Course Plan

Human Resource Management

Ms.Femina.A.S/Ms Jitha G .Nair/Dr. Vidyeswari/Ms. Shalini Nandwani

Term - 3
(From March 2010 to May 2010)

Programme: Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)

SCMS - COCHIN
 Table of Contents

1. COURSE PROFILE:..........................................................................4
2. COURSE OBJECTIVE:.......................................................................4
5.1 MODULE 1:.........................................................................................7
5.2 MODULE 2:.........................................................................................8
5.3 MODULE 3:.........................................................................................9
5.4 MODULE 4:.........................................................................................9
5.5 MODULE 5:.......................................................................................10
5.6 MODULE 6:.......................................................................................11
6. THE INTERNAL ASSESSMENT...............................................................11
7. MILESTONES / IMPORTANT DATES.......................................................12
8. SPECIAL INFORMATION ON COURSEWORK............................................12
9. SESSION PLAN....................................................................................12
10. MID TERM EXAMINATION COVERAGE AND QP PATTERN........................15
11. END TERM EXAMINATION COVERAGE AND QP PATTERN........................15

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1. Course Profile:

Course Title Human Resource management

Number
Programme Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)
Total Credits 3
Total Number of Sessions 27
Session Duration 1 hr 15 mins
Faculty/course facilitator Ms. Femina A S/Ms.Jitha G. Nair/DR. Vidyeswari
V/ Ms. Shalini Nandwani

2. Course Objective:

 To enable the students understand the need and the importance of

Human Resources Management.
 To provide an insight into the various functions of HRM – basically the functions of
procurement, development, compensation and integration .
 To create an awareness on Global HRM and certain contemporary issues in HRM

3. Course Outline
This course is designed to create an awareness regarding the need and importance of HRM
and related issues.
To introduce students to the function of staffing, developing, and retaining human resources.
The broad outline of the course includes the following six modules:

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Module and
Weightage Description

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Module 1: Introduction to HRM:
5% Significance, Functions and objectives of HRM, Evolution of HRM, HRM
Model , Qualities of HR manager , Organization structure and the role of HR
Department: HRM policies, procedures and programme: Employee Hand book.

Module 2 : Recruitment & Selection

Human resource planning and Job analysis in a nutshell,
Recruitment & Selection Internal and external recruitment, modern techniques
2 25% Alternatives to recruitment, Recruitment Vs Selection, Factors affecting
selection decisions. Selection process, Types of tests, Types of Interviews, New
trends in selection:

Module3: Orientation, Training and development

Orientation: Purpose of orientation, Orientation checklist, Requisites of an
20% effective programme, Problems of orientation..:
3 Training and development: Difference between training, development,
education, Systems Model of Training, Types of training, basic skills training,
team training, and diversity training.

Module 4: Performance appraisal and Employee remuneration

4 Performance appraisal: Meaning need and purpose, methods of PA: traditional
15% and modern methods, Problems of PA.
Employee remuneration: Meaning of Compensation, Components of
Compensation.

5 Module 5: Safety, Health, Grievance and Discipline.

Safety: Industrial Accidents-Causes of accidents, accident costs, accident
measurement. Safety programme, Statutory provision for safety in India. Role of
safety officer
20 % Health: Occupational hazards and risks, Occupational diseases, Production
against health hazards and statutory provisions.
Grievance: Concept, importance , process of handling grievance,
Discipline: need meaning and definition, objectives, indiscipline, causes of
indiscipline, disciplinary procedure, discharge and dismissal.

6 Module 6: Global HRM & contemporary issues in HRM

Global HRM, Expatriates, international adjustment, Repatriation: problems and
15% solutions.
Contemporary issues: Employer branding, Dual career groups, learning
organization

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4. Courseware:
1. Human Resource Management: Gary Dessler
2. Essentials of human resource management and industrial relations P Subba Rao
3. Human Resource Management VSP Rao
4. Human Resource Management practice, 10 e — Michael Armstrong
5. Human resource Management: Snell / Bohlander
6. Personnel Management, 3e, David A Deconzo / S P Robbins
7. Human resource and personal management K Aswathappa

5.1 Module 1:

Module name Introduction to HRM

Sessions 3
1, 2, 3
Weightage 5%

5.1.1 Learning objective

 To list the benefits of HR Management and its importance
 To explain the HR objectives and its functions
 To introduce students to the various HR characteristics and Practices

5.1.2 Pre requisite

Students should have completed a course on principles of management and organizational
behavior.

