Class Human Capital Management

The role of Psychology in work contexts—through the analysis, implementation, development, and evaluation of several people management activities—is fundamental to promoting well-being and decent work. This Curricular Unit aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills to carry out different Human Capital Management tasks autonomously and successfully in a professional context, assuming a strategic role in the management of companies and institutions.

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(PC1) The nature of human capital: A psychological perspective (PC2) Organizations and human capital management: Contributions to organizational effectiveness (PC3) Current trends and the future of work (PC4) Human capital management processes and activities: How do organizations acquire the human capital they need?       (PC4.1) Job analysis and description       (PC4.2) Human capital planning       (PC4.3) Recruitment and selection       (PC4.4) Reception, integration, and socialization (PC5) Human capital assessment, development, and empowerment       (PC5.1) Training and development policies      (PC5.2) Performance management and evaluation      (PC5.3) Career development and management      (PC5.4) Compensation and rewards policies (PC = Program contents)

The teaching-learning process will prioritize the adoption of active methodologies that facilitate the appropriation and consolidation of the content. This will be achieved through the promotion of debate and discussion in subgroups, autonomous cooperative work, and tasks involving the co-creation of original products in the area of the Curricular Unit.

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