At the end of the course participants will be able to ¿ Understand the challenges raised by an effective and social responsible management of people ¿ Know how to translate their understanding about effective management of people into policies and practices coherent with the organization strategy ¿ Critically evaluate the success of PM from multiples perspectives (e.g.: customers, owners, managers and employees) ¿ Know how to think strategically about the management of people in organizations. ¿ Know what needs to be done to implement PM policies to achieve competitive advantage through people. ¿ Understand that some parts of people management are fairly subtle and require deep analysis and some expert knowledge. ¿ Undertake team based and individual analyses of a range of people management issues and consider informed proposals to address them.

SECTION A: Frameworks and Key Issues 1.- Tasks and Competences of HR Professionals 2.- Getting into the organization 3.- Making HR decisions 4.- Careers 5.- Working internationally

The course will be based on case studies, readings, some presentations, and, above all, the debate and the exchange of ideas and experiences. Throughout the course, students will be encouraged to bring their insights and thoughts on the material assigned into class discussion. Most issues, cases and problems related to people management do not have one ¿right¿ answer, though some answers are more correct than others. Therefore, being ¿right¿ or ¿wrong¿ should not be your concern when participating. It is your viewpoint that is of interest to us. You are expected to critically listen to the contributions of your fellow students and if you disagree, explain why your viewpoint differs. Throughout the course, students will be asked to make presentations on the different topics and encouraged to bring their insights and thoughts on the material assigned into class discussion. Students will be also encouraged to consult different sources of information (webs, journals, career services, etc.). A significant part of the course workload will be done within learning teams. Group assignments will include a group presentation and case studies. You may contact the instructors at any time