ASIA PACIFIC COLLEGE
School of Accountancy and Business
Graduate Program
Master in Management
with specialization in Business Analytics
COURSE SYLLABUS
Code
Mmhurem
Title
Human Resource Management
Credit Units
3.0
Description
Human Resource Management is the management of an organization's employees which
includes employment and arbitration in accordance with laws and company directives. This
course includes organizational management, personnel administration, manpower management,
and industrial relations. The HRM function is composed of activities that are necessary in the
recruitment of workforce, providing its members with payroll and benefits, administering their
work-life needs, and all those decisions and actions which concern the management of
employees at all levels in the business for the implementation of strategies directed towards
creating and sustaining competitive advantage.
Objective
At the end of the course, the student must have gone through the employee experience during the
entire employment lifecycle. He/she is first charged with attracting the right employees
through employer branding and then must select the right employees through the
recruitment process. As HR manager, he/she onboards new hires and oversees their training and
development during their tenure with the organization, assesses talent through use
of performance appraisals and then rewards them accordingly, and may administer
payroll and employee benefits. Finally, he/she should be involved in employee terminations including resignations, performance-related dismissals, and redundancies.
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OUTLINE
Lesson
1
Topic/s
Introduction to Human Resource
Management
2
Equal Opportunity and the Law
3
The Manager's Role in Strategic HRM
4
Job Analysis
5
Personnel Planning and Recruiting
6
Employee Testing and Selection
7
Training and Developing Employees
8
Performance Management and Appraisal
9
Establishing Strategic Pay Plans
10
Pay for Performance
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Activities/Assignments
Slide presentation
Examples
Case 1 Cutting Work Hours Without
Cutting Staff
Discussion
Slide presentation
Examples
Case 2 Brown Versus Board of
Education
Discussion
Slide presentation
Examples
Case 3 Is Dell Too Big for Michael
Dell?
Discussion
Slide presentation
Examples
Case 4 Lessons from Saturn's Fall
Discussion
Slide presentation
Examples
Case 5 Hang the Recession, Let's
Bulk Up
Discussion
Slide presentation
Examples
Case 6 Bridging the Generation Gap
Discussion
Slide presentation
Examples
Case 7 On-The-Job Video Gaming
Discussion
Slide presentation
Examples
Case 8 Sprint's Wake-Up Call
Discussion
Slide presentation
Examples
Case 9 How to Cut Payroll Costs
Discussion
Slide presentation
Examples
Case 10 Executive Pay: Will the Big
Bucks Stop Here
11
Benefits and Services
12
Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining
13
Managing Global Human Resources
14
Managing Human Resources in
Entrepreneurial Firms (Two lessons may be
replaced with alternative activities
assignments, examinations, or projects)
Discussion
Slide presentation
Examples
Case 11 401(k)s: Employer
Contributions Get the Ax
Discussion
Slide presentation
Examples
Case 12 Auto Bailout
Discussion
Slide presentation
Examples
Case 13 The Toyota Way to No. 1
Discussion
Slide presentation
Examples
Case 14 Saving Starbucks' Soul
Discussion
REFERENCES
Title
Human Resource Management, 12th ed.
Prentice Hall
Human Resource Management: Gaining a
Competitive Advantage, 7th ed. McGrawHill
Investing in People: Financial Impact of
Human Resource Initiatives, 2nd ed. FT
Press
Managing Human Resources Plus
MyManagementLab with Pearson
eText, 7th ed. Prentice Hall |
Human Resource Management, 1st ed.
Prentice Hall
Author/s
Year
Gary Dessler, Florida International 2011
University
Noe, Hollenbeck, Gerhart, & Wright 2010
Cascio & Boudreau
2011
Gomez-Mejia, Balkin & Cardy
2013
Lepak & Gowan
2009
INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS
System
Microsoft
Excel
Edu2.0
Function
Data Analysis ToolPak for
complex statistical or
engineering analyses
Free cloud-hosted LMS+ with
nothing to download or install
URL
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel-help/aboutstatistical-analysis-tools.aspx
http://apc.edu20.org/
Registration code for students: apcstudent
Subject password: (c/o instructor)
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Prentice
Hall
Companion website
http://www.pearsonhighered.com/
educator/academic/product/1,,013608995X,00.html
ASSESSMENT
Factor
Weight
40%
Case Analyses
 Accuracy of solutions
Exercises/Activities
 Group or individual activities
Project/Presentations
 Delivery and teamwork
Recitation/Discussion
 Online and face-to-face participation
Total
20%
10%
30%
100%
GRADING SYSTEM
Grade Point
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
R
0.0
Description
Excellent
Superior
Very Good
Good
Satisfactory
Fair
Pass
Repeat
Fail
Letter Rating
A
B+
B
BC+
C
D
F
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Percentage Grade
97-100
93-96
89-92
85-88
80-84
75-79
70-74
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