ØAADM4000 Strategic Human Resource Management Course description

The management of human resources is an important management task in most enterprises. In the practical management work, this area is closely related to financial management, organisation and strategic management. The course builds in particular on Organisation Theory, Leadership, and Business Strategy from the bachelor's degree programme, and on Research Methods for Social Sciences, Microeconomics and Introduction to Managerial Accounting. Recent research and current articles will play a key role in the course.

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Knowledge

The student

• advanced knowledge of HR management across national borders and different framework conditions
• in-depth knowledge of competence development management, insight into the relationship between reward systems, organisation types, labour markets and forms of affiliation
• research-based knowledge of the connections between enterprises¿ strategies and their development and management of human resources and developments in this management area

Skills

The student is capable of

• engaging in strategic and comprehensive HR work
• analysing competence and competence requirements
• considering financial and strategic consequences of HR policy decisions and considering the HR policy consequences of decisions in other areas
• understanding and analysing the connection between strategy, human resources and value creation
• reflecting on the societal aspects of the enterprise¿s HR policy

Varied forms of teaching will be used, with a combination of lectures, guest lectures, cases and class discussions and student presentations.

Students must submit two written group assignments of up to twelve pages in total that must be approved and presented to the class before the student can take the exam. The presentation will take up to 25 minutes. If the assignment is not approved, the student will be given one opportunity to submit an improved version. The lecturer will inform students of deadlines for submission.

Knowledge

The student has

• a good overview of the important institutional aspects of modern financial markets
• advanced knowledge of the principle of equilibrium in financial markets and the implications for portfolio management and the capital asset pricing model (CAPM)
• advanced knowledge of the principle of non-arbitrage in financial markets

Skills

The student is capable of

• using financial theory to formulate solutions to practical problems relevant to enterprises and investors
• using relevant techniques to price a broad range of financial assets
• communicating his/her knowledge orally and in writing

The course is taught in plenary lectures, and students work on and discuss different assignments in groups and plenary sessions.

Five individual assignments for submission. The assignments will be a combination of spreadsheets and reports. The expected workload is approx. 10-15 minutes per submission. All the assignments must be approved before a student can sit the exam in the course. If the assignments are not approved, the student will be given one opportunity to submit a new or improved version. The lecturer will provide more detailed information about deadlines for submission.

A supervised written four-hour exam is held at the end of the semester.

Students who become ill or fail an exam are entitled to register for a resit/rescheduled exam in the course in accordance with the Regulations relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet.

• Calculator (see separate regulations).
• One dictionary (either first language-English/English-first language or English/English).