5.1.3. Pedagogy / Structure of lessons

Lecture and Case Study

5.1.4. Courseware of the module:

Text book & chapter references 1. Human Resource Management: Gary

Dessler
2. HR and Personnel Management –Text &
Cases , 3e K Aswathappa.
3. Essentials of HRM and IR – P Subba Rao
Case Study Case Analysis-1
HR Department?
HRM By Aswathappa Pg. 21

5.1.5. Evaluation for the module

Activity Weightage(marks) Topic No and/ or specification

Assignment 5 “Knowledge of Human Resource
Management and its functioning is
important for all managers”,
Comment.

5.2 Module 2:

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 Module name
Recruitment & Selection
Sessions 7
4,5,6,7,8,9,10
Weightage 25%

5.2.1 Learning objective

 To introduce the students to Recruitment practices.
 To equip them with knowledge in the area of human resources selection.
 To enable them to apply these skills in business.

5.2.2 Pre requisite

Students must have understood the need and importance of HRM..

5.2.3. Pedagogy / Structure of lessons

Lecture and Case Study

5.2.4. Courseware of the module:

Text book & chapter references 1. Human Resource Management: Gary

Dessler .
2. HR and Personnel Management –Text &
Cases , 3e K Aswathappa.
3. Essentials of human resource management
and industrial relations P Subba Rao

CASE Analysis -2
Vindhya Steel Ltd.
HRM –Biswajith Pattanaik-Pg.381.
CASE Analysis -3
Case study Ethics in Head Hunting
HRM –P L Rao. Pg. No. 48
Stanley Joseph HRM by P Jyothi pp 96.
(written submission)
Article – review 1
Article Review HRM Review – People make the place – April
’09 pg. 25

5.2.5. Evaluation for the module

Activity Weightage(marks) Topic No and/ or specification

Case study 5 Stanley Joseph HRM by P Jyothi
pp 96 (written submission)
Test 10 Module 1 & 2

5.3 Module 3:

Module name Orientation & Training and development

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 Sessions 4
11,12,13, 14
Weightage 20%

5.3.1 Learning objective

 To create an awareness about the development function of HR.

5.3.2 Pre requisite

Students must have understood the basic functions of HRM.

5.3.3. Pedagogy / Structure of lessons

Lecture and Case Study

5.3.4. Courseware of the module:

Text book & chapter references 1. Human Resource Management: Gary

Dessler
2. Essentials of human resource management
and industrial relations P Subba Rao

CASE Analysis -4
Welcome to Bharath Bank
HRM –P L Rao. Pg. No. 73

Case study Case Analysis-5

Sydenham Samsung Automotives.
HRM –P L Rao. Pg. No. 284.

Coal India Ltd . HRM by P Jyothi pp 198

(written submission)

5.3.5. Evaluation for the module

Activity Weightage(marks) Topic No and/ or specification

Case study 5 Coal India Ltd . HRM by P
Jyothi pp 198. (Written
Submission)

5.4 Module 4:

Module name Performance appraisal and Employee

remuneration
Sessions 4
15,16, 17,18
Weightage 15%

5.4.1 Learning objective

 To make the students aware of the concept of Performance Appraisal.
 To provide a basic idea on employee remuneration.

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5.4.2 Pre requisite
Students need to get acquainted with the HR functions and come prepared to the class.

