Ateneo - UPO

Development of Human Resource Management
Employee Recruitment and Selection
Job descriptions and Person Specification
Managing Performance
Retention strategies
Goal setting, performance evaluation and performance expectations

Costa, G., & Gianecchini, M. (2025). Risorse umane: Persone, relazioni e valore (5ª ed.). McGraw Hill.
Rebora G., La Direzione del Personale, Etas, 2009.

For attending and non-attending students, reference material (slides, case studies, articles) produced by the lecturers will be made available in the web page of the course.

The purpose of the course is to equip students with the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities to manage human resources effectively in organizations.
This course provides an overview of basic human resource management functions: recruitment, total rewards, compensation and benefits, training and development, and organizational behavior.
This course examines how human resource managers promote the company's goals through Human Resource Development (HRD).

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Different teaching tools will be used:
a) traditional lessons in class;
b) case studies, where the theories are presented in real business situations;
c) guest speakers.
The course is interactive and may involve carrying out simulations, guest speakers, real case studies discussions and group assignments.

Traditional lectures (both frontal and participatory) will be alternated with case study analyses (suitable for group work and guided discussions) and enriched by guest talks from business professionals. In particular: 1. Knowledge acquisition: through lectures and independent study by students, based on the course materials. During the course, selected industry professionals will be invited to share their practical experiences with the class. 2. Application of knowledge: through in-class exercises and practical activities carried out during the course. 3. Development of independent judgment: students will be encouraged to identify optimal organizational solutions and/or to represent them visually. 4. Acquisition of technical language: the meaning and use of key terminology commonly adopted in tourism enterprises will be explained during the course. 5. Development of learning skills: each topic will be introduced starting from a business problem, considering the internal organizational context and the external environment. Students will be guided in the critical analysis of alternative solutions. Moreover, the methodological rigor and theoretical knowledge acquired will support continuous self-directed learning and the critical use of tools for managing business processes and interpreting data and information flows.

Course attendance is facultative.
Students with physical disabilities, Learning Disabilities or Special Education Needs can request specific services and tools via the Staff Sviluppo e Coordinamento Carriere e Servizi alle Studentesse e agli Studenti, consulting the University webpage: https://www.uniupo.it/en/services/servicesstudents-physical-or-learning-disabilities Students with disabilities, learning disabilities or special education needs, once they have contacted the University Staff, can refer to the tutor in charge of the course to define the examination modalities, concerning academic aspects.

The exam consists of a written test.
The exam questions are open-ended and are designed to assess whether students know and understand the theoretical models and are able to analyse and apply them to real-life situations. The exam consists of four open-ended questions and lasts 60 minutes.

The exam will be assessed according to the following criteria:
Not Successful: important deficiencies and/or inaccuracies in the knowledge and understanding of the topics; limited ability to analyse and synthesise, frequent generalisations and limited critical and judgemental skills, the topics are set out inconsistently and with inappropriate language;
18-20: Barely sufficient knowledge and understanding of the topics with possible generalisations and imperfections; sufficient capacity for analysis synthesis and autonomy of judgement, topics are frequently exposed in an incoherent way and with inappropriate/technical language;
21-23: Routine knowledge and understanding of topics; ability to analyse and synthesise correctly with sufficiently coherent logical argumentation and appropriate/technical language;
24-26: Fair knowledge and understanding of the topics; Good analytical and synthetic skills with arguments expressed in a rigorous manner but with language that is not always appropriate/technical;
27-29: Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the topics; considerable capacity for analysis and synthesis. Good autonomy of judgement. Arguments presented in a rigorous manner and with appropriate/technical language;
30-30L: Excellent level of knowledge and thorough understanding of topics. Excellent analytical and synthetic skills and independent judgement. Arguments expressed in an original manner and with appropriate technical language.

Organizational environment and people management
Strategy and its relationship to people management
Tools/inputs for HR decision making
Planning for optimal utilization of people and talent
Recruitment and selection
Orientation and training
Managing and enhancing performance
Compensation issues and components
Employee relations and worker issues
Global companies and diversity challenges

1. Applying knowledge and understanding. The knowledge acquired during the course will allow the student to use the organizational skills and competences to be applied in the business cases. In particular, the student must acquire the business language of the company disciplines and be able to formulate the organizational analysis of human resource management. 2. Making judgments. The course will allow the student to develop an autonomy of judgment and will put the student in the conditions to express considerations regarding the human resource management. 3. Communication skills. On the basis of the acquired knowledge, the student will be able to develop communication and relational skills for the business consulting activity. 4. Learning skills. The study of the discipline will allow the student to understand the dynamics of the company framing the analysis of the single practice in a coordinated vision of the business facts and the economic environment in which the company carries out its activity.