COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ADVANCED HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DBA 6150 ADVANCED HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 9

Offered By

Business Administration (English)

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ÖMÜR NECZAN ÖZMEN

Offered to

Business Administration (English)

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to help the learners to understand HR function within today s organizations, be helpful in making future HR decisions. It examines the acceptance and integration of the human resources function as a full business partner. And the higher expectations placed on human resources to make a significant contribution to the successful management of the organization.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Analyze the concept of labor or human capital of the organization viewed as an investment.
2   Develop ways in which human resource management might diagnose a business strategy and facilitate accomplishing this strategy.
3   Explain the key challenges to HRM in developing the flexible and skilled workforce needed to compete effectively.
4   Combine HR practices into an overall employee involvement and productivity.
5   Develop oral/written communication skills; articulate and defend his/her position.
6   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 Development of HRM in History
2 The Goals of HRM
3 Economics and HRM
4 Organizational Theory and HRM
5 HRM and the Worker
6 Work Organization and Employment Subsystems
7 Midterm exam
8 Recruitment Strategy, Selection Decision Making
9 Training , Development, Competence
10 Performance Management, Employee Voice Systems
11 HRM Patterns and Dynamics
12 HRM Measurement and Outcomes
13 Current Debates in the Field
14 Review

Recomended or Required Reading

Boxall, P., Purcell, J., Wright, P. (2008). The Oxford Handbook of Human Resource Management. Oxford University Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Individual Assignments
2. Presentations
3. Term Project

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + STT* 0.40 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.40 + RST* 0.40


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Learners will clearly discuss the main function of HRM.
2. They will complete job description and specification process.
3. Learners will develop effective performance appraisal system.
4. They will analyze how to establish compensation and benefit system.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70% of lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Yasemin Arbak, yasemin.arbak@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 1 12
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 8 96
Preparing presentations 1 12 12
Preparing assignments 2 30 60
Project Preparation 1 27 27
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 233

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7
LO.11
LO.211
LO.311
LO.4111
LO.5111
LO.611

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