COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MBA 5038 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Business Administration (English)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR YASEMIN ARBAK

Offered to

Business Administration (English)

Course Objective

To introduce fundamental HR concepts and aspects, to explain how to manage human side of an organization efficiently, to help students to understand HR department s role in working life and alternative HR Management policies and applications, to discuss theoretical approaches and practices on HR Management.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Explain what human resource management (HR) is and how managers can use HR concepts and techniques.
2   Outline the steps in developing pay rates, incentive plans, and employees services benefits.
3   Demonstrate understanding of the employee s manager s and employer s career development roles.
4   Develop oral/written communication skills; articulate and defend his/her position.
5   Develop and enhance the essential interpersonal skills to be an effective team member

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to HRM & Strategic Role of HRM
2 HRM's Labour Union Challenge
3 HR Planning Job Analysis
4 Personnel Planning and Recruiting
5 Employee Testing and Selection
6 Interviewing Candidates
7 Training and Developing Employees
8 Appraising Performance
9 Managing Careers and Fair Treatment
10 Establishing Pay Plans
11 Pay-For-Performance and Financial Incentives, Benefits and Services
12 Group Presentations, Discussions,
13 Evaluations and Summary
14 Review

Recomended or Required Reading

Gary Dessler (2011), Human Resource Management, Global Edition, 12/E, Textbook, Pearson Higher Education, ISBN: 9781408279083.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, presentations, class discussions, literature review

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 PRS PRESENTATION
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.25 + PRS * 0.15 + FIN * 0.40
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.25 + PRS * 0.15 + RST* 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Midterm Exam
Students will be assessed on their knowledge of concepts and theories through an essay-type written exam semester
2. Literature Review and Presentation
Students will make thorough literature review regarding current issues in HR field and present during class.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
3. Students are expected to participate actively in class discussions.
4. Students are expected to attend to classes on time.
5. Students are expected to prepare ahead of time for class.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

yasemin.arbak@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 1 3 3
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 11 1 11
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 5 5 25
Preparing presentations 5 2 10
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 99

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.15455
LO.25455
LO.3444
LO.4354
LO.545

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