King Abdulaziz University

Faculty of Economics and Administration

Department of Business Administration

Course: HRMA 345, Section BAR

Course Title: Organizational Development

Class Meetings: 1st Semester 2019

Section BAR: Monday & Wednesday, 08:00 – 09:20 AM
Building 67, Room # F.F 171A

Instructor: Dr. Komal Khalid

Building # 67, 1st Floor, (Room # 143)
E-mail: kmuddassar@kau.edu.sa

Office Hours: Sunday& Tuesday 10:30 AM– 1:30 PM

Monday & Wednesday 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Textbook: Staffing Organizations

by Herbert G. Heneman III, Timothy A. Judge, John D. Kammeyer-Mueller
8th Edition, (2015). McGraw Hill International Edition.

Course Description: This course entails a study of the concepts, processes and interventions
associated with the recruitment, selection, employment and retention of
individuals in organizations. Staffing plays important role in achieving a
competitive advantage through adopting staffing plans and strategies in line
with the business strategies of the firm. Attention in the first part of the course
will be given to reviewing the attributes of effective staffing strategies and
procedures with attention then given to evaluating methods of recruitment and
selection used by organizations in light of those attributes. Theory, research,
and organizational practices will be considered through the use of readings,
lecture/discussions, cases and exercises.

Course Objective: 1. write sound job descriptions, job specifications and job postings.
2. Identify Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Other (KSA&O) human
qualities required to perform a job successfully.
3. Develop a structured, job-related interview for employment
screening.
4. Choose among commercially available testing procedures as
appropriate.
 5. Design and implement a validation study.
6. Identify legal and ethical concerns in hiring.

Course Outcomes: By the end of this course, students should be able to:
1. Describe the strategic importance of staffing.
2. Understand the impact of the internal and external environment on
staffing.
3. Evaluate the current issues and methodologies used in recruitment
and selection.
4. Explain the interdependence of staffing with other HRM functions.
5. Review and analyze relevant employment legislation.
6. Develop and apply interview techniques.
7. Develop an equitable recruitment and selection process clearly
demarcating necessary components to contribute to organizational
effectiveness.
8. Develop and conduct/use organizational analysis, process analysis
and job analysis information to determine position/job requirements
and an organization’s human resources requirements.
9. Discuss current issues in staffing.
Policies for scholastic Scholastic honesty is an educational objective of KAU, and foundation upon
conduct which academic integrity rests.
Due to following reasons the instructor will give a lower grade or fail a student
depending upon the severity of the case:
1. Students’ scholastic honesty demands the pursuit of scholarly activity
free from fraud, deception and unauthorized collaboration with others.
Scholastic dishonesty includes: cheating, collaborating on assignments,
submitting work or written materials which have been prepared by
another person and plagiarism.
2. Copying another person's answers in an assignment, paper, project
report, etc. and presenting it, either wholly or with only minor changes,
as if it were the student's own work.
3. Working with others on an assignment which is intended to be an
individual assignment, and incorporating their material into your work.

Performance Student performance is evaluated as follows:

Evaluation: Exam (I) --------------------------20
Exam (II) -------------------------20 There is no make-up for these exams.
These exams may consist of multiple
Quizzes and Assignments------10
choices and essay questions.
Project ----------------------------10
Final Exam -----------------------40

Attendance: Students are expected to attend every class. Any student who absent more than
4 classes will be denied from completing the course (i.e., DN).
 Participation and I highly appreciate student participation in class discussion. Your participation
Class Activities: will enhance your understanding of the subject and overall performance.
Class activities (e.g., assignments, home works, discussions, group work and
project) will be further clarified. Submit assignments when they are due. These
activities worth 30 points of your total grade.

Course Contents and Schedule:

Week Date Topic

CHAPTERS
1 02/09 Chapter 01 Staffing Models and Strategy

2 09/09 Chapter 02 Legal Compliance

3 16/09 Chapter 03 Planning
4,5 23/09 Chapter 04 Job Analysis and Rewards

Midterm 1 on Please check the date

6 07/10 Chapter 05 External Recruitment

7 14/10 Chapter 06 Internal Recruitment
8 21/10 Chapter 08 External Selection1
9 28/10 Chapter 09 External Selection 2
MID Term 2 Exam on Please check the date
10 04/11 Chapter 10 Internal Selection
11, 12 18/11 Chapter 12 Final Match
13 25/11 Chapter 13 Staffing System Management
14 2/12 Chapter 14 Retention Management
15 9/12 Revision

FINAL EXAMS

Best wishes to you all

Note:
1. This is a tentative timeline. Students are expected to read the assigned chapter(s)/readings/cases
before the corresponding class period. Students are responsible for knowing the assigned material.
2. The exact date of the Exams and other assignments and its deadlines will be announced in the
classroom, stick to the deadlines as announced in the class.