Module Descriptors
RESOURCING THE ORGANISATION
HRMG40021
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 4
45 credits
Contact
Leader: Angela Lawrence
Email: Angela.Lawrence@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 108
Independent Study Hours: 342
Total Learning Hours: 450
Assessment
- CLASS-TEST weighted at 33%
- WEB-BASED ASSESSMENT PROGRAMME weighted at 33%
- EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 33%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
Details::
A range of assessment activities based around a single case study of an organisation.
Assessment 1- 33.3%
Individual class-based knowledge test - 1 hour (OB/HRM) assessing LOs 1, 2, 4 & 7
Assessment 2 - 33.3%
Individual continuous portfolio development based on web-based assessment programme, (Operations and Supply-Chain Management) assessing LOs 1, 5 & 7
Assessment 3 - 33.4%
1 hour time-constrained unseen assessment focussing on financial resources, their generation and allocation. (Finance) assessing LOs 1, 3, 6 & 7
Assessing All Learning Outcomes with equal weighting totalling 100%
Reflection on how the areas fit together in organizational terms and complement the Staffordshire Graduate Attributes (pebble-pad or other equivalent method).
A range of assessment activities based around a single case study of an organisation.
Assessment 1- 33.3%
Individual class-based knowledge test - 1 hour (OB/HRM) assessing LOs 1, 2, 4 & 7
Assessment 2 - 33.3%
Individual continuous portfolio development based on web-based assessment programme, (Operations and Supply-Chain Management) assessing LOs 1, 5 & 7
Assessment 3 - 33.4%
1 hour time-constrained unseen assessment focussing on financial resources, their generation and allocation. (Finance) assessing LOs 1, 3, 6 & 7
Assessing All Learning Outcomes with equal weighting totalling 100%
Reflection on how the areas fit together in organizational terms and complement the Staffordshire Graduate Attributes (pebble-pad or other equivalent method).
Module Texts
Evans D."A student's guide to Corporate Finance and Financial Management". Kaplan publishing.2011`
Leatherbarrow C. and Fletcher J. and Currie D. An Introduction Human Resource Management CIPD 2011
Mullins L. Management and Organizational Behaviour 9th Edition FT Prentice Hall 2010
Slack, N., Chambers, S., Johnston, R. (2009). Operations Management. 6th Edition. FT Prentice Hall, Harlow.
Leatherbarrow C. and Fletcher J. and Currie D. An Introduction Human Resource Management CIPD 2011
Mullins L. Management and Organizational Behaviour 9th Edition FT Prentice Hall 2010
Slack, N., Chambers, S., Johnston, R. (2009). Operations Management. 6th Edition. FT Prentice Hall, Harlow.
Module Resources
In addition to the usual class-room requirements, the students will need to be able to access the computer labs on a regular basis and engage in e-learning activities.
Module Indicative Content
The organisation as a transformation system and the principles underpinning effective resource allocation.
Fundamental theories of organisational behaviour
Basic principles and techniques of Human Resource Management
Fundamental principles and practices of financial accounting leading onto sources of finance
Fundamental principles and practices of operations and supply-chain management
Fundamental theories of organisational behaviour
Basic principles and techniques of Human Resource Management
Fundamental principles and practices of financial accounting leading onto sources of finance
Fundamental principles and practices of operations and supply-chain management
Module Learning Strategies
The three knowledge strands will be taught separately but the knowledge will be focussed on building up application of techniques to a virtual organisation to simulate `real' business decisions through integration of the themes in the final assessment. Students will engage in a variety of learning forums including:
tutor-led formal presentations, workshops and group based tutorials, tutor-directed e-learning programme and real business experiences and guest presentations.
tutor-led formal presentations, workshops and group based tutorials, tutor-directed e-learning programme and real business experiences and guest presentations.