PEOPLE - 2020/1

Module Overview

Given that up to a third of our waking lives are spent at work, this module fulfils the imperative to study people in their working environments; we will explore the behaviour of people within their organisational context, as well as salient features of the environment, such as processes and policies, which have a bearing on individual and organisational performance.

Module provider

Surrey Business School

Module Leader

GUILLAUME Cecile (SBS)

Number of Credits: 15

ECTS Credits: 7.5

Framework: FHEQ Level 7

Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A

Module Availability

Semester 1

Prerequisites / Co-requisites

N/A

Module content

Indicative content includes:

• Personality and Individual Differences

• Recruitment and Selection

• Motivation and Rewards

• Job Design • Performance Management & Assessment

• Psychological Contracts

• Organisational Justice and Employee Voice

• Groups and Teams (Diversity in Organisations)

• Training & Learning

• Human Resource Policies and Practices

Assessment pattern

Alternative Assessment

Coursework (individual) 3,000 words 50%

Assessment Strategy

The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate their mastery of the learning outcomes through practical application.

The first element of assessment is based on the integrative collaborative project that students engage in during the guided group project work sessions and showcases students’ subject-specific knowledge and cognitive skills as well as their practical ability to apply their learning to complex problems and tasks in the relevant domain of professional practice.

This is assessed by a group project report, which counts for 50% of the total mark for the module.

The individual element of assessment focuses on students' critical understanding of the theories and concepts covered in the course of the module. This element of assessment counts for 50% of the total module mark.

The two elements of assessment are thus designed to complement each other to ensure that students are assessed on different levels and on different knowledge and skill sets.

Thus, the summative assessment for this module consists of:

• Coursework: group report (3,000 words)

• Coursework: individual essay (3,000 words)

Alternative assessment

In the event that any student would not be able to complete the group report they will be given an alternative assessment in the form of:

• Individual coursework (3,000 words).

Formative assessment

Formative feedback is offered on an ongoing basis during seminars/group discussions, active learning sessions and project tutorials, which may be done face-to-face or online (synchronously).

Feedback

A detailed marking scheme which provides guidance on how marks will be awarded for each element of different assessments will be provided. Summative feedback is provided in writing, separately for each of the elements of assessment.

Module aims

• • Develop awareness of the criticality of the study of people at work to enhancing our understanding of employee as well as organisational effectiveness.
• • Develop critical thinking skills necessary to apply an analytical and interpretative
• • Equip student with the key theories and models which inform the management of people in the workplace.
• • Enable students to appreciate the relationship between organisational behaviour theories and their behavioural and managerial implications;
• • Enable students to critically examine organisations and the behaviour of people in organisations;
• • Develop a critical understanding of key issues in Human Resource Management theory and practice in a range of organisational contexts.

Learning outcomes

Methods of Teaching / Learning

The learning and teaching strategy is designed to combine research-informed academic content with applied learning through project work.

Learning and teaching follows a student-focused, experiential, flipped-classroom methodology with online elements.

It comprises lectures, seminars, group discussions, study trips and assignment tutorials. It also includes active and self-directed learning – both group and individual.

Prior to attending the lecture and seminar, students are expected to undertake the essential reading and complete any set work for the sessions.

Active learning is supported by engagement with practice through group project work, study trip and invited guest speakers.

Assignment tutorials are there to provide formative feedback in preparation for the assessment.

The learning and teaching methods include:

• Lectures are mainly designed to illustrate and explain theoretical concepts and models.

• Seminars/group discussions are designed to develop a more practical insight into the applied nature of the various topics covered: they help explore the theoretical concepts and models by reference to a range of topical issues and case studies.

• Active learning includes engaging in classroom practical exercises, video and case analyses, and group project work.

• Self-directed learning pertains to engaging with learning materials and undertaking desk-research required for classroom participation and assessment.

• Study trips are designed to allow students the opportunity to observe the phenomena they study in practice and engage with the relevant practice and practitioners in their own setting and context.

• Assignment tutorials support students in their project work through systematic review of progress, discussion and formative feedback from an academic tutor. These may be run face-to-face or online (synchronously).

Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.

Reading list

https://readinglists.surrey.ac.uk
Upon accessing the reading list, please search for the module using the module code: MANM456

Other information

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Programmes this module appears in

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