‘Teamwork makes the dream work’. We have all come across this phrase one time or another, but do you really have what it takes to make a group of people come together and work in sync for the good of the company?
Managing People
MQF Level 5
6 Credits (ECTS)
Managing People
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
Learning Outcomes
Competences:
At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the responsibility and autonomy to:
- Manage interaction of employees with other i.e. forced vs forced
- Empower employees through open communication, encourage risk taking, define roles, inform employees of mistakes and provide feedback, share knowledge, acknowledge and reward self-development initiatives and encourage independence
- Implement change programmes for employee empowerment
- Evaluate the drivers of the changing workforce
- Create a relational aspect between the employee and the job
- Create a balance between job enlargement and job enrichment through talent management, career development and training and development
Knowledge:
At the end of the module/unit the learner will have been exposed to the following:
- Forced vs non-forced employee interaction
- Importance and benefits of empowering employees
- Workplace theories i.e. labour process theory, agency theory and exchange theory
- Job enlargement and job enrichment
- Developing an employees’ work relations through effective communication and listening skills, trust and respect, acknowledging one’s mistakes, compromise and embracing diversity
Skills:
At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the following skills:
- Define forced vs non-forced employee interactions
- Identify consequences of working against empowerment
- Identify the benefit of implementing change programmes for employee empowerment
- Define a lean organisation and its key features
- Define the relational aspect between the employee and the job and was how the employee can develop one’s work relations
Module-Specific Judgment Skills and Critical Abilities:
The learner will be able to:
- Assess forced vs. non-forced employee interactions in terms of working towards a common goal, discrimination, conflict management and stress management
- Critically evaluate the importance and benefits of empowering employees
- Examine workplace theories such as; labour process theory, agency theory and exchange theory
- Evaluate drivers for the changing workplace such as; globalisation, technological advances and workforce expectations
- Evaluate the changing workplace i.e. cognitive knowledge, social and interpersonal abilities and the new psychological contract
- Critically assess job enrichment and job enlargement
- Critically assess management styles in employee relations
Module-Specific Communication Skills:
The learner will be able to:
- Illustrate the importance and benefits of empowering employees
- Discuss workplace theories such as; labour process theory, agency theory and exchange theory
- Promote drivers for the changing workplace such as; globalisation, technological advances and workforce expectations
- Explain the balance between job enlargement and job enrichment
- Discuss how an employee can develop one’s work relations through effective communication and listening skills, trust and respect, acknowledging one’s mistakes, compromise and embrace diversity
Module-Specific Learner Skills:
The learner will be able to:
- Evaluate own learning on the implication empowering employees has on the employee and organisation
- Proceed to study the drivers for the changing workforce and the changes involved such as; cognitive knowledge, social and interpersonal abilities and the new psychological contract
- Undertake further studies in creating a relational aspect between the employee and the job
- Undertake further studies in creating a balance between job enlargement and job enrichment
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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