Lancaster University

This module is essential to anyone planning a career in management. The module covers all key elements of personnel and development in the main areas of resourcing, development, relations, and reward. The module provides knowledge, understanding, and skills for all future managers to: give informed advice and solutions at the workplace and establish level; contribute to improvements in organisational performance; undertake basic human resources processes across the board.

The module defines the theoretical approaches to Personnel and Human Resource Management and considers the current context for practitioners.

• Human Resource Management: An introduction and the context, Strategic HRM, HR Models, differences between HRM and Personnel Management

• Human Resourcing; Job Evaluation, HR planning, HR Scorecard
• Recruitment and Selection- Internal and External sources of recruitment, techniques of selection.

• Performance management- Managing appraisals, techniques, biases

• Learning and Development; Training and Development, needs analysis, training process, techniques, use of internet in training.
• Reward- equity issues, compensation, incentives and benefits
• Employee Relations- Employee involvement and Participation
• A brief introduction to International HRM

  By the end of this module, students will be able to:

·        Synthesize and critique the core HRM models.

 ·        Evaluate the linkages and interdependence of the various functional areas.

·        Evaluate the fit between the organizational and HRM strategy.

·        Analyze the basic issues in the functional areas of human resource management like HR Planning, Recruitment and selection, performance management, training, compensation and employee relations.

By the end of this module, students will be able to:

• Recognize the coordination required with other organization departments in implementing HR policies.
• Be able to interpret for own career development a range of HRM issues like selection, performance appraisal, training, etc. 
• Apply their knowledge to practical tasks as part of their learning process.
• Critique theoretical models and constructs.

Assessment 1 is a group presentation of 30 minutes (15 minutes presentation and 15 minutes of discussion) on a case study.

Assessment 2 is an individual written piece of 3000 words.

Core Reading:

·       Dessler, G. and Varkkey, B. (2011), Human Resource and Personnel Management, New Delhi, Prentice Hall.

Additional Support material:

·       C.S Venkata Ratnam, (1991), Personnel Management & Human Resource Management, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi.

·       Cascio W.F. (1995) Managing Human Resources: Productivity, Quality of Work Life and Profits, NY: McGraw Hill.

·       Parikh U, and Rao T.V. (1984), Designing and Managing Human Resource Management, New Delhi: Wiley

·       Aswatthappa, K. (2005), Human Resource and Personnel Management, Tata McGraw Hill.

·       Dessler, Gary (2007), Human Resource and Personnel Management, Prentice Hall.      

·       Bratton, J. and Gold, J. (2003) Human Resource Management, Pearson Education.

·       Croners: Employment Law Reference Book

·       Harrison, R. (2002) Learning And Development, Cipd Publications.

·       Marchington, M. And Wilkinson A. (2004 2nd Edition) People Management And Development: Human Resource Management At Work, Cipd Publications

·       Redman, T. And Wilkinson, A. (2001), Contemporary Human Resource Management. Pearson Education.

·       Torrington, D, Hall, L And Taylor, S. (2002) Human Resource Management. Prentice Hall *

·       Storey, J (Ed.) (2001) Human Resource Management: A Critical Text. Thompson Business Press *