Human Resources Management

Code:

1GE304

Acronym:

GRH

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Management Studies

Instance: 2021/2022 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Management
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Business Administration

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LGES	172	Bologna Syllabus since 2012	3	-	6	42	162

Teaching language

Portuguese and english

Objectives

“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.

Learning outcomes and competences

After completing this program, students will:

• Understand and explain what are the purposes of Human Resource Management, how had it evolved and how can HRM enhance organizational excellence.
• Be able to explain the core human resource processes, such as: HR planning, recruitment, selection and integration, training and development, performance appraisal and compensation
• Understand how globalization and change are affecting the way organizations manage people, which include the effects of downsizing.
• Recognize and identify the ethical dilemmas related to HRM in organizations
• Recognize and consider the perspectives of different stakeholders

Working method

B-learning

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Sociology of Organizations

Organizational Behavior

Program

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

Mandatory literature

Gomes, Jorge F. S. 070; Manual de gestão de pessoas e do capital humano. ISBN: 978-972-618-813-1
Werther, William B; Human resources and personnel management. ISBN: 0-07-069572-5
Beardwell, Ian 340; Human resource management. ISBN: 0-273-62230-7

Complementary Bibliography

Bonache, J. & Cabrera, A (Eds; Dirección estratégica de personas: Evidencias y perspectivas para el siglo XXI. , Prentice Hall/Financial Times., 2006
Armstrong, Michael; Armstrong.s handbook of human resource management practice. ISBN: 978-0-7494-5242-1

Comments from the literature

Additional recommended texts available at SIGARRA

Teaching methods and learning activities

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.

 

Software

moodle

keywords

Social sciences > Economics > Management studies

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Teste	60,00
Trabalho escrito	40,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
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

Eligibility for exams

Continuous Assessment

To enroll in the continuous assessment regime, the student is required to complete the group work. This modality is especially recommended for students who intend to actively participate in the course by attending at least 75% of the scheduled face-to-face classes. Frequency of classes is counted in the class in which the student is enrolled.

Continuous Assessment with final exam

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.

Calculation formula of final grade

Continuous assessment 

• Group Work - 40% (Written Report)
• Test - 60%

Minimum grade in the test and in the group work: 7 points out of 20.

 

Final exam

Exam - 100%

Classification improvement

Resit Exam.