Employee commitment at Work

MQF Level 5

6 Credits (ECTS)

Employee commitment at Work

Module Type
Compulsory
ECTS Credits
6 Credits (ECTS)
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Module Description

Entry Requirements

Candidates who apply for this course must possess: 

  • a qualification at MQF Level 4 (one ‘A’ Level or equivalent in any subject)  

AND 

  •  a pass in English* and Mathematics at MQF Level 3 (‘O’ Level or equivalent).  

 

Preference is given to applicants having a year of work experience related to the field of study. 

* Students whose first language is not English will be required to demonstrate evidence of an adequate level of English proficiency.  

Target Audience

This course is targeted at professionals with HR experience, such as:  

  • HR coordinator 
  • HR manager 
  • training manager 
  • payslip coordinator  
  • HR supervisor  

 

The target group can be extended to those who have the experience but lack a formal qualification and wish to have a more thorough background in the subject in order to progress further in their careers. 

Career Paths

  • The programme aims to prepare you for positions in middle-management and other senior roles such as that of an HR manager, head of HR and HR director of any organisation, both in the private and public sector. 

How you’ll be assessed

The course comprises:

  • Evening classes for part-time courses.
  • Classes held throughout the day for full-time courses.
  • Guided learning, presentations, comprising synchronous online discussions, tutorials and/or videos.
  • Self-study hours comprising research, reading and assignment work.

Assessment

Assessment is carried out via two mandatory components:

  • Formative Assessment
  • Summative Assessment

The programme includes different forms of assessment which allow for and promote students’ critical engagement. The formative and summative assessment tasks may include an in-class assignment and/or a home-based written assignment using diverse assessment tools which may take the form of online and in-class discussions, examinations, case studies, reports, proposals, essays, and presentations, etc., as applicable to the diverse modules. 

Assignment
Discussions
Module Type
Compulsory
Parent Course
Undergraduate Higher Diploma in Human Resource Development and Management
ECTS Credits
6 Credits (ECTS)
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Learning Outcomes

Competences:

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the responsibility and autonomy to:

  • Manage employees’ job expectations, illusive relationships, attributional processes, OCB as an indication of employee commitment and value OCB on organisational accomplishments
  • Identify theoretical constructs on OCB and their applicability in organisational dimensions
  • Achieve employee loyalty through impartial communication, motivating employees, promoting career development, acknowledge, praise good performance, exhibit ethical behaviour and encourage occupational wellbeing
  • Measure employee commitment through data collection methods and analyse results
  • Encourage team building

Knowledge:

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have been exposed to the following:

  • Frameworks associated with Organisational Citizenship Behaviour
  • Theoretical constructs such as; Barnard, Katz and Kahn, Blau, Roethlisberger and Dickson, Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) Theory, Williamson and Transaction Cost Economics and Ouchi
  • The three component model of commitment; affective, normative and continuance commitment
  • Why and how OCB might influence managerial evaluations of performance
  • Employee loyalty implications on commitment

Skills:

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the following skills:

  • Define the effects of cultural differences on Organisational Citizenship Behaviour
  • Identify the reason why OCB might influence managerial evaluations of performance
  • Define the importance of employee loyalty
  • Identify data collection methods in measuring employee commitment
  • Define employee trust in an organisational context

Module-Specific Judgment Skills and Critical Abilities:

The learner will be able to:

  • Evaluate the implications of OCB on organisational dynamics and its implications for future research
  • Analyse theoretical constructs and the three component model of commitment
  • Critique the relationship between OCB and organisational effectiveness
  • Assess various ways of achieving employee loyalty
  • Critically examine data collection methods in measuring employee commitment
  • Critically analyse the importance of team building in employee commitment

Module-Specific Communication Skills:

The learner will be able to:

  • Illustrate theoretical constructs such as; Barnard, Katz and Kahn, Blau, Roethlisberger and Dickson, Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) Theory, Williamson and Transaction Cost Economics and Ouchi
  • Describe the 3 component model of commitment; affective, normative and continuance commitment
  • Promote the importance of employee loyalty and achieve it through impartial communication, motivating employees, promoting career development, acknowledge and praise good performance
  • Discuss methods how to measure employee commitment
  • Express one’s views impartially and highlight the importance of the employees’ jobs

Module-Specific Learner Skills:

The learner will be able to:

  • Proceed to understand the effects of cultural differences on OCB
  • Undertake further studies in the implications of Organisational Citizenship Behaviour for future research
  • Evaluate own learning on why and how OCB might influence managerial evaluations of performance
  • Proceed to evaluate the relationship between OCB and organisational effectiveness
  • Undertake further studies in achieving employee loyalty

Module-Specific Digital Skills and Competences:

The learner will be able to:

  • Navigate through the online learning platform to benefit from assignments, discussion boards, literature, tutorials etc.
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