Learning outcomes in the field of human resource management in business administration studies in the context of implementation of European Qualifications Framework (EQF) - examples from University of Valencia, Spain, and University of Dubrovnik, Croatia

Jose Rodolfo Hernandez-Carrión,Ivona Vrdoljak Raguž

doi:10.4995/head18.2018.8256

Jose Rodolfo Hernandez-Carrión, Ivona Vrdoljak Raguž

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https://doi.org/10.4995/head18.2018.8256

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Abstract

The study carried out in this paper involves the analysis of the content of the competencies in the field of human resource management in order to adquire the key competences of the students that will be alligned with the needs of the labor market according to the European Qualifications Framework (EQF). The method of comparative analysis and case study methodology is used in the paper. This research compares teaching courses that include the acquisition of competences in the field of human resource management in business administration studies, one of the key areas of contemporary management, with examples from the Departament of Economics and Business Economics of the University of Dubrovnik (Croatia) and the Faculty of Economics of the University of Valencia (Spain). The study may be a contribution to better alignement and compatibility between study programs of economics and management in the countries and beyond. In order to get answers to the research questions, the paper analyzes the learning outcomes of the two observed universities.

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This paper explores the study content of Economics and Business Economics studies at the University of Valencia in Spain and University of Dubrovnik in Croatia in the context of achieving the principles set out in the Bologna Declaration, based on the European Qualification Framework (EQF)
As a result of this research, the paper outlines the learning outcomes of Human Resource Management courses and courses that are related to Human Resource Management (HRM) on examples of the Faculty of Economics of the University of Valencia and Department of Economics and Business Economics of the University of Dubrovnik
Concluding Remarks and Recommendations for Future Research This paper presents a contribution to the analysis study programs of Economics and Business Economics in the contemporary socio-economic context

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This paper explores the study content of Economics and Business Economics studies at the University of Valencia in Spain and University of Dubrovnik in Croatia in the context of achieving the principles set out in the Bologna Declaration, based on the European Qualification Framework (EQF). In the paper authors deal with the consistency of the learning outcomes between individual courses in the area of Human Resource Management at the University of Valencia and the University of Dubrovnik, using the method of comparative analysis and case study methods. The EQF is a common European reference framework which links countries’ qualifications systems together, acting as a translation device across different countries and systems in Europe. The goals (outcomes) of the process of adopting the study program learning outcomes and acquired competencies are implemented in EQF and they serve as a translation device between different qualifications systems and their levels

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