Human Resource Management (in English)
- Credits: 4
- Ending: Examination
- Range: 2C
- Semester: summer
- Year: 2
- Faculty of Commerce
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Included in study programs
Teaching results
Knowledge: by completing the course, students will acquire theoretical and practical knowledge and insights into the main areas of human resource management in a logical sequence and their systemic connection to business management. They will learn to understand and apply individual HR activities as a comprehensive system that helps in achieving the strategic goals of the organization and in meeting the specific needs of the employees.
Skills: graduates of the course will acquire conceptual and methodological skills in the main areas of people management in the organization. They will learn to master the methods and techniques of human resource planning, staff selection, recruitment, adaptation, motivation, training and staff development. After the course they will be capable to define problems and critical points in the implementation of HR activities and specify appropriate procedures for their solution.
Competences: by completing the course, students will gain the ability to purposefully form and develop professional competencies in the field of human resources in the intentions of the strategic goals of the organization. They will acquire competencies that will enable them to create, design and implement new human resources management programs and policies in connection with current changes in the labor market and economic and social processes.
Indicative content
The essence and development of human resources management. Main human resource management activities. Consulting in human resources management. Human resources strategy, policy and procedures. Human capital planning and management. Job description and specification. Recruitment and selection of employees. Competence model. Recruitment and adaptation of employees. Adaptation process. Theories of work motivation. Basic rules of remuneration. Employee evaluation. Employee training and development. Career planning and management Talent management in human resource management. The concept of a learning organization. Working conditions and working environment. HR information system. International human resources management. Expatriates and their classification.
Support literature
1. Armstrong, M., Taylor, S. 2020. Armstrong΄s Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice. London: Kogan Page Ltd.
2. Marchington, M., Wilkinson, A., Donnelly, R. 2020. Human Resource Management at Work. London: Kogan Page Ltd.
3. Taylor, S. 2016. Human Resource Management: People and Organisations. London: Chartered Institute of Personnel&Development.
Syllabus
1. Human resources management. The essence and development of HR management. Human resource management models. Main human resource management activities. 2. Consulting in human resources management. HR consulting companies and temporary employment agencies. Products of human resources consulting companies. 3. Strategic management and planning of human resources. HR strategy, policy and procedures. Human capital planning and management. 4. Work analysis. The essence and content of the analysis of the job in the company. Job description and specification. 5. Recruitment and selection of employees. Selection process and methods of employee selection. Competence model. 6. Recruitment and adaptation of employees. Agenda of the employee. Deployment of staff. Adaptation process. 7. Motivation and remuneration of employees. Theories of work motivation. Basic rules of remuneration. 8. Evaluation of employees. Importance, tasks and goals of employee evaluation. Evaluation of work performance. Evaluation criteria and methods. 9. Education and development of employees. Informal and formal approach to education. Educational methods. Employee career planning and management. 10. Talent management in human resource management. The concept and content of talent management. Talent management process. The concept of a learning organization. 11. Working conditions and working environment. Health and safety at work. Work relations. Components of the work environment. Ergonomics. 12. Technologies in HR management. HR information system. Use of the Internet in human resources. 13. International human resources management. Expatriates and their classification. Culture and cultural differences in the workplace. International human resources strategies.
Requirements to complete the course
40% active participation, solving practical tasks, continuous verification of knowledge;
60% written exam
Student workload
Total study load: 104 hours
Attendance at seminars: 26 hours
Preparation for seminars: 12 hours
Preparation for continuous verification of knowledge: 26 hours
Preparation for the exam: 40 hours
Language whose command is required to complete the course
English
Date of approval: 06.03.2024
Date of the latest change: 22.05.2022