Human Resource ManagementLaajuus (5 cr)
Code: FEK22LT3
Credits
5 cr
Objective
The student:
- knows how personnel management is connected to an organization’s activities, goals and strategies
- is able to describe the recruitment process, staff’s competence development and compensation
- understands the connection between a staff’s well-being and the organization's success
- understands how the organization can pursue a sustainable personnel policy as well as the importance of being an attractive employer
Content
- HRM theories
- recruitment tools
- employee well-being
- competence development
- equality issues within personnel administration
Qualifications
- None
Enrollment
01.12.2025 - 11.01.2026
Timing
07.01.2026 - 19.04.2026
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Faculty of Business
Teaching languages
- Svenska
Teachers
- Johan Back
Groups
-
FEK24D-VTradenom (YH), h24, dagstudier, Vasa
Objective
The student:
- knows how personnel management is connected to an organization’s activities, goals and strategies
- is able to describe the recruitment process, staff’s competence development and compensation
- understands the connection between a staff’s well-being and the organization's success
- understands how the organization can pursue a sustainable personnel policy as well as the importance of being an attractive employer
Content
- HRM theories
- recruitment tools
- employee well-being
- competence development
- equality issues within personnel administration
Location and time
Vasa, januari-april 2026
Materials
Books, will be announced at course start
Articles
Online resurser som t ex.LinkedIn Learning
Bratton & Gold: Human Resource Management
Dessler: Human Resource Management
Managing Millenials artikelserie: Forbes, McKinsey
Organisationens hjärta (Studentlitteratur)
Wallo, Rönnqvist, Davidsson: Human Resource Development (Studentlitteratur)
Peter M Senge: Femte disciplinen
hrbloggen.se
Great place to work.fi
Teaching methods
-Lectures
-Exercises
-Presentations
-Individual studies
-Guest lecture
Employer connections
Guest from the business community
Exam schedules
Examination9.4.2026
DL for group exercise will be informed at course start
Student workload
135 working hours
-Lectures
-Exercises
-Key Learning Notes
-Individual studies
Further information
Contents:
- Definition and role of HRM
- Historical development of HRM
- The importance of HRM for organizational success
- Personnel planning and recruitment
- Recruitment strategies and methods
- The recruitment process and selection methods
- Diversity management during recruitment
- Training and development of employees
- Competence development
- Performance management and goal setting
- Feedback and assessment of performance
- Reward system and incentives
- Communication within the organization
- Management of conflicts and negotiations
- Employee relations and team building
- Global HRM and multicultural aspects
- Ethical dilemmas in HRM
- Use of technology for HRM processes.
- Work with flexible schedules and remote work
Evaluation scale
H-5
Assessment methods and criteria
Grading 1-5
For a pass, excercises, presentations and examination need to be passed
-Active participation in the sessions 10 %
- Key Learning Notes and group exercises 40 %
-Examination 50 %
Assessment criteria, fail (0)
Unsubmitted assignments
Uncompensated absence from mandatory sessions
Failed examination
Qualifications
- None
Enrollment
02.12.2025 - 31.01.2026
Timing
01.01.2026 - 30.04.2026
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Faculty of Business
Teaching languages
- Svenska
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Business Administration
Teachers
- Timo Kerke
- Laura Johansson
- Maria Westerlund
Groups
-
FEK24D-ÅTradenom (YH), h24, dagstudier, Åbo
Objective
The student:
- knows how personnel management is connected to an organization’s activities, goals and strategies
- is able to describe the recruitment process, staff’s competence development and compensation
- understands the connection between a staff’s well-being and the organization's success
- understands how the organization can pursue a sustainable personnel policy as well as the importance of being an attractive employer
Content
- HRM theories
- recruitment tools
- employee well-being
- competence development
- equality issues within personnel administration
Evaluation scale
H-5
Qualifications
- None
Enrollment
15.06.2024 - 13.01.2025
Timing
13.01.2025 - 30.04.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Faculty of Business
Teaching languages
- Svenska
Teachers
- Kajsa From
Groups
-
FEK23D-VTradenom (YH), h23, dagstudier, Vasa
Objective
The student:
- knows how personnel management is connected to an organization’s activities, goals and strategies
- is able to describe the recruitment process, staff’s competence development and compensation
- understands the connection between a staff’s well-being and the organization's success
- understands how the organization can pursue a sustainable personnel policy as well as the importance of being an attractive employer
Content
- HRM theories
- recruitment tools
- employee well-being
- competence development
- equality issues within personnel administration
Location and time
Vaasa spring 2025.
Materials
To be announced at course start.
Teaching methods
- lectures
- excercises
- presentations
- individual studies
Exam schedules
To be informed at course start.
Student workload
135 working hours.
Further information
Contents:
- Definition and role of HRM
- Historical development of HRM
- The importance of HRM for organizational success
- Personnel planning and recruitment
- Recruitment strategies and methods
- The recruitment process and selection methods
- Diversity management during recruitment
- Training and development of employees
- Competence development
- Performance management and goal setting
- Feedback and assessment of performance
- Reward system and incentives
- Communication within the organization
- Management of conflicts and negotiations
- Employee relations and team building
- Global HRM and multicultural aspects
- Ethical dilemmas in HRM
- Use of technology for HRM processes.
