Completion of a 3000 word written assignment that addresses the learning outcomes. Students will be expected to adopt a critical approach.

1. Strategic HR objectives and the alignment of HRM and strategy
2. Strategy process, environment, stakeholders, and the changing role of HR
3. Strategic HRM: the best-fit approach
4. Strategic HRM: the best-practice approach
5. Strategic HRM: the resource-based view
6. Technology, knowledge and learning
7. Demographic and social trends
8. Economic context and the flexible organisation
9. The international context
10. Corporate social responsibility and business ethics

1. EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE AND KEY OBJECTIVES OF THE HR FUNCTION IN CONTEMPORARY ORGANISATIONS.
Knowledge & Understanding

2. UNDERSTAND HOW HR OBJECTIVES ARE DELIVERED IN DIFFERENT ORGANISATIONS.
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3. UNDERSTAND HOW THE HR FUNCTION CAN BE EVALUATED IN TERMS OF VALUE ADDED AND CONTRIBUTION TO SUSTAINED ORGANISATION PERFORMANCE.
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4. UNDERSTAND THE HR FUNCTION'S CONTRIBUTION TO EFFECTIVE CHANGE MANAGEMENT.
Knowledge & Understanding

5. BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN THE ROLE OF ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM IN HR MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT.
Knowledge & Understanding

6. UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE AND EFFECTIVE HR MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
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7. UNDERSTAND KEY CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS ISSUES AFFECTING THE HR FUNCTION WITHIN PRIVATE, PUBLIC AND THIRD SECTOR ORGANISATIONS.
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8. UNDERSTAND THE MAIN EXTERNAL CONTEXTUAL FACTORS IMPACTING ON ORGANISATIONS AND THE HR FUNCTION
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9. UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF HR IN THE MANAGING OF CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS ISSUES AND EXTERNAL CONTEXTS.
Knowledge & Understanding

10. UNDERSTAND HOW ORGANISATIONAL AND HR STRATEGIES AND PRACTICES ARE SHAPED AND DEVELOPED.
Knowledge & Understanding

11. KNOW HOW TO IDENTIFY AND RESPOND TO SHORT-TERM CHANGES IN THE BUSINESS AND EXTERNAL CONTEXTS
Application

A mix of lectures/ tutorials/ large and small group activities, plus self directed learning. There will be formative assessment activities throughout the module, including group presentations. (Part time delivery may differ, due to work related experience)

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

FOR INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS ONLY

1. Truss, C., Mankin, D. and Kelliher, C. (2012) Strategic Human Resource Management, Oxford: Oxford University Press
2. Farnham, D. (2014) Human Resource Management in Context: Strategy, Insights and Solutions, Fourth Edition, London: CIPD
3. Kew, J. and Stredwick, J. (2013) Human Resource Management in a Business Context, Second Edition, London: CIPD
4. Boxall, P. and Purcell, J. (2011) Strategy and Human Resource Management, Third Edition, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan