Human Resource and Stakeholder Relationship Management

Module title	Human Resource and Stakeholder Relationship Management
Module code	BEA3036DAZ
Academic year	2024/5
Credits	30
Module staff

Duration: Term	1	2	3
Duration: Weeks			12

Number students taking module (anticipated)	50

Module description

This module is essential to providing an insight to the approaches to managing external relationships that affect the organisation including through the use of technology to produce relevant information for stakeholder reports such as Integrated Reporting or Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) reports.

You will apply the principles of effective staff recruitment, training, appraisal, mentoring and management and identify potential improvements to HR policies and activities such as recruitment, training, appraisal, mentoring or management. Importantly, you will be able to evaluate the effectiveness of digital technology used to appraise, monitor and manage staff.

Finally, you will demonstrate through this module a commitment to continuing professional development (CPD) by keeping up to date with the latest legislation, releases from standard setters, the latest advances in, and applications of, digital technology as applicable to accounting and finance and guidance from HMRC.

Module aims - intentions of the module

The aim of this module is to introduce you to the context, theory and practice of human resource management. In doing so you will have the opportunity to develop a critical orientation toward the subject matter and an awareness of the complexity of managing people.

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)

ILO: Module-specific skills

On successfully completing the module you will be able to...

1. Critically evaluate approaches to managing external relationships that affect the organisation.(K32)
2. Justify approaches to digital technology to produce relevant information for stakeholder reports such as Integrated Reporting or Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) reports.(K33)

ILO: Discipline-specific skills

On successfully completing the module you will be able to...

3. Analyse principles of effective staff recruitment, training, appraisal, mentoring and management.(K34)
4. Justify approaches to use of digital technologies to appraise, monitor and manage staff.(K35)
5. Identify potential improvements to HR policies and activities such as recruitment, training, appraisal, mentoring or management.(S33)

ILO: Personal and key skills

On successfully completing the module you will be able to...

6. Develop and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.(S31)
7. Identify relevant information to be included in reports used by stakeholders.(S32)
8. Evaluate the effectiveness of digital technology used to appraise, monitor and manage staff.(S34)
9. Demonstrate a commitment to continuing professional development (CPD) by keeping up to date with the latest legislation, releases from standard setters, the latest advances in, and applications of, digital technology as applicable to accounting and finance and guidance from HMRC.(B3)

Syllabus plan

Introduction to Human Resource Management
Human Resource Management in a Business Context
Human Resource Strategy and Human Resource Advantage
Managing Diversity
Managing the Employment relationship
Developing Human Resources

Learning activities and teaching methods (given in hours of study time)

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
34	266	0

Details of learning activities and teaching methods

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled teaching and learning activities?	34	masterclasses and webinars?
Guided independent study	60	Reading, research, web based activities on ELE??
Guided independent study	206	Work activities??

Formative assessment

Form of assessment	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Scenario case study HR and Stakeholder Relationship Management	4 Artefacts	1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9	Written

Summative assessment (% of credit)

Coursework	Written exams	Practical exams
50	50	0

Details of summative assessment

Form of assessment	% of credit	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Case study report	50	3000 words with artefacts	1-9	Written
Exam	50	90 minutes	1,4	Written

Details of re-assessment (where required by referral or deferral)

Original form of assessment	Form of re-assessment	ILOs re-assessed	Timescale for re-assessment
Case study report	Case study report	1-9	6 weeks
Exam	Exam	1,4	6 weeks

Re-assessment notes

Deferral – if you have been deferred for any assessment you will be expected to submit the relevant assessment. The mark given for a re-assessment taken as a result of deferral will not be capped and will be treated as it would be if it were your first attempt at the assessment.

Referral – if you have failed the module overall (i.e. a final overall module mark of less than 40%) you will be expected to submit the relevant assessment. The mark given for a re-assessment taken as a result of referral will be capped at 40%

Indicative learning resources - Basic reading

Basic reading:

Torrington, D., Taylor, S., Hall, L. & Atkinson, C. (2020) Human Resource Management. Eleventh Edition. Pearson: Harlow.
Marchington M. & Wilkinson, A. (2016) Human Resource Management at Work: People Management and Development. Sixth Edition. CIPD: London
Wilkinson, A. Redman, T. &Dundon, T. (2016) Contemporary Human Resource Management: Text and Cases. Fifth Edition. Pearson: Harlow.
Bach, S. & Edwards, M. (eds) (2012) Managing Human Resources. Fifth Edition. Wiley: Chichester.
Beardwell, J. & Thompson, A. (2017) Human Resource Management: A Contemporary Approach. Eighth Edition. Pearson: Harlow.
Wilton, N. (2023) An Introduction to Human Resource Management. Fifth Edition. Sage: London.

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HR and Stakeholder Relationship Management

Credit value	30
Module ECTS	15
Module pre-requisites	None
Module co-requisites	None
NQF level (module)	6
Available as distance learning?	Yes
Origin date	04/04/2024
Last revision date	04/12/2024