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NFQ level 9 Credit Rating 10
Pre-requisite None
Co-requisite None
Compatibles None
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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.

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



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Assessment Feedback200Reflective Learning Portfolio
Field Trip50No Description
Total Workload: 250

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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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Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories;
1 = A resit is available for all components of the module
2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module
3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
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