MG493     
Dissertation and Employability Skills

This information is for the 2016/17 session.

Teacher responsible

Dr Connson Locke NAB4.16

Availability

This course is compulsory on the MSc in Human Resources and Organisations (Human Resource Management/CIPD), MSc in Human Resources and Organisations (International Employment Relations and Human Resource Management) and MSc in Human Resources and Organisations (Organisational Behaviour). This course is not available as an outside option.

Course content

This course introduces students to the key professional competencies necessary in human resource management such as team-building and communication skills. Students are exposed to practical human resource management systems and issues through interactive sessions and guest speakers. Students are also introduced to the dissertation, research methods, and Links programme. Part of the assessment includes a group project which students will work on throughout MT.

Teaching

30 hours of lectures in the MT.

Each 3-hour session will include a combination of lecture and seminar activities (e.g. small group discussions). Students are expected to prepare for and participate fully in each session.  Students on this course will have a reading week in Week 6, in line with departmental policy.

Formative coursework

Students will give an interim presentation of their group project in MT.

Indicative reading

Boxall, P.; Purcell, J.; & Wright, P. (2007): The Oxford Handbook of Human Resource Management, Oxford University Press.

Assessment

Dissertation (85%) and project (15%).

Key facts

Department: Management

Total students 2015/16: 113

Average class size 2015/16: 56

Controlled access 2015/16: Yes

Lecture capture used 2015/16: Yes (MT)

Value: One Unit

Guidelines for interpreting course guide information

Personal development skills

  • Leadership
  • Team working
  • Problem solving
  • Communication