Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT | ||||||
Course Unit Code | ABSO204 | ||||||
Course Unit Details | |||||||
Number of ECTS credits allocated | 5 | ||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
| ||||||
Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||
Prerequisites | AFOT102,ABSO104 | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||
Recommended optional program components | |||||||
Course Contents | Human Resource Management
Human Resource Management
Why HRM is important to all managers
Managers involved with HRM
Changing environment and Duties of HRM
HR Strategic Challenges
HR and Competitive Advantage
Strategic HRM
Staffing
Personnel Planning and Recruitment
Job Analysis
Writing job descriptions
Writing job specifications
Recruitment and Selection
Recruitment and Selection Process
Workforce (Personnel) Planning and Forecasting
Developing and using application forms
The Basics of testing and selecting employees
Using Tests at Work
Testing on the web
Interviewing Perspective Employees
Types of selection interviews
How useful interviews are
Using other selection techniques
Training
Training and Developing Employees
Training Process
Training Techniques
Evaluating the Training and Development Effort
Appraisal
Performance Management and Appraisal
Basic Appraisal Methods
The Appraisal Feedback Interview
Compensation
Monetary Compensation
How employers establish pay rates
Current Trends in Compensation
Incentive plans
Employee Incentive
Labour Unions – Employee Safety and Health
Labor Unions and Collective Bargaining
Impasses, mediation and strikes
Protecting Safety and Health
What causes accidents at work?
How to prevent accidents
Employee health: problems and remedies
| ||||||
Recommended and/or required reading: | |||||||
Textbooks |
| ||||||
References |
| ||||||
Planned learning activities and teaching methods | Lectures, discussions, presentations, case studies | ||||||
Assessment methods and criteria |
| ||||||
Language of instruction | English | ||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |