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The primary purpose of this course is to provide an overview of the field of HRM. This course will help the students to acquire required knowledge and a range of skills that will help them to better understand and deal effectively with various HRM-related issues in the workplace.

2. Student Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, you:

Ø Will be able to understand how HRM fits into the broader organizational context
Ø Will be able to understand the major HRM needs of most organizations
Ø Will be able to understand managerial applications of HRM
Ø Will be able to understand processes and issues in implementation of HR policies in an organization

3. Required Text Books and Reading Material

The prescribed textbook for this course is Human Resource Management (14th Edition) by Gary Dessler and Biju Varkkey, Pearson Education Inc.

Articles from research/professional journals and chapters from different books will be assigned as additional readings for the course. These will be circulated in soft or hard copy form to the students.

4. Tentative Session Plan

Session	Topic	Text Book Chapter/s
1	The nature of Human Resource Management (HRM) – Overview and framework of HR systems and processes	1
2	HR as a Strategic Business Partner – The link between business strategy and HRM HR Scorecard; High performance work systems	3
3 and 4	Job Analysis and Talent Management Process – Job, Role and Competency Analysis Job Design	4
5 to 7	Meeting Human Resource Requirements of the Organization – Human Resource Planning Recruitment, Selection, and Placement	5, 6, and 7
8 and 9	Developing Effectiveness in Human Resources – Orientation and Training and Development (T&D)	8
10 and 11	Performance Management and Performance Appraisal	9
12	Managing Employee Career/Succession Planning Promotions, Transfers, Retention, and Retirement	10
13 to 15	Compensation and Reward Management – Job Evaluation Establishing Salary structure Pay for Performance and Financial Incentives	12 and 13
16	Employee Benefits and Services Employee Safety, Health, and Well-Being	16
17	Managing Labor Relations – Role of Labor Unions in Organizations Labor Legislation in India	2
18	Understanding Organizational Culture and Management of Change	Reading Material, Reference books
19 and 20	Expanding HRM Horizons – Diversity and Inclusion Issues in Organizations HRM for the Global Organization Emerging Trends and the Changing Face of HRM – HR Analytics, Social Media and HR, and the Road Ahead	17

Pedagogy

The course objectives will be achieved by using a combination of lectures, class discussion, case analysis, class presentation, and experiential activities.

5. Evaluation

Quizzes (2x10%) 20%
In-class assignment 20%
Group project 20%
End-term exam 40%

Quizzes and Assignments

1. Quizzes: Quizzes may be announced or unannounced. No Makeup Exam will be held.
2. Assignments: A detailed note on the assignment and project work will be put up on the course page on AIS once the course begins.

6. Academic Integrity

Please note that students found involved in academic dishonesty will be dealt with as per the Manual of Policies. Academic dishonesty consists of misrepresentation by deception or by other fraudulent means. In an academic setting this may take any number of forms such as copying or use of unauthorized aids in tests, assignments, examinations, term papers, or cases; plagiarism; talking during in-class examinations; submission of work that is not your own without citation; submission of work generated for another course without prior clearance by the instructor of both courses; submission of work generated by another person; aiding and abetting another student’s dishonesty; and giving false information for the purpose of gaining credits.

No Network Policy

All students are requested not to operate any network enabled devices such as cell phones, etabs, ipads or any other electronic network enabled devices inside the classroom during the HRM sessions. In case you are compelled to carry it in person, you may keep it in the switched off mode. Anyone found to operate such devices during the session timings shall get penalized with a 5% marks deduction from the total evaluation scores for every incident of violation noted by the facilitator. No discussion or negotiation will be entertained at all with respect to this.

Note: Faculty members reserve the right to alter any of the above. All change/s will be announced in class, via e-mail or will be updated on the course homepage.

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