HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Course Objectives:
The objective of this course is to familiarize students with current issues facing Human Resource managers and organizational leaders, reinforce teambuilding, problem solving, decision-making, and planning skills.

Course Description :
Human resource assets must be strategically managed to compete in a global and changing environment. Emphasis is placed on understanding organization development and change; workforce diversity; labor relations; the design and structure of compensation and reward systems; recruitment, selection, retention, and separation of employees; employee training, education, and development, and legal and regulatory compliance.

Course Outline: 

1. Human Resources in a Globally Competitive Business Environment
2. Legal Context of Employment Decisions
3. Human resource policies
4. Analyzing Work and Planning for People
5. Job Analysis and Job Design techniques
6. Human resources acquisition and maintenance strategies
7. Recruitment
8. Selection
9. Development
10. Training
11. Performance Management
12. Managing Careers
13. Compensation and Incentives Systems
14. Indirect Compensation: Employee Benefit Plans
15. Health and safety issues and policies
16. Labor relations
17. Collective bargaining

 Learning Outcomes:
After completing the course the student should be able to:

1. Explain the differences between job analyses, job descriptions, and job specifications.
2. Describe the recruitment/selection process
3. List and define the levels of training needs analysis
4. Explain the purposes of an effective appraisal system
5. Describe a typical grievance procedure in a unionized firm

Skills to be developed:
This course helps students in developing the following skills:
•  Communication (Oral & written) Through Assignments, Case Study discussions and
Examinations
•  Analytical Through Case studies and examinations
•  Team Work Through Case studies
•  Creative Thinking Through Case studies, assignments, classroom
discussions
•  Adaptability to Change Through Case studies, and examinations
•  Ethics Through lectures and assignments
•  Use of Information Technology Through use of PCs, Internet, CD-ROM, Statistical
data base in the library
•  International issues Through Case studies, assignments, classroom
discussions, and examinations

Evaluating Student Performance:

Class participation and attendance 10%
Individual assignments 20%
Mid-term examination 20%
Final Exam 50% 

Grading:
Percentage Score Letter Grade GPA Points Percentage Score Letter Grade GPA Points

90 – 100 A 4.0 70 - 74 C 2.0
85 - 89 B+ 3.5 65 - 69 D+ 1.5
80 - 84 B 3.0 60 - 64 D 1.0
75 - 79 C+ 2,5 < 60 F 0.0


Educational Resources:

Course Schedule & Outline:
Sixteen Week Semester, 3 hrs/Wk