Special Executive Masters Programme in Human Resource Management

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Course Overview

The MSBM Special Executive Masters Programmes (SEMP) allows you to update your skills, develop new skills, and explore and develop interests in a wide range of topics. These courses can be taken as personal or professional development and may enhance your employability.

The encapsulated Senior Executive Programme in Human Resource Management is for high-performance managers and directors who want to link human resources with the strategic objectives of the organisation to improve performance. The programme is also useful for managers and directors who want the organisation's policies and procedures related to employees to fit into the organization’s broader strategic plan.

The SEMP (HRM) will equip you with the fundamentals needed to be an effective change agent as an entrepreneur, manager or consultant. In addition, the programme will equip you with an awareness of business realities related to Human Resources issues and real-world problem-solving skills.

Accreditation

The content of this course has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.

Entry Requirements

There are no strict entry requirements for this course. Work experience will be added advantage to understanding the content of the course.

Course Modules

This module provides the most critical information about the study course and assignment submission.

Navigating the MSBM Study Portal

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Course Structure and Guidelines

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Interacting with Lectures/Learning Components

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VIDEO - How to Avoid Plagiarism in Your Writing

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Harvard Referencing Style Guide

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How to Summarise - Assignment Guide

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Summarising, Paraphrasing, Quotation for your Assignment

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Official Title Pages – Assignments

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The aim of this unit is to develop learners’ understanding of contemporary issues in the Engagement of Employees, Organisational Learning, people management, and development. Learners will examine and critically evaluate the purpose and objectives of human resource management, and design and implementation of HR action plans for promoting employee engagement and organizational performance.

Understanding Employee Engagement Concepts
Fundamentals of Organisational Knowledge
Organisational Learning and Knowledge Management
Management Information Systems

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Engagement of Employees and organizational learning

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The aim of this unit is to develop learners’ understanding of the principles and practices of resourcing, Global talent management, performance and reward management in corporate contexts. Learners will acquire both theoretical and practical understanding of recruitment, selection, employee retention and dismissal and related aspects of Global talent management. The learners will also learn the diverse approaches to effective reward and performance management in the global context.

Relationship Between Talent, Performance And Reward Management
Understanding The Performance and Reward Management System
Introduction to Talent Management
Effective Talent Sourcing and Retention
Employee Reward Management and Payment Systems
Global Resourcing Talent And Reward Management

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This unit aims to develop learners’ strategic leadership and management knowledge and skills. The learners will also learn the role of leadership and management in enhancing teamwork, effective communication, and organizational performance. The unit reflects the nature of the roles and competencies relevant at a strategic level.

Leadership and Management Development Programmes
Understanding the role of motivation, teamwork and communication in leadership
Leadership and organisational performance

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Effective Talent and Performance Management
Leadership Development and Performance Management

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The aim of this unit is to develop learners’ understanding of the key principles that underpin Managing Employment Relations. The learners will develop understanding of employee relation & Employment Law and their purpose, specifically focusing on recruitment and selection legislation and the employment protection provided for different types of organisation.

Analysing Organisational Level Employment Relations Processes, Functions And Procedures
Key concepts in employment law in a country
Understanding Employment Contract and its Terms
Employment Law and Organisational Legal Structure
Employee Rights under the Employment and Labour Law
Understanding the aspects of Employment Protection and Dismissal
Managing Employment Relations and Employment Law

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The learner will gain an understanding of how the effective strategic management of human resources supports the achievement of organizational purposes in different organizational contexts. The unit seeks to analyze and evaluate the contribution of strategic human resource management to competitive advantage.

VIDEO - Human Resource Management Today - An Overview

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Understanding the role of human resource management

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Role of Human Resource Management Strategy in an Organisation

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Contributions of HRM

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Business Dynamics Concerning The Human Resource Strategy

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Case Study - Real-time, authentic employee voice feedback

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Determining Human Resource Requirements

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Fundamentals Of Human Resource Plan

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Legal And Ethical Requirements Of Human Resource Policies

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Human Resource Management And Organisational Strategy, Structure And Culture

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Effective Monitoring Of Human Resource Management Activities
People Development and Human Resource Management

Self-paced pre-recorded learning content on this topic.
Case Study - Answering the Phone (Training and Development)

Downloadable material to advance your understanding of this module.
Developing Human Resource Management, Recruitment and Selection

Self-paced pre-recorded learning content on this topic.
Case Study: Solution for Recruiting Hard-to-Fill Positions

Watch this video to gain further insight.
Employee Retention Concepts, Tools and Strategies

Self-paced pre-recorded learning content on this topic.
Organisational Theory Underpinning Human Resource Management

Self-paced pre-recorded learning content on this topic.
Leadership Practices In An Organisational Context

Self-paced pre-recorded learning content on this topic.
Strategic Leadership And Organisational Development

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Exploring Purpose Of Leadership And Evaluating Human Resource Strategy

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QUIZ - Strategic Human Resource Management

Put your knowledge to the test with this quiz. Read each question carefully and choose the response that you feel is correct.

