About the courseAn organisation’s success may depend on how well it enables its employees to become skilled, committed and empowered to grow. This course develops you as an HR specialist with an international outlook, able to meet these management challenges. You gain a high level of practical knowledge and develop the expertise to make an invaluable contribution to effective organisational management on a course where you explore the latest ideas at operational and strategic levels and learn to recognise the people management implications of corporate decisions and goals.How will you be assessed?A number of different assessment methods will contribute to your development and will enhance your employability. We consider it essential that comprehensive feedback is provided in due time so it is integrated in your learning process. When group work is required the marks given will be individual following the University of Bedfordshire's regulatory scheme. In some cases different kinds of assessment may be used in combination making sure however that there are no hidden tasks.The intensive character of this Course's delivery as it is outlined in its Teaching and Learning philosophy is consistent with the needs of today's world for graduates who accumulate knowledge fast and are able to express the outcome of this process in a way that is meaningful and comprehensive. Welcome and induction activities will be followed immediately by a week of intensive direct contact time followed by your own contribution through individual learning will take you to your first assessment point. At the end of your six-week block your final assessment will be due. This will be a demanding but very rewarding experience.The overall underpinning rationale for an assessment strategy of this course is based on the following quote from QAA section 6 Assessment: "There are good reasons why forms of assessment vary widely. These include the need to ensure that types of assessment including reassessment test the intended learning outcomes accurately and fairly and are appropriate to the subject being studied the mode of learning and to the students taking the module or programme".The assessments for this course will enable students to engage in reflection as part of independent learning providing them with both the confidence and emerging skills to react to the feedback provided to them to monitor and improve their future performance.CareersWhen you complete this course you will be ready to work as a human resources business partner in an international organisation giving support to other managers and able to offer critical insights into the world of people in the workplace.You will be in a good position to progress into one or more of the following areas: human resource management administrative services compensation benefits and job analysis business development labour relations training development personal coaching leadership and leadership management. The course also opens the way to roles in researching specialist HRM fields and consultancy.If you would like to continue with your academic studies you will have a good foundation for progression onto MPhil or PhD level.