COURSE HANDOUT HRM
THE ICFAI UNIVERSITY, JAIPUR
THE ICFAI UNIVERSITY, JAIPUR
IBS Business School
Course Handout
MBA (Class of 2016)
Second Semester: 2014-2015
Course Code/No.
SL HR 502
1. Instructor-in-charge
Course title
Human Resource Management
:
L P U
3 0 3
Shweta Jain
F-136
Email id: [email protected]
Mobile No: +91- 9468573177
2. Scope & Objective of the course:
The course is aimed at developing an understanding of human resource function to enable the students to
design and structure human resource processes and practices.
At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
Discuss the scope of Human Resource Management functions.
Develop Human Resources Plan for an organization
Evaluate the effectiveness of Recruitment and Selection Process
Design Performance and Potential Appraisal
Explain Employee Training and Management Development Programs.
Assess Compensation Management
Explain Employee Relations, Collective Bargaining and Grievance Handling
Describe the contemporary trends in Human Resource Management
3. (a) Textbook(s):
T1
Human Resource Management-Text and Cases, VSP Rao, 2nd e, 2007, Excel Books
(b) Reference book(s):
R1
R2
Personnel/Human Resource Management, 3rd e, Decenzo, David A. / Robbins, Stephen P.
Prentice Hall of India, 2002
Personnel Management: Text & Cases, 27th e, Mamoria, C.B. /Gankar, S.V. Himalaya
Publishing House, 2007
(c) Other readings:
Magazines
Journals
Websites
HR Magazine
The International Journal of HRM
www.peoplematters.in
People Matters
Asia Pacific Journal of HR
www.shrm.org
Case Studies in Management Volume VII
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Lecture-wise plan
Lecture/
Session
Nos.
Learning
Objectives
Topics to be covered
Reference
(Chapter/Sec./ Page
Nos.
(of Text/ Ref. Books)
T1/Chapter 1 & 2
1-4
Role of HR Executives-HRM Introduction to HRM & HRM at Work
Functions Challenges of Human (including case discussion)
Resource
ManagementNew
Challenges for HR Executives. HR
Management Competencies and
Careers, Line Vs Staff Authority
Structure and Organizational
Chart of HR Department.
Globalization and its impact on
HR- IT Systems and HR.
5-6
Concept of Job Analysis and Job Analysis and Design
Design, Role analysis Methods
of Job analysis - Job Description Job Specification Modern
Management Techniques: Job
rotation job enlargement Job
enrichment.
Managing
the
dejobbed world, Competency
mapping.
7-9
Definition
Need
and Human Resource Planning (including T1/Chapter 5
Importance of HRP- Process of case discussion)
HRPLevels and Types of HRP
Forecasting
Demand
for
employees- Forecasting supply
for employees-Balancing supply
and demand considerations- HRP
Model, Workforce Composition,
HRIS
10-12
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T1/Chapter 4
Definition and concept of Recruitment & Selection (including T1/Chapter 6 & 7
Recruitment - Factors Affecting case discussion)
Recruitment Recruitment
PolicyEqual
Employment,
Diversity and Discrimination
Issues- Sources of recruitment
Information technology and HR
recruiting on the net (eRecruitment) -Methods and
Techniques
of
recruitment
Selection Process- Person Job Fit
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- Person Organization Fit
Elements of Selection Process
13-15
Steps in the Selection Procedure
Various types of Tests
Reliability and Validity of
Selection Process - Selection
Interview: Methods and Process
(including reference check and
medical examination)Placement
and induction- Competency
testing systems.
16-19
Concept
of
performance Performance and Potential appraisal T1/Chapter 15
management and performance (including case discussion)
appraisal - Objectives of
Performance Appraisal - The
Appraisal Process - Traditional
Methods and Modern Methods
of Appraisal, (including MBO,
360 degree, Assessment Centre,
Balance Scorecard, etc)
Appraisers:
Manager
/
supervisor, Self, Subordinate,
Peer, Team and Customer-Errors
in Performance Appraisal
Potential appraisal.
20-23
Importance and objectives - Employee Training and Management T1/Chapter 9 & 10
Distinction between Training and Development
Development Principles of
Learning Systems approach to
Training and Development: Need
Assessment, Program Design,
Delivery and Evaluation On-the
Job and Off-the-Job Training
Methods,
e-learning,
Competency Mapping
24-25
Concept Career stages -Career
Anchors Career Development
Cycle Benefits of career
planning to individual as well as
organization - Internal mobility:
promotions,
transfers,
Separation
and
Succession
planning, downshifting.
