| CODE | MGT3041 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Human Resource Management | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Business and Enterprise Management | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit introduces students to current literature and practice in the field of Human Resource Management (HRM) in both public and private organizations. It encapsulates the salient features of HRM, including planning, recruitment, induction, training and development. To this effect, it embraces a set of best HR practices in the fields of performance management, employee relations, enrolment and mentoring, as well as restructuring and change management. The unit takes into consideration social, economic, political and technological transformations and their implications on human resource management. Aims: The overall aims of this study-unit are threefold. First, it helps students to explore the transition of Human Resource Management from bureaucratic structures to learning organizations. Students are given the opportunity to explore the different HR models and stages across this continuum. Secondly, it seeks to provide students with the key functions, roles and responsibilities of Human Resource Management practitioners in an ever-changing and dynamic environment. This is expected to contribute towards a skills set portfolio which is considered crucial to lead successful HR operations and strategies in both public and private enterprises. Thirdly, it strives to configure a framework wherein fundamental HR best practices in the field of HR planning, recruitment, induction, performance, training and development, are laid out. This framework is at the core of inducing the concept of people development within the overall framework of Human Resource Management. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - map out the evolution of HR practice across the continuum with traditional, bureaucratic structure on one polar extreme and learning organisations on the other extreme; - perform basic duties in Human Resources, namely planning, recruitment, training, and performance management; - assess the need for continuous improvement in HR practices; - identify potential social, political, economic and technological transformations and their impact on HR practices; - develop a skills portfolio which is congruent to Human Resources Management; - demonstrate their commitment to apply the principles of people development within the overall HR strategy. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - develop HR acumen that is crucial for other managerial responsibilities, including change management, organisational development, project management and ethical conduct of governing institutions; - provide professional advice on HR matters; - engage in discussions and consultation sessions encompassing HR issues. Recommended Textbook: - Baldacchino, G., Cassar V. and Azzopardi J. (2019) Malta and its Human Resources: Management and Development Perspectives, Malta University Press. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Stephanie Fabri Denise Griscti |
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