Latest Module Specifications
Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026
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Description International HRM Developments is a module that provides students with a core body of knowledge necessary to understand European diversity with respect to: the regulation of labour markets and employment relations regimes. Students will be introduced to the underpinning theories of labour market regulation and will become familiar with the European Union Institutions; policy tools and instruments that have been developed in support of the Lisbon objectives of making Europe the most competitive knowledge-based economy based on a high level of skills and social inclusion. Learning Outcomes 1. Evaluate the impact of contextual factors (regimes of labour market regulation, employment relations, social dialogue and training) on policy implementation in the field of employment and training. 2. Explore the conceptual apparatus and theoretical debates informing International Human Resource Management practices in Europe and elsewhere. 3. Develop a deep understanding of the nature of European Union employment regulation. 4. Assess the relative strengths and weaknesses of the approaches to developing and implementing employment and training policies in different member states within the context of the over-arching objectives of the Lisbon Strategy and of EU Economic Policy Guidelines. 5. Understand the nature of employability itself and use the knowledge and skills developed to operate more effectively as a professional HRM specialist in a transnational context. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Outcomes 1. Evaluate the impact of contextual factors (regimes of labour market regulation, employment relations, social dialogue and training) on policy implementation in the field of employment and training. 2. Explore the conceptual apparatus and theoretical debates informing International Human Resource Management practices in Europe and elsewhere. 3. Develop a deep understanding of the nature of European Union employment regulation. 4. Assess the relative strengths and weaknesses of the approaches to developing and implementing employment and training policies in different member states within the context of the over-arching objectives of the Lisbon Strategy and of EU Eco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
International HRM Developments International HRM Developments is a module that provides students with a core body of knowledge necessary to understand European diversity with respect to: the regulation of labour markets and employment relations regimes. Students will be introduced to the underpinning theories of labour market regulation and will become familiar with the European Union Institutions; policy tools and instruments that have been developed in support of the Lisbon objectives of making Europe the most competitive knowledge-based economy based on a high level of skills and social inclusion. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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