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HRM-20019 - Module Specification
Keele Business School
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 20 November 2024

HRM-20019 - Developing Professional Knowledge and Practice in HRM
Coordinator: Aikaterini Koskina Room: DW1.08 Tel: +44 1782 7 33428
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 5
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733094

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

The module considers the role of HRM by embracing the `thinking performer¿ perspective and providing students with knowledge of a range of issues that an HR professional needs to know and might meet in the workplace. The module also offers students an opportunity to reflect on the requirements for HRM graduates in the workplace, to link these to the competencies needed by an HR professional and to develop their own action plan for personal development. Successful completion of this module is essential for CIPD accreditation.

Aims
The module aims to develop a critical understanding of a range of issues that are central to the human resource management (HRM) profession and the competencies needed by human resource (HR) professionals. Successful completion of this module is essential for CIPD accreditation.

Intended Learning Outcomes

demonstrate a critical understanding of HRM as a profession: 1
analyse the business and external contexts of HRM and their implications for employment practice: 1
demonstrate a critical awareness of own knowledge and skills in relation to the HR profession through reflective practice: 1
develop knowledge of contemporary business issues affecting the HR function in various environments: 1

Study hours

24 hours contact
24 hours preparation for tutorial work
52 hours preparation for assessment
50 hours private study

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Portfolio weighted 100%
A 4,000-word portfolio


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Last Updated: 20 November 2024