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MAASAI MARA UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

COURSE OUTLINE

COURSE CODE: BBM 203

COURSE TITLE: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

LECTURER:

BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE

Human Resource Management (HRM) is an intensive one semester course aimed at equipping

the student with essential knowledge, skills and attitudes required for effective human resources

management. This will enable the student understand the theory, principles and practices ofHRM, roles and responsibilities of the human resources function in organizations.

The course covers the following: human resource planning, placing advertisement for thevacancy, recruitment, interview and selection; employee orientation, induction and placement;training and development; promotion, counseling, redundancy, health and safety; rationalization

and retirement.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

At the end of the course, students will be able to: -

1. Understand the nature of human resource management in organizations2. Appreciate the important role played by human resources function in organizations3. Understand the recruitment and selection process of employees4. Understand employee orientation, induction and placement5. Understand employee training, development and promotion processes6. Explain rationalization, redundancy and retirement in organizations7. Identify and explain employee counseling, health and safety programmes

COURSE CONTENT1. Nature of human resources management

Concept of human resources management Importance of human resources management Role and function of human resources management Similarities and Differences between HRM and Personnel Management

2. Human resources planning Human resources planning process

3. Placing advertisement for the vacancy, Recruitment, interview and selection Placing advertisement for the vacancy Recruitment , interview of employees Selection process

4. Employee orientation, induction and placement Employee orientation


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Employee induction Employee placement

5. Training and development Training and development process

6. Health and safety Employee Health Employee safety practices

CAT 1

7. Employee promotion Meaning of Employee promotion Procedures of a Promotion Types of promotion Methods.

8. Employee counseling Meaning Reasons for counseling Forms of counseling Counseling Process Techniques of counseling

9. Rationalization Meaning of Rationalization Rationalization in organizations

10. Redundancy Meaning Causes of Redundancy in organizations Types of redundancy Redundancy selection and notice periods Redundancy Procedure

Options of avoiding redundancies11.Retirement Employee retirement Effects of extension of retirement age in organizations Follow up of retirementCAT 2

METHODS OF INSTRUCTIONDelivery will be through the following: -

1. Lectures and discussions2. Informal lectures and consultations3.

Individual or group assignment and presentations4. Case studies

EVALUATION

1. Continuous assessment tests (CATs) 30%2. Final examination 70%

Total 100%


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COURSE REFERENCES1. Armstrong, Michael, (2006), A Handbook on Human Resource Management, 10th

Edition ( MAIN TEXT)

2. Garry, Dessler, (2003), Human Resource Management, Third Edition, PearsonEducation

3. H. John Bernadin, Human Resource Management: An Experiential Approach, ThirdEdition, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, New Delhi

IMPORTANT REMINDERS

1. Class attendance and Participation: -a) Attendance and punctuality is fundamental throughout the semester. The student

should always remember to sign (not initial) the attendance register in person. No

student should sign on behalf of an absent (or present) colleagues(s)b) Active participation in plenary and group discussions is encouraged.

2. Course work and assignments: -a) Plagiarism: Plagiarism is a serious academic offence. If detected in any form in the

students work, the following shall apply:

(i) In less serious cases such as failure to acknowledge sources of quotation, thestudent will lose half the marks for affected section(s)

(ii)In more serious cases, such as duplication of a piece of work, a zero mark policyshall apply for all the offending assignments. Seriousness referred here shall be atthe sole discretion of the Lecturer

(iii)Where students copy each others assignments, the total score shall be divided by

the number of those involved to obtain the individual students score

b) Cooperation: Not withstanding 2 above, cooperation in group work is highlyencouraged so as to promote team spirit and synergy as well as enhance learning,

provided originality is preserved. Failure to participate in group work/project willresult in zero mark for the concerned student.

c) Submission: All assignments must be submitted at the specified date and timed) Formatting: Unless otherwise specified, all take-home assignments should be typed

using Times New Roman, font 12, justified and at 1.5 line spacing. Sources should be

documented using the American Psychological Association (APA) style.e) Make-ups: It is the responsibility of all students to avail themselves for all sit-in

CATs. Make-up CATs are discouraged and will only be administered in exceptional

circumstances. Arrangements may be made for a student who provides an acceptable

reason, with proper supporting evidence, for missing a scheduled CAT. No test willbe provided as replacement for poor performance in a previous one.


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COURSE DELIVERY PLANWK TOPIC SUB-TOPICS

1. Nature of human resourcesmanagement

Concept of human resources management Importance of human resources management Role and function of human resources management Similarities and Differences between HRM and Personnel

Management

2. Human resources planning Human resources planning process3.

-4 Placing advertisementfor the vacancy,

Recruitment and

selection

Placing advertisement for the vacancy

Recruitment of employees Interview process Types of interview Selection process

5 Employee orientation,

induction and placement Employee orientation Employee induction Employee placement

6 Training and development Training and development process7 Employee health and safety Employee Health

Employee safety practices CAT 1

8 Employee promotion Meaning of Employee promotion Procedures of a Promotion Types of promotion Methods.

9 Employee counseling, Meaning Reasons for counseling Forms of counseling Counselling Process Techniques of counselling

10 Rationalization Rationalization in organizations11 Redundancy Meaning

Causes of Redundancy in organizations Types of redundancy Redundancy selection and notice periods Redundancy Procedure Options of avoiding redundancies

12 Employee retirement Employee retirement Effects of extension of retirement age in organizations Follow up of retirement CAT 2

13 All Topics All sub- topics

Review of course and clarifications

Revision and individual consultations

14 All Topics Final Exam-All Sub-Topics

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