Human Resource Management

Teacher(s)

Caers Ralf;

Language

English

Prerequisites

The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.

Learning outcomes

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

The course aims at providing an introduction into the basic concepts of HR Management. After taking this course, students will be able to understand the general concepts of HR in a business context and they will be able to communicate with corporate HR professionals around HR related matters.

Content

The course is designed around the basic HR-scheme: inflow-transfer-outflow. Based upon this scheme we will discuss the main theories currently applied by HR professionals. The following topics will be discussed during teaching:
General introduction – definition and evolution
Job analysis and job evaluation
Recruitment of candidates
Selection of applicants
Socialization of newcomers
Performance management of employees
Staff outflow

Teaching methods

Oral teaching with explanation of theories and illustration through examples. Room for interactive discussions. Students must be ready to answer direct questions asked by the professor.
No pre-course reading is expected

Evaluation methods

The exam is in writing and consists of 20 multiple choice questions and two open questions. For the multiple choice part, a guess penalty does apply.
For Erasmus students alternative exam methods may apply when necessary to comply with the calendar of their home university.

Other information

The course is taught Friday morning between 8:30 and 10:30 am.

Bibliography

Slides of the course content are available via Moodl.
The compulsory textbook used in the course: Ralf CAERS, Human Resource Management: Basics - Third Edtion, Intersentia, 2021, ISBN 9781839701269

Teaching materials

• Caers, R. HRM Basics. Third Edition. Intersentia, 2021

Faculty or entity

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