module specification - university of leicester...management credits: 30 intended learning outcomes...

Module Specification

No. Assessment Description Weight % Qual Mark Exam Hours Ass't Group Alt Reass't

001 Employee Development and Workplace Learning Assignment 100

Period: JulyOccurence: D16Coordinator:Mark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme



Period: MarchOccurence: DCoordinator:Mark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme



Period: NovemberOccurence: DCoordinator:Mark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme

Academic Year: 2016/7Module Level: PostgraduateScheme: PGDepartment: Centre for Labour Market Studies at the School of

ManagementCredits: 30

Intended Learning OutcomesHaving completed this module, students will be able to:1) Critique theories of learning and the ways in which they can be applied to employee development;2) Analyse theories of workplace and work-related learning;3) Explain the social processes underpinning adult learning.

Teaching and Learning MethodsStudy book, group discussion and case and paper analysis. In addition to undertaking activities/E-tivities, students will beexpected to engage in substantial further study involving the use of journal articles, on-line materials, textbooks and otherspecified readings.

Assessment Methods4,000 – 5,000 word assignment

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Lectures 0Seminars 0

Practical Classes & Workshops 0Tutorials 0

Fieldwork 0Project Supervision 0

Guided Independent Study 225Demonstration 0

Supervised time in studio/workshop 0Work Based Learning 0

Placement 0Year Abroad 0

Total Module Hours 225

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LM7500 Employee Development and Workplace Learning

Last Published: 19 July 2018


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LM7500 Employee Development and Workplace Learning




001 LM7503 Research Methods Assignment 100

Period: JulyOccurence: D16Coordinator: Michaela DriverMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme



Period: MarchOccurence: DCoordinator: Michaela DriverMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme



Period: NovemberOccurence: DCoordinator: Michaela DriverMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme



Intended Learning OutcomesHaving completed this module students will be able to:1) Assess the practical, ethical and theoretical processes underpinning social science research;2) Differentiate between ontology and epistemology and have a working understanding of the philosophy of social scienceresearch;3) Evaluate different reearch methods in terms of their appropriateness to the requirements of the research questions andresearch philosophy.4) Analyse the issues relating to the design, construction, implementation and analysis of quantitative and qualitativeresearch.











LM7503 Research Methods



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LM7503 Research Methods




001 LM7504 Dissertation 100

Period: JulyOccurence: D16Coordinator: Eimer SparhamMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme



Period: MarchOccurence: D16Coordinator: Eimer SparhamMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme



Period: NovemberOccurence: DCoordinator: Eimer SparhamMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme



Intended Learning Outcomes1) Synthesise relevant adademic literature to construct an appropriate research question.2) Evaluate appropriateness of different researh questions.3) Collect, analyse, synthesise and present data in order to address research questions.

Teaching and Learning MethodsSupervision process, private study

Assessment Methods16,000 – 20,000 word dissertation

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LM7504 Dissertation




001 LM7505 Managing Human Resources Assignment 100

Period: JulyOccurence: D16Coordinator:Mark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme



Period: MarchOccurence: DCoordinator:Mark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme



Period: NovemberOccurence: DCoordinator:Mark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme



Intended Learning OutcomesHaving completed the module students will be able to:1) Examine the study of HRM within the context of the employment relationship;2) Analyse organisational theory, and of the ways in which organisations change and evolve;3) Critically examine contemporary theories of HRM;4) Assess current trends in labour management in the light of current HR theory.



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LM7505 Managing Human Resources



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LM7505 Managing Human Resources




001 Industrial Relations Assignment 100

Period: JulyOccurence: D16Coordinator: Glynne WilliamsMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme



Period: MarchOccurence: DCoordinator: Glynne WilliamsMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme



Period: NovemberOccurence: DCoordinator: Glynne WilliamsMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme



Intended Learning OutcomesHaving completed this module students will be able to:1) Describe the employment relationship from various theoretical standpoints;2) Critically evaluate the role, and the limits, of techniques of management control of work;3) Analyse the functions and consequences of conflict and consent at the workplace;4) Apply analyses of work, employment and IR to the international context of Multinational Corporations (MNCs)

Teaching and Learning MethodsIndependent study of course units, unit exercises, essential and recommended reading, online discussions. Guidance inModule and course handbook; feedback from tutor, independent study, Module assignments, online discussion forums,opportunities for self-reflection.

