Knowledge

The student...

has knowledge of HR and personnel management, and historical development within the subject area
can explain an organization's various strategic foundations
can explain how the HR function and HR practices contribute to an organization's achievement of targets, wealth creation and profitability
can explain how the HR function through HR practices helps to develop organizational capabilities and capacities
can evaluate the management and organization of human resources in different organizational forms
has knowledge of the administrative areas of responsibility in personnel management
can explain the development of cooperation between the social partners and the importance of this for Norwegian working life
has an understanding of the legal framework of personnel management

Skills

The student...

can use the theories and perspectives that are included in the curriculum to identify issues in strategic HR
can analyse situations in various businesses and recommend strategic choices within recruitment, training, development and reduction of human resources
can discuss how HR practices can help to realize a company's overall objectives, and value creation capability
can apply and communicate subject material in keeping with academic standards at the Bachelor level

General Competence

The student...

can identify and reflect critically on issues related to management and the management of human resources
is able to discuss the various consequences that HR strategies may have for people in an organization
has insight into how managing human capital can be challenging, and that people in an organization constitute an autonomous and heterogeneous resource

Subject description 6302

Strategic HR