University of Nicosia, Cyprus Course Code Course Title ECTS Credits MΒΑLN-609 Organizational and HR 7.5 Management Type of Course Field Language of Instruction Core Human Resources English Management Mode of Delivery Work Placement Passing Grade Online N/A 60% Objectives of the Course: The main objectives of the course are to facilitate: Create and analyzing of the ways of improving the organization’s market place position from an HR perspective Collection and analysis of data for reporting and resolving issues related to HR Measuring of the effectiveness of HR Critical thinking/problem solving in HR issues Creativity and Innovation in HR Development of intrapersonal and interpersonal skills; communication Orally and in writing, both individually and in groups problem – solving; Best change in HR to prepare for the future Undertake, complete, present and submit a project using appropriate, methodological, evaluative, presentational and writing techniques. Learning Outcomes: After completion of the course students should be able to: 1. develop strategic HR policies and practices 2. develop strategic recruitment/selection policies and practices 3. perform an effective job analysis and prepare a job description and specification 4. develop effective job design processes and procedures 5. prepare and perform effective selection interviews 6. perform a training and development needs analysis and implement effective training programs 7. evaluate jobs in order to determine salary/wage scales/incentive, benefits8. develop and implement effective performance criteria in order to perform appraisals 9. evaluate the legal environment and its impact on the workplace. 10. utilize employee associations, unions for better business results 11. manage employee/employer negotiations so as to avoid conflict situations in the workplace 12. analyze health and safety issues in the workplace for better employee performance Course Content: 1. HR Challenges: themes, concepts and issues, and the human resource challenges facing organizations today. 2. The Legal Environment: the legislative ‘minefield’ impacting the effective management of people in the workplace. 3. Planning: how to ensure that the right people are in the right place at the right time. 4. Recruitment and Selection: effective strategies and policies for finding; placing and retaining people. 5. Design of Work: designing jobs to ensure that people are provided with a safe and performance-enhancing environment. 6. Training and Development: performing a needs analysis and designing effective training and development policies and practices. 7. Managing and Improving Performance: effective feedback and performance evaluation processes and procedures which will improve individual and organizational performance. 8. Compensation and Incentives: designing and implementing reward structures which motivate people for optimum performance. 9. Employee Relations: designing and implementing systems and structures to facilitate the relationships that contribute to effective organizational performance. 10. Health and Safety: ensuring that the workplace provides a safe environment for its workforce. 11. International HR: Analyze the International/ Global HR practices Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: Topic Overviews, Examinations, Discussions Forums Assessment Methods: This course will be assessed using the following criteria:  Examination 1: 15% of the final module grade (due at the end of Week 2)  Examination 2: 15% of the final module grade (due at the end of Week 4)  Final Examination 60% of the final module grade (due at the end of Week 7)  Discussion Forum Participation: 10% of the final module gradeRequired Textbooks/Reading: Authors Title Publisher Year ISBN The eBook for this course can be located in the folder titled “eBook – Organisations & HR Management”, just below the Welcoming Introduction message on the VLE page of the course..