Human Resource Management

Module

Contents

Sessions

Marks

I

Introduction to Human Resource Management:

• Meaning, Objectives, Scope and Functions of HRM
• Role and Qualities of HR Executives
• Changing Environment of HRM in India
• Traditional Vs. Strategic HR
• Creating an HR Based Competitive Advantage, Role of Line Manager for HR Based Competitive Advantage

Human Resource System

Macro and Micro Dimensions, Macro HR Policy; Factors Affecting Macro HR Policy; Micro HR, Factors Affecting Micro Part of HR, MICRO Level Practices

Human Resource Planning:

• Significance and Process
• Factors Affecting HRP
• Techniques of HRP
• Strategic HRP - Activities Related to Strategic HR Planning, Integration of HR Plan & Business Plan, Strategies for Managing Employee Shortage and Surpluses

Recruitment:

• Definition, Process and Sources of Recruitment, Factors Governing the Recruitment Policy
• Industry Specific Strategy & Labor Market Choice

Selection:

• Selection Process - Application Forms, Selection Tests, Interviews, Evaluation
• Role of Line & HR manager in Selection
• Placement and Induction

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II

Job Analysis, Job Design and Job Evaluation:

• Job Analysis - Features, Process and Methods of Job Analysis, Job Description, Job Specification
• Job Design - Meaning and Components of Job Design
• Job Evaluation - Concept, Objectives, Process, Methods, Advantages and Limitations of Job Evaluation, Competency Based job Evaluation

Training and Management Development:

• Training – Meaning, Process and Methods
• Management Development – Meaning, Methods, Differences between Training and Development

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III

Performance Appraisal:

• Meaning, Need and Process
• Performance Appraisal Methods - 360-degree Feedback, Management by Objectives (MBO),
• Factors Affecting Performance of an Employee, Correcting Performance Gap in Different Area

Compensation and Reward Systems:

• Meaning, Types, Strategic Approach to Compensation

Industrial Relations

• Definition, Characteristics and Objectives of Industrial Relations,
• Factors Affecting IR, Participants of IR, Importance of IR. Approaches to Industrial Relations, System of IR in India

Industrial Conflict, and Dispute Resolution:

• Industrial Conflict – Meaning, Nature of Industrial Conflict
• Industrial Disputes – Meaning, Causes, Outcomes and Methods of Disputes Settlement
• Collective Bargaining.
• ILO – Meaning, Conventions, Recommendations and Major Activities
• Overview of Trade UnionAct,1926 :Major Provisions, Registration, Types of Union, Basic Rights

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IV

Employee Welfare and Social Security:

• Employee Welfare - Objectives of Employee Welfare, Statutory Welfare Facilities as per Factories Act 1948 and Non-Statutory Welfare Facilities
• Social Security – Meaning, Features and Classification of Social Security
• Social Security Schemes in India - Employee State Insurance, Maternity Benefit, Payment of Gratuity, Employee Provident Fund (Coverage and Operation)

Current Trends in HRM:

• Employee Engagement – Meaning, Degrees, Drivers, and Measurement of Engagement
• Talent Management – Meaning, Life Cycle and Initiatives
• Diversity at Work Place – Meaning and Management Strategies
• Mergers and Acquisitions in HRM.
• HR Scorecard.
• Knowledge Management Process.

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V

Practical:

Students may visit any company to understand the application of the topics learned in Module I to IV and may work on below given emerging topics in the field of HR.

• HR Analytics, HR Information System
• Employee Retention
• Handling of Employee Grievance and Harassment Related Issue.
• Glass Ceiling and Gender Equality
• Recruitment and Selection Process of Various Industries
• Performance Appraisal System in Public and Private Sector Companies
• Identifying Companies Where Best Training and Management Development Practices are Followed.

(30 marks CEC)