Module Details

Module Code: MGMT7018
Title: People Resourcing Skills
Long Title: People Resourcing Skills
NFQ Level: Intermediate
Valid From: Semester 1 - 2016/17 ( September 2016 )
Duration: 1 Semester
Credits: 5
Field of Study: 3450 - Business & Management
Module Delivered in: 1 programme(s)
Module Description: This modules addresses the theory of people resourcing and builds on this by developing the skills necessary so that students can apply the theory to organisations through skills assessment and case study analysis.
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Recommend appropriate recruitment strategies
LO2 Recommend strategies to drive and maintain employee engagement.
LO3 Advise on workforce planning issues that may impact on organisations and strategies to address these.
LO4 Advise on traditional and high validity methods for selecting employees.
LO5 Create a person specification for a real job and use this in a competency based interview.
LO6 Conduct a professional 20 minute panel interview using an external candidate as interviewee.
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named MTU module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. You may not earn additional credit for the same learning and therefore you may not enrol in this module if you have successfully completed any modules in the incompatible list.
No incompatible modules listed
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Requirements

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. You may not enrol on this module if you have not acquired the learning specified in this section.
No requirements listed
 
Indicative Content
Recruitment
Recruitment Processes. Recruitment Methods and Evaluation. Alternative Recruitment Methods. On-line recruitment.
Selection
Traditional approaches to selection - Writing Person Specifications. Developing marking schemes for interviews. The interview process. Hi-validity methods - personality testing, MBTI, assessment centres, ability testing.
Workforce Planning
Methods of Workforce planning. Action Planning.Relevance and debates. Demand and supply of labour. Skill shortages. Talent management.
Employee Engagement
Definitions. Drivers of engagement. Engagement strategies in successful organisations.
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Coursework100.00%

Assessments

Coursework
Assessment Type Practical/Skills Evaluation % of Total Mark 50
Timing Week 9 Learning Outcomes 5,6
Assessment Description
Conduct 20 minute interview
Assessment Type Project % of Total Mark 50
Timing Week 13 Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4
Assessment Description
Case Study advising a company on locating a greenfield project in Cork and the associated labour market issues, recruitment and selection, engagement and workforce planning issues.
No End of Module Formal Examination
Reassessment Requirement
Coursework Only
This module is reassessed solely on the basis of re-submitted coursework. There is no repeat written examination.

The University reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact No Description Every Week 3.00 3
Lecturer Supervised Learning (Non-contact) Non Contact Reading, Research and Private Study Every Week 4.00 4
Total Hours 7.00
Total Weekly Learner Workload 7.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 3.00
Workload: Part Time
Workload Type Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact No Description Every Week 1.50 1.5
Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) Non Contact Directed learning,Research, Work-based learning_and Private Study Every Week 5.50 5.5
Total Hours 7.00
Total Weekly Learner Workload 7.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 1.50
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Michael Armstrong with Stephen Taylor. (2014), Handbook of Human Resource Management, 13th. Kogan Page, London, [ISBN: 9780749469641].
  • Stephen Taylor. (2014), Resourcing and Talent Management, 6th. CIPD, London, p.456, [ISBN: 9781843983576].
  • Michael Muller Camen, Richard Croucher, Susan Leigh. (2008), Human Resource Management: A Case Study Approach, 1st. CIPD, London, p.544, [ISBN: 9781843981657].
This module does not have any article/paper resources
Other Resources
 
Module Delivered in
Programme Code Programme Semester Delivery
CR_BHRMN_7 Bachelor of Arts in Human Resource Management 3 Mandatory