Opinto-opas

Tavoitteet

Having completed the course the student is able to
- understand how HRM can contribute to organizational performance
- recognize the principal functions of HR
- develop an understanding of how the principles and practices human resource management
- help firms to attract, retain, and develop its human capital.

Sisältö

- strategic management and Strategic HR management
- core processes and functions of HRM
- work analysis and job design
- recruitment process
- performance management and appraisal, reward management

Oppimateriaalit

Course book: Dessler, Gary (2017). Human Resource Management, 15th edition, Harlow: Pearson Education. (also available as an e-book via DawsonEra on FINNA)
There are also several hard copies of the 13th edition at the Lemminkäinen library which are also fine to use for this course.
Reading materials in Optima

Opetusmenetelmät

The students study the theoretical background at home (cf. reading to be completed prior to every workshop)
The contact hours are mainly used to do case studies and workshops.
BYOD for each “lecture” as the course book & internet access are needed to do the case studies

Tenttien ajankohdat ja uusintamahdollisuudet

This course is based on the completion of assignments and there is no exam.

Pedagogiset toimintatavat ja kestävä kehitys

Flipped learning, , case study method, project based

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

Providing a lecture about HRM - topic(s) to be defined with the responsible teacher - to the class.

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

Contact Sessions: 30 hours
Individual and team assignments: ~ 50 hours
Readings: ~40 hours

Sisällön jaksotus

1. Course introduction and key concepts (week 2)
2. HRM strategy and analysis (week 3)
3. work analysis and talent management process, deadline for individual assignment 1 and peer review in class (week 4)
4. Personnel planning, employee testing and interviewing candidates (week 5)
No class on week 6
5. Reviewing questions for the team assignment; performance management and appraisal, reward management (week 7)
Non-teaching week (week 8)
6. Guest lecture (to be confirmed), deadline for individual assignment 2 and peer review in class (week 9)
7. Strategic Pay plans (week 10)
8. Course wrap and team presentations (week 11&12)

Viestintäkanava ja lisätietoja

Possible traveling costs at the expense of the student might occur for the completion of the team assignment (interview of an HR specialist).

Arviointiasteikko

H-5

Arviointimenetelmät ja arvioinnin perusteet

All the components (individual assignments, peer reviews…) of this course will be graded as follow:
Fail (0pts)
Good (1pts)
Excellent (2pts)
2 Individual assignments: 4 points maximum
2 peer reviews: 4 points maximum
2 impromptu tests: 4 points maximum
1 team assignment (team presentation and executive summary): 4 points
The students can get a maximum of altogether 16 points.
The points translate as follow for the final grade:
0-6 points: failed; 7 points: 1; 8-9 points: 2; 10-11 points: 3; 12-13 points; 4; 14-16 points: 5
Please note that:
Missing a deadline equals 0 points (medical certificate accepted)
The two individual assignments and the team assignment are compulsory to do to be able to pass the course. Missing an impromptu test or a peer review is not disqualifying, it only affects negatively the final grade.

Hylätty (0)

The student has demonstrated very limited knowledge and understanding of the main areas of the course. The student shows difficulties in applying his/her knowledge and understanding of the course content. The student demonstrates very little ability to gather and interpret relevant data to inform judgments that include reflection about what is asked for the assignments. The student has difficulties in communicating his/her ideas in writing to the reader. Several parts of the text are unclear.

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)

The student has demonstrated limited knowledge and understanding of the main areas of the course. The student shows some difficulties in applying his/her knowledge and understanding of the course content. The student demonstrates little ability to gather and interpret relevant data to inform judgments that include reflection about what is asked for the assignments. The student has difficulties in communicating his/her ideas in writing to the reader. Some parts of the text are unclear.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

The student has demonstrated good knowledge and understanding of the main areas of the course. The student shows s/he can apply his/her knowledge and understanding of the course content. The student demonstrates good ability to gather and interpret relevant data to inform judgments that include reflection about what is asked for the assignments. The student is able to communicate his/her ideas in writing to the reader. Important parts of the text are clear and well written.

Arviointikriteerit, kiitettävä (5)

The student has demonstrated very good knowledge and understanding of the main areas of the course. The student shows s/he can apply his/her knowledge and understanding of the course content. The student demonstrates very good ability to gather and interpret relevant data to inform judgments that include reflection about what is asked for the assignments. The student is able to communicate clearly his/her ideas in writing to the reader in a professional way. Most of the text is clear and well written.