Programme Structure

Strategic Management in A Global Context 

• Understand the concepts and analytical frameworks for the organisation to conduct a strategic analysis, assess its strategic choices and implement its chosen strategy effectively. 
• Anticipate and respond to the environment by using their resources and capabilities to formulate and implement effective strategies.

Human Resource Development 

• Design, deliver and evaluate the success of a training or learning activity and examine learning activities such as e-learning and management development. 
• Examine the concepts of the Learning Organisation and knowledge management.
• Evaluate the role of HRD in relation to business development and success. 

Organisational Change Management  

• Understand the nature of organisational change. 
• Analyse frameworks for organisational change. 
• Appraise the effect of culture on change processes. 
• Evaluate tools and techniques used in the management of change. 

Managing the Employment Relationship  

• Identify issues and practices associated with the management of HRM and employment relationship. 
• Examine developments in the delivery and transformation of HRM in organisations and develop a critical awareness of issues involved with and differences between forms of employee involvement and participation. 
• Analyse the management of morale, discipline, grievance, collective bargaining and consultation. 

Work Psychology 

• Focuses on individuals and groups in relation to their work. 
• It looks at the contribution psychology can make to achieving the “best fit” between people and their jobs, thereby enhancing productivity, satisfaction, safety and well-being at work. 
• Four main areas are explored in depth: selection and assessment at work; human factors and work design; causes, consequences and strategies for dealing with occupational stress; and work motivation: theories, applications and implications for people and work, including aspects of team working. 

Individual Differences 2 

• Concerned with how and why people are psychologically different from each other, in contrast to most other areas of psychology, which tend to concentrate on similarities between people. 

Focuses on two of the most interesting areas of individual differences: 

• Personality and intelligence. It covers historical and conceptual issues in both personality and intelligence, before moving on to look at recent developments and current debates in both areas 
• Other types of individual differences which have links with personality and intelligence (such as creativity, leadership, mood and motivation) are also considered. 

Notes

The modules listed above may be conducted in a different sequence. Module content/syllabus will be provided upon request.

Assessment Method

Each module consists of 2 components of assessment. Students will be assessed based on written examinations and assignments. An examination for each module will be held at the end of each trimester. 

Delivery Mode

Classroom Learning

Programme Duration

• Part-time Programme
• 12-month, 180 Training Hours
• Lessons are conducted from 7:00PM to 10:00PM on weekdays