Code: | 1GE304 | Acronym: | GRH |
Keywords | |
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Classification | Keyword |
OFICIAL | Management Studies |
Active? | Yes |
Responsible unit: | Management |
Course/CS Responsible: | Bachelor in Business Administration |
Acronym | No. of Students | Study Plan | Curricular Years | Credits UCN | Credits ECTS | Contact hours | Total Time |
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LGES | 172 | Bologna Syllabus since 2012 | 3 | - | 6 | 42 | 162 |
“The purpose of human resource management is to improve the productive contribution of people to the organization in an ethical and socially responsible way”. In Werther, W. & Davis, K. (1993). Human resources and personnel management. NY: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 4th edition, p. 10.
This course is designed to be an introduction to the field of Human Resource Management, target to undergraduate management students. It discusses the meaning of "Human Resource Management" and highligths HR policies, programs, and practices aimed to influence organizations’ success.
After completing this program, students will:
Sociology of Organizations
Organizational Behavior
This course is organized along the following topics:
1. What is HR Management?
2. Strategic HR Management and Organizational Effectiveness
3. Job Analysis and Job Description
4. Recruitment & Selection
5. Hosting & Integration
6. Training & Development
7. Performance Management & Appraisal
8. Compensation
9. Ethical dilemmas related to HRM in organizations
The course takes place in 13 weeks with onsite and distance learning.
The course incorporates a variety of teaching and learning methods - short lectures, readings, discussions, experiential exercises, cases, and movies. Students are expected to demonstrate mastery of the material through class participation, group discussions and individual written assignments, and tests.
Besides the interactions during classes, all students are expected to use Email as a daily communication tool. Therefore, please assure your teacher knows and has your correct email address.
The planning of the sessions is described in a specific document available at Sigarra.
Designation | Weight (%) |
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Teste | 60,00 |
Trabalho escrito | 40,00 |
Total: | 100,00 |
Designation | Time (hours) |
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Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico | 5,00 |
Estudo autónomo | 60,00 |
Frequência das aulas | 42,00 |
Trabalho de campo | 25,00 |
Trabalho escrito | 30,00 |
Total: | 162,00 |
Group Work - To be carried out in groups of 3 to 5 members of the same class. Detailed instructions are provided in class and in a specific document available at Sigarra. This work must be delivered in Moodle, in MSWord version, by the end of the last day of classes of the curricular unit. There will be a presentation session of the works foreseen for the 1st class of weeks IX and X, aimed at training oral communication skills and providing feedback on the content of the work that allow for improvement. Each group will have to prepare a 5-minute presentation with the main contents and / or questions.
Test - The test will coincide with the Final Exam – normal (January 15th at 8:30 am).
Final Exam Modality
Exam to be carried out according to the official calendar. The exam will contain essay and analysis questions, according to the theoretical perspectives addressed. Students that fail continuous assessment or final exam evaluation or with approval, but who want to improve the final classification, may enroll in the resit Exam.
Continuous assessment
Minimum grade in the test and in the group work: 7 points out of 20.
Final exam
Exam - 100%
Resit Exam.