will include the following
topics:
- Role of HR in Business Strategy
- Recruitment and Selection
- Training for Organisational Development
- Performance Management and Appraisal
- Compensation Management and Money as Motivator
- Coaching in Career Management and Development
- Ethics, Fairness and Employee Relations
- Stress and Well-Being in the Organisation
- Industrial Relations and Trade Unions
- International HRM
Course participants will explore the above through business
cases that deal with practical HR issues at the workplace not
necessarily from the perspective of an HR manager but from the
perspective of the line manager in any functional area. The idea is
to simulate problem solving of HR issues that managers generally
face in organizations.
The course’s development of personal competences:
This course is designed to help students become more effective
managers (and employees) by raising awareness and understanding of
critical human resource related issues such as:
- The management framework of human resources in
organizations.
- Emerging management practices which are changing HR
Management.
- How building employee commitment can be a cornerstone of an
employer's HR philosophy and the important elements of building
this commitment.
- Human issues related to the globalization and
internationalization of business.
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| Teaching methods |
| The course is designed to be highly
interactive and will include Classroom Discussions, Case Analyses,
Workshops and Group Work by Course Participants. Pre-class
preparation and reading and active participation in classroom
discussion is expected and is important for the achievement of
course objectives. The class will be divided into study groups that
will work together for the entire duration of the course. |
| Expected literature |
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Book: Dessler, G. (2015). Human Resource
Management, Prentice Hall. (ISBN-10: 0133801993; ISBN-13:
9780133801996
Articles & Cases: Apart from the above book, a
list of research articles will be assigned for reading and
pre-class preparation during the course. Students will also need to
purchase some case studies from Harvard Business Publishing. A
special link with discounted prices for these cases will be made
available for students at the beginning of the course.
Indicative List of Cases:
1. Sonoco Products Co.: Building a World-Class HR Organization
2. Development of a Multinational Personnel Selection System
3. Safe to Say at Prudential Financial
4. Shinsei Bank: Developing an Integrated Firm
5. Citibank: Performance Evaluation
6. Engstrom Auto Mirror Plant: Motivating in Good Times and Bad
7. Treadway Tire Company: Job Dissatisfaction and High Turnover at
the Lima Plant
8. People Management Fiasco at Honda Motorcycles and Scooters
India Ltd.
9. Donna Klein And Marriott International
10. Coloplast A/S - Organizational Challenges in
Offshoring
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Last updated on
07-10-2015
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