GRHO0014-4

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

	Master in human resources management (120 ECTS)	5 crédits
	Master in psychology (120 ECTS)	6 crédits

Lecturer

François Pichault

Language(s) of instruction

English language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The course is organized every two years. It is not organized in 2017-2018.

This residential seminar is organized during one week in Paris (during Easter holidays). The seminar is focussed on the balance between strategic HR orientations and local adaptations in global firms. It is based on visits of companies and meetings with HR academics and professionals. ATTENTION: FOR LOGISTICAL REASONS, THE ADMISSIONS TO THIS SEMINAR ARE LIMITED TO 20 PARTICIPANTS. THE SELECTION OF APPLICANTS WILL BE BASED ON A FORM, PRESENTING THEIR PROJECT OF MASTER THESIS. THIS FORM MAY BE DOWNLOADED ON http://lola.hec.ulg.ac.be (under the course title). IT MUST BE SENT TO FANNY FOX BEFORE OCTOBER 1st (F.Fox@ulg.ac.be(F.fox@ulg.ac.be). ALL STUDENTS WILL BE PERSONALLY INFORMED ABOUT THEIR SELECTION AND, IF NECESSARY, THEY WILL RECEIVE EXTRA TIME IN ORDER TO CHOOSE ANOTHER COURSE.)

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Discovering the organization of the HR function in global firms
Confronting theories, managerial discourses and observations on the field
Synthetising the results of an empirical investigation in a structured way, likely to be read by professionals

This course contributes to the following Intended Learning Outcomes :

ILO-1 : To strengthen knowledge and understanding of management disciplines and its legal, policy and social context.

ILO-2 : Gaining the knowledge and understanding of one of the proposed fields of concentration (HRM).

ILO-7 : Being capable of professional team work.

ILO-9 : Developing a critical sense (arguing).

ILO-10 : Developing a transversal, global vision.

ILO-12 : Professional capacity for oral communication.

ILO-13 : Professional capacity for written communication.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

"Gestion des ressources humaines et Relations professionnelles" or any other basic courses in HRM

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

This intensive seminar is organized during the first week of the Easter holidays at Paris (France). Three preliminary meetings will be organized in order to prepare the theme which will be explored. The seminar is focussed on the balance between strategic HR orientations and local adaptations in global firms. The participants will have the opportunity to visit companies like Axa, Carrefour, Alstom, L'Oréal, SNCF, etc. and to compare the visions of corporate and local HR managers. The students will have to write a synthesis report. The structure of this report will be discussed during the preliminary meetings. It will be transmitted to the HR managers met during the seminar. A financial contribution will be asked to the participants for the travel and accommodation expenses (between 150 and 200 euros).

Assessment methods and criteria

Presentation and discussion of a paper (either individual or group work according to the number of participants)
Group presentation on a thema to explore during the week in Paris
Writing a synthesis report on the visited companies and one specific theme
Individual participation during the seminar

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

The seminar is bilingual (French and English)

Contacts

François PICHAULT HEC Management School - University of Liege Building B.31 (Sart Tilman) - Office 2.94. Phone: +32 4 366 30 70 E-Mail: F.Pichault@ulg.ac.be
Fanny FOX LENTIC B.51 Tél.: 04 366 30 70 E-Mail: f.fox@ulg.ac.be

International Seminar on Strategic HRM (industry visits abroad)