The role of effective people management in organizations
Resourcing the organization to achieve a talented workforce.
Developing the workforce to achieve high potential
Managing employee performance through effective performance strategies
Recognising and Rewarding employee contribution
Ensuring employee engagement and commitment
Dealing with conflict and differences in the workplace

1. Understand how HR activities support an organisation
Knowledge and Understanding

2. Be able to identify appropriate recruitment and selection methods, interviewing processes and effective induction, and learning and development.
Knowledge and Understanding

3. Understand performance, motivation and reward management in the workplace, and link to organisational success, while appreciating a multicultural environment and the factors that can influence and affect diversity and equality in the workplace.
Knowledge and understanding
Enquiry

Libraries for textbooks and journals
Lecture notes and handouts
www.cipd.co.uk

Foot, M. and Hook C (2011) Introducing HRM 6th Edition. Financial Times
Stredwick, J. (2013) An Introduction to HRM. Routledge

The learning strategy for this module is based around students committing a total of 150 hours of activities towards achieving the learning outcomes. These will be split between 39 hours of direct contact with a tutor and 111 hours of directed, guided and self-study, together with preparation for and completion of the assessment tasks. Learning support material will be provided for the module.
The module will draw upon a mixture of activities including lectures, web-based activities, case study analysis, relevant videos and in-class discussions, individual and group problem solving and self-directed learning.

2000 word assessment assessing all learning outcomes