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Human Resource and Well-Being ManagementLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: YSJA0100

Credits

5 op

Teaching language

  • Finnish

Objective

Student
- identifies the principles of sustainable working life development and understands their connections to the quality and productivity of work, as well as to well-being
- operates according HR management theory
- knows how to develop work and work community functions succesfully driven by strategic human resource management principles
- knows the essential challenges in human resource and well-being management
- knows the essential methods and tools in human resource and well-being management and can apply them in his own work
- understands the main mechanisms in the construction and maintenance of well-being
- recognises the special characteristics and trends of increasingly diverse work communities

Content

- Sustainable development of working life and trends in the operating environment
- Key concepts of HR management and occupational wellbeing and their importance to the work community
- The role of HR management in sustaining and developing work community cohesion and staff motivation
- Development models and good practices of occupational wellbeing
- Special characteristics of nearby and daily management of the work community

Qualifications

The student should master YSKJ0100 Leadership Theory and Practice -course Learning Outcomes and Key Management Concepts.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

0 ((Fail)

The student does not achieve the minimum learning objectives for the course

1 (Adequate)
Student is aware of basics of human resource and well-being management, as well as understands some of the key tools and methods. Student identifies the construction and maintenance mechanism of wellbeing at work.

2 (Satisfactory)
Student is aware of basics of human resource and well-being management, as well as knows how to apply key tools and methods in working life.The student knows and applies key mechanisms for the construction and maintenance of wellbeing at work within their own expertise area. The student is able to apply knowledge related to the sustainable development and performance of working life in his/her own work.

3 (Good)
Student masters the basics of human resource and well-being management and is able to use the essential tools and methods in working life. Student masters and can use the key mechanisms for the construction and maintenance of wellbeing at work within their own expertise area.The student masters the principles of sustainable development and is able to analyze their connection to productivity and to work place wellbeing.

4 (Very good)
The student is able to make a synthesis of the models and theories of human resource management and wellbeing at work and their interaction with each other. The student applies their key tools and methods in developing the practices of HR management and wellbeing at work in his/her own field. The student is able to combine key mechanisms of construction and maintaining wellbeing at work in the management of occupational wellbeing in his/her own field. The student is able to combine and synthesize principles related to the sustainable development of working life to develop work productivity and workplace wellbeing in their own field.

5 (Excellent)
Student is able to evaluate the practices of human resource management and occupational wellbeing. He/She is able to apply their tools and methods critically but with a working life orientation. Student is able to evaluate critically the key mechanisms of construction and maintaining wellbeing at work. The student is able to justify the sustainable development of working life in accordance with the related principles. He/she can evaluate their relationship to work productivity and the workplace wellbeing.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3 (Good) You will master the basics of Human Resource Management and Wellbeing Management and will be able to apply their key tools and methods in a work-oriented way. You will master and can use the key mechanisms for the construction and maintenance of wellbeing at work within your own expertise area. You will master the principles of sustainable working life and will be able to analyze their relationship to work productivity and the well-being of the work community. You will be able to apply dialogic and coaching leadership styles in your work.

4 (Very good) You have an overall view of the models and theories of HR management and well-being management and how they relate to each other. You will be able to apply their key tools and methods to develop HR and well-being management practices in your industry. You will master the principles of sustainable working life and will be able to assess their relationship to work productivity and the well-being of the work community in your field. You will understand the importance of a dialogical and coaching leadership style in the development of the work community and will be able to apply methods in your work.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5 (Excellent) You will be able to evaluate HR and occupational well-being management practices in relation to theoretical models. You apply their key tools and methods in a critical and work-oriented way. You can justify the sustainable development of working life according to the principles related to it. You will be able to evaluate the work community's performance through the principles of sustainable development and develop new practices to improve work productivity and well-being at work. You will understand the importance of a dialogical and coaching leadership style in developing a work community, apply the methods in your work and act as a coaching leader.