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North South University

Unit Outline ~ HRM 480 - Strategic Human Resource Management

Program: Department: Semester: Credit Points: Section: Bachelor of Business Administration School of Business Spring 2013 3 1

Course Instructor ~ Muhammad Faisol Chowdhury (FCy)

Designation: Office Room: Telephone: Mobile: Email: Senior Lecturer of HRM, School of Business NAC 727 (88) 885 2000, Extension: 1746 (88) 01933 990000 faisol.chowdhury@me.com

Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/faisol.life (FCy - NSU class updates) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Teaching Information Room, Date & Time: Office Hours: Sec: 1 - NAC 510, Sunday / Tuesday, 01:00 p.m. - 02:30 p.m. Office hours will be maintained between 07:00 a.m. to 03:00 p.m., Sunday to Thursday, except for class, meal and prayer times.

UGA: Mr. Maruf Rahman, [Mobile: 01672 862181, Email: maruf02@live.com] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Greetings As salamu alaikum and greetings to all my students. Thank you for enrolling into this section. I look forward to guide you throughout the semester and hope you find this class a pleasant learning experience. We will learn HRM and also try to be a better human being. Feel free to communicate with me whenever required. Unit Description Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM) unit deals with the interaction between strategy and human resource management as approached from a managerial perspective. It provides students with a comprehensive overview of HR issues applied to the most current technological advances and latest investments in HR practices. It introduces strategic role of HRM in competitive advantages for firms. Role of HRM in supporting the corporate strategies, impact of workforce diversity and changing technologies in the context of broader corporate objectives, business activities, and competitiveness in an increasingly global marketplace. Throughout the lesson plan the approach is to establish relevant theoretical and conceptual material and to supplement this by reviewing practical examples and different tasks. Regardless, there is no best book in the area of SHRM, but rather a number of useful books that students would need to look at. However, I hope, this unit, with a more integrated approach would help my students to know SHRM better than from any other source.

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Learning Outcome On satisfying the requirements of this subject, students will have the knowledge and skill to: Understand Strategic Human Resource Management functions, then operating and relating their impact on organizational strategies, structures and cultures in international, multinational and transnational organizations. Improve key management competencies in planning, decision making, critical thinking, leadership, communication, interpersonal, analytical and presentation skills. Gain necessary insight, ability and competence to become a HR professional or a good manager. Reading Material Boxall, P. and Purcell J. 2003, Strategy and Human Resource Management, Palgrave Macmillan, USA. Greer, C. R. 2011, Strategic Human Resource Management - A General Managerial Approach, 2nd ed. Pearson - Dorling Kindersley, India. Mello, J. A. 2011, Strategic Human Resource Management, Cengage Learning, India. Library, internet database, and website materials on HRM. Lectures are available in PDF format, which can be collected from class, NSU resources, or from the teachers office. Teaching Method Teaching methodology is based on two 1.5 hour sessions of class lectures per week. Lecture sessions will be equipped with topic discussions, case analysis, practical examples, sharing of experiences, etc. Students must participate in discussion to share their experiences and ideas. Unit Requirement General Policy Students should ensure that they read and understand this unit outline throughly to avoid any misunderstanding and seek assistance from the instructor whenever needed. Students should be familiar with all university rules, policies and procedures, related to their studies and time at NSU. Students should also be aware that they are required to abide by the universitys code of conduct. Students should pay extra attention to understand that cheating in the exams, plagiarism, fabrication or falsification of data in the assignment will be severely penalized. To successfully complete this subject, students are expected to attend all the classes attentively, prepare and submit the required assessment tasks on time, and do regular study at home. Similarly, students must fulfill all the responsibilities and obligations set by the instructor. Please know about the due dates of all assessments and plan in advance to avoid penalty and confusion. It is guaranteed that all students will be treated fairly and nondiscriminatory way. It is also advisable that students should never involve themselves into any sort of persuasion (e.g. invitation, gift, request from any authority, etc.) to influence grade or any other academic decisions taken by the instructor. This will lead towards direct disqualification (with F grade) from the unit. All grievances, complains, suggestions can be discussed directly with the course instructor. In addition to it, students have the right to visit the Dean of School of Business if they feel any unethical or bias have been occurred by the course instructor or anyone else at any point during their semester. For all communications, feel free to email or meet the UGA or the instructor personally. Attendance Students are expected to attend all the classes for their own benefit. They should make sure to attend classes in their registered section. Please note, missed lectures cannot be covered during the instructors office hours. Assignment Submission All assignments must conform with the assignment preparation guideline provided by the instructor and with Harvard referencing system. Penalty applies for late submission of all the tasks. The penalty for late submission is 30% per day up to three days, which includes weekends. Makeup Policy Make-up of missed exams may be taken only under very severe circumstance. Prior information with proper documentation and evidence are required. There is no make-up for missed quiz, assignment and class lecture. Group Formation Students are required to form group by themselves. List of group members names need to be submitted on third class. Each group should consists of maximum four members. Students cannot form groups across the sections. Presentation and Report Preparation Detail guideline for presentation and report preparation will be provided in class. It is the students responsibility to attend the classes and to collect the guideline provided / discussed in class. Page 2

