2.2 DIPLOMA IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
BBA 042: Personnel Policies.
Evolution of the Human Resources Function. Personnel policies; legal; social, economic
framework, Human social system. Role and status of the personnel specialist in industry.
Procurement: job design; Manpower planning; Recruitment; Induction; Development;
Performance planning. Performance Appraisal; Training and Career planning; Employment
conditions; Job evaluation: basic compensation structure. Integration. Collaborative
relationships. Grievance settling. Discipline. Welfare programmes. Separation. Careers in
Human Resource Management.
BBA 043: Philosophy of Human Resource Development
Concept and origin of HRD. Place in HR Management. Goals of HRD. Profile of a HRD
Manager. HRD Mechanisms. Processes and outcomes. HRD function in the Organization.
Structuring HRD. Pitfalls and dangers in HRD practices. Various HRD instruments and their
utility. Overview of the training process. Designing training and development activities.
Training methodologies: comparison; suitability under different conditions; social process;
training climate. Evaluation of training. Post training support at work.
BBA 044: Organizational Behaviour
Common notions about people and behaviour. Personality traits. Self-concept. Matching
personality and jobs. Motivation-content and process theories. Personality and Environment:
physical and psychological components of environment at work. Restrictive and supportive
environments; McGrogor and Argyris. Concept of groups; formal/informal groups. Their
impact on individual and organization; morale and productivity. Supervision and leadership;
effective leaders-trait climate: concept, feudal/paternalistic values; democratic values;
psychological dependency; power motivation; perceptions of relative power and trust.
BBA 045: Labour Legislations
Legislation on wages and monetary benefits; minimum wages; payment of wages, payment of
bonus; payment of gratuity. Legislation on conditions of work: Factories Act; Industrial
Employment; Act. Legislation on social security: Employees Provident Fund; Employees State
Insurance; Workmen’s Compensation. Legislation on Industrial Relations: Industrial Disputes.
Trends in recent judgments of the Courts in Kenya.
BBA 046: Industrial Relations
Historical Evolution of Trade Unionism; The role of the State. Trade Union Movement.
Collective Bargaining; Concept. Process, contracts and settlements trends. Industrial conflicts;
Nature and Manifestation; Causes: wages, benefits, grievances, discipline, recognition. Profile
of an Industrial Workers’ participation in Management; concept; forms, schemes and their
evaluation. Experiences of other countries. Worker co-operatives. Technology: change and
development knowledge. Workers-impact on employment. Exit policy
BBA 047: Labour Economics:
Perspective on industrialization. History and impact of industrial revolution. Industrial
development in Kenya. Current state of the economy and the industry. Systems of economic
management. Planned economy. Mixed economy. Market economy. Evolution of labour
markets; recruitment; commitment; advancement; maintenance. Nature of Kenyan labour
market. Theories of employment; Concept of full employment and underemployment.
Dimensions of underemployment in Kenya. Employment generation schemes and their
effectiveness. Peculiarities of Kenya labour market with respect to: women, child labour,
agriculture, migration, casual and contract labour. Technological change. Structural adjustment.
Emerging trends: Automation. Computerization. Globalization. Post industrial society and
Information Technology.
BBA 048: Employee Compensation
Concept of wages: employer-employee relationship. Perspective of labour and management
with reference to wages. Components of wages in the organized sector in Kenya. Factors
influencing wages. Objectives of a sound wage structure. Principle of equity. Fixed
compensation: job evaluation. Techniques. Variable compensation: need, concept and
application in blue and white collar jobs. Piece rates and incentives. Operation of various plans
and their limitations. Performance bonus. Profit sharing. Stock options. Compensation systems
for white-collar employees. Executive compensation. Different systems in vogue. Rewards and
benefits: attendance bonus; protection programmes; subsidies and perquisites. Voluntary
Separation Schemes.
BBA 049: Organization Development
Concept and history of OD-Laboratory training. Survey Research. Action Research.
Underlying assumptions and values. Nature of OD-Operational Components. Foundation and
Characteristics. Action Research: Process and Approach. OD Interventions: team, inter-group,
interpersonal comprehensive interventions, structural interventions. Major issues: Power and
Politics. Future Trends.
BBA 050: Marketing Management
Introduction. The marketing environment. Policy planning and implementation. Product
strategy. Pricing decisions. Promotional output. Sales function. Distribution systems.
International marketing. Research and development – marketing profile analysis.
BBA 051: Industrial and Commercial Law
Law and the legal environment of business. Nature and functions of law. Classification of law.
The law of contract. Agency. Partnership. Sales of goods. Hire purchase. Contract of
Insurance. Contract of guarantee. Contract of bailment. Carriage of goods. Commercial
arbitration. Negotiable instruments. Law of property. Dispute resolution and enforcement of
law. Criminal law and business.
BBA 033 Governance and Ethics
Introduction; Definition of terms, ethical principles, theories of ethics. Ethical issues.
Professional ethics. Ethical business strategies. Factors influencing ethical behaviour. Corporate
culture, level and of importance of culture, corporate social responsibility. Legal basis of
corporate governance; principles of corporate governance. Corporate governance mechanism.
Social responsibilities and sustainability.
BBA 032: Fundamentals of Human Resource Management
Introduction; definition of terms, fundamental concepts, nature and scope of Human Resources
Management, Evolution of Human Resources Management. Human resources functions. Job
design and analysis. Human resources planning. Recruitment and selection. Orientation and
placement. Staff training and development. Performance appraisal. Career planning and
development. Emerging issues in HR.
BSU 051: Project (2 Units)
Meaning and importance of project. Types of projects. Selection of a project. Project objectives.
Importance of project proposal. Preparation of a project proposal. Sampling. Instruments for
data collection. Data collection procedures. Methods of data analysis and and presentation.
Display of product.
BSU 050: Industrial Attachment (2 Units)
The candidate will be attached to work in a busy business/industrial establishment for a period of
three months for practical experience. This is to expose the student to actual human resource
management practices and challenges. She/he will be required to work under experience officers
in their day to day work. He/she will be expected to participate fully and submit a written report
at the end of the attachment. The establishment will submit a confidential report on the
candidate.