Assessment Methods5,000 word assignment

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LM7509 Industrial Relations



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001 Thesis 100

Period: AprilOccurence: DCoordinator:Mark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme


001 Thesis 100

Period: JanuaryOccurence: DCoordinator:Mark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme



Intended Learning OutcomesThis module will enable students to apply the insights drawn from the previous three MRes Module. The learning outcomesare therefore student led.Students are expected to complete the following:•To have completed a non-assessed research proposal exercise to outline their research topic, methodology, and expectedimpacts.•To have designed and conducted a piece of original empirical research on a topic of their choosing.•To have analysed their research findings using either qualitative or quantitative techniques as established in Modules 2 & 3.•To have written a 25,000 – 30,000 word thesis that details the research topic/problem, relevant literature, methodology,detailed analysis of results, conclusions/recommendations.

Teaching and Learning MethodsCourse materials, online group discussions, residential weekends as per existing CLMS provision.

Assessment Methods25,000 - 30,000 word thesis

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LM7513 Thesis/Dissertation




001 Portfolio of Exercises 100

Period: FebruaryOccurence: DCoordinator:Mark Scheme: PGT Attendance Only



Period: JuneOccurence: DCoordinator:Mark Scheme: PGT Attendance Only



Period: OctoberOccurence: DCoordinator:Mark Scheme: PGT Attendance Only



Intended Learning Outcomes1) Know how to handle relevant academic information (e.g. how to access relevant literature, apply referencing conventionsand avoid plagiarism).2) Analyse and evaluate academic material.3) Evaluate arguments.4) Demonstrate academic writing and presentation skills.

Teaching and Learning MethodsThis module is taught through a combination of directed reading and independent study. Students are asked to work throughthe course text and additional readings and complete reflective exercises as they progress through the text.

Assessment MethodsLearning outcomes are assessed through a portfolio consisting of eight individual exercises. The module is not graded butsuccessful completion is required before students can progress to other modules.

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LM7520 Academic Writing Skills - Postgraduate



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LM7520 Academic Writing Skills - Postgraduate




001 LM7602 The Organisation of Work and Organisational PerformanceAssignment

100

Period: JulyOccurence: D16Coordinator: Richard CourtneyMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme



100

Period: MarchOccurence: DCoordinator: Richard CourtneyMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme



100

Period: NovemberOccurence: DCoordinator: Richard CourtneyMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme



Intended Learning Outcomes1) Identify the various theories used to explain the links between organisational structure andperformance.2) Analyse causes of variance in in the relationship between product market structure and skill utilisation.3) Analyse the role of technology, organisational change and size in influencing skills development.skills developed among the labour force and why they vary.4) Analyse and evaluate the impact of practies such as TQM, employee involvement, business process re-engineering andlean production on skill utilisation and the implications for performance.










LM7602 The Organisation of Work and Organisational Performance




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LM7602 The Organisation of Work and Organisational Performance




001 LM7603 Essay Assignment 100




Period: MarchOccurence: DCoordinator: Eimer SparhamMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme






Intended Learning OutcomesAfter completing this module students will be able to:1) Analyse the various ways in which the organisation of production can be used to enhance competitiveness.2) Analyse and evaluate the evidence relating to the impact of HPWP and associated techniques on organisationalperformance.3) Evaluate the potential for applying HPWPs to practice.



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LM7603 Implementing Improvements in Organisational Performance



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LM7603 Implementing Improvements in Organisational Performance





Period: JulyOccurence: D16Coordinator: Vanessa BeckMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme



Period: MarchOccurence: DCoordinator: Vanessa BeckMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme



Period: NovemberOccurence: DCoordinator: Vanessa BeckMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme



Intended Learning Outcomes1) Systematically compare different VET systems at macro, meso and micro levels;2) Analyse and evaluate the theories that underpin VET systems in different countries;3) Asesse the challenges facing VET systems around the world.



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LM7605 Comparing National Systems of VET




LM7605 Comparing National Systems of VET








Period: MarchOccurence: DCoordinator: Eimer SparhamMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme






Intended Learning Outcomes1) Assess the changes in the world economy associated with globalisation;2) Analyse the role of international capital, labour and international institutions in the contemporary worldeconomy, and their impact upon employment policy and practice;3) Analyse the role of HRM within multinational corporations;4) Evaluate the impact of globalisation on national systems of HRD and identify the ways in whichdifferent countries are responding to the pressures brought about by globalisation.



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LM7606 The Global Context of HRD and HRM



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LM7606 The Global Context of HRD and HRM





Period: JulyOccurence: D16Coordinator: Paul ConvilleMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme



Period: MarchOccurence: DCoordinator: Paul ConvilleMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme



Period: NovemberOccurence: DCoordinator: Paul ConvilleMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme



Intended Learning Outcomes1) Analyse the changes that have taken place in the concept of skills and its use over time.2) Evaluate and make links to ways in which skills and work practices can contribute to individual and organisationalperformance.3) Critique public policy in relation to skills, competitiveness and performance has changed over time.



