POSTGRADUATE BUSINESS PROGRAMME
PEOPLE MANAGEMENT &
DEVELOPMENT
2009
Module Handbook
Module Leader: Victoria Bellou
E-mail: vbellou@uth.gr
Table of Content
Module Outline
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Indicative content
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Learning strategies
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Total learning time
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Learning outcomes
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Methods of assessment
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Reading materials
 Essential textbook
 Other recommended Human Resource Management
textbooks
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Academic Journal Titles
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Lecture Outline
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Module Website
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Indicative content
The People Management and Development module is an introduction to the
theory and practice of Human Ressource Management (HRM) and deals with
HRM principles and practices that HR specialists and line managers
commonly use to employ and manage people to achieve expected objectives.
Our primary purpose is to understand the current context and practice of
human resource management in the current business setting.
This module will discuss various human resource management (HRM) issues,
including job analysis, employee planning and recruiting, testing and
selection, orientation, compensation and motivation, human resource
development, career management, employee relations, equal employment
and workforce diversity.
Learning strategies
The learning strategies for both MM and MBA requires students to develop
the module content and complete the assessment in 150 hours of which 36
will be in class support and 114 of independent and self-managed learning.
The tutor-directed learning strategies will involve participants in lectures,
group discussion, group activities involving data analysis and synthesis, and
case studies.
In order to do well in the module
1. You have to read widely around the subject, be familiar with the
theories and concepts and actively seek ways to apply them to your
day-to-day living and working environments
2. You should be thinking critically and creatively
3. You are to play an active part role in determining what to learn, how
and how much to learn whilst the role of your lecturer is to facilitate
your learning and perhaps bring your attention to certain issues that
nay not seem immediately significant
4. You should be able to cooperate effectively
Total Learning Time
Contact Time: 30% Lectures
70% personal study
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Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this module you should be able to:
1. Understand and evaluate critically the process of the
attracting and integrating individuals into the
organization. In addition, apply principles and
practices in job analysis and create job description
and specification, plan the process of employee
recruitment, selection, hiring and orientation, and
draft job advertisement and write a job application
and curriculum vitae
Knowledge,
Understanding,
& Analysis
2. Propose and justify a process of training and
developing individuals. Moreover, identify needs,
plan, realize and evaluate employee training and
development
Knowledge,
Understanding,
& Analysis
1. Identify the best way to improve and reward
employee performance and contribution. Also, draft
a performance appraisal system and lead an
appraisal interview with employees and based on
results draft a monetary and non-monetary
compensation system (including benefits)
Knowledge,
Understanding,
& Analysis
2. Evaluate critically the integration of HRM into the
business strategy, by identifying the link between
HRM policies and practices and the strategy
followed by organizations
3. Prepare and present work on a team basis
Knowledge,
Understanding,
& Analysis
4. Use references appropriately
Knowledge &
Understanding
Communication
5. Use effectively, sophisticated oral and written
communication skills
Collaboration
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Method of assessment
You will be assessed by:
1. One team assignment that will include only a classroom presentation
on PowerPoint. Each team presentation will last 20 minutes,
subsequent questions and discussion excluded. Assignments will
pertain to teamworking, skills development, and stress management.
(10% of total mark)
2. One team assignment that will include both a written part (1000
words) and a classroom presentation on PowerPoint. Each team
presentation will last 15 minutes, subsequent questions and discussion
excluded. On assigned weeks, each team will be asked to research,
read, and prepare a paper on a topic assigned and be prepared to
present it in class. Articles should be published in one of the journals
that are mentioned below (Journal articles part). (40% of total mark)
3. One individual assignment that will include only a written part (1500
words). Each student must use a minimum of 15 articles included in
the journals mentioned below (Journal articles part) to explain the
relationship between Strategic Human Resource Management and
organizational success in the long run (50% of total mark)
Pass Criteria
In all assignments, students must demonstrate their ability to identify and
apply appropriate theoretical concepts to the topics under investigation. All
written work must be properly referenced. In all team works, it should be
evident that all members contributed equally.
Distinction criteria
Other than what is aforementioned, students will be expected to demonstrate
the development of depth of analysis and critical evaluation of the topics
under investigation, including well-reasoned academic debate to justify their
conclusions.
