COURSE OUTLINE

Course Name Human Resource Management Prepare 27 Feb

Course Code HRM 353 d On 2021
Credit Hours 3
Course Prereq. MGT 130 Revised
Code On
Course Type Core Course Elective
Program BBA [4]
Semester 5th
Instructor: Dr. Harris Laeeque
Course Description

The aim of this course is to equip students of management sciences with the knowledge of
essential human resource management concepts and techniques to be able to perform their jobs
effectively for HR/ Personnel Management. Additionally, the students should be able to analyze
and apply HR concepts/ theories in their research for advancement of knowledge.

Course Learning Outcomes Program Goal

CLO CLO PG1 PG2 PG3 PG4 PG5
S.No.

1 Understanding what human resource √ √ √

management is and how it relates to the
management process.
2 Knowledge about strategic human √ √
resource management and why strategic
planning is important to all managers
3 Knowledge about the nature of job √ √
analysis, including what it is and how it is
used including methods of collecting job
analysis information,
4 Appraisal about the steps in the √ √
recruitment and selection process and
knowledge about the main techniques
used in employment planning and
forecasting.
5 To prepare students for preparing and √ √ √
conducting effective interviews
6 Knowledge about the purpose and √ √

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 process of employee orientation, the four
steps in the training process and
identification of training requirements
7 Knowledge about performance √ √ √
management, performance appraisal,
appraisal process and tools.
8 Knowledge about the basic factors √
determining pay rates, how to conduct
job evaluation and how to establish a
market-competitive pay plan.
9 Explain what is meant by ethical √ √
behavior at work and important factors
that shape ethical behavioral work.
10 Knowledge about history of the labor √ √
movement, union drive and election,
bargaining that is not in good faith and
developing a grievance procedure.
10 Knowledge about the supervisor s role in √ √
safety, basic facts about safety laws.
What causes accidents, five ways to
prevent accidents? How to minimize
unsafe acts by employees, workplace
health hazards and how to deal with
them.
11 To equip students with the presentation √ √ √
techniques of the gained knowledge

Teaching & Learning Methodology

 Lecture slides.
 Hand outs/ reading material/ exercises
 Group discussions.
 Journal and Magazine articles as home reading assignment.
 Case studies and their presentation.

Textbook(s)
 Human Resource Management by Gary Dessler 15th edition. Pearson Education Inc.
(E-book available)

Reference Book(s)
 Human Resource Management by John M. Ivancevich & Robert Konopaske. 12th
Edition
 The Leader's Guide to Managing People: How to Use Soft Skills to Get Hard Results by
Mike Brent , Fiona Dent

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Research Journals /Papers
 Human Resource Management Journal
 Academy of Management Journal.
 Harvard Business Review.
 People Management
 Personnel today
Magazine Articles/ Published Material/ websites
 http://www.shrm.org/pages/default.aspx
 http://www.cipd.co.uk/
 http://www.personneltoday.com/
 http://www.behavior.org/resource

Grading Policy
Assessment Instruments Percentage
Quizzes 15%
Assignments + project 20%
Mid Term Exam 25%
Final Exam 40%

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Week/ Contents
Session
INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
1 &2 - WHAT IS HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT?
- WHY IS HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
IMPORTANT TO ALL MANAGERS?
- LINE AND STAFF ASPECTS OF HUMAN
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
-LINE MANAGERS HUMAN RESOURCE DUTIES
-HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGER S DUTIES
- THE TRENDS SHAPING HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
-THE NEW HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGER
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
3 STRATEGY AND ANALYSIS
- THE STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PROCESS
- STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
- HR METRICS AND BENCHMARKING
- HIGH-PERFORMANCE WORK SYSTEMS
JOB ANALYSIS AND THE TALENT
MANAGEMENT PROCESS
4&5 - THE TALENT MANAGEMENT PROCESS
- THE BASICS OF JOB ANALYSIS
- METHODS FOR COLLECTING JOB ANALYSIS
INFORMATION
- WRITING JOB DESCRIPTIONS
- WRITING JOB SPECIFICATIONS
- PROFILES IN TALENT MANAGEMENT
6 PERSONNEL PLANNING AND
RECRUITING
Activities( Critical Thinking) Learning
Case Studies, Roleplays, Movie Clips, Objectives
Assignments, Research Papers, Addressed
Presentations
Group Discussion in class on ‘Role of HR Manager’
Assignment 1(Group)
Working in groups of 4-5 students, interview an HR Manager
of a reputable organization. Based on that interview, write a
short report regarding HR s role today in building competitive
CLO 1
organizations.
Submission due in class 3rd Week
Assignment 2 (Group)
In teams of 4-5 students, choose a company and develop an
outline of a strategic HR plan. Give company’s main strategic
aims, competitive strategy and the strategic map for this
company. Also summarize your recommended strategic HR
CLO 2
policies for this company?
Submission due in class in 4th Week
Video on Job Analysis
Assignment 3 (Individual) CLO 3
APPLICATION CASE: THE FLOOD ( text book)
Submission due in class in 6th Week
EXPERIENTIAL GROUP EXERCISE IN CLASS: CLO 3
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 INTRODUCTION The Nursing Shortage (Text Book)
WORKFORCE PLANNING AND FORECASTING
THE NEED FOR EFFECTIVE RECRUITING
INTERNAL SOURCES OF CANDIDATES
OUTSIDE SOURCES OF CANDIDATES
RECRUITING A MORE DIVERSE WORKFORCE