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LM7607 #MULTIVALUE




LM7607 #MULTIVALUE




001 Thesis including Viva Examination 100

Period: Distance LearningOccurence: DCoordinator:Mark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme

Academic Year: 2016/7Module Level: DoctorateScheme: PGDepartment: Centre for Labour Market Studies at the School of


Intended Learning Outcomes- Demonstrate an ability to apply appropriate research methodologies and to analyse practical/theoretical issues within theirthesis area;- Advanced subject knowledge, research skills, data presentation and written communication skills, publications skills;- To produce a thesis that contains original work of publishable quality.

Teaching and Learning MethodsIndependent study, supervised research, written feedback from supervisor, tutorials, guidance in Module and coursehandbook and University regulations; written feedback from supervisor, tutorials with supervisor, independent study, Moduleassignments, online discussion forums, opportunities for self-reflection.

Assessment MethodsThesis of 50,000 words plus viva examination

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LM8000 Thesis





Period: Distance LearningOccurence: DCoordinator: Michaela DriverMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme



Intended Learning Outcomes- Reflect on the doctoral research process and on their own needs for successful doctoral study- Develop and apply appropriate bibliographic skills;- Reflect fully on the ethical issues which underpin their research and adapt their research project accordingly;- Consider their own writing style vis-à-vis the demands of writing a doctorate thesis.


Assessment MethodsWritten assignment of 4,000 words constituting of a portfolio of exercises

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LM8001 Introduction to Social Research




001 Essay Assignment 100

Period: Distance LearningOccurence: DCoordinator: Richard CourtneyMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme



Intended Learning Outcomes- Differentiate between ontology and epistemology- Discuss the philosophy of social science and its implications for research design- Select appropriate methods based on philosophy of social research


Assessment MethodsWritten assignment of 4,000 words.

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LM8002 Philosophical and Methodological Foundations of Social Research





Period: Distance LearningOccurence: DCoordinator: Daniela RudloffMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme



Intended Learning Outcomes- Discuss the general principles of quantitative research design and a range of quantitative statistical methods, developingand differentiating the appropriate use of different statistical methods;- Demonstrate a working knowledge of SPSS in order to utilise statistical techniques.

Teaching and Learning MethodsIndependent study of course units, unit exercises, essential and recommended reading, online discussions. Guidance inModule and course handbook; feedback from tutor, independent study, Module assignment, online discussion forums,opportunities for self-reflection.


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LM8003 Quantitative Methods and Analysis





Period: Distance LearningOccurence: DCoordinator: Doris EikhofMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme



Intended Learning OutcomesDemonstrate all aspects of qualitative research.Assess issues relating to the design, construction, implementation and analysis of qualitative research.- Analyse and evaluate quantitative data, utilize learning resources.



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LM8004 Qualitative Methods and Analysis








Intended Learning Outcomes- To examine the different conceptions of how learning takes place within the workplace;- To critically explore the policy discourse concerning workplace learning - particularly the idea that there has been a moveaway from training and formal learning in the workplace- To examine the consequences and impact of workplace learning;- To explore a number of themes around the contested meanings of ‘work’ and ‘learning’ and meanings derived from workingand learning.- Reflect critically on the nature and purpose of workplace learning;- Reflect critically on macro workplace learning policy.- Assess the contested meaning of workplace learning.


Assessment MethodsWritten assignment of 5,000 words

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LM8005 Workplace Learning





Period: Distance LearningOccurence: DCoordinator: Benjamin HopkinsMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme



Intended Learning Outcomes- Critique recent developments in HRD practice, most centrally those relating to organisational learning and the managementof knowledge.- Analyse practitioner and academic literature relating to the subjects of knowledge management and the learningorganisation.- Reflect on key concepts such as ‘knowledge’ and ‘learning’ and the use of these concepts within consultancy fields.- Assess the role of knowledge and learning in business strategy, particularly within the context of the ‘learning society’ andthe ‘knowledge economy’.



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LM8007 Knowledge Management and the Learning Organisation








Intended Learning Outcomes- Explain why national systems differ in their structures,- Identify the main processes of change which are affecting national systems of VET,- Explore the impact of global processes of change on national VET systems and,- Be able to critically assess the impact of these wider processes of change on the policy framework of one country.



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LM8008 Comparing National Education and Training Systems








Intended Learning Outcomes- Assess the factors which shape and influence different countries’ approaches to VET and lifelong learning policy;- Critically examine the role of government, employers and education and training providers vis-a-vis VET policy;- Critically examine the shifting discourses of VET and lifelong learning.- Frame research questions for possible thesis topics.



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LM8009 Vocational Education and Lifelong Learning








Intended Learning Outcomes- Critically discuss theories of globalisation, convergence and divergence and debates relating to these concepts;- Apply core theoretical debates to the analysis of organisational and national HRD systems;- Explore the interrelationship between local and global social processes.


