Universidad Pública de Navarra - Nafarroako Univertsitate Publikoa
Public University of Navarre
| 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 ] | OLLO LOPEZ, ANDREA [Mentoring ] | ||||
Contents
It is widely recognized that people is 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 evaluation, and compensation.
The approach to these issues combines description, theoretical contributions from economics, psychology and sociology and practice.
Descriptors
Human Resources, People Management, Strategic human resource management, Staffing, Recruitment, Selection, Training, Careers, Performance Evaluation, Compensation
General proficiencies
CG01. Ability to analyze and synthesize
CG04. Oral and written expression and comprehension in a foreing language
CG05. Computer and software knowledge in the area of study.
CG06. Ability to find and analyze information from different sources
CG07. Ability to solve problems
CG08. Ability to make decisions
CG09. Ability to work in teams
CG12. Social skills
CG14. Critical thinking and self-assessment
CG15. Commitment to an ethical workplace
CG16. Ability to work in stressful environments
CG17. Self-directed learning ability
CG21. Entrepreneurial spirit
Specific proficiencies
CE02. Identify relevant sources of economic information and their content
CE04. Apply professional criteria based on the management of technical tools to the analysis of business problems
CE05. Write consulting reports about markets and firms specific situations
CE11. Understand 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. Identify the firm as a system and recognizing interdependencies between the different functional areas
Methodology
| METHODOLOGY-ACTIVITY | Hours On Classroom | Hours Outside Classroom |
| A-1 Sessions in big group (including tests and final exams) | 46 | |
| A-2 Sessions in small groups | 14 | |
| A-3 Preparing team work and exercices | 24 | |
| A-4 Studying for class sessions during the course | 40 | |
| A-5 Studying for test and exams | 18 | |
| A-6 Tutorial sessions | 8 | |
| Total number of hours | 60 | 90 |
Evaluation
Final evaluation exercise: 65% of the final grade
- Final exam of course contents (50%)
- Assessment of individual work (15%)
- It is necessary to get at least 40% of the total score of the final exam to pass the course
- Recoverable in the extraordinary exam
- It is required to get at least 25% of the total score of the final exam to access the extraordinary exam
Individual student work: 15% of the final grade
- Exercises, cases and tests
- It is not recoverable
Team and in-class participation work: 20% of the final grade
- Class and practical sessions
- It is not recoverable
Agenda
1. The employment relationship
2. Strategic human resource management
3. Staffing
4. Training
5. Promotion
6. Performance evaluation
7. Dismissals
8. Compensation: Internal and external equity
9. Compensation: Rewarding performance
Bibliography
Access the bibliography that your professor has requested from the Library.
- Noe, R.A. et al. (2012). Human Resource Management: Gaining a competitive advantage. 8th edition, global edition, McGraw-Hill
- Lazear, E.P. & Gibbs, M. (2009). Personnel Economics in Practice, 2nd edition, John Willey & Sons