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Human Resource Management (B-KUL-D0T34B)

4.0 ECTS Dutch 45.5 Second termSecond term Basic
Sels Luc (coordinator) |  Sels Luc |  Verbruggen Marijke
POC Bachelor FEB

Aims

Provide the students with knowledge of HRM-models and a selection of personnel management practices
Make students familiar with the position and the functioning of the HRM-function in current organizations
Confront students with the prominent developments in scientific research related to the measuring of HRM contributions to company prestations

Previous knowledge

The students must have basic insights into:

  • the functioning of organizations and the management of organizations
  • the functioning of people and groups in organizations

Course Introduction in Psychology or Sociology, Human and Organization (Bachelor TEW, HIR) or an equivalent course in another department.

Course material

Text book
Slides, transparencies, courseware

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Activities

4.0 ects. Human Resource Management (B-KUL-D0T34a)

4.0 ECTS Dutch 45.5 Second termSecond term
Sels Luc |  Verbruggen Marijke
POC Bachelor FEB

Content

This course aims for a profound study of the first notions of personnel management that were discussed in 'Mens en Organisatie'.
In a first part we will zoom in on the contributions of HRM in organisations:

  • Models of HRM (for example the Harvard-model, the Michigan-model)
  • Models of HRM-contributions (for example the model of Ulrich)
  • Working with balanced scorecards in the context of HRM

Next, we will zoom in on a few practical applications of HRM, more specifically on the fields of:
  • Planning of personnel availability and personnel demands
  • Methods of function- and competenty analysis
  • The designing of recruitment selection procedures
  • The designing of functioning- and performance assessment systems (including conversational models and assessment tendencies)
  • Reward strategic analysis (wage level/wage composition, methods of function classification, performance rewarding and motivation)
  • The developping of carrier policy in companies (carrier structures in organisations, carrier planning and carrier guiding)

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Evaluation

Evaluation: Human resource management (B-KUL-D2T34b)

Mode of evaluation : Written
Category : final examination during examination period
Type of evaluation : Closed book