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2020/2021

Human Resource Management

Code: 102179 ECTS Credits: 6
Degree Type Year Semester
2501232 Business and Information Technology OB 3 2
The proposed teaching and assessment methodology that appear in the guide may be subject to changes as a result of the restrictions to face-to-face class attendance imposed by the health authorities.

Contact

Name:
Carles Lombart Peregrin
Email:
Carles.Lombart@uab.cat

Use of Languages

Principal working language:
catalan (cat)
Some groups entirely in English:
No
Some groups entirely in Catalan:
No
Some groups entirely in Spanish:
No

Teachers

Carles Lombart Peregrin

Prerequisites

It is desirable to have completed the "Business Economics" and "Strategic Business Management" courses.

Objectives and Contextualisation

The course aims to offer a vision of the main strategic, operational and human aspects that allow an understanding of the processes that are established in this business functional area.

The objectives of the course are:
- Understand the concept of human resources management as a competitiveness factor
- Leadership in the company
- Team management
- Project management
- Performance evaluation
- Motivation
- Recruiting and internal promotion policies
- Training and knowledge management
- Communication and centralization of decisions
- Negotiation and change management.

Competences

  • Carrying out different oral presentations for different audiences.
  • Demonstrating a comprehension of the individual and collective human behaviour in professional environments.
  • Demonstrating a comprehension of the principles, structure, organisation and inner workings of companies and organisations.
  • Demonstrating creativity and initiative.
  • Developing self-learning strategies.
  • Identifying, analysing and solving complex problems and situations related to company organisations.
  • Managing and coordinating working teams, specially interdisciplinary teams, paying particular attention to the needs and conflicts they might endure.
  • Students must be capable of adapting to new situations and new knowledge that may lead to new analysis and different stances.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Applying fundamental interpersonal skills to the management of the human resources.
  2. Carrying out different oral presentations for different audiences.
  3. Demonstrating a comprehension of the individual and collective human behaviour in professional environments.
  4. Demonstrating creativity and initiative.
  5. Describing the function and structure of the human resources department of a company.
  6. Developing self-learning strategies.
  7. Managing a change process.
  8. Managing and coordinating working teams, specially interdisciplinary teams, paying particular attention to the needs and conflicts they might endure.
  9. Students must be capable of adapting to new situations and new knowledge that may lead to new analysis and different stances.
  10. Using negotiation techniques.

Content

1. General considerations

  1. HR Management as a strategic factor
  2. Corporate culture and business organisation
  3. Job design and description and people recruiting
  4. Labour framework

2. Employee Life Cycle

  1. Definition of objectives
  2. Training and knowledge management
  3. Professional development
  4. Performance evaluation
  5. Promotion policies
  6. Remuneration systems

3. Management function

  1. People and team leadership. Project management
  2. Communication and information flow
  3. Motivation
  4. Negotiation and conflict management
  5. Change Management.

Methodology

  1. For the learning of Human Resources items, presentations with audiovisual support and class cases/discussions will be carried out, in order to develop the practical skills integrated in the explanations.
  2. In order to improve on the analysis and synthesis of specific aspects of the material, individual work will be carried out on a news item, that should be summarized and commented on.
  3. In order to apply the HR knowledge to an specific business case, a group work or seminar on HR aspects will be carried out.

Please note that the proposed teaching methodology may undergo some modifications according to the restrictions imposed by the health authorities on on-campus courses.

Activities

Title Hours ECTS Learning Outcomes
Type: Directed      
Class work and case discussion 14 0.56 1, 3, 2, 7, 10
Public presentations and seminars 32 1.28 1, 5, 7, 10
Type: Supervised      
Group work or seminar 5 0.2 9, 6, 8, 10
Teacher tutorials 10 0.4 9, 4
Type: Autonomous      
Course materials study 35 1.4 6
Information search and group work or seminar preparation 43 1.72 9, 6
Work on a news item 7.5 0.3 9, 6

Assessment

The evaluation will have the following between appraisals:

 - Practical part (40%):

  •  Preparation and participation in a group work or seminar. Max. 2 points (20%)
  • Accomplishment (summary and commentary) of an individual work on a news item. Max. 2 points (20%)

 

- Theoretical part (60%):

  • Partial test, in which questions about the programme must be answered. Max. 3 points (30%)
  • Final test in which questions about the programme must be answered. Max 3 points (30%)

 

Any text included in both individual and/or group work, not documented or enclosed in quotation marks of more than one line, will invalidate the work.