DEVELOPING AND USING APPLICATION

FORMS
7 &8 INTERVIEWING CANDIDATES
BASIC TYPES OF INTERVIEWS
THE ERRORS THAT UNDERMINE AN Video Clip on Interviewing followed by discussion in class
CLO 4
INTERVIEW S USEFULNESS :
HOW TO DESIGN AND CONDUCT AN
EFFECTIVE INTERVIEW
9 9th Week 9th Week
MIDTERM EXAM MIDTERM EXAM
TRAINING AND DEVELOPING Group Discussion in class on ‘ Importance of Training
10 EMPLOYEES and Development of Employees’
ORIENTING AND ONBOARDING NEW
EMPLOYEES
OVERVIEW OF THE TRAINING PROCESS
IMPLEMENTING TRAINING PROGRAMS
CLO 5
IMPLEMENTING MANAGEMENT
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
PROGRAMS EVALUATING THE TRAINING
EFFORT
11&12 PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND
APPRAISAL EXPERIENTIAL EXERCISE: GRADING THE
BASIC CONCEPTS IN PERFORMANCE PROFESSOR page 300 of text book
MANAGEMENT AND APPRAISAL
TECHNIQUES FOR APPRAISING PERFORMANCE
DEALING WITH APPRAISAL PROBLEMS AND
CLO 6 &7
INTERVIEWS
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT TALENT
MANAGEMENTPRACTICES AND EMPLOYEE
APPRAISAL

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13 ESTABLISHING STRATEGIC PAY
PLANS Assignment 4 (Individual)
BASIC FACTORS IN DETERMINING PAY RATES
HR AS A PROFIT CENTER: APPLICATION CASE: SALARY INEQUITIES AT
JOB EVALUATION METHODS ASTRAZENECA at page 379 of text book
HOW TO CREATE A MARKET-COMPETITIVE Submission due in class in 14th Week CLO 8
PAY PLAN
PRICING MANAGERIAL AND PROFESSIONAL
JOBS
CONTEMPORARY TOPICS IN COMPENSATION
14 LABOR RELATIONS AND
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING Assignment 5 (Individual)
THE LABOR MOVEMENT CASE: NEGOTIATING WITH APPLICATION THE
UNIONS AND THE LAW WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA (text book)
THE UNION DRIVE AND ELECTION
THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING Submission due in class in 15th Week CLO 9
PROCESS
HR AS A PROFIT CENTER:
DEALING WITH DISPUTES AND
GRIEVANCES
THE UNION MOVEMENT TODAY AND
TOMORROW

15 SAFETY, HEALTH & RISK Group Activity

MANAGEMENT EXPERIENTIAL EXERCISE: HOW SAFE IS MY
SAFETY AND THE MANAGER UNIVERSITY? ( text book)
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY LAWS
WHAT CAUSES ACCIDENTS?
HOW TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS
CLO 10
WORKPLACE HEALTH HAZARDS: PROBLEMS
AND REMEDIES
OCCUPATIONAL SECURITY AND SAFETY
16 Group Project Presentations Students to present their projects in groups CLO 11
17 Revision/ Consolidation/ Sessional Students may clear their ambiguities if any about
Assessments their sessional marks, syllabus & final examination.

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 18 Final Examination

Guidelines – Final Group Projects

In order to apply the theoretical knowledge gained during the course of studies, you are required to select an organization for observing and
studying the various aspects of Human Resource Management In a group of 3-5 students, you are required to present your work along with
recommendations for about 20 minutes duration followed by Q & A. A hard copy of the report must be handed over to me by the group leader before
the presentation. The name of the organizations for the project must be got approved from me through class CR. The presentation will be held in the
16th Week. Use of multimedia & formal business dress is compulsory for the presentation. Each member of the Group will be required to speak. The
names of the groups must be submitted by the 4th Week

BBA Program Goals

PG1 – Ethical consideration and behavior

PLO 1: Inculcating ethical values and prosocial behavior among students through community support programs and other related activities.

PLO 2: Ensuring ethical considerations while making effective business decisions.

PG2- Analytical skills

PLO 3: Developing analytical skills by evaluating current and emerging business problems to enhance critical thinking of students.

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PG3 – Communication and interpersonal skills

PLO 4: Enhancing business communication skills for self and professional development through class room teaching, co-curricular and extra-
curricular activities.

PLO 5: Developing interpersonal skills by preparing students to work in teams in diverse professional environment to better understand and
respect the opinion of others.

PG4- Core business knowledge

PLO 6: Providing core knowledge in the field of management, marketing, finance, human resource, information technology, statistical analysis,
and research.

PLO 7: Imparting industry specific knowledge while bridging the gap between academia and industry.

PG5 – Technological skills

PLO 8: Depict knowledge and problem solving through technology based instructional design.

PLO 9: Instill among students the use of current technology through application of relevant and latest software across broad business domains.