The aim of this unit is to develop learners’ research skills including the formulation of research proposals, literature reviews, referencing, data collection, use of interviews and surveys, questionnaire design, statistical analysis using SPSS, qualitative data and methods for drawing conclusions from the analyzed data.

Research Philosophies and Principles
VIDEO - Overview of the Research Onion

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Selecting a Research Topic
Searching and Reviewing Literature
VIDEO - How to write a Literature Review

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Developing conceptual Framework
PDF - How to create a Conceptual Framework

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Research Strategy and Design
Research Methods I

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Research Methods II

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PDF - How Observation is Used As a Research Method

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Research Methods: Data Analysis

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Research Proposal and Writing Up
Research Ethics

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QUIZ - Advanced Business Research Methods

Put your knowledge to the test with this quiz. Read each question carefully and choose the response that you feel is correct.

Workshops

This is a self-study programme with unlimited tutor support. You will never be more than a message or phone call away from our tutors.

Visa Requirements

There are no Visa Requirements for this Course as its an Online Course.

Mode of Study

Using Web-based technology, this program provides self-paced, individualized instruction that can be taken anywhere and anytime an individual has access to a computer and the Internet. This programme is suitable for successful professionals or specialists in the private, public, or voluntary sectors who have new management responsibilities and need to expand their management knowledge quickly.

This Programme serves as a refresher course for those who had their Master's a long time ago and need quick reminders and professional/ academic updates. At the same time, it also serves as a primer for experienced Professionals who never made time out for their masters. Yet, they require the academic and practical relevance of this master’s experience.

It is a short executive training that runs online for three months. Upon successfully completing the Programme, candidates will be awarded a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) certificate in the specific Programme they have achieved.

What is a CPD Course?

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is how professionals maintain and enhance their knowledge and skills. The world is constantly moving at a very fast pace. Hence, undertaking CPD is essential to support a professional in his/her current role as well as helping them with career progression. CPD is all about upgrading knowledge, skills, and capabilities to remain effective and compliant.

A CPD course is an investment that you make in yourself. It’s a way of planning your development that links learning directly to practice. CPD can help you keep your skills and knowledge up to date and prepare you for greater responsibilities. It can boost your confidence, strengthen your professional credibility, and help you become more creative in tackling new challenges.

Is the SEMP Human Resource Management Programme right for me?

If you want to foster a sense of team spirit and camaraderie within the organization, if your challenge is to manage the recruitment and selection of new employees as well as the training and development of new and current employees, and you want to establish and administer compensation plans and employee benefit programs, then this is just the right Programme for you.

Why SEMP Human Resources Management?

The SEMP (HRM) will equip you with the fundamentals needed to be an effective change agent, either as an entrepreneur, manager, or consultant. In addition, the Programme will equip you with an awareness of business realities related to Human Resources issues and real-world problem-solving skills.

By the end of three months, you will have worked through several case studies, had access to numerous online academic materials, interacted with peers from different countries and backgrounds, and also received directions from the best business trainers in the business world today.

Who should enrol in this online Certificate Program?

The SEMP Human Resource Management Programme is designed for entry-level managers, up to mid-level managers, senior managers or directors, and consultants who are in a general management role or fast approaching such positions and are seeking an opportunity to obtain a richer, deeper understanding of management skills.

Here are some of the people that have taken the course online:

HR Professionals
Business owners/Entrepreneurs
Senior Managers & Executives
Government officials
Consultants

This module provides the most critical information about the study course and assignment submission.

Navigating the MSBM Study Portal

Watch this video to gain further insight.
Course Structure and Guidelines

Watch this video to gain further insight.
Interacting with Lectures/Learning Components

Watch this video to gain further insight.
VIDEO - How to Avoid Plagiarism in Your Writing

Watch this video to gain further insight.
Harvard Referencing Style Guide

Watch this video to gain further insight.
How to Summarise - Assignment Guide

Downloadable material to advance your understanding of this module.
Summarising, Paraphrasing, Quotation for your Assignment

Downloadable material to advance your understanding of this module.
Official Title Pages – Assignments

Downloadable material to advance your understanding of this module.

