MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY
HRM 1120
Submission Deadline: 19th of April
Module leader: Ms Sara Calvo
Word count = 1,557
Introduction First, I will explain what is Human Resource Management, what is this module concerned with, what I have learned and which topics were the most interesting and valuable for me. Secondly, my feeling towards the module and comments will be included as well. Overall I really enjoyed the module, and for the question ‘Why did I?’ are outlined below.
What I understand from Human Resource Management? In my opinion, we should never consider it as a simple part of a bigger study, because we study Business Management and all of the modules which are included are as important as studied by themselves. HRM is both the art of managing people by recourse to creative and innovative approaches; it is a science as well because of the precision and rigorous application of theory that is required. When seen from this approach HRM sounds extremely complicated. However, it is but everyone is some kind of introduced into it, even in the most basic form- philosophy, psychology are such micro topic examples I studied in secondary school and all parts of the macro topic which is HRM.
Human Resource Management looks deep into the nature and the function within an organisation. The module also encapsulates topics such as motivation, personality, culture, self- development and many more.
Knowledge
I had some basic knowledge from my study in secondary school about HRM. Although, it was overall and all I knew of HRM was it was a function in an organisation that carries out certain tasks i.e. administration, training, hiring, compensation and performance management. And in my first lecture I understood it is more interesting that I thought. Attending the HRM classes has taught me that HRM is not just a function in an