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

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