Module handbook for the course of study Business Administration and 
                                     
              Course HR3.63 152863 Advanced Human Resource Management 
              This course is an elective in the HR3 module 
             
              Instructor                                Prof. Dr. Susanne Wilpers 
              Semester                                  6 
              Term(s) offered                           Winter and summer 
              Type of course                            Lecture with integrated exercises and laboratory work 
              Language of instruction                   English 
              Name of course (English)                  Advanced Human Resource Management 
              Credits (ECTS)                            5.0, this corresponds to a workload of 150 hours 
              Academic hours per week                   2.0 
              Workload - contact hours                  30 
              Workload - independent study              120 
              Detailed information on the workload      Active participation in the interactive courses; follow-up or 
                                                        preparation through reading an accompanying book, answering 
                                                        questions as well as taking the role of moderator in discussions. 
              Type of exam                              Practical work as part of the course 
              Course requirement status                 Optional course 
              Teaching/learning methods (teaching       •  Lecture 
              approaches)                               •  Presentations 
                                                        •  Discussions 
                                                        •  Exercises 
                                                        •  Case studies 
                                                        •  Tests 
              Professional skills: Knowledge and        By attending this course, students gain well-founded insight into 
              understanding                             how HR management and business psychology are strategically 
                                                        embedded into a company. They are able to explain the methods 
                                                        and tools of HR management in general as well as from a strategic 
                                                        perspective. Furthermore, they are able to take all factors into 
                                                        account and distinguish between various approaches in a way that 
                                                        improves the performance of the organization noticeably. In 
                                                        addition, they are able to provide English-language wording to 
                                                        identify specific relationships within strategic HR management. 
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              Module handbook for the course of study Business Administration and 
                                        
               Professional skills: Proficiency            Working in teams, the students are able to discuss and 
               and application of knowledge                analyze questions of strategic alignment of a company 
                                                           with respect to personnel strategy and to the application 
                                                           of business psychology. They are also able to present 
                                                           them in a purposeful manner with the goal of solving the 
                                                           problem. They can argue for complex problems and 
                                                           solutions relevant to the discipline and to make 
                                                           presentations on them in English specific to the target 
                                                           group. 
               Personal skills: Social skills              At the end of the course, the students are able to assume 
                                                           the task of guiding a project group, which analyzes and 
                                                           evaluates a partial aspect of the strategic alignment of a 
                                                           company. In mixed groups, the students are able to work 
                                                           together effectively and analyze problems through critical 
                                                           thinking. 
               Personal skills: Autonomy                   The students evaluate various solution approaches to issues in 
                                                           human resources policy and in doing so gain a high degree of skill 
                                                           in reflecting on their learning and working processes. They are 
                                                           able to evaluate and assess opposing sides in pragmatic 
                                                           discussions on an appropriately nuanced level. This promotes 
                                                           their ability to make independent judgments. 
               Skill level in accordance with DQR          6 
               Content                                     •  Strategic framework 
                                                           •  Methods and tools for acquiring and engaging effective 
                                                              employees in a way that is suitable for the strategy 
                                                           •  Methods and tools for maximizing motivation and performance 
                                                              in a way that is suitable for the strategy 
                                                           •  Strategic fit 
                                                           •  Basics of business psychology 
               Special course activities                   Course language is English 
               References/information sources              •  Stewart, G.L.; Brown, G.B.: Human Resource Management 
                                                              - Linking Strategy to Practice, most recent edition, New York 
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