HRM Project - Study guide

No prerequisites.

Running of a client project that can be e.g. development and implementation of a strategic plan related to HRM issues, planning of and carrying out HRM processes and teamwork development.
The course is implemented as a professionally managed project. The students work in project teams according to client brief and team assignments specified by the advisor in the beginning of the course. Supporting lectures and team meetings will be arranged throughout the course.

The student:

has some knowledge of HRM issues and is able to apply the knowledge in the work-based project.
can offer some solutions and/or development ideas for the target organisation.
is able to present the results of the project to the target organization.
is able to work in a project and in cooperation with the partners.

The student:

has knowledge of HRM issues and  is able to apply the knowledge in the work-based project.
is able to search and apply information in the project work.
can offer solutions and/or development ideas for the target organization based on the project objectives.
is able to present the results of the project and provide some grounds for the solutions and development ideas for the target organisation.
is able to work well in a project and in good cooperation with the partners.

The student:

has excellent knowledge of HRM issues and is able to apply the knowledge in the work-based project.
is able to search and apply information critically and analytically in the project work.
can offer versatile and creative solutions and/or development ideas for the target organisation based on the project objectives.
is able to present fluently and comprehensively the results of the project and provide grounds for the solutions and development ideas for the target organisation in a consistent way.
is able to work professionally in a project and in excellent cooperation with the partners.

Contact hours 30 h, including team work with the assignment, workshop and consultation sessions and presentation session.
Self-study 50 h, including independent work with the assignment, other possible team co-operation, making the presentation, writing the team report.

Literature, data and other related materials to the project.
Recommended literature:
A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge: Fourth Edition (PMBOK Guide). Project Management Institute. 2008
Armstrong, M. 2014, 13th ed. (or older). Armstrong's handbook of human resource management practice / Michael Armstrong and Stephen Taylor. London : Kogan Page.
Boxall, P. & Purcell, J. 2011, 3rd ed. (or older). Strategy and human resource management. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

The course is based on cooperation with the commissioning party and in cooperation with other local companies and organizations.

Pasila Campus

No exam!

English

Cooperation with companies/organizations in international business/context.

15.01.2024 - 17.05.2024

HRM Project as a teamwork for a commissioning company/organization(s). 3-5 students in one team. Target group consists of start-ups, SMEs, big companies/organizations. The HRM Project covers information retrieval, theoretical and empirical part, ideation and development work/proposals for a company/companies. Final Project Report (according to HH's official reporting guidelines) and Final presentation (free format).

02.01.2024 - 12.01.2024

Week 4 Kick-off:
• Team formation
• Assignments
• Content, approach & learning methods
Week 5 Independent teamwork ~field work
• Finding potential companies/organizations for the assignment
• Finding articles, white papers, testimonials, best practices and case studies of HR(M) practices
Week 6 Workshop 1:
• Each team summarizes and presents verbally findings from the field work; articles, white papers, testimonials, best practices and case studies and potential companies for the project
• Objective of the workshop: a) clarify research objective and scope b) offer peer-to-peer help/support by brainstorming/developing ideas for the project
Week 7 Workshop 2: Topic 1 + returning the Project Plan
Week 8 Winter holiday
Week 9 Workshop 3: Topic 2
Week 10 Workshop 4: Topic 3
Week 11 Workshop 5: Succeeding with a qualitative/quantitative research interviews,
surveys)
Week 12 Team consultations in Pasila
Week 13 Intensive week
Week 14 Independent teamwork
Week 15 Team consultations in Pasila/Skype
Week 16 Independent teamwork
Week 17 Team consultations in Pasila/Skype
Week 18 Independent teamwork
Week 19 Final presentations on 8th May 2019

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Student having experience of a similar project related to the management orientation can possibly replace the course by proving the required knowledge by writing a case of that specific project with supporting portfolio and presenting it to the instructor and students of the course. If a student would like to proceed according to the RPL process s(he) should contact the instructor of the course during the pre-enrolment week or latest when attending the first lecture.

According to the HH's course feedback procedures.

Heikki Pitkänen

15 - 40

Attendance and commitment to the project, mandatory attendance ~70 % of the classroom and agreed consultation meetings.
Team assignment and active participation 100 %.
Individual absenteeism or delay with the returns can lower the grade.

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