Grading Policy Score 93 - 100 90 - 92 87 - 89 83 - 86 80 - 82 77 - 79 Grade A (Excellent) AB+ B (Good) BC+ Grade Points 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.3 Score 73 - 76 70 - 72 67 - 69 60 - 66 0 - 59 I Grade C (Average) CD+ D (Poor) F (Fail) Incomplete Grade Points 2.0 1.7 1.3 1.0 0 0

Assessment Information Date 10 February, Sunday 24 February, Sunday 3, 5, 10 March 12 March, Tuesday 21 March, Thursday 31 March, Sunday 2, 7, 9 April Date given by registrars ofce Assessment Case Analysis 1 Exam 1 Presentation 1 Exam 2 Case Analysis 2 Report Presentation 2 Exam 3 Marks 5 20 5 20 5 15 10 20 Topic Will be given in class Lecture 1 - 3 Topics will be given in class Lecture 4 - 6 Will be given in class Topics will be given in class Topics assigned for report Lecture 7 - 9

Tentative Class Schedule - Spring 2013 Date & Class 22 January, Tuesday, class 1 27 January, Sunday, class 2 29 January, Tuesday, class 3 3 February, Sunday, class 4 5 February, Tuesday, class 5 10 February, Sunday, class 6 12 February, Tuesday, class 7 17 February, Sunday, class 8 19 February, Tuesday, class 9 24 February, Sunday, class 10 26 February, Tuesday, class 11 28 February, Thursday, class 12 3 March, Sunday, class 13 Introduction to the unit HRM - An Investment Perspective (Lecture 1) HRM - An Investment Perspective SHRM - Environment & Challenges (Lecture 2) SHRM - Environment & Challenges Ethical & Legal Perspective (Lecture 3) Ethical & Legal Perspective Strategy and HRM (Lecture 4) Strategy and HRM Exam 1 Human Resource Planning (Lecture 5) Employee Acquisition (Lecture 6) Employee Acquisition Topic

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Date & Class 5 March, Tuesday, class 14 10 March, Sunday, class 15 12 March, Tuesday, class 16 19 March, Tuesday, class 17 21 March, Thursday, class 18 24 March, Sunday, class 19 31 March, Sunday, class 20 2 April, Tuesday, class 21 7 April, Sunday, class 22 9 April, Tuesday, class 23 11 April, Thursday, class 24

Topic Performance Management System (Lecture 7) Performance Management System Exam 2 Employee Development (Lecture 8) Employee Development Rewards and Remuneration (Lecture 9) Rewards and Remuneration Presentation Presentation Presentation Review

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