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Human Resource Management

Lifelong Learning
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Created by experienced industry professionals, this Online Diploma in Human Resources Management course features case studies and real life HR management briefs, to hone industry’s best skills and practice.

Award Name Diploma - UK
NFQ Classification
Awarding Body Institute of Commercial Management
NFQ Level
Award Name NFQ Classification Awarding Body NFQ Level
Diploma - UK Institute of Commercial Management
Course Provider:
Location:
Dublin City Centre
Attendance Options:
Online or Distance, Part time
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Duration

You will have full access to online resources and subject expert support for one calendar year.
However, you can complete the course in as little as 4 - 6 months, by dedicating 6-8 hours of study per week.

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Further information

Start date: 17 September 2024

€995
• To secure your place on the course the full fee is required.
• All fees must be paid in full before the course begins.
• Please note, the full course fees are inclusive of all course materials and certification costs.

Enrolment intake is strictly limited on this course. Early application is advised. Places are allocated on a first come first served basis.

In an ever-evolving business space, the new role of Human Resources Management involves strategic direction. Designed to maximise employee performance in service of an employer's strategic objectives, Human Resource Management (HRM) is vital to all organisations.

Created by experienced industry professionals, this Online Diploma in Human Resources Management course features case studies and real life HR management briefs, to hone industry’s best skills and practice. Our practical skills approach model provides you with hands-on experience from key industry figures, to help you achieve your career goals.

1. Introduction To Management
Defining management, innovation in management, management skills, management and achievement, management roles, types of organisations, management and the workplace, the four management functions (planning, organising, leading, controlling).

2. The Evolution Of Management Thinking
Management perspectives, historical trends, innovative management thinking, the learning organisation, management challenges, the environment and corporate culture, the organisation-environmental relationship.

3. Introduction To Information Systems
Introduction to information systems, business landscape, contemporary approaches to information systems, impact of information systems on organisations and the management decision process, models of decision making, electronic business, ethics in an information society, management reporting systems.

4. Organisational Analysis
Modern organisations, frameworks for organisational analysis, analysis of structures, organisational cultures, gender and identity, new directions in organisation theory and analysis.

Planning
5. Strategic Management
Defining strategic management, organisational direction, purpose of strategy, generating and selecting strategic options, the strategy management process, strategic formulation and implementation, constructing the strategy plan, macro and micro-environmental analysis. analysing internal resources and capabilities, organising design and strategy.

6. The Strategic Manager
Defining the strategic manager, thinking and acting strategically, the strategic plan, effective strategic processes, ideas, tools and techniques, operational responsibilities, change management, culture change, the business plan, analysing the current reality, formulating, evaluating and implementing strategy.
7. Qualitative & Quantitative Management Research
Methods and techniques, research design, data collection, data handling techniques, methods of analysis, research reports, analysis of variance, diagnostics and model development, introduction to Management Science modelling.

8. Financial Management
Introduction to financial management, principles of financial management, mechanisms for financial planning, financial management tools and concepts, financial decision making, techniques of financial appraisal, company performance, needs of stakeholders, sources of finance.

9. Accounting For Performance
Managerial accounting, budgetary planning and forecasting methods, interpreting budget outcomes, cost-structure analysis and profit calculation. Making decisions on pricing, cost control, cost reduction, analysing financial viability.

10. Managerial Decision Making
Types of decisions and problems, decision making models, development of alternatives, engaging in debate.

Human Resources
11. Managing Human Resources
Human resources, the changing nature of careers, developing an effective workplace, selection process, appraisal, globalization, cultural competence, managing diversity, flexibility, uncertainty and change, review and reflection.

12. Managerial Economics
Economics as a theory of organisation, demand and supply and equilibrium, consumers and markets, strategic interaction and dynamic competition, uncertainty in behaviour and markets, information and efficiency.

LEADING
13. Dynamics Of Behaviour In Organisations
Human behaviour, personality and individual differences, work motivation, decision making, rewards systems, leadership, groups and group processes, design of work, organisational culture and creativity.

14. Motivating Employers
The concept of motivation, foundations of motivation, motivating others, reinforcement, job design for motivation, empowering people, giving meaning to work.

15. Effective Performance In The Workplace
Company organisational culture and structures, building an effective workforce – recruitment, team selection, appointment and termination, training and appraisal, motivational strategies, competition in the workplace. Wage and salary administration, job restructuring.

16. Leadership
The nature of leadership, leadership versus management, leadership traits, matching leadership style with situation, power and influence, leading change, building a network, managing team conflict. Mentoring (setting goals, measuring progress, taking action).

17. Communication
Communication and the manager’s role, types of communication, building communication networks, communication and the different stakeholders, managing organisational communication, internal and external communication.

18. Entrepreneurship And Intrapreneurship
Managing creativity and innovation, the relationship between enterprise, entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship and self employment, setting up an organisation, entrepreneurial leadership, managing growth and sustainable entrepreneurial organisations, developing and managing national and global business networks and other key stakeholders.

Controlling
19. Information Technology And E-Business
Information technology and management, knowledge management, technology, the Internet and E-business, implementing E-business strategies, going international.

20. Risk Management
Concepts of risk, approaches to managing risk, identifying, analysing and managing risk, the risk management framework, risk and decision-making, evaluation.

21. Management Marketing
Why marketing matters, marketing strategy development, marketing research, marketing and the Internet, the influence of culture in global marketing, new challenges for global marketing.

22. Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility
Introduction to CSR, Arguments, Developing a CSR Strategy, Implementing CSR, Measuring Worth.

Tel: (01) 283 4579
Email: info@fitzwilliaminstitutegroup.ie

Course Provider:
Location:
Dublin City Centre
Attendance Options:
Online or Distance, Part time
Apply to:
Course provider