Human Resources

Objectives

The Human Resource Management is one of the areas responsible for the companies/organizations’ success. Get to know and master the tracks in this field of knowledge, has proven to be more and more important these days.

However, this branch of management has experienced significant changes in recent years and is imperative to study its historical development as well as its new characteristics. It is intended, after completing the course, students to be able to:

1. Understand the historical and conceptual context in which the management of human resources works;

2. Perspective the main evolutionary trends of human resources management;

3. Highlight the importance of human resources as a strategic factor;

4. Understand the key business processes relevant to human resource management;

5. Assimilate the main practices that support human resources management;

6. To acquire a critical attitude on the main trends and challenges facing the human resource management.

Program

1. Evolution of the concept of human resources management, perspectives and new challenges

2. Human resources management

3. Strategic human resources planning

4. Job analysis and description

5. Recruitment and selection

6. Integration and retention

7. Training and skills development

8. Performance evaluation and reward systems

Teaching Methodologies

In theoretical classes, the chosen methodologies are exposition, explanation, audiovisuals and questioning/dialogue. After the topics under study have been presented and discussed, the practical classes are designed to enable the development of practical work, varying the methodologies according to their applicability to the topic under study.

Bibliography

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Armstrong, M. (2009) Armstrong's Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice, 11th Edition, Kogan Page, London and Philadelphia.

Cardoso, C. C. (1998). O conceito e as práticas de gestão de recursos humanos: evolução, perspetivas e controvérsias. Universidade do Minho, Escola de Economia e Gestão, Braga.

Costa, R. (2003). Persona - Manual Prático de Gestão das Pessoas. Bertrand Editora, Lisboa.

Joshi, M. (2013). Human Resources Management. 1st Edition, Bookboon.com.