PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
Taught in 3rd year Bachelor in social work - Main Subject: personnel management
Theory [A] 25.0
Exercises [B] 25.0
Training and projects [C] 0.0
Studytime [D] 125.0
Studypoints [E] 5
Level specialized
Credit contract? Access upon approval
Examination contract?
Language of instruction Dutch
Lecturer Pascal Roskam
Reference SCSWKP03A00003
 
Key words
Personnel Management, Human Resource Management

Objectives
Students develop professional competenties as a HR officer.

Topics
Models, methods and techniques of personnel management
On the basis of a given case students analyse and make an inventory of the problems on the different areas concerning personnel management.
In small workgroups students formulate a businessplan, write out a HR-vision for the personnel department and devise a job analysis for a HR officer.
They end with the development of a brief training session concerning one of the problems they met in their analysis.

Actual developments in personnel management
By means of guest speakers and visits students gain insight in actual topics concerning personnel management e.g. change management, competence management,...

Prerequisites
Introduction course 'Personnel Management' in the second year.

Final Objectives
Models, methods and techniques of personnel management
  • students put into operation models, methods and techniques of personnel management;
  • students formulate a well thought-out businessplan;
  • with a businessplan as starting point students write out a HR-vision for the personnel department;
  • students devise a job analysis for a HR officer;
  • students demonstrate their administrative, organizational and communicative skills;
  • students develop a brief training session;
  • students develop their professional attitude as a HR officer.

actual developments in personnel management
  • students describe the different aspects of change management;
  • students formulate the actual practise of competence management in a organization;
  • students illustrate their own views on labor and society in light of the current societal order.


Materials used
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Teacher's course, scientific & technical literature, school library materials.

Study costs
2 handbooks: 50 euro

Study guidance
On individual demand.

Teaching Methods
lectures, case studies, exercices, group reports, guest speakers.

Assessment
Written examination
Permanent evaluation: groupwork, asignment, paper

Lecturer(s)
Pascal ROSKAM, Steven BRANDT