HRM08019 2018 Performance and Reward Management
This course seeks to provide students with a thorough understanding of the debates associated with issues of work motivation, pay equity, performance management ethics; the methods of pay and performance management; the systems of performance pay; and the options and issues facing managers. It encourages students to form a critical understanding of these debates by providing an overview of the alternative approaches by drawing on a wide range of case studies to demonstrate the theories.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this module the learner will/should be able to;
Critically review the purposes and benefits of performance and reward management
Critically assess the contribution of motivation and psychological theory to performance and reward management
Describe & critically evaluate the role of line managers in managing performance.
Demonstrate the ability to design and implement performance management and reward processes to improve organisational performance
Demonstrate the ability to make recommendations to align the processes of performance management and reward with each other and with other related personnel and development activities within the organisation
Demonstrate the ability to conduct performance planning and review processes
Teaching and Learning Strategies
The teaching and learning strategy will encompass lectures, tutorials, case studies, moodle quiz and skill development.
Module Assessment Strategies
This module will be assessed though examination, skill demonstration and moodle quiz.
Repeat Assessments
Students should complete any failed/ deferred elements.
Indicative Syllabus
The Fundamentals of Performance and Reward Management
- Key approaches to HRM and performance management
- The psychology of work & engagement
- Managing motivation
The Role of the Line Manager in Managing Performance
- Line Managers involvement in Performance Management
- Difficulties
- Supporting Line Managers
Performance Management in Action
- Managing results
- Managing behaviours
- Managing competencies
- Performance review ,planning and development in the private and public sector organisations
The Reward Package & Total Reward
Base Pay and Benefits
- Base pay purpose and options
- Base pay structures
- Developing position-based pay systems
- Developing person based pay systems
- Pay in the Public sector
- Employee benefits
Performance-Based Rewards
- Motives for introducing performance based reward
- Merit pay for individual performance
- Recognition awards
- Results based individual incentives
- Collective incentives and employee share plans
- Executive incentives
Coursework & Assessment Breakdown
Coursework Assessment
Title | Type | Form | Percent | Week | Learning Outcomes Assessed | |
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1 | Performance Review Conduct performance review meeting | Continuous Assessment | Interview | 30 % | Week 5 | 6 |
2 | Multiple Choice Computer based assessment | Continuous Assessment | Multiple Choice | 10 % | Week 7 | 1,2,3,4,5 |
3 | Multiple Choice Computer based assessment | Continuous Assessment | Multiple Choice | 10 % | Week 11 | 1,2,3,4,5 |
End of Semester / Year Assessment
Title | Type | Form | Percent | Week | Learning Outcomes Assessed | |
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1 | Final Exam Written examination | Final Exam | Closed Book Exam | 50 % | End of Semester | 1,2,3,4,5 |
Full Time Mode Workload
Type | Location | Description | Hours | Frequency | Avg Workload |
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Lecture | Flat Classroom | Lecture/Discussion | 3 | Weekly | 3.00 |
Tutorial | Flat Classroom | Discussion/Presentation/Feedback | 1 | Weekly | 1.00 |
Independent Learning | Not Specified | Independent learning | 2 | Weekly | 2.00 |
Required & Recommended Book List

2013-08-01 Performance Management: Theory and Practice Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development
ISBN 1843983052 ISBN-13 9781843983057
This is the essential core text for any student taking a performance management module at undergraduate or postgraduate level.
2007 Managing Employee Performance :-:- Reward Cambridge

2015-11-28 Armstrong's Handbook of Reward Management Practice: Improving Performance Through Reward Kogan Page
ISBN 0749473894 ISBN-13 9780749473891

2013-09-13 Human Resource Management: A Concise Introduction Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN 113700939X ISBN-13 9781137009395
- a specially-written skills development section, providing guidance on giving presentations, managing your time and persuading and influencing in the workplace
- Spotlight on Skills features which present business scenarios and ask you to diagnose problems and formulate solutions, then watch video interviews with HR professionals from organizations such as Google where they outline how they would approach each situation
- Building Your Skills boxes which encourage you to put yourself in the shoes of a line manager and think about a variety of HRM issues
- a chapter on career development discussing the implications of contemporary career models for individuals and organizations and outlining the role of the HRM function in facilitating career management
This interactive textbook also includes Active Case Studies, HRM in the News boxes and a range of international examples to demonstrate HRM theory at work in the real world of business, and chapters on contemporary topics such as equality, diversity and corporate social responsibility, highlighting how they impact on the HRM function.
Module Resources
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Full text Journals available on Library Databases:
Emerald Database
Career Development International
Employee Relations
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal
Gender in Management: An International Journal
Human Resource Management International Digest
Journal of Management Development
Journal of Managerial Psychology
Personnel Review
Business Source Premier Database
Human Resource Management Review
Human Resource Management Journal
International Journal of Human Resource Management
Human Resource Planning
Human Resource Development International