Assessment MethodsWritten Assignment of 5,000 words

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LM8010 Globalisation and HRD





Period: Distance LearningOccurence: DCoordinator: Katharine VenterMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme



Intended Learning Outcomes- Explore the central debates concerning the role of culture in informing aspects of HRD- To be able to critically evaluate the extent to which the concept of culture can be used as an explanatory variable- To be able to critically evaluate the role that culture plays at the level of individual learning- To be able to critically evaluate the role that culture plays in shaping the context for learning, training, development andcareers in the work place.- To be able to critically evaluate the role that culture plays in informing national systems of HRD.- To be able to critically evaluate organisational responses to cultural issues in their activities in international markets



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LM8011 National Culture and HRD








Intended Learning Outcomes- Critique the debates on the ‘problem of youth’;- To examine youth in the context of labour market and HRD debates;- Analyse trends in youth training and labour market issues;- To assess the training of young workers in the context of broader debates such as identity and career progression.



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LM8013 Youth Transitions and the Labour Market








Intended Learning Outcomes- Critique the gendered nature of work, employment and learning;- Be able to identify and differentiate the consequences of the gendered nature of employment- Be able to reflect critically on theories of gender and work;- Discuss masculinity and work;- Be able to critically reflect upon their own gender identities.



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LM8014 Gender, Work and Society








Intended Learning Outcomes- Assess the fundamental changes that have been taking place and the factors that are shaping employment patterns inChina;- Define the implications of these changes for HR matters in organisations;- Evaluate some of the implications of China's economic growth for Hong Kong;- Evaluate some of the implications of China's economic growth for other countries;- Assess how China and Hong Kong's skill formation systems are changing in response to the different skills needs resultingfrom ongoing economic changes;- assess the extent to which convergence is taking place in China as a result of globalisation;- assess the extent to which divergence underpins the transfer of practices despite globalisation resulting in a distinctlyChinese workplace.

Teaching and Learning MethodsIndependent study of course units, unit exercises, essential and recommended reading, online discussions. Guidance inModule and course handbook; feedback from tutor, independent study, Module assignments, online discussion forums,opportunities for self-reflection


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LM8015 Work, Employment and Learning Issues in China and Hong Kong (SAR)





Period: Distance LearningOccurence: DCoordinator: Glynne WilliamsMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme



Intended Learning Outcomes- define the employment relationship from various theoretical standpoints;- critically evaluate the role, and the limits, of techniques of management control of work;- analyse the functions and consequences of conflict and consent at the workplace;- apply analyses of work, employment and IR to the international context of Multinational Corporations (MNCs);- demonstrate a critical understanding of the different forms of trade unionism;- assess the basis of trade union power, its strengths and weaknesses;- assess the similarities and differences of national trade union movements;- critically discuss the nature of the various forms of international trade union organisation;- outline competing theories of conflict at the workplace level;- evaluate the concept of 'partnership' and its preconditions;- discuss the dimensions of national difference in IR and the impact of MNCs;-critically assess the context and factors for collective action at the workplace;- critically evaluate contemporary challenges to trade union organisation and strategy;- Evaluate key issues in negotiating and monitoring fundamental labour rights;- appreciate different transnational labour strategies and discuss the determinants of transnational labour cooperation;- critically assess the concept and challenges to trade union internationalism.

Teaching and Learning MethodsIndependent study of course units, unit exercises, essential and recommended reading, online discussions. Guidance inModule and course handbook; feedback from tutor, independent study, Module assignments, online discussion forums,opportunities for self-reflection


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Period: Distance LearningOccurence: DCoordinator: Martin QuinnMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme



Intended Learning OutcomesAt the end of the module students will be able to;

1. Critically assess the roles the private sector can play in the formation of public policy. 2. Outline the development of Keynesian, neo-liberal and 'third way approaches to policy formation and identify theimplications for the role of the State. 3. Critically examine and explain the concepts of policy borrowing and policy transfer. 4. Evaluate the territory vs relational debate and assess the impact of place on policy.


Assessment MethodsWritten assignment of 5000 words.

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LM8017 Developing Public Policy




001 Portfolio of Exercises 90002 Online Ethical Approval 10




Intended Learning Outcomes• develop a relevant research question in the context of established theoretical positions• consider alternative rigorous research designs in relation to their research question• assess ethical issues raised by their research questions and designs• develop potential adaptations to their research

Teaching and Learning MethodsIndependent study of course units and associated reading materials; completion of exercises

Assessment MethodsWritten assignment of 5000 words plus completion of University of Leicester online ethical approval form

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LM8020 The Thesis Proposal


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