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Syllabus Outline and Teaching PlanLecture

No.Lecture Topic

1 Introduction to Human Resource Management: This lecture will

cover the definition, importance, the basic functions of HRM, dutiesand scope of an HR manager; and the concepts of line and staff

authority.

2 Personnel Planning and Recruitment: This lecture will cover thebasic concepts of job analysis, job description, job specification and

equal employment opportunity principles.

3 Interviewing Candidates: This lecture will cover the differentmethods of interviewing and observing the candidates.

4 Employee Testing and Selection: This lecture will cover theimportance of selecting the right candidates, background and

reference checking system.

5 Training and Development:This lecture will cover the concepts oforientation, learning, motivation and different types of training

methods.

6 Leadership: This lecture will cover the concepts of a manager anda leader, situational aspect of leadership and different leadership

styles.

7 Managing Change: This lecture will cover the nature of workchange, response and resistance to change.

8 Performance Appraisal: This lecture will cover the definition ofgoals and work standards, measurement of performance against

set standards and appraisal of performance.

9 Compensation and Benefit: This lecture will cover the concepts of

compensation and benefit, pay and performance, vacations andholidays, flexible benefit plan; and laws relating to compensation

and benefit.

10 Motivation: This lecture will cover the definition and nature ofhuman needs, definition of motivation and its importance of it in

workplace.

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11 Employee Relations:This lecture will cover the concepts of ethicsand fair treatment at work, dismissals, termination at will and

wrongful discharge, causes of dismissals, layoffs, downsizing and

plant closing; and the guidelines of layoffs/plant closing process.

12 Labour Relations and Collective Bargaining: This lecture willcover the concepts of CBA, CBA and the law, employee grievances,

sources of grievances and how to handle grievances.

13 Employee Safety and Health: This lecture will cover theimportance of safety at work, causes of accidents and laws relating

to safety, security and cleanliness at workplace.

14 Globalization and Career Management: This lecture will cover theconcept of globalization, basics of career management,

international assignment and expatriation process.

15 Review of the Previous Topics:This lecture will contribute to thediscussions of the lectures/topics previously delivered and

assessing the students strengths and weaknesses.