Overview:
- Credits:
- 5.0
- Level:
- 2
- Semester:
- Semester One
- Subject:
- Human Resources Management
- School:
- Business
- Coordinator:
- Professor John Geary
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Curricular information is subject to change
On completion of this module students will be expected to be able to:
1. Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of:
• the historical and societal contexts in which work and the organisation of work were and are shaped;
• the key trends and altering patterns of work and employment;
• the varieties of capitalism and their varying implications for work;
• the ‘Great Recession’ and its consequences for people at work;
• the key complexities and tensions associated with the management of work within the workplace.
2. Possess and demonstrate the appropriate critical and analytical skills for understanding current and future developments in the nature of work based on a wide reading of the relevant academic literature.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
---|---|
Lectures | 24 |
Tutorial | 4 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 92 |
Total | 120 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | % of Final Grade | Timing |
---|---|---|
Examination: End of semester exam | 70 |
2 hour End of Trimester Exam |
Essay: Individual essay | 30 |
Week 6 |
Compensation
This module is not passable by compensation
Resit Opportunities
End of Semester Exam
Remediation
If you fail this module, you may repeat or resit the examination.
Name | Role |
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Dr Maria Belizón | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Ms Maeve Caraher | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Valentina Paolucci | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |