Course Title: Fundamentals of Human Resource Management

Course credits: 3

.Learning Outcomes

On completion of the module, students will:

 Understand the nature and role of the HRM function.

 Understand the main processes of employee resourcing and development, and appreciate their
contribution to organisational effectiveness.
 Develop skills in the analysis of HR issues and the formulation of appropriate HRM responses.
 Develop skills in analysis, synthesis and evaluation through group working and further enhance oral
and written communication.

Sessions Plan:

Sessions Topic

1-3 Introduction to HRM

Evolution of 21st Century HR, Business Challenges and Changing Role of HR, Role of New
Age HR Manager

4-7 HR Planning

Aligning HR Planning to Strategy, Forecasting HR Demand & Supply, HR Action Plans

8 Career Planning and Management

Recruitment , Selection and Orientation

9-12

13-17 Managing Performance

 Performance Appraisal-Methods, errors and other issues, The appraisal interview,
current trends

18-22 Training and Development

Importance and contemporary Issues, TNI, Processes and Techniques, Evaluation of

Training Effectiveness

23-26 Compensation

Cognitive Evaluation Theory, Job Evaluation, Variable Compensation, Executive

compensation etc.

27-28 Industrial Relations and Trade Unions

29-30 Contemporary HR issues

HR in Knowledge Era and building Learning Organisations, HR and Competitive

advantage,

Virtual organisations and emerging HR issues

31 Human Resource Information Systems

32 Human Resource Accounting and Audit

33 Review

References:

Main Text

1. Jyothi. P, Vekatesh . D. N (2006) Human Resource Management, Oxford University Press

Other References
2. Flippo Edwin (1984), Personnel Management, Tata McGraw Hill
3. Monappa & Saiyadain(1996), Personnel Management, TMH
4. Dessler (2003), Human Resource Management, Pearson Education
5. Saiyadain(2003), Human Resourse Management, TMH
6. Gupta,C.B(2006); Human Resource Management, Sultan Chand & Sons