5.4.3. Pedagogy / Structure of lessons

Lecture and Case Study

5.4.4. Courseware of the module:

Text book & chapter references 1. Essentials of human resource management

and industrial relations P Subba Rao
2. HR and Personnel Management –Text &
Cases , 3e K Aswathappa

Case Analysis -6
Promotion of Mr. Ritesh Mashroo.
Case Study HRM – Biswajith Pattanaik pg. No -383.
Case Analysis -7
Shrunken Pay Cheque
HRM – P L Rao. Pg. -85
Article – review Article Review 2
HRM Review- Succession Planning June ’08
pg. 17

5.4.5. Evaluation for the module

(List as applicable) Weightage Topic No and/ or specification

Test 5 marks Module 3 & 4

5.5 Module 5:

Module name Safety, Health, Grievance and Discipline

Sessions 5
19, 20, 21, 22, 23
Weightage 20%

5.5.1 Learning objective

 To introduce the students to employer employee relations in terms of obligations on the
part of the employer to provide measures for occupational health, safety, welfare and
grievance handling and to deal with disciplinary issues.

5.5.2 Pre requisite

Students need to get acquainted with the protective, welfare measures and legislations.

5.5.3. Pedagogy / Structure of lessons

Lecture and Case Study

5.5.4. Courseware of the module:

Text book & chapter references 1. Essentials of human resource management

and industrial relations P Subba Rao

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 Case Analysis -8
A Case of Burnout
Case Study HRM –K. Aswathappa Pg. 450
Case Analysis -9
Positive Discipline
HRM by P L Rao. Pg.119
Article Review Article Review -3
HRM Review- Japanese HR Practices Pg. 37
August ‘08
5.5.5. Evaluation for the module

(List as applicable) Weightage Topic No and/ or specification

Assignment 5 marks Accident Prone Sheila
Occupational health and safety
(Written Assignment)
5.6 Module 6:

Module name Global HRM

Sessions 4
24, 25, 26, 27
Weightage 15%

5.6.1 Learning objective

 To provide an insight into the Global and contemporary HR issues.

5.6.2 Pre requisite

Students should have read through the relevant chapters ( Chapter 16 –HRM by Dessler
Pg.465).

5.6.3. Pedagogy / Structure of lessons

Lecture and Case Study

5.6.4. Courseware of the module:

Text book & chapter references
Article Review
1.. Essentials of human resource management
and industrial relations P Subba Rao.
2. Human Resource Management: Gary
Dessler .
HRM Review – Social Networking Sites –Are
they an elixir for all recruitment woes?.
Pg. 17 April’09

5.6.5. Evaluation for the module

Activity Weightage(marks) Topic No and/ or specification

Test 5 Module 5 and 6

6. The internal assessment

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 The internal assessment shall be based on the following Evaluation Criteria
Criteria Maximum Marks
Pre Post
Mid Term Exam 20
Assignments 5 5 10
Test 10 5+5 20
Case Analysis (written) 5 5 10 50
Case/ Article Marks
5 5
presentation /review
Class participation 5 5

Total 20 30 70

7. Milestones / Important Dates

Sl. No. Assignment / Class Test / Project/ Presentation Tentative Date

1 Assignment Pre mid term Session 4
2 Case Study Pre mid term Session -7
3 Test Pre mid term Session -10
4 Assignment post mid term Session -21
5 Case Study Post mid term Session -13
6 Test Post mid term Session -18 and 27

8. Special information on Coursework

1. More of Case studies are included in the coursework. As such it is required that the students
come prepared with the cases as instructed in the class.

2. The submission dates (sessions) of the assignment / case study has been put in the session plan.
All submissions must be made on time. Late submissions will not be permitted.

3. Case Presentations, as mentioned is a series running throughout the course and students in
groups would be presenting the allotted topics/ cases and its evaluation (5 marks ) would be
considered for post mid term..

4. Students are to come prepared with the topics covered during the previous session.

5. Three class tests would be conducted during the term. The first test marks would be taken for
the calculation of the pre-midterm internals. Post mid term would have two tests. The average of
these two tests would be taken for the calculation of post mid term internals.

