COURSE OUTLINE- HRM

Course Name Human Resource Management Prepared On 27 Feb 2021

Course Code HRM 353
Credit Hours 3
Course Prereq. Code MGT 111 Revised On 01 Sep 2022
Course Type Core Course Elective
Program BBA [4]-5C/D
Semester 5th
Instructor: Prof. Dr. Rafique Ahmed Khan
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 Understanding about the steps in the √ √
recruitment and selection process and
knowledge about the main techniques used
in employment planning and forecasting.
5 Enable students understand and apply √ √ √
knowledge about employee tesing and
selection
6 Knowledge about the purpose and process √ √
of employee orientation, the four steps in the

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 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 Enable students understand and apply √ √
knowledge of managing careers and
employee retention
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/skills through presenttation 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

Research Journals /Papers

 Human Resource Management Journal
 Academy of Management Journal.
 Harvard Business Review.
 People Management
 Personnel today
Magazine Articles/ Published Material/ websites

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  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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 WEEKWISE COURSE OUTLINE
Week/
Session Contents
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 STRATEGY AND
3 ANALYSIS
- THE STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PROCESS
- STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- VARIOUS STRATEGIES
- 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
- INTRODUCTION
- WORKFORCE PLANNING AND FORECASTING
- THE NEED FOR EFFECTIVE RECRUITING
- INTERNAL SOURCES OF CANDIDATES
- OUTSIDE SOURCES OF CANDIDATES
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 CLO 1
interview, write a short report regarding HR’s role today in
building competitive 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 policies for this company?
CLO 2
Submission due in class in 4th Week
Video on Job Analysis
Assignment 3 (Individual)
APPLICATION CASE: THE FLOOD ( text book) CLO 3
Submission due in class in 6th Week
EXPERIENTIAL GROUP EXERCISE IN CLASS: CLO 3
The Nursing Shortage (Text Book)
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 - RECRUITING A MORE DIVERSE WORKFORCE
- DEVELOPING AND USING APPLICATION FORMS
7&8 EMPLOYEE TESTING AND SELECTION
- WHY EMPLOYEE TESTING IS IMPORTANT?
- THE BASICS OF TESTING AND SELECTING EMPLOYEES Group Discussion on Appication Case : The
- TYPES OF TESTS Insider (p.194 text book) CLO 5
- WORK SAMPLES AND SIMULATIONS
- BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS AND OTHER SELECTION
METHODS
9 9th Week MIDTERM EXAM 9th Week
MIDTERM EXAM
TRAINING AND DEVELOPING EMPLOYEES Group Discussion in class on ‘ Importance of Training
10 ORIENTING AND ONBOARDING NEW EMPLOYEES and Development of Employees’
OVERVIEW OF THE TRAINING PROCESS
IMPLEMENTING TRAINING PROGRAMS
IMPLEMENTING MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE PROGRAMS EVALUATING
THE TRAINING EFFORT
CLO 6
11&12 PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND APPRAISAL
BASIC CONCEPTS IN PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND EXPERIENTIAL EXERCISE: GRADING THE
APPRAISAL PROFESSOR page 300 of text book
TECHNIQUES FOR APPRAISING PERFORMANCE
DEALING WITH APPRAISAL PROBLEMS AND INTERVIEWS
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT TALENT
MANAGEMENTPRACTICES AND EMPLOYEE APPRAISAL
CLO 7

ESTABLISHING STRATEGIC PAY PLANS

BASIC FACTORS IN DETERMINING PAY RATES
HR AS A PROFIT CENTER:
13 JOB EVALUATION METHODS Assignment 4 (Individual)
HOW TO CREATE A MARKET-COMPETITIVE PAY PLAN
PRICING MANAGERIAL AND PROFESSIONAL JOBS
CONTEMPORARY TOPICS IN COMPENSATION
APPLICATION CASE: SALARY INEQUITIES AT CLO 8
ASTRAZENECA at page 379 of text book
Submission due in class in 14th Week
14 MANAGING CAREERS AND RETENTION
- CAREER MANAGEMENT Assignment 5 (Individual)
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 - EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT GUIDE FOR MANAGERS
- MANAGING EMPLOYEE TURNOVER AND RETENTION APPLICATION CASE: Google reacts (p.332 e-text book)
- EMPLOYEE LIFE-CYCLE CAREER MANAGEMENT
- MANAGING DISMISSALS
Submission due in class in 15th Week CLO 9
15 SAFETY, HEALTH & RISK MANAGEMENT Group Activity
SAFETY AND THE MANAGER EXPERIENTIAL EXERCISE: HOW SAFE IS MY
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY LAWS UNIVERSITY? ( text book)
WHAT CAUSES ACCIDENTS?
HOW TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS
WORKPLACE HEALTH HAZARDS: PROBLEMS AND REMEDIES
OCCUPATIONAL SECURITY AND SAFETY
CLO 10
16 Final Group Project Presentations Students to present their projects in groups
CLO 11

17 Revision/ Consolidation/ Sessional Assessments Students may clear their ambiguities if any about
their sessional marks, syllabus & final
examination.

18 Final Examination

GUIDELINES – FINAL GROUP PRESENTATION

In order to apply the theoretical knowledge gained during the course of studies, you are required to select an innovative theme/ topic of your own
intererst related to HRM. (Avoid overlap or similarity with any other group of your class). In a group of 3-5 students, you are required to present your
theme/topic alongwith its practical implication 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 topic/ theme must be got approved from me latest by 28 March 2022. 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

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speak. The names of the groups must be submitted to me through class CR latest by 4th April 2022.

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.

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

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 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.

General Instructions
1. Please be punctual and observe class timings. Late comers for more than 5 minutes after commencement of class will not be marked present.

2. 75% attendance is mandatory for taking the final exam.

3. Please submit your assignments through LMS by the due date. All students are required to upload their quizzes and assignments
(both individual and group ) by the due date. Dates will not be extended for uploading late submissions.. Quizzes may be given unannounced
so please remain prepared for a surprise quiz at all times.
4. Please do not indulge in cheating and plagiarism. The copied assignments / quizzes will be
marked as ‘Zero’) and disciplinary action may be initiated against the defaulters.
5. Please be disciplined and maintain proper decorum in the class. Follow rules given in the student hand book.

6. Please wear dress as per laid down dress code. Defaulters will be fined and may not be allowed to sit in class.

7. Please observe laid down SOPs to prevent from COVID while keeping safe distance, wearing masks and use of hand sanitizer.

8. Please cooperate with class CR for execution of instructions.

9. Students may consult me regarding their academic issues/ problems / queries as per the timings displayed outside my office cubicle or set an
appointment with me personally or on phone.
10. Students can also conract on email rak.buic@bahria edu.pk to sort out any ambiguity or academic query or counselling on personal issues/

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problems, if any.