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Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Employee Performance and Accounting
Module Code	HR565
School	DCUBS
Online Module Resources
Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Claire Armstrong Semester 2: Claire Armstrong Autumn: Claire Armstrong
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

The purpose of this module is to provide an understanding of how employee performance policies can be aligned with reward systems to enhance the strategies, structures and policies of the organisation.This module will help students to understand the spectrum of reward techniques available to organisations and the linkages between reward and strategic objectives. Students will explore the role of external advice in shaping reward policy, the evolving role of line managers in enacting policy while critically examining assumptions underpinning interventions. The module will be delivered through a series of lectures involving organisational case studies, debates and online examples.

Learning Outcomes

1. Explain the key reward strategies available to organizations
2. Discuss how reward can facilitate organisations in achieving their key objectives
3. Critically evaluate the assumptions underpinning reward interventions
4. Assess the merits and limitations of various reward techniques
5. Apply key concepts to analyse case study evidence

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Lecture	24	Overview of models and theory
Independent learning	12	Case Preparation
Assignment	24	Preparation- research, article reading, write up
Total Workload: 60

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Introduction.
Overview of the role of employee performance in success. The alignment of performance to organisational strategy.

Models and Assumptions.
Review of the key frameworks used to manage employee reward including a critical review of their underlying assumptions.

Tools and Techniques.
Examination of key structures and processes that organisations can put in place to manage performance including job analysis, job grading and mechanisms for performance appraisal (from individual to 360 degree feedback).

Employee Performance in Practice.
Application of key concepts to review the approaches taken by various organisations. This will involve case analysis and real-time scenarios, with a particular focus on the banking sector..

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Report (s) (written / oral)	Case Study Analysis	100%	Sem 2 End

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List