HR ProcessesLaajuus (5 cr)

Learning objectives

Students who have completed this course or acquired similar skills will be able to:
- describe the essential content, processes and roles of human resources management
- evaluate HR processes and understand the impact of HR management on successful business.
- develop HR processes of internationally operating organizations
- analyze HR functions from an ERS point of view.

Contents

- HR's role and key processes
- Human Resource Planning
- Employer branding, recruitment and selection
- Onboarding
- Development of competence
- Performance management
- Rewarding
- Staff adjustment situations and exit management

Lähtötaso ja sidonnaisuudet muihin opintojaksoihin

Students must have a basic understanding of business before completing the course.

Implementation methods, demonstration and Work&Study

Depending on the period, the course is possible to choose from contact, blended or virtual implementation. Please, check the course implementation description.

Recognition of Prior Learning: In case that you wish demonstrate your prior learning instead of taking the course, please, contact a responsible teacher.

Assessment criteria - grade 1

When the implementation type of the course is CONTACT, ONLINE or BLENDED it is required that the student is present during those teaching hours that are marked in the study schedule. If you are absent more than 25 %, your grade will be lowered by one. If you are absent more than 50 %, the course is failed.

Student
- knows the key HR processes of the company.
- is able to acquire knowledge in the role of a human resources specialist.
- is able to use the key concepts of human resources management in a predominantly correct way.
- knows some HRM professional services

Assessment criteria - grade 3

Student
- identifies the roles of different HR processes and their purpose as part of organizations' success.
- is able to work in key HRM processes of the enterprise.
- identifies the need for outsourcing related to key HRM processes and alternatives to implement them.

Assessment criteria - grade 5

Student
- can evaluate the company's HRM processes.
- identifies benefits and traps of outsourced HRM processes and knows how to evaluate HR practices against the company's strategy.
- analyzes critically and innovatively development opportunities in the field of HRM
-promotes ethical, responsibility and sustainability in HR practices.

Further information

Learning is done through individual and group assignments. For more detailed descriptions, see the course implementation plan.
The course requires strong self-study skills, smooth knowledge retrieval, group working skills and keeping on schedule.