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Course: 2025/2026

Human Resources

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Bachelor in Management and Technology (2020 Study Plan) (Plan: 393 - Estudio: 351)

Coordinating teacher: ZARRAGA OBERTY, CELIA MARIA

Department assigned to the subject: Business Administration Department

Type: Compulsory

ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

Course: 3º

Semester: 1º

Objectives

- To acquire knowledge on the value and on the management of the main HR tools - To know the main theoretical approaches to HRM - To identify the consequences that firm strategies have on HR policies and practices - To know the characteristics of the main HR policies and practies - To implement HR policies and practices consistent with each other as well as aligned with the firm's context. - To get in touch with HR management in today's companies, which are competing in the digital era.

Description of contents: programme

1. The function of Human Resources Management in the company: activities and challenges 2. Job Design and Job Analysis 3. Workforce Planning 4. Recruitment and Selection 5. Training and Development 6. Performance Management 7. Compensating Employees 8. Incentives and Rewards 9. Information Technology for Human Resource Managment: SAP System

Learning activities and methodology

The objective of this course is to introduce students into the field of Human Resource Management and its consequences on firm succes. Students will learn how to manage people in order for the organization to reach its objectives. With this objective in mind, HR policies and practices are analyzed from an integrative perspective and in conjunction with the firm context. Learning methodology is based on two main activities: 1) Master classes based on readings and case studies. This methodology aims at facilitating the acquisition of skills and knowledge as well as to analyze the effects of HR policies and practices. 2) Practices on SAP system for Managing Human Resources

Assessment System

% end-of-term-examination/test 60
% of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 40

Ordinary call:
Students will be evaluated as follows:
- Final exam (60%)
Continuous evaluation: 
- Attendance and participation in-class (10%) 
- Partial assessment's controls (10%)
- Individual exercises (SAP) (20%)

Extraordinary call:
1. If the student followed the continuous evaluation: the qualification will be the one established for the ordinary call.
However, the student will have the right to be qualified only with the grade obtained in the final exam if this is more
favourable.
2. If the student did not follow the continuous evaluation: the grade will be the one obtained in the final exam.

Extraordinary call: regulations

Basic Bibliography

Caligiuri, P., Lepak, D. y Bonache, J. . Managing the global workforce. John Wiley & Sons: Ltd., Chichester, United Kingdom.. 2010
Gómez-Mejía, L.R., Balkin, D.B. y Cardy, R.L.. Managing Human Resources. 8th Edition. Pearson Education. 2016
Lepak, D. y Gowan, M. . Human Resource Management: Managing employees for competitive advantage. Pearson. 2020

Additional Bibliography

Baron, J. N. y Kreps, D. M. . Strategic human resources. Frameworks for general managers. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York. 1999
Dolan, S.L., Valle Cabrera, R. y López Cabrales, A.. La gestión de personas y del talento: La gestión de los recursos humanos en el siglo XXI. McGraw Hill. 2014
Reiche, B.S., Stahl, G.K., Mendenhall, M.E. and Oddou, G.R.. Readings and cases in Interntional Human Resource Management. 6th Edition. Routledge. 2017

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.