L a h o r e U n i v e r s i t y o f M a n a g e m e n t

S c i e n c e s

ACF 376 – Human Resource Management

Professor: Nasir Afghan Classroom: TBA

Office: Room 262 (MBA Wing) Class Time: TBC
Phone: 2262 (internal) Office Hours: by appointment
E-Mail: afghan@lums.edu.pk

Course objectives and content:

Human Resource Management (HRM) involves all management decisions and

actions that affect the nature of the relationship between the organization and its
employees. Effective Human Resource Management creates a win-win
relationship with employees by seeking the best fit between organizational and
individual goals. With effective Human Resource Management the organization
acquires a competent and committed workforce, able to support the corporate
strategy. Therefore organizations can create a competitive advantage through
their people.

There is a dual focus in this course. The first focus is on the various human
resource policies as recruitment, selection, performance management, rewards,
staffing and development. Students will get insight into the basic challenges,
strategic approaches and tools within these fields. The second focus covers the
career development and career management aspects of HRM, both at individual
and organizational levels.

Introduction to Human Resource Management is an interactive learning

experience designed to give students the basic level understanding about how
organizations manage its human resource.

Student learning outcomes:

The participants should be able to:

Understand how managers can be effective and efficient in their role in HRM.
Understand the basic principles and added value of HR policies and functions
Understand how HRM is related to the organizational context
Understanding how to manage and develop careers

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Pedagogical techniques:
The pedagogical style will be a combination of conceptual lectures and cases. In
the lectures the focus is on the theories, concepts or models relating to key HR-
fields. Selective cases will focus on an in-depth analysis of HR-issues within the
organizational context. Assignments during the cases will increase the insight of
students. The group discussions before the class will stimulate students to carry
out a literature search for a relevant HRM case, to analyze the case and to write
their reflections on it.

Literature:

1. Ivancevich Johan M. (eighth edition) “Human Resource Management”.

2. Baron James N, Kreps David M, “Strategic Human Resources”

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Group Projects:

Details will be provided in the Class

Written reports:

All written assignments and report must be formatted as

Font size 12, Time New Roman
Single Space
A4 size page
Final report not less than 20 pages

Grading plan

15 % class participation
20 % term report (group project (15% written and 5 % presentation))
10 % quiz (n-1)
20 % mid term
35 % final exam
 20 sessions plan

Session Topic Chapter / Case

1 Introduction to HRM course and team

building exercise
2 Introduction to HRM
3 Human Resource Planning
4 Job Analysis
1. Introduction to Human Resource
Management and the Environment
2. Global Human resource Management
Case: Unilever India
1. Acquiring Human Resources
Job Analysis and Design

5 Recruitment and Selection 1. Recruitment

2. Selection

6. Recruitment and Selection Case: Selection at Desocn

1. Recruitment (Review)
2. Selection (Review)
7. Performance Management 1. Performance Evaluation
2. Rewarding Human Resources
3. Compensation: An Overview
8 Performance Management Case: Performance Appraisal at ARL
1. Performance Evaluation (Review)
2. Rewarding Human Resources (Review)
3. Compensation: An Overview (Review)
9 Rewards and Incentives IMAGE
1. Compensation: methods and Policies
2. Pay for Performance
3. Employee Benefits and Services
4. Compensation Systems:
10 Rewards and Incentives 1. Compensation: methods and Policies
(Review)
2. Pay for Performance (Review)
3. Employee Benefits and Services (Review)
4. Compensation Systems: (Review)
11 Training and Development 1. Training
2. Developing Human Resources

12 Training and Development 1. Training (Review)

2. Developing Human Resources (Review)
13. Career Management and Development Career Challenge

14 Career Management and Development

15 Guest Speaker

16 Human Resources Organization Organizing HR

Project due date
17 Project Presentation
18 Project Presentation
19 Project Presentation
20 Final Synthesis session