Course: Postgraduate Diploma (Pg Dip HRM) in Personnel Management

Subject: Human Resource Management

First workshop: December 2010

Completion Date: November 2012

Duration: 24 months

Language: English

Dual Qualification:

Postgraduate Diploma in Personnel Management awarded by Leeds Business School and Associate CIPD membership granted by Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (UK).

An Introduction to Leeds Business School:
 
Leeds Business School (LBS) has a lively academic community of more than 3,000 students and 150 staff. The academic team in LBS is structured in six departments based around key business disciplines. They have a modern, dynamic outlook and pride themselves on dedication to excellence in teaching and strong links with the business community.
Leeds Business School is recognised as a 'Centre of Excellence' by the UK's Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and most tutors are established researchers in the areas in which they teach.

Help business get the best from its people:

In modern business, as the pace of change accelerates, the effective management of Human Resources is vital. This makes the human resources professional increasingly important, even pivotal to business success.
A career in Personnel Management can provide a secure and dynamic future, as well as opportunities to work across any sector.
The PG Diploma in HRM at Leeds Business School provides the knowledge, skills and insight needed for a successful career, as well as the qualifications needed to lift graduates above other candidates in the job market.

Becoming a qualified HR professional:

The course will give candidates the analytical and research skills needed to become a creative and dynamic HRM professional.

Tutors:

All British, all work for Leeds Business School.
 
Background:

First PgD HRM programme in Moscow commenced in February 2005 with 25 students and graduated in July 2007. The second cohort of 28 students graduated in January 2009.
 
Current students and graduates:

Includes employees of Philip Morris, Nestle, British Petroleum, Baker Hughes, British American Tobacco, Shell, Sakhalin Energy, Amway, Castrol, Linklaters CIS, Xerox, Nycomed Russia, Cargill, GlaxoSmithkline, TNK-BP, Golden Telecom and Baker & McKenzie.
 
Who is it for?
 
HR Managers, HR Group Managers, Learning Managers, Training Managers, Recruitment Managers, Compensation & Benefits Analysts and HR Consultants
 
Delivery Mode:

40 full study days (09:30 – 17:30) of interactive and participatory instruction over 24 months, delivered in Moscow by HR and management specialists from Leeds Business School in 9 x 4 day workshops and 2 x 2 day workshops. There is no requirement to go to the UK
 
Workshops:

The workshops are usually delivered every 7 – 8 weeks over a Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Each year requires approximately 12 days of study leave / holiday.

Assessment:

The assessment methods are chosen to resemble the types of work faced by professional practitioners and include a continuous professional development log as well as examinations, class work, case study analysis and written coursework.

Content: The Postgraduate Diploma is studied over 2 years.

Year One (60 credits)

• Skills for Individual and Organisational Effectiveness 1 (incorporating an Induction to the course)

• Corporate Environment

• Effective Management and Leadership

• Managing and Measuring for Results

• Employment Relations

• People Resourcing

Year Two (60 credits)

• Learning and Development

• Management Research Report

• Performance and Reward

• Skills for Individual and Organisational Effectiveness 2

• Advanced Practice and New Directions in Learning and Development

Please note that the modules shown here are intended to provide a flavour of what will be studied and are subject to change.

Management Research Report:

The final stage of the PG Diploma requires students to complete a management research report based on a research project within their own organisations. The research project is designed to develop applied understanding and to be of real value to organisations. Students will receive research methods tuition and a Report Briefing in preparation for this stage.

Teaching and learning:

Traditional lectures are only one part of the course. Students also learn through syndicate work, presentations and discussion, seminar groups, analysis and application of case studies as well as experiential learning and independent study. These modern methods create an environment that is enjoyable, varied and hugely effective.

Workshop Schedule:
 

1. Induction and Skills for individual and organisational effectiveness 1: 4 full study days

2. Corporate Environment: 4 full study days

3. Effective Management and Leadership: 4 full study days

4. Managing and Measuring for Results: 4 full study days

5. Employee Relations: 4 full study days

6. People Resourcing: 18th –4 full study days

7. Learning and Development: 4 full study days

8. Management Research Report: 2 full study days

9. Performance and Reward: 2 full study days

10. Skills for Individual and Organisational Effectiveness 2: 4 full study days

11. Advanced Practice and New Developments in Learning & Development: 4 full study days

 
Student Admission Statement:

1. University Degree (or equivalent)

2. Up to 5 years HRM experience

3. At least 2 years in a management role

4. Advanced English Language skills

 
Cost:

Cost for the 2 year programme includes all text books and materials, examination entry, assessment, marking of coursework and projects.
 
Contact:

Tim Newton, IPT (International Professional Training) Ltd
Petrovka street 15/13, Office 207, Moscow
Tel.: (+ 7 495) 228 - 35 - 13
Fax: (+7 495) 228 - 35 - 14
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