COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
BUS 335	B	5	3	0	0	3	5

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Florian Tahiri
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Compulsory
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Course Description:	Human Resources Management: The most important innovations of our era are the modern organizations. These organizations can only succeed if they can efficiently and effectively combine their resources. Among the others employees are the key resources of the organizations, because employees besides being input also direct the other inputs towards the achievement of the organizational goals. So the objective of this course is to inform the students about how to attain, retain and maintain human resources in the organizations.
Course Objectives:	Upon completion of this course students will appreciate HRM as a central management function. Furthermore, they will gain a solid understanding of the HRM activities, roles, challenges, concepts, and techniques that will prove valuable in their future careers.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction to Human Resource Managment
2	Strategic HRM; The HR Environment and Legal Aspects
3	Job Analysis and Design
4	Human Resource Planning and Recruiting
5	Employee Testing and Selection
6	Interviewing Candidates
7	Training and Developing Employees
8	Performance Management and Appraisal
9	Developing Employees and Managing Careers
10	Establishing Strategic Pay Plans
11	Pay for Performance and Financial Incentives
12	Benefits and Services
13	Employee Relations
14	Review Session

Prerequisite(s):
Textbook:	Dessler G., Human Resource Management, 13th edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2013 ISBN-13:978-0-13-266821-7Noe H., Hollebeck J., Gerhart B., Wright P., Foundamentals of Human Resource Management, 4th edition, McGraw-Hill/Irwin 2011, ISBN 978-0-07-353046-8
Other References:
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Understand and appreciate the role and strategic importance of HRM and how it relates to the organization, management team, and employees
2	Understand the importance of job analysis and design, and learn how to conduct it
3	Understand the importance of carefully designed recruitment process. Become acquainted with the different selection techniques.
4	Understand training and development techniques
5	Understand the importance of performance management and employee retention, and become acquainted with processes and procedures associated with them.
6	Understand the basics of compensation (pay and benefits) and employee relations

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Bachelor in Business Administration (3 years) Program
1	Identify activities, tasks, and skills in management, marketing, accounting, finance, and economics.	5
2	Apply key theories to practical problems within the global business context.	5
3	Demonstrate ethical, social, and legal responsibilities in organizations.	5
4	Develop an open minded-attitude through continuous learning and team-work.	5
5	Use technology to enable business growth and sustainability.	2
6	Analyze data to make effective decisions.	3

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Homework	2	5
Midterm Exam(s)	1	45
Final Exam	1	45
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	2	32
Mid-terms	1	14	14
Assignments	2	8	16
Final examination	1	15	15
Other			0
Total Work Load:			125
Total Work Load/25(h):			5
ECTS Credit of the Course:			5