To understand the role of the line manager in the performance management process (coaching, counselling and mentoring; performance review, feedback and managing continuous personal development; managing under-performance and performance improvement plans; monitoring and mentoring of line managers in the performance management process to ensure equity)

To identify and evaluate a range of people management practices and how to design them in an integrated and ethical way to ensure professional principals, regulation and law are evidenced when making decisions about performance

To be able to develop an understanding of the people performance function: creating a learning culture that supports continuing professional development and high performance working (HPW), current and future trends in adult learning and motivation into the organisation’s learning approach, design learning using theories and methods that maximise learner engagement, reward, learning transfer and impact.  

To understand the role of people analytics and how this can add value to drive organisational performance

To critically examine the people performance function and the internal and external influences which drive individual and organisational performance

To understand the ethical and legal approaches to managing people

To have an understanding of how people analytics can be used to support people performance

Students will be expected to contribute to all lessons and participate in online and face to face group work/discussion where required.   The learning activities will enable students to explore practical based work and the development of solutions using analytics where appropriate, to enhance people performance outputs within an organisation. 

Formative assessments whereby students will have the opportunity to discuss their work with tutors and gain formative feedback to aid their learning within the module, will be available when required.

Attention will be paid to ‘real world’ application of academic concepts with students engaging with this through delivering in-class presentations and undertaking self-directed learning.

The assessments for the module allow students the opportunity to demonstrate and explore their understanding of people management concepts and their application to ‘real-life’ situations.  The learning and teaching strategy for the module allows students to develop both subject specific knowledge of people management practice and key transferable skills.

1. Identify and evaluate factors, both internal and external to an organisation, which determine the nature of employee relations within that organisation.
2. Critically discuss the people performance function
3. Synthesise knowledge and use analytical and evaluative skills in order to formulate appropriate people management responses to organisational issues.
4. Critically evaluate the role that managers have in facilitating employee performance

Wherever possible, reassessment for this module will take the original form, and in all cases will meet the required learning outcomes. Where it is difficult to replicate the exact assessment (i.e. a group assessed piece of work or presentation), a task that is equivalent or proportionate to the original, will be set.

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• Carbery, R., & Cross, C. (2013). Human resource management: A concise introduction. Palgrave Macmillan.
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