General Management Issues Related to HR
6 Credits (ECTS)
General Management Issues Related to HR
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Module Description
This programme focuses on aligning reward programmes with talent and business strategies as well as how to enhance controls for human capital processes and mitigating risk around HR.
Participants will also learn how to improve HR operations through workforce analytics and to enhance transaction value through human capital programs. Global mobility and diversity management will be covered as well.
This programme focuses on how to align reward programmes with talent and business strategies. Knowledge to enhance controls for human capital processes and mitigating risk around HR will be gained.
Participants will also learn how to improve HR operations through workforce analytics and to enhance transaction value through human capital programmes. Global mobility and diversity management will also be covered.
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.
Module Intake Dates
October 2024
Learning Outcomes
Competences:
At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the responsibility and autonomy to:
- Develop organisational aims and goals and develop action plans according to the goals
- Organise resources and employees according to organisational needs
- Lead employees effectively in order to accomplish organisational goals
- Monitor organisational goals and ensure they are being met
- Assess whether the organisation is in the correct financial direction or otherwise
- Plan according to the marketing strategies of the organisation
- Oversee and coordinate various operations within the organisation
Knowledge:
At the end of the module/unit the learner will have been exposed to the following:
- The dynamics of the organisation.
- The nature of planning and control, capacity planning and control, inventory planning and control and the supply chain and control.
- Strategic planning and the marketing process.
- The scope of marketing in a changing world.
- The financial standing of the organisation.
- The value of developing managerial competencies.
- The value of skills as tools.
- The difference between functions, roles & skills.
- Change in a dynamic environment.
Skills:
At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the following skills:
- Define the dynamics of the organisation.
- Describe change in a dynamic environment.
- Identify the importance of the marketing strategy in the organisation.
- Describe the design process in relation to the design of products and services, layout and flow and process technology.
Module-Specific Judgment Skills and Critical Abilities:
The learner will be able to:
- Critically analyse change in a dynamic environment;
- Assess the difference between functions, roles & skills;
- Analyse the value of skills as tools;
- Assess the value of developing managerial competencies;
- Assess whether the organisation is in the correct financial direction;
- Evaluate strategic planning and the marketing process;
- Examine the nature of planning and control.
Module-Specific Communication Skills:
The learner will be able to:
- Discuss the role of management in successful business management.
- Explain the scope of environment of financial management.
- Illustrate the rationale of a marketing strategy in a changing world.
- Discuss the nature of planning and control.
Module-Specific Learner Skills:
The learner will be able to:
- Evaluate own learning the functions, roles and skills of management.
- Proceed to study financial management matters in the organisation.
- Undertake further studies in strategic planning and the marketing process
- Evaluate own learning on the nature of planning and control.
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.