Universität Wien

040608 UK Human Resource Management (BA) (2020W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work

service email address: opim.bda@univie.ac.at
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 50 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 07.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Wednesday 14.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Wednesday 21.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Wednesday 28.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Wednesday 04.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Wednesday 11.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Wednesday 18.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Wednesday 25.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Wednesday 02.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Wednesday 09.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Wednesday 16.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Wednesday 13.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Wednesday 20.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Wednesday 27.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Attention: During the closure of university buildings, this course will be held online and distance learning will be continued. Materials and reading list will be made available on Moodle. Please check regularly for new additions.

Course description:
This course provides an introduction to basic concepts of Human resource management. It is structured into the following seven modules:
I. Introduction to Human Resource Management
II. The Core Competence of the Corporation and HRM
III. Recruitment and Placement
IV. Performance Evaluation
V. Compensation and strategic pay plans
VI. Pay for performance and incentives
VII. Managing global talent in the networked age
Further relevant information regarding the detailed structure of the course, group assignments, suggested reading list will be provided in class.

Assessment and permitted materials

Grading will be based on the following parts:
Course participation (10%)
Case study (20%)
Written assignment (20%)
Final exam (50%)
No passing grade may be granted if the student who misses more than 10% of the total online class time (online).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

At least 50% have to be obtained for a positive grade. The other grades are distributed as follows:
1 for Excellent: 88% to 100%
2 for Very good: 75% to 87%
3 for Satisfied: 62% to 74%
4 for Pass: 50% to 61%
5 for Fail: less than 50%
Cheating during an examination will be sanctioned according to the university's constitution in its current form.

Examination topics

All slides, suggested reading materials and lecture content might be tested and graded. The final exam will include short answer questions and case analysis as well as open questions.

Reading list

Gary Dessler, Human Resource Management, 12/13th Edition.
Hamel, G., & Prahalad, C. K. (1990). The core competence of the corporation. Harvard business review, 68(3), 79-91.

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:12