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Specialization (SP) Module 2: Workforce and Performance Management: Managing HR Performance

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Specialization (SP) Module 2: Workforce and Performance Management: Managing HR Performance
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Business Administration, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2020
Module code: BBWL-2020-552
SAP-Submodule-No.:
The exam administration creates a SAP-Submodule-No for every exam type in every module. The SAP-Submodule-No is equal for the same module in different study programs.
P420-0169
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
4V (4 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
5
Semester: 5
Mandatory course: no
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Written exam

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Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

BBWL-2020-552 (P420-0169) Business Administration, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2020 , semester 5, optional course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
60 class hours (= 45 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 150 hours (equivalent to 5 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 105 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
BBWL-2020-110
BBWL-2020-210 Personnel and Organization


[updated 13.01.2020]
Recommended as prerequisite for:
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Appel
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Appel

[updated 25.11.2019]
Learning outcomes:
After successfully completing this module, students will be able to:
- present and evaluate the most important forms of personnel management organization;
- distinguish between strategic and operational personnel planning and apply appropriate methods for both planning levels in cases of average complexity;
- describe the function and purpose of remuneration systems and parameters of fair pay, and apply them to simple to moderately complex cases;
- explain the relationship between performance and performance evaluation and describe the possible variants of a performance management system;
- explain the tasks and forms of personnel controlling and set up simple personnel reporting with suitable key figures and a simple HR risk management system.
 
 
 
 
 


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Module content:
- Human resources organization
- Understanding workforce management - strategic and operational planning methods
- Personnel requirements and staffing levels
- Personnel cost planning
- Remuneration systems: requirements and design
- Remuneration systems in the collective agreement and AT areas
- Company pension schemes and other company benefits
- Performance management: Aspects of motivation theory and possible variants
- Design and development of personnel controlling instruments
- HR risk management systems
- Human capital assessment
 
 
 
 


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Teaching methods/Media:
Lecture to impart knowledge and methods / practical exercises and reflection / group work techniques such as learning puzzles for independent exploration of the subject material.

[updated 02.12.2025]
Recommended or required reading:
Ulrich, D.: Human Resource Champion, Boston 1996
Oertig, M.: Neue Geschäftsmodelle für das Personalmanagement, 2. Auflage, Köln 2007
Appel, W./Felisiak, W.: HR-Servicemanagement, 2. Auflage, Berlin 2016
Gerlach, D.: Crashkurs Personalplanung, Freiburg 2018
Fred G. Becker: Grundlagen betrieblicher Leistungsbeurteilungen, aktuellste Auflage
Eckhard Eyer, Thomas Haussmann: Zielvereinbarung und variable Vergütung, 5. Auflage, Wiesbaden 2011
Lisges, Guido / Schübbe, Fred: Personalcontrolling, 3. Auflage, Freiburg 2009 oder neuere Auflage
Schübbe, Fred: Personalkennzahlen, Norderstedt 2011
Kobi, Jean-Marcel: Personalrisikomanagement, 3. Auflage, Wiesbaden 2012
Wunderer, R./Jaritz, A.: Unternehmerisches Personalcontrolling, aktuellste Auflage

[updated 02.12.2025]
 
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