Assessment feedback
Feedback on your presentations will be given right after their completion.
Regarding written assignments, marks will be given back
within 25 days of submitting your assignment. These marks will be
provisional since all marks have to be approved and agreed with external
examiners. You may ask the Programme’s secretary to have a look at your
marked assignments anytime after marking. If you need further explanations,
you may contact the lecturer concerned and arrange a mutually convenient
time when your assignments can be discussed.
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Essential text
Dessler, G. (2007). Human Resource Management, Addison-Wesley / Prentice
Hall
Other recommended HRM textbooks:
Armstrong M. (2001). A Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice 8th
Edition. Kogan Page.
Briscoe, D., and Schuler, R.S. (2004). International Human Resource Management.
Routledge.
DeCenzo, D.A. and Robbins, S.P. (2006). Fundamentals of Human Resource
Management, Ninth Edition. New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Hunsaker PL. Training in Management Skills. Prentice Hall.
Mathis, R. L., and Jackson, J. H. (2006). Human resource management (11th ed.).
Thomson/Southwestern.
Maund L. (2001). An introduction to Human Resource Management. Palgrave.
Noe, R.A., Hollenbeck, J.R., Gerhart, B., and Wright, P.M. (2007). Fundamentals
of Human Resource Management, McGraw-Hill Irwin.
Torrington D and Hall L. (1998). Human Resource Management, 4TH edition.
Prentice-Hall.
Tyson S and York A Butterworth. (2000). Essentials of HRM 4th edition.
Heinemann.
Ulrich, D., & W. Brockbank. (2005). The HR Value Proposition. Boston: Harvard
Business School Press.
Journal Articles and Publications
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Academy of Management Journal
Academy of Management Review
British Journal of Industrial Relations
Business Ethics Quarterly
Career Development International
Career Development Quarterly
Cross Cultural Management: an International Journal
Employee Relations
European Journal of Industrial Relations
European Journal of Work and Organizational Psycho
European Management Journal
Gender, Work and Organisation
Group and Organization Management
Human Organization
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Human Performance
Human Relations
Human Relations
Human Resource Development Quarterly
Human Resource Development Quarterly
Human Resource Management
Human Resource Management
Human Resource Management Journal
Human Resource Management Review
Human Resource Management Review
Human Resource Planning
Industrial and Labor Relations Review
Industrial Relations
International Journal of Cross Cultural Management
International Journal of Human Resource Management
International Journal of Manpower
International Journal of Public Sector Management
International Journal of Selection and Assessment
International Journal of Training and Development
International Public Management Journal
International Studies of Management & Organization
Journal of Applied Management Studies
Journal of Applied Psychology
Journal of Behavioral Decision Making
Journal of Human Resources
Journal of International Management
Journal of Management
Journal of Management Development
Journal of Managerial Psychology
Journal of Occupational & Organizational Psychology
Journal of Organizational Behavior
Leadership Quarterly
Organization
Organization Science
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
Organizational Dynamics
People Management
Personnel Psychology
Research in Personnel & Human Resource Management
Strategic Management Journal
Stress and Health
Work & Occupations
Work & Stress
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Lecture outline
Wk
Topic
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Introduction. Evolution of HRM. Issues and debates.
Perspectives, values and beliefs. Effective people management
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 1st Group assignment due (10%)
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Job analysis, HR Planning and recruitment
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Employee testing, selection and interviewing
 2nd Group assignment due (1 team) (40%)
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Training and developing employees
 2nd Group assignment due (1 team) (40%)
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Performance management, appraisal and career management
 2nd Group assignment due (1 team) (40%)
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Compensation. Establishing strategic pay plans, paying for
performance, benefits and services.
 2nd Group assignment due (1 team) (40%)
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Introduction to HR strategy and business strategy.
 2nd Group assignment due (1 team) (40%)
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HR strategy and business strategy continued.
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Communication and involvement. The message and its
importance
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Employee relations, representation partnerships and employee
voice
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Ethics, diversity and globalization
 Individual assignment due (50%)
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Module website
Information on PMD can be found at http://e-class.teilar.gr/courses/PBS107/
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