9. Session Plan
Topics Reading reference /
Session/ Assignment (Preparatory.
Module Work)

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Session 1 Introduction to the course
Sessions2 Introduction to HRM: Case Analysis-1
(Module 1) Significance, Functions and objectives HR Department?
of HRM, Evolution of HRM HRM By Aswathappa Pg. 21

Session 3 HRM Model

Qualities of HR manager
Organization structure and the role of
HR department: HRM policies,
procedures and programme: Employee
Hand book.
(Module 2) Assignment -1 Submission -
Session 4 Human resource planning
Job analysis: Job description & job
specification
,
Session 5 Recruitment:
Sources of recruitment : Internal and
external recruitment : Pros and cons,
Modern techniques of recruitment
Session -6 Recruiting protected classes CASE Analysis -2
Alternatives to recruitment: Vindhya Steel Ltd.
HRM –Biswajith Pattanaik-Pg.-
381.
Selection :
Session -7 Recruitment Vs Selection,
Selection process : Factors affecting Submission of Case Study 1
selection .Types of tests

Session 8 Types of Interviews: Interview

process.

Session 9 New trends in selection CASE Analysis -3

Ethics in Head Hunting
HRM –P L Rao. Pg. No. 48
Session 10 Test.1 Article – review 1
HRM Review – People make
the place – April ’09 pg. 25

Orientation CASE Analysis -4

Module 3 Purpose of orientation, Orientation Welcome to Bharath Bank
checklist; Requisites of an effective HRM –P L Rao. Pg. No. 73
Session 11 programme, Problems in orientation.

Session 12 Training and development

Difference between training,
development, education Systems Model
of Training( need assessment, design,
implementation, evaluation)

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Session 13 Types of training: On the job/ off the Submission of Case Study 2
job.
Session 14 Basic skills training, team training, and Case Analysis-5
diversity training.., Sydenham Samsung
Automotives.
HRM –P L Rao. Pg. No. 284.

(Module 4) Performance appraisal :

Session 15 Meaning, need and methods of PA:
traditional and modern methods.

Session 16 Problems of PA, Uses of PA Case Analysis -6

Employee remuneration: Promotion of Mr. Ritesh
Meaning of Compensation, Mashroo.
HRM – Biswajith Pattanaik pg.
No -383.
Session 17 Compensation determinants, Case Analysis -7
Components of Compensation Shrunken Pay Cheque
HRM – P L Rao. Pg. -85.
Session 18 Test 2 Article Review 2
HRM Review- Succession
Planning June ’08 pg. 17
(Module 5) Safety
Industrial Accidents-Causes of
Session 19 accidents, accident costs, accident
measurement. Statutory provision for
safety in India.
Role of safety officer

Session 20 Health: Case Analysis -8

Occupational hazards and risks. A Case of Burnout
Occupational diseases. HRM –K. Aswathappa Pg. 450.
Protection against health hazards and
statutory provisions

Session 21 Grievance Assignment -2 Submission

Concept, importance , process of
handling grievance

Session 22 Discipline: need meaning and Case Analysis -9

definition, objectives indiscipline, Positive Discipline
causes of indiscipline, HRM by P L Rao. Pg.119.

Session 23 disciplinary procedure, discharge and Article Review -3

dismissal. HRM Review- Japanese HR
Practices Pg. 37 August ‘08
Session 24 Introduction to global HRM : global
recruitment and selection
Expatriates: International adjustment:
culture shock,
Session 25 cross cultural training
(Module 6) Repatriation: problems and solutions

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 Session 26 Contemporary issues: Employer Case Analysis : Mc Donalds
branding, Dual career groups, learning IHRM by K Aswathapa
organization

Session 27 Test 3 Article Review- 4

HRM Review – Social
Networking Sites –Are they an
elixir for all recruitment woes?.
Pg. 17 April’09

Assignments:
Assignment 1 Knowledge of Human Resource Management and its functioning is important for all
(Pre mid term) managers”, Comment.
Assignment 2 Accident prone Sheila (Occupational health and safety)
(Post mid term)

10. Mid Term Examination Coverage and QP pattern

Mid-Term Examination will be of 90 minutes and the coverage and pattern are given below:-
Section A Short answer
5 x 1 = 5 marks
Section B Descriptive Question
3 x 5 = 15 Marks
Section C Case study / essay
1 * 10 = 10

11. End Term Examination Coverage and QP pattern

The end term examination shall be for 3 hours and shall cover all the topics that are envisaged in
this plan and the pattern will be as follows

Section A Short answer

10 * 2 = 20
Section B Descriptive Question
6 * 5 = 30
Section C Case study / essay
1 * 10 = 10

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