Contemporary Issues in Human Resources Management

llsms2074  2019-2020  Louvain-la-Neuve

Contemporary Issues in Human Resources Management
Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
30.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Antoine Marie (coordinator); Bonny Gaëtan; Depaepe Philippe;
Language
English
Main themes
This course aims at presenting contemporary issues related to human resources management, both theoretically and practically, and to discuss them, as well as challenges and issues related to the implementation of specific practices. The theme of the course changes yearly.
In 2019-2020, this seminar will focus on new ways of working, and its multiple dimensions, such as new forms of management, new forms of work organization, spatio-temporal practices, ICT in organization, etc. More specifically, issues studied will be about skills evolution, style of management, and issues related to data (HR analytics, big data).
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 Having regard to the LO of the programme X, this activity contributes to the development and acquisition of the following LO:
  • Corporate citizenship: The habit of acting consciously, aware of one’s responsibilities, placing human and ethical considerations at the very heart of one’s thinking and actions.
  • Knowledge and reasoning: The active and integrated mastery of a multidisciplinary body of knowledge (content, methods, models and conceptual frameworks) as a basis for acting with expertise in the various areas of management.
  • A scientific and systematic approach: The ability to analyse and resolve problems in multidisciplinary and complex management situations using a scientific and systematic approach.
 

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
This course aims at presenting contemporary issues related to human resources management, both theoretically and practically, and to discuss them, as well as challenges and issues related to the implementation of specific practices.
Teaching methods
The course is based on :
  • Ex cathedra lessons ;
  • Class debates and case studies ;
  • A group work.
Evaluation methods
Evaluation of the course is based on a written group work. In group of 6 to 8 students max (depending on class composition), each group will have to to do a report on a contemporary HR practice, based on existing literature review, critical thinking, and interviews with HR expert(s). This research will be presented during one of the last sessions of the course. During the first session, teachers will explain the modalities of this work.
Students will be collected evaluated based on following criteria :
  1. Originality of the topic
  2. Relevant literature review
  3. Quality and deepness of the analysis
  4. Critical thinking regarding the chosen practice
  5. Quality of the work form (orthograph, etc.)
Continuous evaluation
  • Date: 26/03 to 15/05
  • Type of evaluation: Group report
  • Comments:
Evaluation week
  • Oral: No
  • Written: No
  • Unavailability or comments:
Examination session
  • Oral: No
  • Written: No
  • Unavailability or comments:
Online resources
See moodle
Bibliography
PowerPoint presentations and resources on Moodle
Teaching materials
  • https://moodleucl.uclouvain.be/ code LLSMS2074
Faculty or entity
CLSM


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in Human Resources Management

Master [120] in Psychology

Master [120] in Management

Master [120] in Management