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Diploma in Human Resource Management

Overview

Awarding Body:	Institute of Commercial Management (ICM)
Schedule:	1 evening per week, 6.15-9.30pm
Intake:	October & February
Duration:	October: 1 year part-time February: 13 weeks intensive + 4 Saturday mornings

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This highly interactive and engaging programme is designed to familiarise participants with the very latest thinking on, and best practice in, Human Resource Management. This programme places HRM right at the heart of organisational management in a rapidly changing, ever more complex, and increasingly global marketplace. It is aimed at those who have been given, or who are about to be given, operational responsibility for aspects of HRM and those who wish to progress into a career in HRM. It is also aimed at those who are stimulated by the growing recognition of the strategic significance of HRM in the modern organisation and those who wish to use the programme as a launch-pad for further studies in HRM in due course.

Programme Aims and Objectives

The course provides a very effective practical overview of the latest thinking and case developments in HRM in order to provide both a conceptual and practical basis for student
learning. It also encourages students to draw on their own experiences, and from their knowledge of the business world around them, to develop a clear understanding and practical working knowledge of what HRM in the modern organisation involves. The course is highly interactive, the enjoyment of class discussion by students being a major feature of the programme.
On completion of the programme students should have acquired the skills to:

appreciate the strategic and operational significance of modern HRM
be equipped with a highly relevant and useful theoretical framework for the development and evaluation of HRM concepts, strategies, policies, principles, and practices (allied to a thorough grasp of the operational details of HRM best practice).

Programme Structure

To enable students to take full advantage of their study experience and to better prepare them
for future managerial employment and further study in the HRM field, course delivery is structured to be: Student and Assessment-focused, and ‘Real-world’ oriented, allowing students to relate their learning to their own experiences and to the wider business world around them. The programme is delivered in the form of lectures guest presentations, group discussion, individual and group exercises (including role playing exercises), videos, case study analysis, and topic-specific workshops/seminars. The nature of the module is essentially participative. To gain maximum benefit, students read the relevant chapters/articles highlighted by the Course Leader in advance, and generally keep abreast of what is going on in the wider business environment through the use of relevant media such as television/radio, newspapers, websites, magazines, and journals. Student contact is also warmly welcomed on the course. Use of the ‘canteen clinics’ provided by the Course Leader is especially recommended to students for assistance with coursework issues or any course topic they need assistance with.

Assessment

To be awarded the Diploma in Human Resource Management, a student will be required to
complete continuous assessment (50%) and a written examination at the end of the academic
year (50%)

Programme Content

Areas covered include:

Introduction to Management Theory and Practice
The Strategic Context for HRM Today
The Historical Development of HRM
HRM Planning
HMR Practice in Ireland and Elsewhere
The Labour Market and HRM
Recruitment
Selection
Promoting Employee Engagement
Reward Management
Managing and Appraising Performance
Training, Learning & Development
Organisational Culture and HRM
Promoting Improved Team-working and Communications
Employee Relations
Industrial Relations Management
Managing Stress at Work
International HRM
Emerging Trends and Issues in HRM.

Together, these topic areas constitute a highly contemporary and relevant overview of the most significant elements of modern HRM. Although the course is based on HRM theoretical and case literature, it is essentially a very practical programme, which relies greatly on student participation for its success.

Structure

To enable students to take full advantage of their study experience and to better prepare them for future managerial employment and further study in the HRM field, course delivery is structured to be: Student and Assessment-focused, and ‘Real-world’ oriented, allowing students to relate their learning to their own experiences and to the wider business world around them. The programme is delivered in the form of lectures guest presentations, group discussion, individual and group exercises (including role playing exercises), videos, case study analysis, and topic-specific workshops/seminars.

The nature of the module is essentially participative. To gain maximum benefit, students read the relevant chapters/articles highlighted by the Course Leader in advance, and generally keep abreast of what is going on in the wider business environment through the use of relevant media such as television/radio, newspapers, websites, magazines, and journals. Student contact is also warmly welcomed on the course. Use of the ‘canteen clinics’ provided by the Course Leader is especially recommended to students for assistance with coursework issues or any course topic they need assistance with.

The course takes place one evening per week over two semesters for the Autumn intake, and one evening per week over 13 weeks with 4 Saturday mornings for the intensive spring intake.

Career Opportunities

Students of the Diploma in Human Resource Management will have the knowledge required to work in a variety of HR positions in the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors of the economy.

This course is an ideal choice for those seeking to move towards a more practical, HR orientated role, and who are seeking to gain a good understanding of the broad range of responsibilities and tasks assigned to a HR professional. This course can also work to upskill those in small organisations who may need to undertake HR-related duties.

Additionally this course may be an excellent source of information for those working in the recruitment and selection field who engage regularly with HR professionals and want to acquire more knowledge of the regulations and HR processes.

Fees

The fee for this Diploma is €1,990 this is inclusive of tuition, registration, exam fees and DBS library membership.

DBS Diploma students can also avail of a wide range of facilities to assist them in every aspect of their studies, please see below for more details.

DBS Student Facilities

• Online Notes System (DBS Moodle)- is an eLearning system designed to provide you with a range of course material which will enhance and support your learning experience within DBS.
• DBS Library Aungier Street- the Library provides a programme of classes in the areas of Library resources, essay writing skills, avoiding plagiarism and referencing to assist you in your studies.
• DBS Careers and Appointment Service- which provides a range of services for Diploma students such as career advice and workshops in CV writing and interview skills.
• Subsidised Parking- DBS provides subsidised parking arrangements for students, which provides easy access to all main public transport routes in and out of the city centre.
• Subsidised Student Canteen- Diploma students can avail of the Student Canteen which is open in the evenings and offers a wide variety of choices on its menu.

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“I undertook the Diploma in Human Resources Management as I was looking for education in an area which I could apply to my day to day work which was relevant to some of my current responsibilities, but could also give me new skills if I was to pursue a more defined HRM role. Since completing the programme, I have applied much of the knowledge to my current role and I and have adopted a more strategic approach to my thinking. I feel that this programme has given me a greater insight into how companies are managed. The learning supports were excellent, we were provided with sufficient reading materials which meant that cost was kept to a minimum in terms of buying literature. There was also an excellent e-learning facility which contained lecture notes and supplemental information. ”

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