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Course: 2017/2018

Selection and Development

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Study: Master in Human Resources (276)

EPE

Coordinating teacher: BONACHE PEREZ, JAIME ALFONSO

Department assigned to the subject: Department of Mechanical Engineering

Type: Compulsory

ECTS Credits: 3.0 ECTS

Course: 1º

Semester: 2º

Students are expected to have completed

In order to make the most of this subject, students are expected to have completed the following courses:
-	Managing and leading people
-	Organizational Behavior
-	Comparative HR
-	Strategic Management

Competences and skills that will be acquired and learning results.

After taking this course, students should be able to:
-	Describe the components of a successful recruitment strategy
-	Identify multiple sources for recruiting employees and discuss their advantages and disadvantages
-	Prepare a recruiting advertisement
-	Discuss the role recruiters play in the recruitment process
-	Explain several ways to evaluate recruitment success 
-	Explain the importance of employee selection for firms
-	Discuss the importance of ¿employee fit¿ 
-	Identify the standards managers must adhere to for an employee selection process to be effective
-	Understand how to carry out employee selection 
-	Understand how to make final employee selection decisions
-	Explain the purpose of employee development
-	Understand commonly used development methods

Description of contents: programme

During the sessions¿ course, the following issues will be addressed:
-	The purpose of recruitment and the recruitment process
-	Internal and external recruitment methods and sources
-	The effect of organization demands on recruitment  
-	Employee selection and performance of firms
-	Person-job fit and person-organization fit
-	Reliable, valid and unbiased selection measures
-	The effect of organization demands on recruitment
-	Errors in employee selection
-	The assessment of training and development need
-	The management of employee careers

Learning activities and methodology

During the course, the following learning activities and methodologies will be used:
-	Case studies and class discussions
-	Class presentations
-	Role plays
-	Team assignments

Assessment System

The quality of participation in class and the quality of team assignments will be evaluated. Students will also take a final exam. 

Extraordinary call: Final Exam (100%)

% end-of-term-examination 50
% of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 50

Basic Bibliography

Herbert G Heneman III & Timothy A Judge. Staffing Organizations. Mcgraw-Hill/Irwin. 2012

The course syllabus and the academic weekly planning may change due academic events or other reasons.