SINDH MADRESSATUL ISLAM (SMI) UNIVERSITYDepartment of Business Administration COURSE SYLLABUS BBA Program

1. COURSE INFORMATIONCourse TitleHRM

Course CodeCourse ID

Credit Hours3 Total Credit Hours(Theory )

Pre-requisiteNone

Type of CourseCore

Academic YearSpring 2015-16

2. COURSE DESCRIPTIONThis course is basically designed to provide students the basic understanding of key HRM functions, which include HR planning, recruitment & selection, compensation, performance evaluation, and training & development. Since human resource provides a competitive advantage that ultimately has a vital role in success and effectiveness of any organization, this course emphasizes on the understanding of the basic concepts of managing human resource and their applications in todays organizations. The course is designed to help the students understand if western human resource management theories and practices have any relevance to the 51 local settings. The course will also discuss the Islamic perspective of managing human resource. It will shed light on the basic tenets of human resource management given by Quran and Sunnah. The students will also be encouraged to compare and contrast the human resource practices suggested in their text books and the practices critical for achieving success from indigenous perspective.

3. COURSE SUPERVISORCoordinator NameDr. Mubashir Ali khan, Ph.D.

Contact DetailsOffice Extension: 307Phone: +92(21)99217501-3Email: makhan@smiu.edu.pk

Office Hours: Tue/Thu: 12:30 15:30

4. COURSE OBJECTIVES1. To introduce students to the basic activities and functions of human resource management to include the processes, concepts and issues involved in recruiting, selecting, training, appraising performance, compensating and retaining people for an organization. 2. To promote an appreciation for the role of human resource management in establishing the competitive advantage of an organization and executing its strategy.3. To promote the use of evidence-based decisions and practices in human resource management.5. COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMESUpon completion of this course, students should be able to:1. Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the activities and decisions that inform the employment relationship and management including recruitment, selection, training, health and safety, employment laws, motivation, and productivity of employees. 2. 2. Understand the relevance of the HRM theories and practices, developed in Western settings, in indigenous cultures. 3. 3. Develop and design different forms and memos for recruitment, selection, TNA and performance appraisal of employees. 4. 4. Understand the Islamic perspective of managing human resource. 5. 5. Demonstrate and assess leadership in a professional context, by selecting and appraising appropriate styles for situations, and contributing and discussing relevant expertise, liasing with and assessing professional colleagues, and managing and evaluating a supporting team. 6. Identify and discuss ethical implications of situations and decisions, and develop appropriate professional stances. 7. 7. Participate in selection of personnel using psychometric assessment techniques. 8. 8. Conduct internal research on HR-related problems at work, and communicate results effectively to colleagues and peers. 9. 9. Understand the difference between HRM theories, their relevance and application from indigenous context.

6. Course CONTENTS AND TOPICS ( Week by Week )WeekTopic CoveredLab Work

(if any)

1Introduction to Human Resource Management

2Equal Opportunity and the Law

3Human Resource Management Strategy and Analysis

4Test/Quiz

5Job Analysis and the Talent Management Process

6Personnel Planning and Recruiting

7Employee Testing and Selection

8Mid Term

9Training and Developing Employees

10Performance Management and Appraisal

11Managing Employee Retention, Engagement, and Careers

12Test/Quiz

13Establishing Strategic Pay Plans

14Pay for Performance and Financial Incentives

15Benefits and Services

16Final Examination

7. OUT-OF-CLASS ASSIGNMENTS ( Book Review, Project, Term Paper etc ):

Submission Date:

Week-3Assignment

Week-6Assignment

Week-9Assignment

Week-12Project

8. COURSE TEXTBOOK, RECOMMENDED READINGS AND RESOURSES :Textbook1. Dessler, Gary, Nita Chhinzer and Nina D. Cole. Human Resources Management in Canada, Canadian 12th Edition. Pearson Education Canada, 2014. [Dessler/Cole in the outline].

Reference Book(s) 1. Belcourt, Singh, Bohlander, and Snell. Managing Human Resources, Seventh Canadian Edition. Nelson, 2014. [Belcourt in the outline].

2. Schwind, Das, Wager, Fassina and Bulnash. Canadian Human Resource Management : A Strategic Approach, 10th edition. McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 2013. [Schwind in the oultine].

3. Steen, Noe, Hollenback, Gerhart, and Wright. hrm, 3rd Canadian edition, McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 2013. [Steen in the outline].

9. LEARNING STRATEGIES

Active learning strategies are employed in this course to encourage students' participation in class and to foster their abilities to gather information and data from its sources and analyze it. Active learning strategies will focus on Theory, Problem Analysis, Design and/or Solution and Social Ethical Issues related to Computer Science in general and course in particular.

Active learning strategies include assignments/projects where students work in individual and in teams to solve certain problems and do projects on their own. Readings may include many Internet sites.

10. STUDENT EVALUATIONFollowing is a distribution of 100 score across assessment tools:

Course Work Evaluation

(Tests / Quizzes / Assignments / Project) 40

Midterm20

Final40

11. ATTENDANCE POLICYStudents are expected to attend their classes. Absence never exempts a student from the work required for satisfactory completion of the courses. Excessive absences of any course will result in:

1. First warning for absence of 10% of the class hours

2. Second warning for absence of 20% of the class hours3. A failing grade in the course for an absence of 25% of the class hours (as per HEC guidlines)4. Exception to (3) may be made in the case of serious illness or death to an immediate family member if approved by the dean of the college. In such case, the student will receive a W grade in the course12. PLAGIARISM

It is use of someone elses idea, words, projects, artwork, phrasing, sentence structure, or other work without properly acknowledging the ownership (source) of the property. Plagiarism is dishonest because it misrepresents the work of someone else as ones own. Students who are suspected of plagiarism will answer to an investigation. Those found guilty will face a disciplinary action as per the university rules.