Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

The course aims to provide knowledge and deals with theories, models and techniques for recruitment, management, maintenance and development of competence based human resources for contemporary multi-skilled- virtual-, and network-based organizations.

After completing the course, the student will be able to:
• perform basic functions of HRM (staffing, training, development, motivation and maintenance).
• define long term HR needs for a company.
• develop company-wide HR policy.
• maintain contact with labor union concerning different company issues.
• deal with multi-skilled workforce.
• integrate effectively ICT to HRM.

Content (course unit)

The contents include the followings:
• How the contemporary workplace is changing and how the change process is affecting the HRM?
• Why strategic HR planning is necessary for an organization?
• What are the different steps in strategic HR planning?
• How to effectively perform basic functions of HRM?
• How the digitalization process is affecting HR performance?
• What are the basic issues to remember in international HRM?

Prerequisites (course unit)

First year BBA studies or equivalent studies for the exchange students.

Further information (course unit)

Implementation plan.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

The student can recognise basic concepts of employee staffing, training, development, motivation and maintenance. He/she has a basic understanding of the long-term HR needs for a company and can participate in developing a company-wide HR policy. He/she can work in a group and take responsibility for his/her own work. The student can give and receive feedback but considers and assesses things from his/her own viewpoints. The student has the skills to be part of the group dealing with the labour union.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

The student can explain the good practices of employee staffing, training, development, motivation and maintenance. He/she can explain diverse alternatives for the various HR activities and in addition, can be part of creating a new HR policy for a firm. He/she can help to select good actions for solving HR related problems. The student understands future applications of technology to HR management. He/she can cooperate responsibly and is ready to develop his/her interaction skills further. The student can help to deal with the labour union.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student understands the good practices of and the relationships between employee staffing, training, development, motivation and maintenance. The student is able to assist in defining the long-term HR needs for a company. He/she can assess diverse alternatives for the various HR activities, can help to create a new HR policy for a firm and solve HR related problems. The student understands future applications of technology to HR management. He/she can cooperate responsibly, constructively and flexibly with a diverse group of colleagues in solving practical problems. In case of need, the student can deal with the labour union.

Exam schedules

There is no exam but project, presentation and individual task.

Assessment methods and criteria

Active participation to the course, individual task, project and presentation

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Contact lesson
Study conversation
Individual task
Group project
Presentation

Learning materials

Human Resource Management (9th edition or the newer publication), Gary Dessler, Prentice Hall

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Suggested reading materials (given during the implementation)

Student workload

- Total resource hurs= 27x5 = 135
- Contact meeting 7 (7 x 3): 21 hours
- Project: 30 hours
- Individual task: 30 hours
- Reading: 47 hours

Completion alternatives

Contact to the course teacher

Practical training and working life cooperation

Real world company based course project. The course project wil be done in pairs or in small groups and it will be based on an interview with a human resource manager of a company.

International connections

Open

Further information

This is a contact lesson based course