Format No. QSP/7.1/01.F01 Issue No.04 Rev.

No 3 Dated: Jan 25, 2010 _____________________________________________________________________________ ________________

UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & ENERGY STUDIES College of Management and Economic Studies Dehradun __________________________________________________________________ ______________

COURSE PLAN
Programme : Course Semester Session Batch Subject Code No. of credits Subject Prepared by Email : : : : : Masters in Business Administration O&G II Jan to May 2013 : : : : 2012 - 2015 MBCH 732 3 Dr. P.C. BAHUGUNA

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT bahuguna@ddn.upes.ac.in

Approved By _________________________ _______________________ HOD

Dean

UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & ENERGY STUDIES College of Management and Economic Studies, Dehradun UPES Campus 2261090/91 Energy Acres P.O. Bidholi, Via Prem Nagar Dehradun -248 007 (U K) Tel : +91-135Fax : +91 135- 2694204 Web : www.upes.ac.in

COURSE PLAN
A. LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED This is a core course that outlines the business process involving Human Resource Management (HRM). It reviews the past and explores the future of business and HRM. It includes studies on how the internal and external environment affects business and the issues related to human resource management. The course curriculum requires analytical and strategic decision making process, so the students have to actively involve themselves in class presentation, case studies and other assignments, research papers discussions & reading management journals, solving quizzes and needless, to mention that students classroom participation will add value to their overall evaluation. B. OBJECTIVES 1. The purpose of this course is to assist the student in understanding the principles, policies, and practices related to acquiring, development, maintenance and utilization of human resources in the dynamic business environment. 2. This course is designed primarily for students who are being exposed to human resource management for the first time. Students will develop cognizance of the current business human resource practices and concepts, the environment of human resource management, over-riding issues such as profit and discrimination, and the historical development of human resource management with a focus on future trends. C. THE SYLLABUS This course is divided into the following five modules: Module 1: Introduction to Human Resources Management Module 2: Acquiring Human Resource Resources (Meeting requirements) Module 3: Developing Human Resources (Developing effectiveness) Module4: Rewarding Human Resources (Maintaining high performance) Module 5: Maintaining Human Resources (Employee relations) and Global HRM

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D. PEDAGOGY Interactive approach during the study. (Students are advised to prepare the topic for discussion in the class in advance) Work in small groups and personalized teaching (Student counseling and individual and group assignments, exercises) E. COURSE COMPLETION PLAN Total hours per week: 3 contact hours per week is used to introduce concept and case studies. Presentations by the students are scheduled in the detailed plan F. EVALUATION & GRADING 1. 2. 3. Description Internal Examination Mid term Exam End term Exam Marks 30 20 50 Schedule Detailed Below Academic Calendar Academic Calendar

Internal Assessment: Marks 100 (shall be done based on the following): a) Article: Each student will prepare minimum 20 pages, typed, 1.5 spaced, review article with references. Additional guidelines will be distributed concerning the format and content of this article. (40% weightage) b) Case studies: Each student will have to participate in the case study discussion. The students will be provided the case study well in advance and are required to read the case study before attending the class (30% weightage) c) Presentations: The presentation topics are mentioned in the course plan. Students are required to present their presentation as per the schedule (30% weightage) Mid- Sem Examination: Marks 20 Mid- Sem examination shall be of two hour duration and shall be a combination of Objective, short and long theory questions and case study. End -Sem Examination: Marks 50 End-Sem examination shall be of three hours duration. The examination paper shall have objective, critical thinking, theory questions and case studies. Attendance Students are required to have minimum attendance of 75% in each subject. Students with less than said percentage shall not be allowed to appear in the end semester examination. Cell Phones and other Electronic Communication Devices: Cell phones and other electronic communication devices (such as Blackberries) are not permitted in classes, Tests or the Mid/Final Examination. Such devices MUST be turned off and left at the front or back of the room.

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E-Mail and LMS: Each student in the class should have an e-mail id and a pass word to access the LMS system regularly. Occasionally, important information to the class will be transmitted via e-mail/LMS. The best way to arrange meetings with us or ask specific questions is by email.

G. DETAILED SESSION PLAN MODULE 1 INTRODUCTION TO HRM TOTAL SESSIONS: 5

Session

Topic Introduction to the subject and Discussion on 1. Challenges of Human resource Management 2. HR challenges in the Ind. oil and gas sector HRM - Concept

Suggested Reading / Reading Material (R1) Text Book; Snell & Bohlander, Chapter 1, pg 4-39 (R2) Reports of E& Y, KPMG, Petrotech and Petrofed (R2) What is HRM?

