Human Resource Management and Organisations

Structure Type: Course
Code: KD19BNMA002
Type: Compulsory
Level: Bachelor
Credits: 3.0 points
Responsible Teacher: Koski, Miia
Teacher Team: Koski, Miia
Language of Instruction: English

Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester

Curriculum  Semester  Credits  Start of Semester  End of Semester
INBUS2-2013   2 spring   3.0   2015-01-02   2015-07-31  
INBUS2-2014   2 spring   3.0   2016-01-01   2016-07-31  
INBUS2-2015   1 spring   3.0   2016-01-01   2016-07-31  
INBUS2-2016   1 spring   3.0   2017-01-01   2017-07-31  

Learning Outcomes

Students know human resource management and organizational behavior in business organizations. Students recognize structures and duties of different HRM organizations and are aware of processes of personnel management. Students know the duties of HRM such as human resource planning, recruiting, training, securing, rewarding and developing human resources and can evaluate the human resource function. They will be familiar with the fundamentals of organizational behavior and the factors affecting it.

Student's Workload

- Lectures and guided practice 25 h
- E-learning and guided exercises 10 h
- Independent work 46 h

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

Basics of Business Competence

Contents

- Personnel management processes
- HRM practices
- Organizational behavior

Recommended or Required Reading

- Robbins & Judge, Essentials of Organizational Behavior

- Harzing, Ruysseveldt: International Human Resource Management

- Handouts and e-materials indicated by the lecturer

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

- Lectures and functional exercises like workshops, cases, dramas, discussions and seminars.
- Sharing knowledge of legal aspects effecting HRM based on local expertise
- Portfolio of works
- HRM case-work

Assessment Criteria

The course is assessed on a scale of 1 to 5

Excellent (5)

Student knows structures and duties of different HRM organizations and is aware of processes of personnel management. Students knows duties of HRM such as human resource planning, recruiting, training, securing, rewarding and developing human resources and can evaluate the human resource function. Student can do logical decisions for different cases of HRM and has good validation for arguments and reasons for solution. Student knows the fundamentals of organizational behavior and the factors affecting it.

Good (4-3)

Student knows structures and duties of different HRM organizations and is aware of processes of personnel management. Students knows duties of HRM such as human resource planning, recruiting, training, securing, rewarding and developing human resources and can evaluate the human resource function. Student can do decisions for different cases of HRM but cannot validate arguments and cannot explain reasons for solution. Student knows the fundamentals of organizational behavior and the factors affecting it.

Satisfactory (2-1)

Student knows structures and duties of different HRM organizations and is aware of processes of personnel management. Students knows duties of HRM such as human resource planning, recruiting, training, securing, rewarding and developing human resources but cannot evaluate the human resource function. Student does sufficient decisions for different cases of HRM. Student knows the fundamentals of organizational behavior and the factors affecting it.

Assessment Methods

- Active participation in lessons and case exercises
- Portfolio
- HRM case-work

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