(Entrepreneurship and small Business Management)
Unit 3: Human Resource Management
Unit 3: Human Resource Management
Unit code: J/618/5035
Credits: 15
Level: 4
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Contents: Introduction
Learning Outcomes
Essential Content
Reading List & Useful Websites
Assessment Criteria
Assignment Briefs and Guidelines
INTRODUCTION
People are the lifeblood of any organisation and the ability to attract, recruit and retain talented staff is critical to the success of any organisation, whether in business, in voluntary organisations or in government. Human Resource Management (HRM) provides organisations with the principles, knowledge, and behaviours to focus people-management activities on supporting and enhancing organisational success and performance. This unit will give students the knowledge and skills associated with Human Resource (HR) occupational roles at either a generalist level, for example HR Assistant/HR Advisor/Business Partner, or more specialist roles in areas such as recruitment, talent acquisition and performance and reward management. Students will explore the nature and scope of HRM and the organisational context of people management, including recruitment and retention, training and development, reward systems, employment relations and associated legislative frameworks. The aim of the unit is to enable students to understand and be able to apply principles of effective HRM in order to enhance sustainable organisational performance and contribute to organisational success, holding business outcomes and people outcomes in equal balance. Students will apply HR practices in a workrelated context, utilising their knowledge and practising skills and behaviours in relevant professional areas, including resourcing, talent planning and recruitment, learning and development and employee engagement. LO1 Explain the impact of the role of HRM in creating sustainable organisational performance and contributing to business success. On completion of the unit, students will understand the purpose and scope of HRM activities. They will be able to apply a range of people-management skills to enhance the performance of an organisation by finding solutions to people-related problems.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this unit the student will be able to:
LO1 Explain the impact of the role of HRM in creating sustainable organisational performance and contributing to business success
LO2 Assess the contribution of HRM in recruiting and retaining talent and skills to achieve business objectives
LO3 Examine how external and internal factors can affect HRM decision making in relation to organisational development
LO4 Apply HRM practices in a work-related context for improving sustainable organisational performance
Essential Content
LO1 Explain the impact of the role of HRM in creating sustainable organisational performance and contributing to business success
Nature and scope of HRM:
Definitions of HRM.
The different specialist areas of HR, e.g. resourcing, employee relations, organisational development and design, learning and development. Generic HR competencies, e.g. design of people strategies, creating people management policies, employee engagement, supporting organisational change. Typical roles in HR and responsibilities, e.g. HR advisor, HR officer, people data analyst, HR assistant, employee relations officer. LO1 Explain the impact of the role of HRM in creating sustainable organisational performance and contributing to business success
Specific skills, e.g. communication skills across all levels of the organisation, adaptability to changing work priorities and patterns, displaying tenacity and being proactive, keeping ahead of trends and changing legal and policy requirements. Working within an ethical framework and within recognised best practice.
Strategic HRM:
The development of strategic HRM in terms of business vision, mission statement, business objectives and strategic aims. The nature and use of data analytics to support achievement of business objectives and meetings strategic aims.
Hard and soft models of HRM.
Organisational performance:
The impact of HRM on organisational performance, e.g. effective recruitment and selection to meet specific knowledge and skills requirements, growing internal talent through training and development and focusing on longer-term resource issues. Performance management systems to support high-performance working. Methods to measure organisational and individual performance. Types of pay and reward systems
LO2 Assess the contribution of HRM in recruiting and retaining talent and skills to achieve business objectives
Resourcing the organisation:
Workforce planning and application of data analytics. Assessing skills and capabilities using audits and gap analysis for identifying talent and skills gaps.
The elements of an end-to-end roadmap e.g. what is the plan, direction, skills needs, skills gaps and solutions.
Workforce trends, including flexible working arrangements, remote working, virtual meetings and social distancing measures.
Addressing diversity and inclusion.
Types of labour market and skills shortages affecting recruitment and hard-to-fill vacancies, e.g. lack of digital skills, leadership skills, data analytical skills.
