1. General information
Course:
HUMAN RESOURCES STRATEGY
Code:
310072
Type:
CORE COURSE
ECTS credits:
6
Degree:
2303 - MASTER DEGREE PROGRAMME IN BUSINESS STRATEGY AND MARKETING
Academic year:
2022-23
Center:
Group(s):
10
20
40
30
41
Year:
1
Duration:
First semester
Main language:
Spanish
Second language:
English
Use of additional languages:
English Friendly:
N
Web site:
Bilingual:
Y
Lecturer:
LAURA MERCEDES AVELLANEDA RIVERA
- Group(s):
10
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
1.08
ADMINISTRACIÓN DE EMPRESAS
laura.avellaneda@uclm.es
Lecturer:
MARIA DEL VALLE FERNANDEZ MORENO
- Group(s):
20
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
Despacho 5
ADMINISTRACIÓN DE EMPRESAS
Ext. 3518
mariavalle.fdez@uclm.es
Lecturer:
FELIPE HERNANDEZ PERLINES
- Group(s):
40
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
3.3.1
ADMINISTRACIÓN DE EMPRESAS
5161
felipe.hperlines@uclm.es
Lecturer:
JORGE LINUESA LANGREO
- Group(s):
30
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
Facultad de CC. Sociales/ Despacho 3.5
ADMINISTRACIÓN DE EMPRESAS
969179100 (Ext. 4239
jorge.linuesa@uclm.es
Lecturer:
RICARDO MARTINEZ CAÑAS
- Group(s):
41
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
Edificio Gil de Albornoz/3.08
ADMINISTRACIÓN DE EMPRESAS
926054059
ricardo.martinez@uclm.es
Lecturer:
ANGELA MARTINEZ PEREZ
- Group(s):
30
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
Facultad de CC. Sociales
ADMINISTRACIÓN DE EMPRESAS
4273
angela.martinez@uclm.es
Lecturer:
ROSA MARIA MUÑOZ CASTELLANOS
- Group(s):
20
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
Despacho 7
ADMINISTRACIÓN DE EMPRESAS
3594
rosamaria.munoz@uclm.es
Lecturer:
GLORIA PARRA REQUENA
- Group(s):
10
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
Edificio Jurídico-Empresarial 1.04
ADMINISTRACIÓN DE EMPRESAS
926053159
gloria.parra@uclm.es
Lecturer:
MARIA CARMEN RUIZ AMAYA
- Group(s):
10
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
2.18
ADMINISTRACIÓN DE EMPRESAS
2346
carmen.ruiz@uclm.es
Lecturer:
PABLO RUIZ PALOMINO
- Group(s):
30
41
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
Edificio Gil de Albornoz / Despacho 3.7
ADMINISTRACIÓN DE EMPRESAS
969179100 (ext. 4238
pablo.ruiz@uclm.es
Lecturer:
MARIA BELEN RUIZ SANCHEZ
- Group(s):
40
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Tecnologías de la Información/Despacho 2.3
ADMINISTRACIÓN DE EMPRESAS
926051424
belen.ruiz@uclm.es
Lecturer:
MARIA YOLANDA SALINERO MARTIN
- Group(s):
40
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
San Pedro Mártir/ 3.3.1.
ADMINISTRACIÓN DE EMPRESAS
5162
yolanda.salinero@uclm.es
2. Pre-Requisites
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It is recommended that the student has taken electives, itineraries or mentions related to business strategy in their undergraduate studies. For the University of Castilla-La Mancha, it is recommended that the student has taken the Strategic Management and Marketing mention of the Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and Management or the Human Resources Management mention of the Bachelor's Degree in Labor Relations and Human Resources Development. |
3. Justification in the curriculum, relation to other subjects and to the profession
This compulsory subject is part of the common module Business Strategy, within the subject "Advanced Strategic Management", which also includes the subjects Innovation Strategies and Knowledge Management and Corporate and International Strategies. It is taught in the first semester of the Master's Degree in Business Strategy and Marketing.
It deepens into the need to make an adjustment between human resources practices and the company's strategy. It analyzes the impact that strategic human resources management can have on business results. Special attention is given to a very topical issue in relation to the human factor: ethics and corporate social responsibility.