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Test, Interviews, Placement and T1/Chapter 7 & 8
Induction (including case discussion)
Managing Careers
discussion)
(including
case T1/Chapter 11
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25-27 Objectives - Methods of Job Compensation Management
evaluation Factors determining
compensation- Pay Structures:
pay grades, broad banding and
ranges. Current trends in
compensationExecutive
Compensation.
T1/Chapter 16
28-30
Wage and Salary Administration Wage and Salary Administration T1/Chapter 17
- Nature and Purpose Minimum Rewards and Incentives
Wage, Fair Wage, Living Wage Basic Kinds of Wage Plans Elements of a Good Wage Plan,
Rewards and Incentives - Shortterm and Long-term Incentive
Plans Individual, Group and
Organizational (Profit Sharing,
Employee Stock Ownership Plans
) Monetary and Non-monetary
components of compensation, ,
Employee Benefits and Services.
Payment of Bonus Act,1965,
Payment of Gratuity Act 1972,
Minimum Wage Act 1948,
Payment of Wages Act 1936
31-33
Concept and purpose Industrial
Relations - Collective Bargaining Types Process - Pre-requisites Issues Involved - Worker
Participation in Management,
Trade Unions, Trade Union Act
1926, Industrial Disputes Act
1947, Factories Act 1948,
Workmens Compensation Act
1923
Definition of Grievance Causes/Sources of Grievances Grievance Redressal Machinery Model Grievance Procedure
Legislative Aspects of the
Grievance Redressal Procedure
in India.
34-35
36-37
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Employee relations and collective T1/Chapter 23, 25 &
26
Bargaining (including case discussion)
Grievance Handling (including case T1/Chapter 22
discussion)
Discipline
and
disciplinary Discipline and Disciplinary Action
actions The red hot stove rule,
Domestic enquiry, Principle of
Natural Justice, Dismissal and
Discharge of an employee-Trade
Unions.
T1/Chapter 22
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38-42 Quality of Work Life Concept, Emerging trends in HRM
Strategies for Improving QWL,
Family integration processes,
Talent Management - PCMMEntrepreneurship
(Intrapreneurship),
E-HRM,
GHRM, QHRM, SHRM, Cyber
Offences and penalties
T1/Chapter 3, 29 & 30
5. Evaluation Scheme:
Component
Duration
(hr/min)
Individual
Assignment
--
Group Project 1
--
Seminar 1
Academic
Interaction &
regularity in class
Mid Term
Examination
Group Project 2
Seminar 2
--
Weightage Course coverage/
Date/ Time
(%)
Syllabus
Announcement
date: 10/11/14
5
Sessions 1-6
Submission date:
17/11/2014
Monday
Announcement
date:21/07/14
5
Sessions 7-12
Submission date:
28/11/2014
Friday
Announcement
date: 28/12/14
5
Sessions 13-15
Seminar date:
5/12/2014
Friday
continuous 2 + 3 (5)
--
1 hour 30
minutes
1-19
--
20
Sessions 20-23
--
Sessions 28-30
Case Study analysis
and write-up
-submission
Sessions 34-35
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-10.12.2014
Thursday
Announcement
date: 26/12/14
Submission date:
2/01/2015
Friday
Announcement
date: 9/01/15
Seminar date:
16/01/2015
Friday
Announcement
date: 16/01/15
Submission date:
23/01/2015
Friday
Remarks
Library / web research
based assignment
Field study based
project
Topic based on the
given sessions in
consultation with
instructor-in-charge
Evaluated by the
instructor in the middle
of the semester
Closed book written
Examination
Outbound Training
Methodology based
Project
Topic based on the
given sessions in
consultation with
instructor-in-charge
Conceptual clarity &
analytical skills
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Academic
interaction &
regularity in class
continuous 2 + 3 (5)
--
--
End Term
Examination
3 hours
40
Sessions 1-42
30.01.2015
Friday
TOTAL
100
Evaluated by the
instructor in the middle
and at the end of the
semester
Closed book written
examination
(5 to 6 subjective
questions and 1 or 2
caselets)
6. Chamber Consultation Hours: Every Wednesday between 5.00 pm to 6.00 pm
7. Make-up Policy: Make up tests will be allowed to the students only in case of genuine
circumstances. However, there has to be a prior and proper intimation to the Program Coordinator
8. General:
a. Assignments topic will cover the given syllabus but it should be aligned with the current business
scenario
b. Pre mid- term Test and Post Mid-term test shall be of problem and conceptual theories.
Date: _ _ _13-10-2014 _ _ _ _ _ _
Form: GT/2
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Shweta Jain
Name & Signature of I/C