Pedagogy

Discussion

Presentation& Discussion

(R1): Building Competitive Advantage Through People, Bartlet, C.A., &Ghoshal, S. (2002). MIT SLOAN Management Review. Why HR is a Big Thing? (R2) Case Study: South West Airlines (A): using Human resources for Competitive Advantage. (R): Competencies for HR professionals, Competencies: HR Becker, B.E., & Huselid, M.A. (2006) Professionals Harvard business school press. (R1): Human resource Management: A Strategic Perspective, Devanna, A., Strategic Human Resource Fombrum, C., & Tichy, N, Organizational Management ( SHRM) Dynamics, 1981. (R2) Case Study: Becton Dickinson(A) Corporate Strategy

Case Study Discussion

Presentation & Discussion

Case Study Discussion

Assignment 1: Submit the abstract of Theoretical Perspective of Strategic Human Resource Management Wright, P.M., Journal of Management, 1992. (Last date of submission 9th Session) MODULE 2 IDENTIFYING & MEETING HUMAN RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS TOTAL SESSIONS : 4 Presentation & Discussion

Human Resource Planning ( HRP)

(R1) Text Book : Snell & Bohlander Chapter 2 pg. 48 89 (R 2) How one oil company manages its human resources, Bright, W.E., Harvard

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Business Review, 1976 7 Human Resource Planning ( HRP) (R) Case Study: Manpower Planning in Premier Bank I, ( IIM A publication) (R1) Text Book : Snell & Bohlander Job Analysis ( JA) and Chapter 4, pg. 138- 164 Competency Mapping (R2) Case Study: competency mapping at Kolkata Glory (R) Case Study: Recruitment at Bowles Recruitment & Selection Hollowel Conner & Co Case Study Discussion Case Study Discussion Case Study Discussion

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Assignment 2: Submit the abstract of Planning with People in Mind, Mills, D.Q., Harvard Business Review, 2001. (Last date of submission 15th Session) MODULE 3 - DEVELOPING EFFECTIVENESS IN HUMAN RESOURCES TOTAL SESSIONS : 6

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Training & Development ( T&D) Training & Development ( T&D) Employee growth Performance Management ( PA) Appraising & Improving Performance ( PA) Appraising and Improving Performance 360 Degree Appraisal HR Score Card

(R1) Text Book: Snell & Bohlander Chapter 7, pg. 282-323. (R2) Developing the Talent You Have: Strategies for Training and Development, Harvard Business School Publishing, 2006. (R) Case Study: Super value Inc Professional Development Programme. (R1) Text Book: Snell & Bohlander Chapter 8, pg. 332-370. (R2)Employee Growth through Performance Management,Beer,M.,&Ruh,R.A(1976)HBR (R1) Conducting A performance appraisal Interview ( HBS back ground note) (R2) Fear of Feedback, Jackman, J.M, & Stober, H.M(2003) HBR (R) Case Study: The Firm wide 360 degree Performance Evaluation Process at Morgan Stanley (R) Case Study: Verizon Communications, Inc.: Implementing a Human Resources Balanced Scorecard: Srikant M. Datar Marc J. Epstein Jeremy Cott

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Assignment 3: Submit the abstract of Developing First Level Leaders, Priestland, Andreas, Hanig, Robert, Harvard Business Review, 2005. (Last date of submission 19th Session) MODULE 4 - MAININTAINING HIGH PERFORMANCE TOTAL SESSIONS : 4

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Compensation Management

(R1) Text Book: Snell & Bohlander Chapter 9 pg. 378 - 401. (R2) Six dangerous Myths about Pay,

Presentation & Discussion

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UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & ENERGY STUDIES College of Management and Economic Studies, Dehradun Pfeffer,J.(1998) HBR (R1) Text Book : Snell & Bohlander Chapter 10 & 11, pg. 416-441 (R1) Text Book: Snell & Bohlander Chapter 11, pg. 448-476. (R) Case Study: Marshall and Gordon: Designing an effective compensation system

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Incentives & Benefits Employee Benefits Compensation Management

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Assignment 4: Submit the abstract of Talent Management : The GE Way ( Last date of submission 24th Session) MODULE 5 EMPLOUYEE RELATIONS & GLOBAL HRM TOTAL SESSION: 4

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Understanding Industrial Relations ( IR)

(R) Case Study: People Management Fiasco in Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India Ltd. (R1) Text Book: Snell & Bohlander Chapter 12, pg. 506 544. (R2) HRM in a Global Environment: Keys for personal & organization Success: An Interview with Eliza Hermann. (R3) Convergence and Divergence in Asian Human Resource Management (R) Case Study: Colgate Palmolive: Managing International Careers. (R) Text Book: Snell & Bohlander Chapter 13, pg. 557 580. (R) Make your Company a Talent Factory

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International HRM

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International HRM Creating High Performance Work System ( HPWS) Summarization

H. SUGGESTED READINGS: H :1 BOOK:

Case Study Discussion Presentation & Discussion Discussion

S.No a) b) c) d)

Title Human Resource Management Human Resource Management Human Resource Management Human Resource Management

Author Snell&Bohlander Garry Dessler R. Mathis Decenzo & Robbins

Publisher Cengage Learning Pearson Cengage Learning Wiley

H.2 JOURNALS:

1. Business today 2. Indian management

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UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & ENERGY STUDIES College of Management and Economic Studies, Dehradun 3. Harvard business review 4. Human capital 5. Research Papers
H.3 Web Sources: Students will be informed as the course progresses upon specific topics available on the worldwide web. 1. Scribd.com 2. Esnips.com 3. SSRN,papers.com 4. Google scholar.com 5. Citehr.com

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