Human Resource Management 2

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Human Resource Management 2

• Review of the course

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Objectives

• Summarise the course
• Suggestions for revision
• Explain the structure of the exam and the types
  of questions
• Set expectations for the examination

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Course design and method

• Core of the course 3 sections of 3 weeks each
• Selection, performance management, negotiating
  and bargaining
• Set these practices within their wider
  organisational context
• Method establish the theoretical context, engage
  in a practical activity, review that practice
• Learning draw together theory and practice

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Week 1 the course in its organisational context
objectives

• Identify the links between HR practices and
  organisational performance
• Understand the difference between HR strategy,
  practice and implementation
• Recognise the key role of line (and HR) managers
  skills in the implementation of HR practices
• Identify the some of the key line manager skills
  involved in implementing HR practices
  especially in face-to-face interactions

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Weeks 2, 3 and 4 Selection interviewing
objectives

• Place selection techniques within their wider
  organisational context best practice, best fit
  and best process
• Best process recap the importance of
  face-to-face skills and types of interactions
• Identify the purpose of the selection interview
• Understand the research findings into the
  effectiveness of interviews
• Explain the key practical aspects of selection
  interviews
• Preparation
• Interview context, strategy, structure and
  methods
• Prepare for, conduct and review the practical
  exercise

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Weeks 5, 6 and 7 Performance Management
objectives

• To recall why performance management is important
  in theory and practice
• To understand the purpose and nature of the
  appraisal interview in the performance management
  process
• To examine the different approaches and styles of
  appraisal interviews
• To give an opportunity to gain experience in the
  practical aspects of appraisal interviewing and
  to review this

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Weeks 8, 9 and 10 Negotiating and Bargaining
objectives

• Identify the different arenas within which
  negotiating and bargaining take place
• Understand the different types of negotiating
  processes
• Identify the tactics that are associated with
  each type of negotiating process
• Consider the conditions under which different
  negotiating processes take place
• Build on learning and apply this to a collective
  environment

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Revision

• Make sure you have a good set of notes use the
  summary to double check
• Do not revise in isolation see the links
• Read the text and relevant articles
• Test your knowledge theory to examples and
  examples to theory
• Work deductively and inductively
• Draw a map of your understanding

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Structure of the exam paper

• 6 questions in two hours, answer three questions
• No compulsory questions, all equally weighted
• 2 questions on each of the three sections

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Types of questions

• Usually a descriptive/factual aspect and an
  analytical aspect
• Explicitly or implicitly double barrelled
• Look for key phrases discuss, analyse, explain
  do not mean describe, tell me all you know as
  fast as you can

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Questions from last year

• 1. Why do selection interviews continue to be
  used widely despite doubts about their predictive
  validity?
• 2. Conducting Performance Appraisal interviews
  is probably the most demanding and skillful
  activity for any manager to undertake and is
  dreaded by both appraisers and appraisees
  (Torrington et al, 2005335).
• Do you agree?

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Some guidance

• Answer the question set and not what you have
  prepared
• Show your understanding of the issues not just
  your ability to remember facts
• Demonstrate the facility to move between theory
  and practice and practice and theory

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• Make a good plan allow time
• Plan your time carefully ensure you have a good
  balance of answers
• Write concisely and accurately do not waffle
• Refer to theory and cases
• Support what you are saying use contemporary
  examples

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Examination Expectations

• Theory
• Knowledge of previous research which is relevant
  to the question refer explicitly to key authors
• Data/Evidence
• Use and reference relevant information
• Analysis
• Use the theory and the data/evidence to
  demonstrate understanding
• Refer to generic criteria for guidance

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Expectations/marking scheme

• Demonstrate your learning and your understanding
  of the theory and the practice especially your
  ability to draw on the practical exercises (your
  own and others)
• Focus directly on the question (basic descriptive
  answers will get a low pass incomplete
  descriptive answers will fail)
• Essential to make good use of practical examples
  to illustrate points (credited)
• Explicit references to previous research (you
  will get credit for this)
• Highlight conflicts and tensions where they exist
• Develop an argument which is supported by theory
  and evidence (illustrates higher level
  understanding)