554.033 (18S) English III: Advanced Professional Communication c: Human Resources Management

Sommersemester 2018

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First course session
09.03.2018 13:00 - 16:30 V.1.01 On Campus
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Overview

Lecturer
Course title german English III: Advanced Professional Communication c: Human Resources Management
Type Course (continuous assessment course )
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 3.0
Registrations 12 (20 max.)
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
possible language(s) of the assessment English
Course begins on 09.03.2018
eLearning Go to Moodle course

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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

Course Targets

All managers, not just HR managers, need a strong foundation in HR/personnel management concepts and techniques to do their jobs. Because all managers do have personnel related responsibilities, this course will focus on practical applications that all managers need in order to deal with their HR related responsibilities.

Essential HR management topics treated in this course are:

strategic HR, recruitment, placement and retention, testing and selection, training and development and, most importantly, leadership. 

The intensely competitive nature of business today means HR managers must be able to defend their plans and contributions in measurable terms and in achieving the company’s strategic aims. By exploring the topics above, students will gain an insight into the importance of HR to a business organization, find out how each HR topic interacts with and affects the others and explore the importance of leadership. 

In addition, through teaching the course in English, students will be exposed to the relevant international business terminology and the pragmatic use of English in business. The course target is to introduce the students to issues of modern HRM as practiced by international companies in Austria and abroad.


Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

Methodology

group work; presentations, plenary discussions;

This class will be taught by experts with years of practical experience in the fields of human resource management, management and law.


Course content

Topics

  • The strategic role of Human Resources Management

  • Diversity management

  • Recruitment, placement and retention

  • Employee testing and selection

  • Training and development

  • Leadership

    The main focus is to introduce the students to issues of modern Human Resources Management as practiced by international companies in Austria and abroad. Students will work in teams/groups to learn how to identify and analyze HR issues. Language goals are the acquisition of the relevant business terminology and the particular language of HRM to ensure effective business outcomes.

Prior knowledge expected

Prerequisites: None

Requirements:

attendance, participation in class, quiz (30%)

in-class presentation, outside research (40%)

reading materials, assignments (30%)

class materials are available electronically on moodle and/or will be provided as reader/handouts

Literature


Literature

Handouts and excerpts from: Gary Dessler, Human Resource Management (Pearson Prentice Hall 2005) 

Peter F. Drucker, The Essential Drucker (Harper Business 2003) 

Harvard Business Review on Finding and Keeping the Best People (Harvard Business School Publishing Corporation 2001) 

Shawn Smith and Rebecca Mazin, The HR Answer Book (American Management Association 2004)

Examination information

Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Bachelor's degree programme Applied Business Administration (SKZ: 518, Version: 14W.3)
    • Subject: Business Language in Context (Compulsory subject)
      • §9(1) English III: Advanced Professional Communication ( 2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 554.033 English III: Advanced Professional Communication c: Human Resources Management (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
  • Bachelor's degree programme Information Management (SKZ: 522, Version: 17W.1)
    • Subject: Englische Wirtschafts- und Technikkommunikation (Compulsory elective)
      • 8.1 Englische Wirtschafts- und Technikkommunikation ( 0.0h XX / 8.0 ECTS)
        • 554.033 English III: Advanced Professional Communication c: Human Resources Management (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 5., 6. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor's degree programme Information Management (SKZ: 522, Version: 12W.1)
    • Subject: Englische Wirtschafts- und Technikkommunikation (Compulsory elective)
      • 4.1.1 Englische Wirtschafts- und Technikkommunikation ( 0.0h XX / 8.0 ECTS)
        • 554.033 English III: Advanced Professional Communication c: Human Resources Management (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
  • Bachelor's degree programme Business and Law (SKZ: 519, Version: 12W.3)
    • Subject: Business English in Context (Compulsory elective)
      • English III: Advanced Professional Communication ( 2.0h KU / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 554.033 English III: Advanced Professional Communication c: Human Resources Management (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)

Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts

Wintersemester 2019/20
  • 554.033 KS English III: Advanced Professional Communication c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2019
  • 554.033 KS English III: Advanced Professional Communication c: Human Resources Management (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2018/19
  • 554.033 KS English III: Advanced Professional Communication c: Human Resources Management (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2017/18
  • 554.033 KS English III: Advanced Professional Communication c: Human Resources Management (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2017
  • 554.033 KS English III: Advanced Professional Communication c: Human Resources Management (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2016/17
  • 554.033 KS English III: Advanced Professional Communication c: Law and Corporate Government (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2016
  • 554.033 KS English III: Advanced Professional Communication c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2014/15
  • 554.031 KU English III: Advanced Professional Communication a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)