Modules Offered in Semester II, 2009/2010

Faculty of Business , Economics & Policy Studies

Module Code

Module Name

Business Statistics
Information System Concepts
Corporate Communication
Challenging Leadership
Creativity and Innovation in Business
Proactive Leadership
Operation and Production Management
Financial Management
Management Information Systems
Human Resource Management
Leadership
Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation
Agricultural Economics and Farm Management
Small Economies and Globalisation
Applied Environment Economics
Financial Economics
Issues in Economic Development
International Trade and Finance
Islamic Economics and Finance
Brunei and the World
Understanding Social Policy
Study of Public Policy
Public Policy Analysis
Advanced Research Methods
Financial Economics
Financial Economics
Islamic Economics and Finance
Issues in Economic Development
Financial Management
Leadership

Type of Module

Degree Core
Degree Core
Faculty Compulsory Breadth
Breadth
Breadth
Core
Core
Core
Core
Option
Option
Breadth
Breadth
Major Option
Option
Option
Option
Option
Breadth
Breadth
Core
Core
Core
Option
Option
Option
Option
Option
Option

Modular Credits

4
4
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3

 

Module Code
Module Title

Type of Module

Modular Credits
Student Workload
Contact hours for timetabling
Prerequisite
Anti-requisite
BB-5108
Human Resource Management
Core
4
8 hrs
3 hours
None
None

Aims/ Objectives/ Rationale:


This module is designed to familiarize students with current human resource management practices and laws that apply to their career regardless of their field. It explores the human resource management function in a corporate setting and focuses on the development of knowledge and skills that all managers and leaders need.

Module Content:

  • The role of HRM in contemporary organizations.
  • Job analysis.
  • HR planning and recruitment.
  • Training and development.
  • Performance appraisal.
  • Compensation planning.
  • Benefit administration.
  • HRM in service organizations.
  • Talent management.
  • Competency modeling.
  • Strategic HRM.
  • HRM in the knowledge economy.
  • Global HRM.

 

Assessment

Examination:
Coursework:

Case Analysis
Project Paper
Mid-term Exam

          
 
30%
70%

30 %
20%
20%