To consider the practical part grade,3 or more points must be obtained from the theoretical part (taking into account partial and final). In case of not passing the theory, the grade will be that of theory.

If the grade is 5 or higher, the subject will be considered passed. In case of a grade lower than 3.5, the student will be suspended. If this is not the case, the student may take advantage of the remedial process described below.

A student will be considered "Not assessable" if he or she has not participated in any of the assessment activities. Therefore, if the student performs any component of the assessment, he or she is no longer eligible for "Not Assessable". 

 

Calendar of Evaluation Activities

The dates of the various assessment activities (exercises, submission of papers, etc.) will be announced well in advance during the semester.

The dates of the midterm and final test of the course are programmed in the calendar of examinations of the Faculty.

"The schedule of the evaluation tests may not be modified, unless there is an exceptional and duly justified reason why an evaluation act cannot be carried out. In this case, the persons responsible for the degrees, after consulting the teaching staff and the student body concerned, will propose a new schedule within the corresponding academic period".  Section 1 of Article 115. Calendar of evaluation activities (UAB Academic Regulations)  

Students of the Economics and Business Faculty who, according to the previous paragraph, need to change an evaluation date must submit the request by filling in the document Request for rescheduling test at https://eformularis.uab.cat/group/deganat_feie/solicitud-reprogramacion-de-pruebas.

 

Procedure for reviewing appraisals

At the same time with the final test, the day and means of publication of the final grades will be announced. Likewise, the procedure, place, date and time of the grade revision will be informed in accordance with the University's regulations. 

 

Recovery Process

"In order to participate in the catch-up process, the student body must have been previously evaluated in a set of activities that represents a minimum of two thirds of the total grade of the subject or module". Article 112 ter, paragraph 3. Recovery (UAB Academic Regulations). Students must have obtained an average grade of the subject between 3.5 and 4.9.

The date of this test is scheduled in the calendar of examinations of the Faculty. The student who presents himself and passes it will pass the subject with a grade of 5. Otherwise, he will keep the samegrade.

 

Irregularities in evaluation acts  

Without prejudice to other disciplinary measures that may be deemed appropriate, and in accordance with current academic regulations, "in the event that the student commits any irregularity that may lead to a significant variationin the grade of an evaluation act, this evaluation act shall be marked with a 0, regardless of the disciplinary process that may be instructed. If there are several irregularities in the acts of evaluation of the same subject, the final grade of this subject will be 0".  Article 116, paragraph 10. Evaluation results. (UAB Academic Regulations)

Final note: The proposed evaluation activities may undergo some changes according to the restrictions imposed by the health authorities on on-campus courses.

 

Assessment Activities

Title Weighting Hours ECTS Learning Outcomes
Group work or seminar 20% 0 0 1, 9, 4, 2, 8, 10
Individual work 20% 0 0 4, 6, 7
Partial and final tests 60% 3.5 0.14 3, 5, 6

Bibliography

  • GOMEZ-MEJIA, J.L (2004)  Gestión de Recursos Humanos. Ed. Pearson - Prentice Hall.
  • LAZEAR, E. (1998) Personnel economics for managers. Ed. John Wiley, NY.
  • PEDREIRA, R. (2013) Los recursos humanos son personas. Ed. UAB.
  • KOONTZ, H. y WEIHRICH, H.  (2004) Administración, una perspectiva global. Ed. McGraw Hill.
  • RODRIGUEZ, J.M. (2005) El factor humano en la empresa. Ed. Deusto.
  • www.capitalhumano.es
  • www.fundaciontripartita.org
  • www.mcc.es (Mondragón Corporación Cooperativa).