NBS8385 : Thinking Differently about Global Human Resource Management (Inactive)
- Inactive for Year: 2025/26
- Module Leader(s): Professor Steve Vincent
- Lecturer: Dr Clare Butler
- Owning School: Newcastle University Business School
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 5.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
This module focuses on ways in which we think about employment and global HRM. This is important because how we think about any topic fundamentally frames how we "make a difference" as practitioners. The key purpose of the module is to provide students with different ways of thinking about HRM so students can develop the skills and knowledge needed to support the development of more humane workplaces.
The topic introduced will look at contemporary issues employment and global HRM and how our thinking about these issues shapes our understanding of the challenges they pose to HRM practitioners. Topics will include the changing structure of employers and global organisation of production; labour markets as "special" institutions; the employment of migrant workers; bodies at work; minds at work; and, the professionalisation of HRM.
Outline Of Syllabus
The syllabus may change from year to year to reflect current research. Topics likely to be include, but are not limited to:
1. Thinking differently about global organisational structures
2. Thinking differently about labour market institutions
3. Thinking differently about migration, work, and employment
4. Thinking differently about bodies at work: aesthetic and emotional labour
5. Thinking differently about minds at work
6. Thinking differently about the professionalisation of the HR function
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 20 | 1:00 | 20:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 6 | 2:00 | 12:00 | Present in person lectures: one per topic |
| Guided Independent Study | Directed research and reading | 6 | 6:00 | 36:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 6 | 1:00 | 6:00 | Present in person: one per topic |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 26:00 | 26:00 | N/A |
| Total | 100:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Relevant theory and examples will be introduced during the lectures and and further developed in the classroom through discussion and other activities. Depth of learning will be achieved by directed and supplementary reading. Students will consolidate their knowledge by completing a 2,000 word essay.
Skills development will be achieved through individual and group activities.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | 2 | M | 100 | 2000 words |
Formative Assessments
Formative Assessment is an assessment which develops your skills in being assessed, allows for you to receive feedback, and prepares you for being assessed. However, it does not count to your final mark.
| Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prob solv exercises | 2 | M | Students will be asked to bring an essay plan to a drop-in session for a discussion exercise |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
The assessment is designed to test the knowledge and understanding of the students in relation to the areas taught and developed in the module.
RESIT INFORMATION: If students are eligible to a second attempt resit will be an assignment and the resit calculation will be based 100% on the submission.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- NBS8385's Timetable