Human Resources Management (Level 8)

Duration 12 weeks Full-time x 2.5 hours per week

Stage 2

NFQ Level Level 8

ECTS Credit 5

The Human Resources Management (HRM) module provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the principles and practices essential for effectively managing an organization’s workforce. Key topics include recruitment and selection, employee development, performance management, compensation and benefits, and labour relations. Students learn how to align HR strategies with organisational goals, foster a positive workplace culture, and navigate the legal and ethical considerations of human resource practices.

Through case studies and practical exercises, this module equips students with the skills to address HR challenges and optimise human capital, preparing them for successful careers in HR management and organisational leadership.

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Indicative Syllabus

Human Resources Management

The evolution of HRM/Personnel Mngt;
Links to management theory;
The Industrial Relations Forum;
The role of the HR Manager;
Issues/challenges facing the HR function;
The function of the HR Department.

Recruitment & Selection

HR Planning;
Recruitment process, job analysis, job description;
Selection process, shortlisting, selection interviewing;
Diversity and its impact on R & S.
New trends in the recruitment/selection process

Training and Development

Education, Training and Development;
Training Gap, Training Needs Analysis;
Training/Development for organisational success & succession planning;
Linking T/D requirements to effective T/D methods.

Reward Systems

Reward and its links to the business strategy/model;
Rewards to attract and retain employees;
Tangible/Intangible/Intrinsic/Extrinsic rewards
Rewards and its links to Motivation and Performance Management.

Review of Employment Legislation

Impact of employment legislation on the work relationship;
Equality and Diversity in the workplace;

Strategic HRM

The conceptual basis of Strategic HRM
Perspectives of Strategic HRM
Strategic Fit
Practical implications of Strategic HRM

Module Details

Minimum Intended Learning Outcomes (MIMLOS)

On completion of this module learners will have been enabled to:

Compare and contrast the evolution of human resources management with personnel management and the role of strategic HRM;
Evaluate the various functions of the Human Resources function and their contribution to organizational effectiveness;
Outline the importance of Strategic HRM and its links to organisational competitive advantage;
Research current employment legislation and outline how it impacts on the employee/employer relationship.

Assessments / Exams

MIMLOs
Assessment
Percentage

This module will be assessed via 100% Continuous Assessment.

Reassessment Opportunity

Where the combined marks of the assessment and examination do not reach the pass mark the learner will be required to repeat the element of assessment that they failed. Reassessment materials will be published on Moodle after the Examination Board Meeting and will be aligned to the MIMLOs and learners will be capped at 40% unless there are personal mitigating circumstances.

Human Resources Management (Level 8)

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