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1. Course Description
Performance Management is one important area of HRD that contributes directly towards the healthy growth of the individual in the organization. Consequently, a good understanding of this area would enable a manager to help in developing and maintaining the dynamism and vitality of the organization.

2. Student Learning Outcomes
· To enable participants to understand the role of Performance Management in the Human Resource Management process.
· To gain an insight into the complex field of Performance Management and understand its various aspects
· To acquire the ability to build systems for effective performance management and evaluation suited to the needs and pressures of the organization and the environment.

3. Required Text Books and Reading Material
· Performance Management by Herman Aguinis (2nd ed.), Pearson Publications.
· Additionally articles from research/ professional journals and chapters from different books will be circulated in soft or hard copy form.

4. Tentative Session Plan

SESSION	TOPIC	READINGS
1	Introduction to Performance Management (PM)	· Aguinis, Ch. 1
2	Principles, Benefits & Process of PM	· Aguinis, Ch. 2 · Meyer, Kay & French: Split roles in performance appraisal
3	Case discussion	· Case - Zorro Engineering
4	Performance Planning	· Aguinis, Ch. 3
5	Balanced Scorecard	· Pandey, I.M.: Balanced Scorecard- Myth and Reality
6	Balanced Scorecard activity	· Group activity
7 & 8	Techniques of Appraisal	· Aguinis, Chs. 4, 5 & 6 · Bernardin, & Beatty: Performance appraisal: methods and formats
9	Observation, Documentation and Performance Analysis	·
10	Case discussion	· case will be distributed
11	360 degree feedback and assessment	· Aguinis, Ch. 6 & 8
12	Case discussion	· Case - Rob Parson at Morgan Stanley
13	Issues of Accuracy and Bias in Performance Management	· Longencker, Sims & Gioia: Behind the mask: The politics of employee appraisal
14	Potential Assessment	· Pareek & Rao: Beyond the present role: potential appraisal
15	Case discussion	· Case - Are management appraisals fallacious in promotion
16	Designing & Implementing Performance Management Systems	· Aguinis, Ch. 7
17 & 18	Performance Appraisal Systems in Indian Organisations	· Different Organizational PA Formats
19 & 20	Performance Review and Feedback	· Aguinis, Ch. 8 & 9

5. Evaluation:
· End Term 40%
· Quizzes 20% (best 2 of 3, 10% each)
· Assignments 20%
· Project work 20%
· Quizzes may be announced or unannounced. No requests for make-up quizzes will be entertained under any circumstances. There will be a total of 3 quizzes held (10% weightage each) and the scores of the best 2 will be taken.
· A note on the assignments and project work will be put up on AIS.