- Work with flexible schedules and remote work
Evaluation scale
H-5
Assessment methods and criteria
Grading 1-5. For a pass, excercises, presentations and examination need to be passed.
Qualifications
- None
Enrollment
02.12.2024 - 28.02.2025
Timing
07.01.2025 - 27.04.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Faculty of Business
Campus
Åbo, Henriksgatan 7
Teaching languages
- Svenska
Seats
0 - 80
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Business Administration
Teachers
- Niklas Sundström
- Annemari Andrésen
- Håkan Sourander
Teacher in charge
Maria Westerlund
Groups
-
FEK23D-ÅTradenom (YH), h23, dagstudier, Åbo
Objective
The student:
- knows how personnel management is connected to an organization’s activities, goals and strategies
- is able to describe the recruitment process, staff’s competence development and compensation
- understands the connection between a staff’s well-being and the organization's success
- understands how the organization can pursue a sustainable personnel policy as well as the importance of being an attractive employer
Content
- HRM theories
- recruitment tools
- employee well-being
- competence development
- equality issues within personnel administration
Evaluation scale
H-5
Qualifications
- None
Enrollment
02.12.2024 - 15.01.2025
Timing
06.01.2025 - 16.03.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Faculty of Business
Teaching languages
- Svenska
Seats
0 - 100
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Business Administration
Teachers
- Kajsa From
Groups
-
ÖH23FEK-FLEXÖppna YH, Flexibelt till tradenom
Objective
The student:
- knows how personnel management is connected to an organization’s activities, goals and strategies
- is able to describe the recruitment process, staff’s competence development and compensation
- understands the connection between a staff’s well-being and the organization's success
- understands how the organization can pursue a sustainable personnel policy as well as the importance of being an attractive employer
Content
- HRM theories
- recruitment tools
- employee well-being
- competence development
- equality issues within personnel administration
Location and time
Online spring 2025.
Materials
To be announced at course start.
Teaching methods
- lectures
- excercises
- presentations
- individual studies
Exam schedules
To be informed at course start.
Student workload
135 working hours.
Further information
Contents:
- Definition and role of HRM
- Historical development of HRM
- The importance of HRM for organizational success
- Personnel planning and recruitment
- Recruitment strategies and methods
- The recruitment process and selection methods
- Diversity management during recruitment
- Training and development of employees
- Competence development
- Performance management and goal setting
- Feedback and assessment of performance
- Reward system and incentives
- Employment conditions
- Benefits and allowances.
- Communication within the organization
- Management of conflicts and negotiations
- Employee relations and team building
- Global HRM and multicultural aspects
- Ethical dilemmas in HRM
- Use of technology for HRM processes.
- Work with flexible schedules and remote work
Evaluation scale
H-5
Assessment methods and criteria
Grading 1-5. For a pass, excercises, presentations and examination need to be passed.
Qualifications
- None
Enrollment
09.12.2023 - 26.02.2024
Timing
26.02.2024 - 28.04.2024
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Faculty of Business
Teaching languages
- Svenska
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Business Administration
Teachers
- Marika Nygårdas
- Helena Nordström
- Kim Friman
Groups
-
FEK22D-ÅTradenom (YH), h22, dagstudier, Åbo
Objective
The student:
- knows how personnel management is connected to an organization’s activities, goals and strategies
- is able to describe the recruitment process, staff’s competence development and compensation
- understands the connection between a staff’s well-being and the organization's success
- understands how the organization can pursue a sustainable personnel policy as well as the importance of being an attractive employer
Content
- HRM theories
- recruitment tools
- employee well-being
- competence development
- equality issues within personnel administration
Evaluation scale
H-5
Qualifications
- None
Enrollment
01.12.2023 - 07.01.2024
Timing
08.01.2024 - 30.04.2024
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Faculty of Business
Teaching languages
- Svenska
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Business Administration
Teachers
- Kajsa From
Groups
-
FEK22D-VTradenom (YH), h22, dagstudier, Vasa
Objective
The student:
- knows how personnel management is connected to an organization’s activities, goals and strategies
- is able to describe the recruitment process, staff’s competence development and compensation
- understands the connection between a staff’s well-being and the organization's success
- understands how the organization can pursue a sustainable personnel policy as well as the importance of being an attractive employer
Content
- HRM theories
- recruitment tools
- employee well-being
- competence development
- equality issues within personnel administration
Location and time
Vaasa spring 2024.
Materials
To be announced at course start.
Teaching methods
- lectures
- excercises
- presentations
- individual studies
Exam schedules
To be informed at course start.
Student workload
135 working hours.
Further information
Contents:
- Definition and role of HRM
- Historical development of HRM
- The importance of HRM for organizational success
- Personnel planning and recruitment
- Recruitment strategies and methods
- The recruitment process and selection methods
- Diversity management during recruitment
- Training and development of employees
- Competence development
- Performance management and goal setting
- Feedback and assessment of performance
- Reward system and incentives
- Employment conditions
- Benefits and allowances.
- Communication within the organization
- Management of conflicts and negotiations
- Employee relations and team building
- Global HRM and multicultural aspects
- Ethical dilemmas in HRM
- Use of technology for HRM processes.
- Work with flexible schedules and remote work
Evaluation scale
H-5
Assessment methods and criteria
Grading 1-5. For a pass, excercises, presentations and examination need to be passed.
Qualifications
- None