4. Degree competences achieved in this course
| Course competences | |
|---|---|
| Code | Description |
| E01 | Ability to understand the general management approach and how decisions taken influence the competitiveness of the company. |
| E03 | Ability to study the implications for the company's general management of acting in a global, intercultural and dynamic environment. |
| E05 | Ability to consider external and internal approaches to business competitiveness, balancing the factors of adaptation of the company to its environment and of internal organisational integration. |
| E12 | Ability to determine the influence of management style on the formulation and implementation of the company's strategy. |
| G01 | Capacity for analysis and synthesis of specialized literature in order to interpret it from a critical perspective. |
| G02 | Oral communication skills in Spanish and English for the presentation of projects, as well as the defense of reports, communications to congresses and scientific meetings. |
| G03 | Written communication skills in Spanish and English for the writing of projects, as well as the defense of reports, communications to congresses and scientific meetings. |
| G05 | Ability to work as a team in groups, and to cooperate in the implementation of projects, working papers, communications and scientific articles. |
| G07 | Ability to understand the ethical responsibility and professional deontology of the activity of senior decision makers in the field of strategy, including aspects such as the recognition of human rights or gender issues |
| G08 | Ability for continuous, self-directed and autonomous learning at project level. |
| G09 | Ability to develop an innovative and creative attitude applied to the solution of strategic and research problems |
5. Objectives or Learning Outcomes
| Course learning outcomes | |
|---|---|
| Description | |
| To understand the management of the company according to a strategic approach, deepening in the assumptions on which this general management model is based, such as the levels of the strategy, the strategic objectives, strategy formulation and implementation, the internal and external factors of competitiveness and the adaptation of the company to its environment. | |
| To detect the main internal, external and discretionary contingencies on which the success of a strategy depends. | |
| To design strategies that are adapted to the contingencies that are identified in a creative manner. | |
| Additional outcomes | |
| Description | |
| -To know the main theories that relate human resources practices and business results. -To understand the process of formulating human resources strategies -To analyze the process of implementing human resources strategies. - To discuss the results achieved in the main existing empirical studies. - To analyze the ethics and social responsibility of specific companies. - To deepen in current issues such as competency management and diversity management. - To understand the implications of internationalization in the human resources management process. |
|
6. Units / Contents
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Unit 1: Strategic Management of Human Resources
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Unit 2: Formulation of Human Resources Strategies
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Unit 3: Determining variables of the HR strategy (leadership, team management)
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Unit 4: Implementation of HR Strategies (HR Strategic Audit)
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Unit 5: Diversity management (outsourcing, retention and break-up strategies)
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Unit 6: Competency-based management
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Unit 7: ICTs applied to Human Resources Management
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Unit 8: New Challenges in HR Management
7. Activities, Units/Modules and Methodology
| Training Activity | Methodology | Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021) | ECTS | Hours | As | Com | Description | |
| Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE] | Combination of methods | E01 E03 E05 E12 G01 G02 G03 G05 G07 G08 G09 | 0.75 | 18.75 | Y | N | Combination of learning methodologies | |
| Class Attendance (practical) [ON-SITE] | Combination of methods | G09 | 1 | 25 | N | N | Master classes | |
| Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE] | Assessment tests | E03 G01 G08 G09 | 1 | 25 | Y | Y | Preparation of Evaluations | |
| Analysis of articles and reviews [OFF-SITE] | 1 | 25 | Y | N | ||||
| Final test [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | E01 E03 E05 E12 G01 G02 G03 G05 G07 G08 G09 | 0.25 | 6.25 | Y | N | Evaluation of the competencies acquired by the students | |
| Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE] | 1 | 25 | Y | N | ||||
| Writing of reports or projects [OFF-SITE] | 1 | 25 | Y | N | ||||
| Total: | 6 | 150 | ||||||
| Total credits of in-class work: 2 | Total class time hours: 50 | |||||||
| Total credits of out of class work: 4 | Total hours of out of class work: 100 | |||||||
As: Assessable training activity Com: Training activity of compulsory overcoming (It will be essential to overcome both continuous and non-continuous assessment).
8. Evaluation criteria and Grading System
| Evaluation System | Continuous assessment | Non-continuous evaluation * | Description |
| Assessment of problem solving and/or case studies | 30.00% | 0.00% | Delivered Cases |
| Final test | 70.00% | 100.00% | Final work. |
| Total: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
According to art. 4 of the UCLM Student Evaluation Regulations, it must be provided to students who cannot regularly attend face-to-face training activities the passing of the subject, having the right (art. 12.2) to be globally graded, in 2 annual calls per subject , an ordinary and an extraordinary one (evaluating 100% of the competences).
Evaluation criteria for the final exam:
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Continuous assessment:Final test: 70%.
Problem solving or case studies: 30% -
Non-continuous evaluation:The completion of the different evaluable training activities will be facilitated for students who cannot take advantage of the continuous evaluation system.
Specifications for the resit/retake exam:
Evaluation criteria not defined
Specifications for the second resit / retake exam:
Evaluation criteria not defined
9. Assignments, course calendar and important dates
| Not related to the syllabus/contents | |
|---|---|
| Hours | hours |
| Unit 1 (de 8): Strategic Management of Human Resources | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] | 1.5 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Assessment tests] | 3 |
| Unit 2 (de 8): Formulation of Human Resources Strategies | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] | 1.5 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Assessment tests] | 3 |
| Unit 3 (de 8): Determining variables of the HR strategy (leadership, team management) | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] | 1.5 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Assessment tests] | 3 |
| Unit 4 (de 8): Implementation of HR Strategies (HR Strategic Audit) | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] | 1.5 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Assessment tests] | 4 |
| Unit 5 (de 8): Diversity management (outsourcing, retention and break-up strategies) | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] | 1.5 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Assessment tests] | 3 |
| Unit 6 (de 8): Competency-based management | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] | 1.5 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Assessment tests] | 3 |
| Unit 7 (de 8): ICTs applied to Human Resources Management | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] | 1.5 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Assessment tests] | 3 |
| Unit 8 (de 8): New Challenges in HR Management | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] | 2 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Assessment tests] | 3 |
| Global activity | |
|---|---|
| Activities | hours |
10. Bibliography and Sources
