Personnel Organisation and Management

Code:

MSOCI009

Acronym:

OGP

Instance: 2015/2016 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Sociology
Course/CS Responsible:	Masters in Sociology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MSOCI	28	MSOCI - Study Plan	1	-	6	52	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Goals

• Know the assumptions and theoretical contents, deontological and methodological and research in the field of people management;

• Empower and professionally for scientific research and intervention approaches in the various fields of people management;

• Build capacity for intervention in the areas of people management techniques through the construction and use of the different operational instruments;

• Develop and improve critical capabilities and proposals on the management of people.

Learning outcomes and competences

Skills

• analytical skills, evaluation and intervention in order to promote a professional exercise substantiated;

• exercise of operational powers people management techniques;

• understanding skills and problem-solving in multidisciplinary and complex contexts;

• powers to issue judgments and conclusions, as well as the knowledge and the reasoning underlying them.         

Working method

Presencial

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

Not aplicable.

Program

1. Organizational approach of the management of people

2. Evolution of the management of people in organizations and personal function: from personnel administration to the new organizational arrangements

3. Strategic and integrated management of people: the contemporary perspective

4. Social responsibility   (corporate social responsibility)

5. Policies, practices and people management instruments

Mandatory literature

AZEVEDO, C., MENESES J. W., FRANCO, R. C. (eds.); Gerir organizações sem fins lucrativos – o desafio da inovação social. , Vida Económica , 2010
GOMES, J.; Cunha, M.; Rego, A.; Cunha, R.; Cabral-Cardoso, C.; Marques, C. ; Manualde Gestão de Pessoas e do Capital Humano, , Lisboa, Edições Silabo, 2008
Bilhim, João Abreu de Faria; Gestão estratégica de recursos humanos. ISBN: 972-8726-71-6
CAMARA, P.; GUERRA P. B.; RODRIGUES, J. V. ; Humanator: recursos humanos e sucesso empresarial, Lisboa, Publicações Dom Quixote, 1997. ISBN: 972-20-2023-4
MILKOVICH, George T. BOUDREAU, J. W.; Administração de recursos humanos, São Paulo, Atlas, 2000
NEVES, Augusto L.; COSTA, Ricardo F. () ; Gestão de Recursos Humanos de A a Z, Editora RH, Lisboa., 2012
Parente, Cristina; Competências. ISBN: 978-972-36-0967-7
SOUSA, M. José; SANCHES, Pedro; DUARTE, Teresa et al; Gestão de recursos humanos. Métodos e Práticas., Lisboa, Lidel, 2006. ISBN: 972-757-441-6

Teaching methods and learning activities

Two types of pedagogical practices: theoretical and practical sessions, with privilege for the formal display of theoretical and practical content, interspersed with interrogative practices, which call for student participation, and with demonstrative methodologies, focusing cases and operational instruments of organizational reality (these materials are previously made available on the website of UC); orientation tutorial sessions where there are previous work programs (worksheets that require reading activities, critical analysis and reflection on texts, videos or technical documents illustrative of concrete situations) and the active participation of the students In the Conference and/or workshop, guided by experts in areas of highly specialized knowledge. 

keywords

Social sciences

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	20,00
Trabalho escrito	80,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	52,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Trabalho de investigação	56,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Distributed evaluation without final exam consisting in: operational instrument; case study through a simulated practice; attendance and participation. 

Students are assessed based on the following component: i) Applied fieldwork (operational tool report) ii) Case study (simulated practice report) iii)Class attendance and student participation Students are required to complete all assessment components, according to student status.

Calculation formula of final grade

Students are assessed based on the following component: i) Applied fieldwork (operational tool report) - 40%; ii) Case study (simulated practice report) - 40%; iii) Class attendance and student participation -20%.

Students are required to complete all assessment components, according to student status.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not aplicable.

Internship work/project

Not aplicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students who are legally exempt from class attendance are required to contact the lecturer as soon as classes start in order to establish the corresponding assessment procedures.

Classification improvement

Not aplicable.

Observations

Texto de Apoio 1 can be found in the subject webpage with a whole set of detailed information about this course unit, including assessment components and complementary bibliography. It is essential that students carefully read this support material in which they’ll find further information on all the elements which will help them successfully complete the course unit. Other supplementary materials will be made available on the subject’s webpage throughout the course.