Teaching

You will spend 8-10 hours each week in timetabled sessions - around 8 hours of lectures and 2 hours of seminars or small group work in semester one and two.  In term three, the Research Methods and Dissertation module us taught in a three-week block and then you'll work one-to-one with a supervisor on your dissertation for the reminder of the term.

Taught sessions draw from real-world situations and contemporary issues impacting and shaping human resource management and training.  You will be given a comprehensive grounding and critical understanding of human resource management and training topics including:

• Organisational functioning
• Management structure and frames
• Labour relations
• Workplace learning and employee development
• New forms of work
• Worker experiences of work
• Life and environment
• Managing change
• Organisational performance

Lectures will provide you with the framework and foundational knowledge for each subject, whilst seminars - held in small groups - provide you with the opportunity to discuss key ideas with your tutor and fellow students.  A variety of teaching methods are used with the aim of creating a stimulating environment in which you are encouraged to develop your learning skills and to actively engage and participate in your learning process.

Independent learning

When not attending lectures, seminars and other timetabled sessions, you will be expected to continue learning independently through self-study.  Typically, this will involve reading academic articles and books, engaging with practice through our local HR networks, working on individual and group projects, undertaking research in the library, and preparing coursework assignments and presentations.  To help with your independent learning, you'll be supported with online materials, access to our library and learning spaces across both the central University campus and Brookfield - the School of Business campus.

Assessment

You will be assessed during each module by a variety of coursework assignments.  Assessment methods are varied to allow you to develop a range of academic and transferable skills throughout your course, including individual essays, online timed assessments, presentations and group activities.

Your final piece of assessed work is a 10,000 word dissertation.