Impact of relevant legislation, including data protection.
Recruitment and selection:
Different models of recruitment and selection.
Sources of recruitment, e.g. internal vs. external.
Achieving cultural diversity in recruitment.
Stages in recruitment and selection.
Different types of selection methods, including competence-based selection.
Legal frameworks and regulatory standards.
Retention:
Factors influencing retention, including the influence of the culture of the organisation on retention,
selecting the right talent and performance management.
Onboarding and induction, the value of effective employee socialisation.
Role of line managers in employee engagement and performance management.
Managing attrition, restructuring and redeployment, redundancy of employees.
Dealing with employee disciplinaries and misconduct cases that end in dismissal
LO3 Examine how external and internal factors can influence HRM decision making in relation to organisational development
External and internal factors:
Identifying factors external to the organisation that influence HRM:
● impact of external factors on organisational performance, including the skills gaps and labour force trends
● impact of globalisation on HR policies for equality, diversity and raising cultural awareness and sensitivity within the workplace
● impact of legal and regulatory frameworks. Internal factors, including:
● the impact and influence of leadership styles on organisational transformation, culture and
Employee experience
● learning and development, how people learn, impact of digital learning
● the relationship between organisational culture and strategic planning and development
● impact of motivation upon performance.
Organisational development:
The changing work environment, e.g. need for flexible organisations and employees with adaptable skills and competencies.
Characteristics of agile organisations.
Digital transformation of HR functions, e.g. reporting dashboards and predictive models for advanced people analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI) for talent acquisition, cloud capabilities for measuring team performance and calibration decision making.
LO4 Apply HRM practices in a work-related context for improving sustainable organisational performance.
Job descriptions and person specification:
Referencing workforce planning.
Assessing the need to create and fill a post.
Preparing different types of job description, including competence based and task based, assessing
the merits of each type.
Identifying the qualities and attributes relevant to the design of a person specification
Designing a person specification relevant to a chosen job role.
Recruitment and selection in practice:
Designing and placing job advertisements.
Shortlisting and processing applications.
Interviewing preparation and best practice.
Selection best practice.
Performance management:
Performance management aligned to workforce planning.
Methods of financial and non-financial rewards.
Staff development, e.g. continuous professional development and training.
Providing support and maintaining wellbeing.
Embedding learning and reflective practice in personal development planning.
Managing under performance, disciplinary, industrial disputes and grievance procedures. LO1 Explain the impact of the role of HRM in creating sustainable organisational performance and contributing to business success
Succession planning.
Employee relationship:
The employment relationship
The psychological contract.
Employee voice and engagement.
Managing performance to attain competitive advantage and increase job satisfaction
Assignment Brief 1
Student Name/ ID Number
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43, 44, 30 & 31 January 2022
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Unit Number and Title
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Unit 3: Human Resource Management
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Academic Year
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2021/22
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Unit Tutor
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Mohammed Rahman
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Assignment Title
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The Role of HRM and Organisational Development
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Issue Date
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Week commenceing 17th January 2022
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Submission Date
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Week commenceing 7th March 2022, submitted through Turnitin by 11th March 23.59
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Submission Format
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This submission is in the form of a presentation that includes a visual roadmap. It is a 15-minute presentation with five minutes allocated for questions. The presentation slides and speaker notes should be submitted as one copy. You are required to make effective use of PowerPoint headings, bullet points and sub-sections as appropriate. All work must be supported with research and referenced using the Harvard referencing system (or an alternative system). You will need to provide a bibliography using the Harvard referencing system (or an alternative system). Inaccurate use of referencing may lead to issues of plagiarism if not applied correctly.
The recommended word limit is 2,000–2,500 words, although you will not be penalised for going under or exceeding the total word limit.
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Unit Learning Outcomes
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LO1 Explain the impact of the role of HRM in creating sustainable organisational performance and contributing to business success.
LO2 Assess the contribution of HRM in recruiting and retaining talent and skills to achieve business objectives.
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