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MBA821Management Sciences3 Unitsintermediate

Personnel Staff Evaluation

This course provides an in-depth exploration of personnel staff evaluation within organizations. It covers manpower planning, recruitment, selection, training, and performance appraisal. The course also examines employee relations, motivation, compensation, and discipline. Students will learn to manage industrial relations, conduct assessments, and handle grievances effectively, preparing them for strategic roles in human resource management.

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208h
Study Time
13
Weeks
16h
Per Week
basic
Math Level
Course Keywords
Personnel EvaluationManpower PlanningEmployee AppraisalIndustrial RelationsStaff Training

Course Overview

Everything you need to know about this course

Course Difficulty

Intermediate Level
Builds on foundational knowledge
65%
intermediate
➕
Math Level
Basic Math
🔬
Learning Type
Hands-on Practice

Course Topics

Key areas covered in this course

1

Manpower Planning

2

Recruitment and Selection

3

Employee Training and Development

4

Performance Appraisal

5

Industrial Relations

6

Assessment Methods

Total Topics6 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

Apply your skills in this growing field

Recruitment Specialist

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Training Coordinator

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Compensation Analyst

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Employee Relations Specialist

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Industry Applications

Real-world sectors where you can apply your knowledge

ConsultingGovernmentHealthcareManufacturingTechnology

Study Schedule Beta

A structured 13-week journey through the course content

Week
1

Module 1: Manpower Planning and Administration

14h

Unit 1: Introduction to the Nature of Manpower Planning System

7 study hours
  • •Define manpower planning and its objectives
  • •Discuss the necessity and scope of manpower planning in organizations
  • •Analyze the relationship between manpower planning and organizational goals

Unit 2: Manpower Plan Implementation and Administration

7 study hours
  • •Explain the four-phased process of HRP
  • •Identify the importance and factors affecting HRP
  • •Understand the requisites for successful HRP and barriers to HRP
Week
2

Module 1: Manpower Planning and Administration

14h

Unit 3: Manpower Recruitment Process

7 study hours
  • •Understand the meaning and process of recruitment
  • •List the internal and external factors affecting recruitment
  • •Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of different recruitment sources

Unit 4: Manpower Selection Process

7 study hours
  • •Understand the meaning and definition of selection
  • •Explain the selection process and its effectiveness
  • •Point out the outcomes of selection decision
Week
3

Module 1: Manpower Planning and Administration

7h

Unit 5: Employees' Training

7 study hours
  • •Understand the concept of employee training
  • •Classify the various training methods
  • •Appreciate the significance of employee training
Week
4

Module 2:

14h

Unit 1: Employee Performance Appraisal I

7 study hours
  • •Understand the meaning and purpose of performance appraisal
  • •Identify the types of appraisals
  • •Know the qualities of an effective appraisal system

Unit 2: Employee Performance Appraisal II

7 study hours
  • •Understand the diverse methods of employee performance appraisal
  • •Identify human errors associated with employee performance appraisal
  • •Understand the significance and process of conducting post-appraisal interviews
Week
5

Module 2:

7h

Unit 3: Employee movement IN and OUT of the Organization I

7 study hours
  • •Know ways organizations shift personnel to achieve optimum utilization of available labor force
  • •Discuss circumstances that may demand for utilization of different policy instrument of manpower movement
  • •Explain manpower shifting strategies designed for efficient human resources utilization and productivity
Week
6

Module 2:

7h

Unit 4: Employee movement IN and OUT of the Organization II

7 study hours
  • •Define and discuss advantages and disadvantages employee transfer
  • •Understand nature and types of advancement
  • •Know the meaning, nature of Demotion, Redundancy and Redeployment
Week
7

Module 2:

7h

Unit 5: Employee movement IN and OUT of the Organization III

7 study hours
  • •Discuss meaning and nature redundancy
  • •Discuss methods of managing redundancy problems
  • •Understand various forms of employee separation from organization
Week
8

Module 3:

14h

Unit 1: Motivation and Integration of Employee

7 study hours
  • •Understand the meaning and significance of motivation to productivity
  • •Know the main forms of motivation theories
  • •Identify various methods of motivating employees

Unit 2: Administrative Leadership Development

7 study hours
  • •Know different leadership styles and when they can be effective
  • •Know various techniques for administrative leadership development
Week
9

Module 3:

14h

Unit 3: Wages and Salary Administration

7 study hours
  • •Differentiate between wages and salary
  • •Know factors that influence compensation plan
  • •Know principles involved in salary determination

Unit 4: Code of conduct and discipline in organization

7 study hours
  • •Perceptively discuss the nature of code of conduct and discipline
  • •Identify some acts that constitute indiscipline act in an organization
  • •Know some form of penalties for certain indiscipline acts
Week
10

Module 3:

7h

Unit 5: Managing Employee Grievances

7 study hours
  • •Know the meaning and nature of complaints and grievances
  • •Learn how to manage the divergent interest of the groups in the industry
  • •Understand the nature of industrial conflicts
Week
11

Module 4:

14h

Unit 1: Managing Industrial Relations Contents

7 study hours
  • •Understand the complex network of relations between parties in the industry
  • •Know the conflicting motives and interests of the parties that often generate conflict
  • •Learn how to manage the divergent interest of the groups in the industry

Unit 2: Assessment Methods in Human Resources I

7 study hours
  • •List different methods used in an organizations
  • •Explain the above methods with examples
  • •Identify criteria for selecting and evaluating assessment methods
Week
12

Module 4:

14h

Unit 3: Assessment Methods in Human Resources II

7 study hours
  • •Understand integrity test
  • •Explain interview as means of personnel selection
  • •List criteria for selecting and evaluating assessment methods

Unit 4: Test of Validity in Personnel Assessment

7 study hours
  • •Understand the meaning of validity and its types
  • •Explain validity evidence: test content
  • •Discuss internal structure of the test validity evidence
Week
13

Module 4:

7h

Unit 5: Validity Evidence: Associations with other Variables

7 study hours
  • •Understand associations between test scores and other variables
  • •Explain convergent evidence of test scores as correlated with tests of related constructs
  • •Differentiate reliability and validity

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Study Tips & Exam Preparation

Expert tips to help you succeed in this course

1

Create concept maps linking Modules 1-2 manpower planning and recruitment processes

2

Practice applying performance appraisal methods from Module 2 to sample employee profiles

3

Review industrial relations case studies from Module 4 and identify conflict resolution strategies

4

Focus on assessment methods in Module 4 and their applications in personnel selection

5

Practice applying the concepts of validity and reliability from Module 4 to different assessment tools

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