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Title | Human Resource Management Research Project | ||
Code | ULMS840 | ||
Coordinator |
Dr ES Hughes Work, Organisation and Management E.S.Hughes@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2022-23 | Level 7 FHEQ | Whole Session | 30 |
Pre-requisites before taking this module (other modules and/or general educational/academic requirements): |
Modules for which this module is a pre-requisite: |
Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on a required basis: |
Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on an optional basis: |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
4 |
6 |
4 4 |
18 | |||
Timetable (if known) |
120 mins X 1 totaling 4
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120 mins X 1 totaling 6
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Private Study | 282 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 300 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
Individual research proposal. This is not an anonymous assessment | 0 | 0 | ||||
Dissertation. There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. | 0 | 100 |
Aims |
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This module aims to: Enable students to develop strategic awareness, business orientation and a concern with adding value through human resource (HR) practice, all linked to HR professional competence; Support students in researching relevant topics and writing a business report that can persuade key stakeholders in the organisation to change or adopt a particular policy and practice; Provide students with the skills to demonstrate the ability to diagnose and investigate a contemporary business issue from an HR perspective, to locate the work within the body of academic knowledge, to collect and analyse data, to derive supportable conclusions and to make practical and actionable recommendations for change, improvement or enhancement of current practice. The applied nature of the report requires a critically evaluative approach, empirical investigation and analysis and a combination of academic research and business report writing skills; Enable students to fu rther develop and embed their conceptual skills, data analytical skills, ethical awareness, critical evaluation skills, as well as their ability to effectively communicate their research findings to both an academic and practitioner audience; Provide students with an opportunity to reflect on the implications for professional practice from an ethical, professional and continuous professional development standpoint. |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) Students will be able to plan, design, and execute a significant individual research project. |
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(LO2) Students will be able to identify and justify a HR/business issue that is of strategic relevance to an organisation. |
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(LO3) Students will be able to search, synthesise, critically analyse and discuss existing literature, contemporary HR policy and practice relevant to the chosen issue. |
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(LO4) Students will be able to compare and contrast the relative merits of different research methods and their relevance and applicability to different situations. |
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(LO5) Students will be able to undertake a systematic analysis of quantitative and/or qualitative information and present the results in a clear and consistent format. |
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(LO6) Students will be able to draw realistic and appropriate conclusions and make recommendations. |
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(LO7) Students will be able to develop and present a persuasive business report in a coherent and structured manner. |
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(S1) Adaptability and flexibility |
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(S2) Problem solving |
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(S3) Numeracy |
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(S4) Commercial awareness |
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(S5) Organisation skills |
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(S6) Communication skills |
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(S7) Critical writing and analysis |
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(S8) Critical reflection skills |
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(S9) Life-long learning |
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(S10) Ethical awareness |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Blended delivery: 2 x 2 hours face-to-face synchronous lectures 3 x 2 hours face-to-face seminars 4 hours online asynchronous learning 4 hours supervision 282 hours self-directed learning |
Syllabus |
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This is a predominantly self-directed module, with introductory lectures, small group seminars, online learning material/content and supervision meetings. |
Recommended Texts |
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Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module. |