KNOWLEDGE

On completion of the course, the student:

Has acquired knowledge of HR and personnel management, and historical development within the subject area.
Can give an explanation of an organization¿s various strategic foundations.
Can give an explanation of how the HR function and HR practices contribute to an organization¿s achievement of targets, wealth creation and profitability.
Can give an explanation of 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 give an explanation of 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

On completion of the course, 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 be able to develop HR strategy.
Can apply laws and agreements to human-resources issues.

GENERAL COMPETENCES

On completion of the course, the student:

Can identify and reflect critically on issues related to management and the management of human resources.
Has the ability 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.
Can apply and communicate subject material in keeping with academic standards at the Bachelor level.

Subject description STH1100

Strategic Human Resource Management