Unit Description
This unit aims to deliver a fundamental understanding of the theories and principles of human resource management in an organisation. By examining the links between business strategy and human resource management and some of the techniques used, you will learn valuable concepts and practices for workforce planning, strategic staffing, training and development, performance management, and evaluating the effectiveness of the HRM function.
Prerequisites
To enter into this unit, students must first have completed:
Learning Outcomes
- Analyse the complexities of the HR operating environment.
- Examine the strategic significance and relationship between the business plan and HRM to an organisation’s HR policies, strategies and tools.
- Generate HRM models and frameworks and design the relevant roles and activities of managers and HR departments in an organisation.
- Assess an organisation’s HRM strategies and evaluate relevant tools for attraction, selection, development, engagement, management, reward and retention of staff.
- Evaluate the HRM capability and effectiveness, in and of, an organisation, including relevant current issues and emerging trends.
Graduate Attributes
AIM Business School has identified a set of attributes that positively impact graduates’ success in business as a manager and leader and these are taught, developed, and assessed to varying degrees in this unit. These Graduate Attributes are:
- Strives for intellectual rigour
- Understanding the changing global context
- Manages for success
- Demonstrates effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Develops mastery of business and management disciplines
- Strives to be a continuous adult learner
Assessment Tasks
The successful completion of Human Resource Management relies on the submission of three assessments:
- Assessment Task 1: Strategic HR Plan (35%)
- Assessment Task 2: HRM Evaluation Project (50%)
- Assessment Task 3: Engagement and Participation (15%)
