Study Guide

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