Course Outline (Spring 2021)

Class: MBA
Course: Human Resource Management
Instructor: Waqar Akbar

Class details
Class Timing and Room 7:15pm – 09:45 pm
Session Day(s) Monday and Thursday
Credit Hours: 2.45/class hours(per week) | /lab hours(per week)
Course Prerequisites:  
Consultation Time 06:00 pm to 7:00 pm Monday /Thursday
Email waqar.akbar@szabist.edu.pk

Course Description
HRM is a growing concept in today’s competitive world. Human resource policies and practices are
being perfectly embedded in the corporate culture. All management students, therefore, need to be
taught the foundations of HRM. This course is a complete comprehensive review of essential Personnel
Management concepts and techniques practiced in leading organizations.

Course Objective
1. This course will help students to understand the scope of HRM. 2. They will learn how to link HR
strategy with the organizational strategy. 3. They will become familiar with important functions such as
recruitment and selection, training and development, compensation and benefits, and performance
management system. 4. Students will understand the ethical, social and legal responsibilities of
managers.

Learning Outcomes
LO1.Able to identify and design recruitment and selection processes and evaluate current job analysis
methods. LO2 develop the job description and job specification. LO3 Evaluates and design the training
and development programs. LO4 categorize different compensation methods and benefits. Lo5 Design
simple performance appraisal system for organization.

Teaching and Learning Methodology

PowerPoint based lectures, case studies, group activities and assignments.

Materials and Supplies

Textbook, case studies, hand-outs

Expected Class Conduct

Discipline and punctuality

Course Plan
Week Chapters Session Topic Assessments %
What is HR Management? Why is HR Management
Introduction to Important to all Managers? Line and Staff Aspects of HRM
1 N/A
HRM Line Managers Human Resource Duties Human Resource
Managers Duties New Approaches to Organizing HR
The Hierarchy of Goals Fundamentals of Management
Planning The Planning Process Putting Together the Business
Plan How Managers Set Objectives The Strategic
The Managers
Management Process Introduction Improving Productivity Case Study -
2 Role in Strategic
Through HRIS Types of Strategies The Top Managers Role in 1 
HRM
Strategic Planning Departmental Strategic Planning
Managing the New Workforce Strategic Human Resource
Management Human Resource Strategies
The Basics of Job Analysis Uses of Job Analysis Information
Steps in Job Analysis Job Analysis Guideline Methods of
Collecting Job Analysis Information The Interview
Assignment -
3 Job Analysis Questionnaires Writing Job Descriptions Job Identification
1 
Job Summary Relationships Responsibilities and Duties
Standards of Performance & Working Conditions Writing Job
Descriptions Writing Job Specifications
Planning and Forecasting The Need for Effective Recruiting
HR Planning &
4 Internal Sources of Candidates Outside Sources of Quiz - 1 
Recruiting
Candidates
Why Careful Selection is Important Basic Testing Concepts
Employee Testing Case Study -
5 Types of Tests Background Investigations and Other
& Selection 2 
Selection Methods
Basic Types of Interviews What Errors Can Undermine an
Interviewing
6 Interviews Usefulness? How to Design and Conduct the N/A
Candidates
Effective Interview Guest Speaker Session
Training &
Introduction to Orienting and Training Employees Analyzing Assignment -
7 Developing
Training Needs and Designing the Program 2 
Employees
8 Mid Term All topics covered N/A
Performance
Basic Concepts in Performance Management Defining the Case Study -
9 Management &
Employees Goals Appraising Performance 3 
Appraisal
10 Coaching, Improving Your Coaching Skills Career Management Basics Case Study -
 Careers, & Talent
Employer Life-Cycle Career Management 4 
Management
Establishing
11 Strategic Pay Establishing Pay Rates Quiz - 2 
Plans
Pay for
Money and Motivation: An Introduction Individual Employee
Performance & Case Study -
12 Incentives and Recognition Team and Organization-wide
Financial 5 
Incentive Plans
Incentives
Benefits and Pay for Time Not Worked Insurance Benefits Retirement Assignment -
13
Services Benefits 3 
Employee
14 Relations & Labor Unions and the Law Occupational Safety Law Guest Speaker N/A
Relations
15 Presentation The project assigned to the students. N/A

Text Book
Human Resource Management, Gary Dessler

Refrence Books
1 Human Resource Management, Dessler

Course Pre-Requisites
BA5207 Organizational Behavior

Marks Distribution
Total Total Marks Total Marks For D Grade Learning
Marks Head
Frequency Exempted /Frequency /Head Holder(s) Outcomes
Assignment 2 0 5 10 Exempted
Final Paper 1 0 40 40 Included
Mid Term Paper 1 0 20 20 Included
Project Report 1 0 30 30 Included
Total
  100 )
Marks

Attendance Policy
Prompt arrival and regular attendance are extremely important. For Academic policy refer to student
handbook for policies on late entry, maximum absences allowed, leave application etc.

Students with Physical or Educational Challenges

Students with educational and/or physical challenges are entitled to extra attention and time from the
instructor. Therefore students are advised to notify the course instructor at the beginning of the course.
Special arrangement may also be made on prior request based on specific challenges.

Academic Integrity
This course seeks to empower students for independent learning, resourcefulness, clear thinking, and
perception. All submitted work and activities should be genuine reflections of individual achievement
from which the student should derive personal satisfaction and a sense of accomplishment. Plagiarism
and cheating subvert these goals and will be treated according to the policy stated in the Student
Handbook. The instructor reserves the right to utilize electronic means to help prevent plagiarism.

Comments and/or Suggestions

Students and Instructors may contact the Institutional Research Department if there is a need to make
suggestions or comments that can help further improve the course. A link is also provided on your
ZABDESK account for frequent and trouble-free feedback. The Institutional Research Department would
like to hear your feedback about the following:

Students
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