Human Resource Management Course Outline (BA)

 COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT

COURSE OUTLINE

Course Title:    Human Resource Management

Course Number:  MGMT 2081

ECTS Credit Points:     5

Academic Year: III Semester: I                                 

Course Objectives

At the end of this course student will be able to:

v  Understand the importance and significance of human resource as an asset and broader perspective on managing human resource effectively.

v  Equip with a realistic overview of major principles and techniques of human resource management system.

v  Understand the dynamic nature and applications of human resource management in business and other organizations.

v  Make aware of the environmental influences experiencing human resource and how to deal with these factors.

v  Have a clear understanding of human resource handling mechanism.

 

Course Description/Course Contents   

Human Resource management belongs to all organizations. Its focal point is people; people are the life blood of organizations. It emphasizes on human resources planning and development, recruitment, selection of personnel, induction, placement, training and development; techniques of performance appraisal; wage and salary administration and/or the human factor in work design & compensation plans & incentive schemes; morale and motivation; discipline; maintenance and safety; industrial relations; collective bargaining; grievances and grievance handling. It also focuses on newly emerging issues of Human resource like diversity and its management, empowerment, HIV AIDS and the workplace.

Pre-requisites:            No

Status of the Course:  Core

Course content

Unit 1 - AN OVER VIEW

1.1.      Definition and background

1.2.      Importance of HRM

1.3.      Evolution and Development

1.4.      HRM objectives

 UNIT 2 - HRM ENVIRONMENTS

2.1.      The external environment

2.2.      The internal environment

2.3.      Human resource management model

UNIT 3 - JOB ANALYSIS & HR PLANNING

3.1.      Meaning and definition of job analysis

3.2.      Steps in job analysis

3.3.      Methods of collecting JA information

3.4.      Importance of job analysis information

3.5.      Potential problems with job analysis

3.6.      Meaning and definition of HR planning

3.7.      Importance of HR planning

3.8.      Steps [procedures] in HR planning

3.9.       Factors affecting HR planning

UNIT 4 - RECRUITMENT & SELECTION

            4.1.      Employee Recruiting

4.1.1.   Features of recruitment

4.1.2.   Purpose of recruitment

4.1.3.   Factors governing recruitment

4.1.4.   Sources and methods of recruitment

            4.2.      Employee Selection

4.2.1.   Selection criteria

4.2.2.   The selection processes

4.2.3.   Factors governing selection

            4.3.      Orientation [induction]

4.3.1.   Purpose of orientation

4.3.2.   Levels of orientation

UNIT 5 - TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

5.1.      Objectives of training and development

5.2.      Process of training and development

5.3.      Training methods

5.4.      Career development

UNIT 6 - PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL

6.1.      Purpose of performance appraisal

6.2.      Performance appraisal steps

6.3.      Problems associated with PA

6.4.      Performance appraisals methods

CHAPTER 7 - COMPENSATION

7.1.      Importance of compensation

7.2.      Factors affecting compensation

7.3.      Employee benefits and service

7.4.      Comparable worth controversy (Reading assignment)

 CHAPTER 8 - INTEGRATION AND MAINTAINACE

8.1. Employee discipline

8.2. Labor relation

8.3. Collective bargaining

8.4. Grievance handling

CHAPTER 9 - PROMOTIONS TRANSFERS& SEPARATION

9.1.      Purpose of transfer

9.2.      Types of promotion

9.3.      Reason for transfer

9.4.      Types of transfer

9.5.      Types of separation

CHAPTER 10 - SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN WORK PLACE, E-HRM & EMPOWEREMENT

10.1.    Equal employment opportunity

10.2.    Types of sexual harassment in work place

10.3.    Prevalence of sexual harassment

10.4.    Effects of sexual harassment

10.5.    Remedies

10.6.    Tips on E - HRM

10.7.    Workforce Diversity management

10.8.    HIV and Workplace

10.9.    Workforce Empowerment

References:

• John. M.Ivancevich, Human Resource Management, 7th ed., 1998
•   Dessler : Human Resource Management , 9th ed.1998
• EdwinB.Personnel Management,1998
• Lioyd.L.Bayers and LeslieW.Rue: Human Resource Management,1997
• MargaretAttwood and Stuart Dim Mock : Personnel management ,1999
• Margaret Foot CarolineHook : Introducing Human Resource Management 1998
• WendellL.French: Human Resource Management,1996
•  ShaunTyson and Alfordyork, An introduction to Human resource Management 1st ed, 2001