Understanding Employee Engagement Concepts
Fundamentals of Organisational Knowledge
Organisational Learning and Knowledge Management
Management Information Systems

Self-paced pre-recorded learning content on this topic.
Engagement of Employees and organizational learning

Put your knowledge to the test with this quiz. Read each question carefully and choose the response that you feel is correct.

Relationship Between Talent, Performance And Reward Management
Understanding The Performance and Reward Management System
Introduction to Talent Management
Effective Talent Sourcing and Retention
Employee Reward Management and Payment Systems
Global Resourcing Talent And Reward Management

Put your knowledge to the test with this quiz. Read each question carefully and choose the response that you feel is correct.

Leadership and Management Development Programmes
Understanding the role of motivation, teamwork and communication in leadership
Leadership and organisational performance

Self-paced pre-recorded learning content on this topic.
Effective Talent and Performance Management
Leadership Development and Performance Management

Put your knowledge to the test with this quiz. Read each question carefully and choose the response that you feel is correct.

Analysing Organisational Level Employment Relations Processes, Functions And Procedures
Key concepts in employment law in a country
Understanding Employment Contract and its Terms
Employment Law and Organisational Legal Structure
Employee Rights under the Employment and Labour Law
Understanding the aspects of Employment Protection and Dismissal
Managing Employment Relations and Employment Law

Put your knowledge to the test with this quiz. Read each question carefully and choose the response that you feel is correct.

VIDEO - Human Resource Management Today - An Overview

Watch this video to gain further insight.
Understanding the role of human resource management

Self-paced pre-recorded learning content on this topic.
Role of Human Resource Management Strategy in an Organisation

Self-paced pre-recorded learning content on this topic.
Contributions of HRM

Self-paced pre-recorded learning content on this topic.
Business Dynamics Concerning The Human Resource Strategy

Self-paced pre-recorded learning content on this topic.
Case Study - Real-time, authentic employee voice feedback

Watch this video to gain further insight.
Determining Human Resource Requirements

Self-paced pre-recorded learning content on this topic.
Fundamentals Of Human Resource Plan

Self-paced pre-recorded learning content on this topic.
Legal And Ethical Requirements Of Human Resource Policies

Self-paced pre-recorded learning content on this topic.
Human Resource Management And Organisational Strategy, Structure And Culture

Self-paced pre-recorded learning content on this topic.
Effective Monitoring Of Human Resource Management Activities
People Development and Human Resource Management

Self-paced pre-recorded learning content on this topic.
Case Study - Answering the Phone (Training and Development)

Downloadable material to advance your understanding of this module.
Developing Human Resource Management, Recruitment and Selection

Self-paced pre-recorded learning content on this topic.
Case Study: Solution for Recruiting Hard-to-Fill Positions

Watch this video to gain further insight.
Employee Retention Concepts, Tools and Strategies

Self-paced pre-recorded learning content on this topic.
Organisational Theory Underpinning Human Resource Management

Self-paced pre-recorded learning content on this topic.
Leadership Practices In An Organisational Context

Self-paced pre-recorded learning content on this topic.
Strategic Leadership And Organisational Development

Self-paced pre-recorded learning content on this topic.
Exploring Purpose Of Leadership And Evaluating Human Resource Strategy

Self-paced pre-recorded learning content on this topic.
QUIZ - Strategic Human Resource Management

Put your knowledge to the test with this quiz. Read each question carefully and choose the response that you feel is correct.

Research Philosophies and Principles
VIDEO - Overview of the Research Onion

Watch this video to gain further insight.
Selecting a Research Topic
Searching and Reviewing Literature
VIDEO - How to write a Literature Review

Watch this video to gain further insight.
Developing conceptual Framework
PDF - How to create a Conceptual Framework

Downloadable material to advance your understanding of this module.
Research Strategy and Design
Research Methods I

Self-paced pre-recorded learning content on this topic.
Research Methods II

Self-paced pre-recorded learning content on this topic.
PDF - How Observation is Used As a Research Method

Downloadable material to advance your understanding of this module.
Research Methods: Data Analysis

Self-paced pre-recorded learning content on this topic.
Research Proposal and Writing Up
Research Ethics

Self-paced pre-recorded learning content on this topic.
QUIZ - Advanced Business Research Methods

Put your knowledge to the test with this quiz. Read each question carefully and choose the response that you feel is correct.

The content of this course has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.

There are no strict entry requirements for this course. Work experience will be added advantage to understanding the content of the course.

This is a self-study programme with unlimited tutor support. You will never be more than a message or phone call away from our tutors.

There are no Visa Requirements for this Course as its an Online Course.

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