Universität Wien

040608 UK Human Resource Management (BA) (2026S)

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

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

  • Monday 02.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 03.03. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 04.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Thursday 05.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Friday 06.03. 16:45 - 18:10 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 09.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 10.03. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 11.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Friday 13.03. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Saturday 14.03. 09:45 - 11:15 PC-Seminarraum 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
  • Saturday 14.03. 11:30 - 13:00 PC-Seminarraum 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
  • Saturday 14.03. 13:15 - 14:45 PC-Seminarraum 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
  • Saturday 14.03. 15:00 - 16:30 PC-Seminarraum 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
  • Saturday 14.03. 16:45 - 18:15 PC-Seminarraum 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
  • Monday 16.03. 18:35 - 20:00 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 13.04. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Course description:
This course provides an introduction to Human Resource Management (HRM). Students will examine key HRM concepts, including its historical evolution, strategic alignment with business performance, and the challenges of managing human resources in national and international contexts. Through real-world case studies and critical discussions, students will analyze the impact of HRM on business outcomes and employee well-being.
The theoretical part of the course is structured into the following seven modules:
1 What Is HRM?
2 HRM, Strategy and Performance
3 International HRM and the National and International Contexts
4 People Resourcing
5 Managing Performance
6 Managing Reward
7 Human Resource Development
The practical part of the course includes a workshop that entails HR practice exercises and Excel formulas and functions to solve them.
Further relevant information regarding the detailed structure of the course, case study, 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%)
Practice assignment(20%)
Final exam (50%)
No passing grade may be granted if the student who misses more than 10% of the total class time (onsite).

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.
Please keep in mind, that the use of AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT) for the production of the course-related content is only permitted if and when it is explicitly requested by the lecturer.

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 and multiple choice questions.

Reading list

An introduction to human resource management, Nick Wilton, 2022, 5th edition

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Tu 24.02.2026 21:25