PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION
NAME OF PROGRAMME:
GRADUATE DIPLOMA- HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Philosophy
The Graduate Diploma Level 6 Human Resource Management aims to explore the factors contributing to business success, particularly the role of human resource management. Emphasis is placed on the applications of models and techniques necessary to achieve superior performance in organizations. The programme develops skills in analysis and planning, and develops the ability to solve business and management problems. Human Resource Management is viewed as a strategic activity which relates the management of human resources (people) to the delivery of organizational or business objectives in a strategic, integrated and coherent way. It is concerned with the establishment and delivery of integrated people management policies which support organizational strategy and ensure the delivery of successful business outcomes.
Information on Award
| Final Award | Graduate Diploma- Human Resource Management |
| Programme Title | Graduate Diploma- Human Resource Management |
| LEVEL | 6 |
| Duration of Course | Suggested Time 18 Months.
Completion time can be less. |
| Entry Requirements | Applicants must:
· Possess at minimum any related Associate Degree in the relevant field. · EDUQUAL Level 5 Diploma · RQF/QCF/NQF Level 5 Diploma · SCQF Level 8 Diploma · EQF/FHEQ Level 5 Diploma · |
| CREDITS | 240 |
| Major pathways within the course – Where course can lead to different areas of emphasis | Completion of the course can encourage participants to pursue further studies into:
· MSc in Business Management · MSc in Human Resource Management · Postgraduate Diploma in Project Management · Postgraduate Diploma in Executive Management · Postgraduate Diploma Logistics & Supply Chain Management |
| Targeted occupations for graduates | After completion of the course, graduates can serve in organizations in positions as:
· Human Resource Manager · Production Operative, Supervisor, or Manager · Business Manager · Business Analyst · Human Resource Analyst |
Programme Aims
| The main aims of the Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management are to: | · To offer flexible delivery to meet the needs of students who are seeking to develop their career by combining academic study with their existing employment.
· Provide participants with a thorough grounding in relevant Human Resource Management disciplines. · Enable participants to reflect on and learn from their own professional experience and be able to integrate new knowledge with their experience and apply it to management situations. · To develop the power of critical enquiry, logical thought, creative imagination and independent judgement and apply these to decision-making processes within management environments. · Develop the knowledge and skills to enhance their effectiveness as managers and leaders. · Enhance the learning skills of the participants and encourage independent research, enabling participants to manage their own learning and development and become lifelong learners. |
The Learning Outcomes
| On completion of this program, participants should be able to:
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· Demonstrate a sound foundation of knowledge about organizational psychology and human resource management in the areas studied (which may include motivation, performance, organizational change, careers, personnel selection, training, employment relations, practices in human resource management, and well-being at work).
· Design and critically evaluate qualitative and quantitative research, and carry out basic forms of descriptive and inferential statistical analysis on quantitative data. · Manage their own learning, including working effectively to deadlines, plan, organize and priorities tasks. · Define concepts properly, evaluate the evidence for propositions, identify faulty logic or reasoning and make appropriate generalizations. · Consider the views of others openly, and to be sensitive to the culture, business and management practices of others. |
Programme Structure and Requirements
| L6-HRM | Unit Title | Unit Level 1 | Unit Credits |
| 1. | Business Law | 6 | 20 |
| 2. | Change Management & Innovation | 6 | 20 |
| 3. | Employment Relations and Legal Framework | 6 | 20 |
| 4. | Global Recruitment, Training and Development | 6 | 20 |
| 5. | Health & Safety Laws and Regulations | 6 | 20 |
| 6. | International Human Resource Management | 6 | 20 |
| 7. | Performance Monitoring & Evaluation | 6 | 20 |
| 8. | Strategic Leadership | 6 | 20 |
| 9. | Strategic Management | 6 | 20 |
| 10. | End-Point Assessment | 6 | 60 |
| Total: | 240 |
Information about Assessment Regulations
Participation and completion of all assessments are mandatory in order to obtain an overall final grade for the unit.
The use of any of the following Assessment Methods may be utilized in the individual assessments
- Course Assignments
- Self-study assignments
- Online Quizzes
