ContemporaryIssuesinHRM

Stage

3

Semester

2

ModuleTitle

ContemporaryIssuesinHRM

ModuleReferenceCode

H8CIHRM

Status(M/E)

Mandatory

ECTSCredit

10

ModuleNFQLevel

8

Pre-requisiteModules

Code

Title

Co-requisiteModules

Code

Title

Capstone(Y/N)

TeachingPersonnel

Title

Name

ContactHours

Non-ContactHours

Total

Lecture

Practical

Tutorial

Seminar

Assignment

Placement

Independent

36

12

202

250

AllocationofmarkswithintheModule

ContinuousAssessment

Project

Practical

TerminalExamination

Total

%Contribution

50%

50%

100%

IntendedModuleLearningOutcomes

Onsuccessfulcompletionofthismodule,learnerswillbeableto:

LO1.RecognisethekeyemergingissuesassociatedwithHRM

LO2.Evaluatewhatchallengestheseissuesposetoourexistingunderstandingoftheliteratureandtheoryinthisarea

LO3.ExamineindividualandorganisationalstrategiesandapproachesincopingwithcontemporaryandemergingHRissues

LO4.EvaluateevidencefromcasestudiesandthepractitionerliteratureoftheexistenceofnewmanagementandorganisationalpracticesinHRM.

LO5.DescribecurrenttrendsinHRMandcriticallydebatetheirpracticalimplicationsfororganisationsandemployees.

ModuleObjectives

Themoduleaimstoprovidestudentswithaninsightintocontemporaryandemergingissuesinthepracticeandtheoryofhumanresourcemanagement.Itaimstokeepstudentsabreastofchallengingandleadingedgeissuesfacingorganisationsinthisareaandthroughdetaileddiscussionofthese,developthepracticeofcriticalthinking.

ModuleCurriculum

ComparativeHRM

ConvergenceordivergenceinHRMsystems

New-institutionalism

Theculturalists

Rational-hierarchicalapproaches

Varietiesofcapitalismapproaches

EmpiricalwaysofunderstandingdiversityinHRpractice

EmploymentEthics

Ethicaltheories

Anemploymentethicsagenda

Shapinganethicalworkplace

Historyofethicalemploymentmanagement

TheadventofHRManditsroleinethics

ManagingDiversity

Contextofmanagingdiversitya€￠Implementingdiversityinitiatives-challengesandlimitations

CritiqueofGlobaldiversitymanagement

Dodiversityinitiativesdeliver?

KnowledgeManagementandHRM

Socialcontext:thegrowingimportanceofknowledge

Definingknowledgework

Workermotivationandparticipationinknowledgemanagementinitiatives

RoleofHRMpracticeinsupportingknowledgemanagement

Worklifebalance

Isitwork-lifebalanceorsomethingelse?

Whywork-lifebalanceisimportantforEmployers

Unionsandwork-lifebalance

Work-lifebalancepractice

Critiqueofthebenefitsandproblemsofwork-lifebalance

Findingtheboundaries

WorkplaceBullying

Definingworkplacebullying

Theroleofpoweranddependencyinworkplacebullying

Bullyingbehaviours,frequencyandriskgroups

Preventionandmanagementofworkplacebullying

Organisationalandindividualimpacts

Antecedents‘individual’,environmental

Preventionandmanagement

ThechangingHRfunction

PurposeandroleoftheHRfunctionandpotentialstructuresformanagementofthefunction

ExplorationoftheextenttowhichtheHRfunctionactsstrategically

Explorationoftheextentofself-serviceHR,outsourcingandsharedservicesandtheirbenefitsanddrawbacks

TheroleoflinemanagersinHRM

CritiqueofcurrentdevelopmentsinthemanagementoftheHRfunction

Humancapitalmeasurement

ApproachestomeasuringHRandhumancapital

Frequentlyusedmeasures

ScorecardsasstrategicframeworksinmeasuringHumanCapital

Typesofhumancapitalreportingandtheirrole

TeachingandLearningStrategy

Studentswillbeexposedtoavarietyofteachingandlearningenvironments.Acombinationoflectures,tutorialsclassdiscussionsandseminarsmaybeorganisedtoachievethis.Lectureswillprovideaframeworkofmaterialwhichwillbesupplementedbystudentreading,exercisesanddiscussionsineachtopicarea.

TeachingandLearningwilltakeplacevia:Lectures,TutorialsandCasestudies,GroupActivities/Tasksandstudentpresentations,Classdiscussions/debatesandDirectedReadingoftextsandjournalarticles,Self-directedreadingandreviewofwebbasedmaterialse.g.:CIPDReading,LearningandPreparationofmaterialforAssignments/Exams.

AssessmentStrategy

Coursework

50%

EndofModuleAssessment

50%

AssessmentType

AssessmentDescription

Outcomeaddressed

%oftotal

AssessmentDate

Project

Learnerswillbegivenanessayfocusedonexploringoneormoreofthetopicslistedindepthusingappropriateacademicliterature.Alternatively,learnersmaybegivenabusinesscasestudyfocusingononeormoreofthekeytopicsandaskedtoansweraseriesofquestionsortomakerelevantrecommendations.Again,theanswersprovidedbylearnerswillrequirethemtoprovideevidenceofcriticalinsightintocontemporaryissueswithinthecaseandtoembedtheiranswersinrelevanttheoryandliterature.

1,2,3,4,5

50

n/a

TerminalExam

Theendofsemesterexaminationpaperwhichistwohoursindurationwillcontain5questionswithlearnersrequiredtoanswer3questionsoftheirchoice.Allquestionswillnecessitateessay-styleresponsesandmarkswillbeawardedbasedonclarity,structurerelevantexamples,depthoftopicknowledgeandevidenceofreadingoutsidecoretexts.

1,2,3,4,5

50

End-of-Semester

ReassessmentDetail

Repeatexamination

Reassessmentofthismodulewillconsistofarepeatexamination.Itispossiblethattherewillalsobearequirementtobereassessedinacourseworkelement.

ReadingListandOtherResources

RecommendedBookReading

TomRedmanandAdrianWilkinson2013,Contemporaryhumanresourcemanagement:textandcases,4thEd.,PearsonHarlow

SupplementaryBookReading

Beardwell,J.andThompson,A.2014,HumanResourceManagement:AContemporaryApproach,7thEd.,Pearson

Torrington,D,Hall,L.,Taylor,S.andAtkinson,C.2014,HumanResourceManagement,9thEd.,PearsonHarlow[ISBN:9780273786634]

Harney,B.andMonks,K2014,StrategicHRM:ResearchandPracticeinIreland.,OpenPressDublin

RecommendedArticleReading

HumanResourceManagementJournalProvocationSeriesPapers:HRMinthe21stcent