There is increasing recognition amongst the HR professional community of the importance for practitioners to have an evidential understanding of decision outcomes but also that a research-practice gap exists. Evidence based decision making is critical to professional judgement in the context of significant HRM challenges including the effective management of technological change. This module aims to foster an appreciation amongst students of the importance of basing decisions on the best available evidence rather than personal preference, anecdote and unsystematic experience. The module will expose students to the variety of sources of evidence relevant to organisational decision making and broaden their skills in presenting evidence within organisations. Students will develop an evidence-based report on a contemporary HR challenge including one with technological implications. The module will invite students to reflect on their competence development and comprehension skills during the evidence-based exercise.

Nature and value of evidence-based decision making; the evidence-practice gap; sources of organisational data and evidence; the process of research; the role of data in decision making; analysing academic literature; presenting professional reports on workplace issues; reflective learning.

On successful completion of this module, students will be able to: Examine the role of evidence-based decision making in human resource management Synthesise academic and grey literature on a contemporary human resource management challenge Critique the impact of technological developments on HR practice Appraise the sources of evidence that HR professionals can use to improve the effectiveness of decision-making Formulate a plan for data collection on a human resource management HRM challenge Discuss your competency development as part of a reflective learning process

On successful completion of this module, students will be able to: Appreciate the role of evidence in professional judgement

On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:

The module will be taught through asynchronous lecture recordings, lab-based discussions, case studies, and students will engage in autonomous learning. Students will engage in peer-to-peer discussions on HRM challenges relating to digitalisation in organisations and debate academic evidence on managerial resistance to research. The module will develop students' understanding of the role of research using real world case studies of successful evidence based management in organisations.