Human Resource Management: Developing Your Skills As An HR Professional 1
What skills do you need to succeed as an HR professional? Find out on this online human resources course.
Duration
3 weeksWeekly study
14 hours
Human Resource Management: Developing Your Skills As An HR Professional 1
Prioritise your personal development as an HR professional
Embark on a career in HR management after developing the skills needed to make a difference in your role. On this course, you will become aware of your personal strengths and develop a plan for addressing the areas that you want to improve.
You will practise the skills needed to support this self-improvement, including learning reflectively and planning and recording your professional development. You’ll also improve your self-management skills, including organising yourself, managing time and stress, and working and communicating effectively in a team.
What topics will you cover?
- Personal development
- Developing your skills
- Self-awareness and of others
- Self-management
- Team work
- Bringing it all together
Learning on this course
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Record your progress in meeting your planned personal development improvements.
- Reflect on your practice to support your skill development.
- Evaluate some dimensions of personality and individual differences and their role in shaping your professional identity.
- Evaluate and apply self-management skills, particularly in relation to self-organisation and managing work-life balance.
- Describe the difference between groups and teams.
- Evaluate and apply the skills needed to work effectively in groups and teams.
Who is the course for?
This course is for everyone who would like to develop a career in HR management or an academic career in the field of HR management.
What software or tools do you need?
You will need to be able to install and run additional software on a desktop or laptop computer with either Windows 7 or Mac OS 10.7 or higher. The screen of the device must have a resolution of at least 1024 pixels horizontally and 768 pixels vertically.
You will also need a microphone and speakers/headphones to participate in online discussions.
Who will you learn with?
Charles is a Lecturer in Management (Open University). He has extensive experience in teaching on topics related to Organisation Studies. He completed his PHD at the University of Leicester.
Who developed the course?
The Open University
As the UK’s largest university, The Open University (OU) supports thousands of students to achieve their goals and ambitions via supported distance learning, helping to fit learning around professional and personal life commitments.
Established
1969Location
Milton Keynes, UKWorld ranking
Top 510Source: Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020
Learning on FutureLearn
Your learning, your rules
- Courses are split into weeks, activities, and steps to help you keep track of your learning
- Learn through a mix of bite-sized videos, long- and short-form articles, audio, and practical activities
- Stay motivated by using the Progress page to keep track of your step completion and assessment scores
Join a global classroom
- Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
- Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
- Join the conversation by reading, @ing, liking, bookmarking, and replying to comments from others
Map your progress
- As you work through the course, use notifications and the Progress page to guide your learning
- Whenever you’re ready, mark each step as complete, you’re in control
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