Welcome to your Strategic Human Resource Management course

Welcome to the MA Strategic Human Resource Management, we cannot wait to meet you.

We have designed this course to be an enjoyable, knowledge building and challenging experience that will build on any pre-existing experience or understanding that you have.

We are confident that you will enjoy this course and through it, develop the skills, knowledge and understanding that is needed in the current and ever changing HRM profession.

Your staff team

We want to make sure you know some of our team before you arrive. Hopefully this will help you recognise us and ensure you know who you can contact if you need any additional help and guidance.

Andrew Hanks

Senior Lecturer

Postgraduate HRM Award Leader Andy joined Staffordshire University in the summer of 2015 after spending four years at Keele University whilst he completed a PhD in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations. Before entering academia as…

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Lynne Williams

Senior Lecturer

Lynne is a lecturer in Leadership, Management and Innovation. She is responsible for developing micro and small business start ups, scale ups with innovation, leadership and entrepreneurship.

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Course delivery

There is an emphasis on practice-based learning and learning by doing approaches to supplement the more traditional approaches of lectures, guest speakers, tutorials, workshops, seminars and a virtual learning environment (VLE) will complement and enhance traditional face-to-face learning.

Knowledge and skills will be developed through case-studies, role-plays, simulations, presentations, projects, reflective portfolios and use of technology supported activities.

Face to face sessions will usually be 3 hours long and will be a mix of lectures and seminars. All sessions will be based around student participation. This could be through discussions, activities, roleplays or other ways to develop your understanding and enable you to connect what you are learning to your own experiences or to the challenges you may experience in your future career.

Semester one activities

Cross Cultural Management and Leadership

This module focuses on how HRM and management strategies can be used effectively to improve organisational performance.

Personal and Organisational Effectiveness

This module focuses on promoting effective and ethical behaviours to champion better work and develop business acumen

Resourcing and Talent Management

This module will identify how HRM practices around recruitment, selection and performance management can be developed to enable the organisation to be more strategic in its approach to managing its highest performing employees.

Pre-learning

Armstrong, M. and Armstrong, M. (2021) Armstrong’s handbook of strategic human resource management : improve business performance through strategic people management. London, England ; Kogan Page.

Once enrolled, this book can be accessed through the universities library as an E-Book here -https://libstaff.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/view/action/uresolver.do?operation=resolveService&package_service_id=2096265040006826&institutionId=6826&customerId=6825&VE=true

Equipment and software

Microsoft Office 365 Pro Plus
Adobe Creative Cloud
NVivo
SPSS

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Academic skills

Whether you're joining us from school or college, or you're returning to education after some time away, everyone can benefit from the Academic Study Skills resources provided by the University library.

The Academic Skills team is here to support you throughout your academic journey and to help you gain the skills you need to reach your full potential. They can assist with academic reading and writing skills, give advice on how best to plan assignments, and help improve your time management.

The library's Academic Skills Guides offer the key information to make studying easier and give a comprehensive guide to the learning resources and services we offer.

Staffs CampusConnect

Staffs CampusConnect is our student-led community app for new students. Connect with other people from your course, hometown or country, and even those with similar interests.

To register, please ensure you use your Applicant ID (Student Number) that you received in your offer letter, and the email address you used in your application to us.

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Welcome website

Our welcome website will provide you the link to your new student life. It's all about how you find your place at university, including everything from how to meet friends, feel confident in doing your academic work, being a member of your Student Union and getting involved in Union Societies, Academic Societies, Sports, Volunteering or representing your peers in your School.

Part of this Welcome Week - we have an exciting program of University and course level activities planned for you for your first week in September. We are also building an extended program for you to join a series of events throughout the first half of the autumn term. Further details will be shared with you via the Welcome website and Students' Union pages over the coming weeks.

Welcome website

Campus map

Use our campus map to familiarise yourself with our campus before you arrive.

Campus map (PDF)

Check your email

Please make sure you check your personal email account regularly over the next few weeks. We will be sending you lots of information about Welcome Week.