Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

LJMU Partner Taught

Learning Methods

Workshop

Module Offerings

7230ECBM-JAN-PAR

7230ECBM-SEP-PAR

Aims

To provide a conceptual framework for effective employee resourcing in an international context and demonstrate the contribution of employee resourcing to effective and ethical business practice.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Critically appraise recruitment and selection methods with a particular focus on psychological tests and assessment centres.
2.
Make a business case for competency and diversity based employee resourcing policy and practice.
3.
Assess the impact of local and global labour markets on resourcing strategy in contemporary organisations.
4.
Critically evaluate how the strategic integration of employee resourcing policy and practice with other areas of HRM impacts positively on organisational effectiveness.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Employee resourcing in a HRM and organisational context. Human resource planning and job design. Selection methods and their predictive validity. Psychological testing and assessment centres. The business case for competency based and diversity based approaches to resourcing. Evaluating employee resourcing strategy and practice.
Additional Information:The module provides a conceptual framework for effective employee resourcing. Formative feedback is advanced through workshop participation and the analysis of case studies and scenarios. The module will require completion of directed tasks prior to taught sessions and will be delivered over two weekends. A coursework briefing will be included at the end of each tutor input session.

Assessments

Essay

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