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MD149 Management of Human Resource 1:
The Organisation
(20 credit points)
Tutor:Dr Charles Hoy

Aims

To provide course members with the means to:

• understand the basic principles and concepts that determine peoples’ work performance in an organisation to see how these relate to their individual contexts and countries;
• deepen their powers of analysis of significant aspects of theories/framework for tackling these issues from a manager’s point of view;
• assist teachers, planners and managers in education in the advancement in their careers by developing their critical insights into human resource planning and development in organisations.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates at the end of their course should have a thorough understanding of, and able to:

• identify different patterns of human resource management;
• offer perspectives on the future development of institutional management;
• analyse the relationship between human resource planning, institutional planning in general and national development planning;
• describe the relationship between the financial control of organisations and systems;
• argue for and against integrated human resource development policies within organisations;
• relate possible development strategies for organisations known to them in their own region.

Content

The concept of the ‘person’ is examined from a management perspective; changes in this concept over the last hundred years or so and their complications for management style are explored using different theoretical models of management, and with case studies supplied by the course members.

1. Introduction to management terminology: types of organisation in public and private sectors: education management.
2. Managerial Style: The Manager’s roles: Learning About the Organisation
3. Education management: characteristics: Aims, Goals and Objectives.
4. Time Management: Getting Results from People: Getting Your Own Way: interpersonal relations
5. Management through Mentoring: Development Training for Managers
6. Target Setting and Appraisal:
7. Dealing with Poor Performance: Counselling the Poor Performer: Managing the High performer
8. Planning: Effective Directing and Co-ordinating: Making Managerial Choices:
9. Ways of Encouraging Creativity: On Changing your Job: Changing People’s Minds:
10. Dealing with Resistance: Delegation:
11. Identifying Quality Managers
12. Working with your secretary and Managing your Boss: New Managers – New Ideas: New Work Ethics

Teaching and learning methods

The course will be taught through lectures, case studies and discussions.Use will be made of the course members own experience, together with video presentations and contributions from other methods of the School of Education staff and honorary lecturers.

Core Publications

Beardwell, I. and Human Resource Management: a Contemporary

Holden, L. (1997) Perspectives. London: Pitman publishing (3^rd edition).

Drucker, P. (1994) Management: London: Pan Business.

Handy, C. (1988) Understanding Organisations. London: Penguin Books.

Hoy, C.H. Bayne-Jardine, C.C. & Wood, M.E. (1999) Improving Quality in Education.London: Falmer.

Torrington, D. & Hall, L. (1988) Human Resources Management (4^th Ed) Prentice Hall

Assessment

A 4,000 word essay on an approved subjected to be submitted by 6.00pm on the Monday following the end of the Semester in which the module is taught.

Learning hours

A single module is worth 20 credits under the UCET Credit Rating Scheme. 180 credits represents a full MEd.

Restrictions and Availability

This module is open to all registered students.