Public University of Navarre



Castellano | Euskara | Academic year: 2013/2014 | Previous academic years:  2012/2013  |  2011/2012 
Bachelor's degree in Management and Business Administration at the Universidad Pública de Navarra
Course code: 172404 Subject title: HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Credits: 6 Type of subject: Mandatory Year: 2 Period: 2º S
Department: Business Administration
Lecturers:
URTASUN ALONSO, AINHOA   [Mentoring ]

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Contents

It is widely recognized that people are a key source of firm’s competitive advantage. Consequently it is essential for organizations to have an effective system for obtaining, mobilizing, and managing the organization’s human assets. This course is designed to provide an introduction to the concepts, challenges and prospects of managing people in today’s organizations. The issues covered in the course are: the strategic role of people, job analysis and planning, staffing, training, careers, performance appraisal, compensation and labor relations.

The approach to these issues combines description, theoretical contributions from economics, psychology and sociology and practice.

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Descriptors

Human Resources, People Management, Firm Strategy, Staffing, Training, Development, Performance Appraisal, Compensation, Labor Relations

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General proficiencies

1. Understand the strategic value of people.
2. Identify the areas involved in HR management
3. Understand the connections between those different areas
4. Be able to design specific action plans for the HR function.

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Specific proficiencies

CE02. Identify relevant sources of economic information and their content

CE04. Applying professional criteria based on the management of technical tools to the analysis of business problems .

CE06. Write projects in specific areas of management

CE11. Understanding the nature of the company as an organization and as a place of interaction of agents with different objectives.

CE12. Plan, organize and control projects in the different functional areas of the firm

CE13. Identifying the firm as a system and recognizing interdependencies between the different functional areas.

CE14. Implementing policies and practices aimed at improving effectiveness and efficiency.

CE19. Applying techniques to improve the training, development and motivation of human resources.

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Methodology

Class sessions (including tests and final exams)
46
HRM in action sessions
14
Total number of hours in classroom
60
Preparing team work
15
Individual study for class sessions
53
Studying for tests and exams
17
Seminars
2
Tutorial sessions
3
Total number of hours outside the classroom
90
Total number of hours
150 h.

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Languages

English

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Evaluation

•Final evaluation exercise: 65% of final grade
•Exam of course contents: 50%
•Assessment of individual work: 15%
•It is necessary to get at least 40% of total score in the final exam to pass the course.
•Recoverable in the retake exam.
•Necessary at least 25% of total score in the final exam to access retake exam.
•Student work in class sessions: 20% of final grade
•Exercises, cases and test.
•It is not recoverable.
•Team work: 15% of final grade
•“HRM in action” sessions.
•It is not recoverable.

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Agenda

1.Strategic Human Resource (HR) management
2.Job analysis and HR planning
3.Recruitment, selection and socialization of HR
4.HR training and development
5.Career planning and management
6.Performance appraisal
7.Compensation: internal and external equity
8.Compensation: incentives and benefits
9.Labor relations in Spain

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Bibliography

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Basic textbook.

- Noe, R.A., Hollenbeck, J.R., Gerhart, B. y Wright, P.M. (2010): Human Resource Management. Gaining a Competitive Advantage (7th Ed.) McGraw Hill, New York.

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Location

Aulario

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