• Code

    T.31717

  • Credits

    3

Within the course, we will discuss the following topics:

  • Specific and holistic use of instruments by the HR professional
  • Economic aspects for HR professionals; Organization structure, organization culture and strategies in relation to internal and external developments of an organization
  • Impact on role and position of the HR professional in cooperation with the directors, managers and employees
  • Problem analysis
  • Practice with writing advisory reports as an HR professional

During the weekly sessions, we will discuss the basic principles of the relevant topic in lectures and workshops. Students work on assignments individually as well as in work groups. Students develop an advisory report to a fictive organization based on the covered topics.

Test Form Werkstuk/Report/Bericht (W)

Test criteria

Throughout the course International HRM 2.1: Operational: students will develop knowledge and understanding of:

  • giving advice to an organisation (based on a short advisory report) about how to introduce HR tools with a holistic approach in order to solve HR problems.
  • responsibilities involved in implementing the advice, the role and position of an HR professional and the economic developments that must be taken into account.
  • the link between operational, tactical and strategical levels, as defined in the Integrated Model.

The course will be evaluated and graded as follows:

  1. group learning tasks in workbook
  2. written advisory report: 90 % of the grade
  3. in-depth general reflection (roughly 1 page): 10% of the grade