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MBA806Management Sciences3 Unitsintermediate

Human Resources Management

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of managing people in organizations. It explores the core functions of human resource management, including acquisition, training, development, and maintenance of employees. The course emphasizes the strategic importance of HRM and its contribution to organizational effectiveness and efficiency. It also covers labor-management relations, discipline, grievance procedures, and collective bargaining to ensure harmonious workplace relations.

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26h
Study Time
13
Weeks
2h
Per Week
none
Math Level
Course Keywords
Human Resources ManagementEmployee RelationsTraining and DevelopmentRecruitmentLabor Relations

Course Overview

Everything you need to know about this course

Course Difficulty

Intermediate Level
Builds on foundational knowledge
65%
intermediate
📚
Math Level
No Math
📖
Learning Type
Theoretical Focus

Course Topics

Key areas covered in this course

1

Human Resource Management

2

Staffing

3

Training and Development

4

Motivation

5

Job Evaluation

6

Reward Systems

7

Industrial Relations

8

Discipline and Grievance Procedures

9

Collective Bargaining

10

Organizational Exit

Total Topics10 topics

Ready to Start

No specific requirements needed

This course is designed to be accessible to all students. You can start immediately without any prior knowledge or specific preparation.

Assessment Methods

How your progress will be evaluated (3 methods)

assignments

Comprehensive evaluation of course material understanding

Written Assessment

tutor-marked assessments

Comprehensive evaluation of course material understanding

Written Assessment

final examination

Comprehensive evaluation of course material understanding

Written Assessment

Career Opportunities

Explore the career paths this course opens up for you

Human Resources Manager

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Training and Development Manager

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Compensation and Benefits Manager

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Labor Relations Specialist

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Recruitment Specialist

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Industry Applications

Real-world sectors where you can apply your knowledge

BankingManufacturingHealthcareEducationGovernment

Study Schedule Beta

A structured 13-week journey through the course content

Week
1

Module One: Introduction to HRM

4h

Unit 1: The personnel function of management

2 study hours
  • •Read Unit 1: Understand the role of personnel management in organizations.
  • •Define personnel management and explain its scope.
  • •Identify the major areas of personnel functions.

Unit 2: Human resource management

2 study hours
  • •Explain the essence and nature of human resource management.
  • •Contrast HRM with traditional personnel management.
  • •Analyze human resources management activities and functions.
Week
2

Module One: Introduction to HRM

4h

Unit 3: Human resource planning

2 study hours
  • •Discuss the need for a planned approach to HRM.
  • •Define human resource planning.
  • •Discuss the critical elements of the human resource planning model.

Unit 4: Planning for organizational entry

2 study hours
  • •Familiarize yourself with the different theoretical approaches to the staffing process.
  • •Understand the importance of job analysis.
  • •Comprehend the work involved in job analysis.
Week
3

Module One: Introduction to HRM

2h

Unit 5: Communication for effective management

2 study hours
  • •Explain why communication is important to managers.
  • •Analyze how communication involves various kinds.
  • •Explain the relevance of the communication process.
Week
4

Module Two: Staffing the organisation

4h

Unit 6: Attracting a pool of applicants

2 study hours
  • •Define what recruitment is all about.
  • •Name the various sources for attracting candidates.
  • •Explain and evaluate the various methods of recruitment.

Unit 7: Assessing and selecting human resources

2 study hours
  • •Explain the need for selection.
  • •Identify an appropriate combination of methods to aid selection decisions.
  • •Explain the purpose and problems of interview as a selection tool.
Week
5

Module Two: Staffing the organisation

4h

Unit 8: Managing the joining-up process

2 study hours
  • •Understand the importance of managing the joining-up process.
  • •Identify the key elements in managing the joining-up process.
  • •Discuss the challenges involved in managing the joining-up process.

Unit 9: Managing performance

2 study hours
  • •Discuss performance management as a core function of human resource management.
  • •Describe and understand the control loop.
  • •Contribute meaningfully to standard setting processes.
Week
6

Module Two: Staffing the organisation

2h

Unit 10: Performance appraisal systems

2 study hours
  • •Identify the purpose and uses of appraisal system.
  • •Understand and explain some of the important operational imperatives.
  • •Identify different methods of appraisals.
Week
7

Module Three: Empowering and rewarding employees

4h

Unit 11: Employee's training and development

2 study hours
  • •Explain what training and development are all about.
  • •Explain the responsibility structure for training function.
  • •Explain the features of a planned approach to the training functions.

Unit 12: Management development

2 study hours
  • •Explain the need for management development.
  • •Discuss the various approaches to management development.
  • •Explain the importance of evaluating management development programmes.
Week
8

Module Three: Empowering and rewarding employees

4h

Unit 13: Motivation of employees at work

2 study hours
  • •Provide a comprehensive definition of motivation.
  • •Discuss the various content and process theories of motivation.
  • •Describe the applications of these theories by management.

Unit 14: Job evaluation

2 study hours
  • •Define and explain the nature and principles of job evaluation.
  • •List and discuss the major non-analytical and analytical methods of job evaluation.
  • •Comment on the merits and demerits of each of the basic methods of job evaluation.
Week
9

Module Three: Empowering and rewarding employees

2h

Unit 15: Reward systems

2 study hours
  • •Discuss why an organization needs a well-designed reward system.
  • •List the criteria that a well-designed material reward system should satisfy.
  • •Explain in some detail, the main types of payment system in common use.
Week
10

Module Four: Labour-management relations

4h

Unit 16: Industrial relations context

2 study hours
  • •Describe the contrasting frame of references that inform industrial relations practices of managers.
  • •Explain the meaning and features of industrial relations.
  • •Describe the structure and processes of the three main actors in an industrial relations system.

Unit 17: Discipline and disciplinary procedures

2 study hours
  • •Understand the meaning of discipline.
  • •Explain the causes of disciplinary action.
  • •Explain the importance of disciplinary procedures.
Week
11

Module Four: Labour-management relations

4h

Unit 18: Grievance procedures

2 study hours
  • •Understand the meaning of the term grievance.
  • •Distinguish between discipline and grievance.
  • •Describe critically the main stages in a formal procedure for handling grievances.

Unit 19: Collective bargaining

2 study hours
  • •Define the collective bargaining concept.
  • •Discuss the key conditions for effective collective bargaining.
  • •Distinguish between negotiation and consultation.
Week
12

Module Four: Labour-management relations

2h

Unit 20: Managing employee's organisational exit

2 study hours
  • •Recognize the importance and difficulty of exit in your organization.
  • •Recognize the different ways in which retirement may be managed.
  • •Weigh up the advantages and disadvantages of different ways of implementing redundancy programmes.
Week
13

Final Revision

4h

Final Revision

4 study hours
  • •Review all modules
  • •Work on assignments
  • •Prepare for examination

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Study Tips & Exam Preparation

Expert tips to help you succeed in this course

1

Create concept maps linking Modules 1-5 HRM functions and their strategic importance.

2

Practice case studies on employee motivation techniques from Units 11-13.

3

Review key labor laws and regulations discussed in Units 16-20 weekly.

4

Focus on understanding the different methods of job evaluation from Unit 14.

5

Prepare detailed notes on the various theories of motivation covered in Unit 13.

6

Practice analyzing real-world scenarios involving disciplinary and grievance procedures from Units 17-18.

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