FORE School of Management, New Delhi

PGDM (FMG 26)

Course Outline
Course Title: Human Resource Management Credit: 1
Term: 3 Academic Year: 2017-18
Faculty: Prof. Priyanka Jaiswal Office Contact No.:011-41242530

Email: p.jaiswal@fsm.ac.in
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Introduction:
The course is designed for students to acquire and appreciate the context and utility of HRM practices.
In this age of hyper-competition and constant change, it is the people in an organization that provide a
competitive edge. The fundamental assumption is that all managers are accountable to their
organizations in terms of the impact of their human resource management activities. This course will
provide an overview of the HRM processes and the emerging trends in this function.

Objectives:
 To understand the concepts, techniques and issues involved in managing human resource
 To analyze various human resource functions
 To provide an insight into the various challenges faced by HR professionals in the meeting
business
Text Book:
 Human Resource Management, 11th Edition (David A. DeCenzo, Stephen P. Robbins, Susan L.
Verhulst) Wiley Publications
Reference Books
 Gary Dessler ,Biju Varkkey, Human Resource Management, Pearson Education,14th
edition,2015

Pedagogy:
Predominant mode would be lectures followed by application exercises, case studies and reference
readings. Students would be required to apply the concepts learnt in the given situations.

Evaluation Component and weightage:

Case/Reading Presentation : 10
Term Project : 10+10
Class Participation : 10
Mid Term : 20
End Term : 40
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Total 100 Marks
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 Sessions Course Content Reference Readings

Session - 1- 2 Introduction The context and evolution of HRM :

Functions of Human Resource Management,
Competencies of HR professionals
Session -3-4 Manpower planning, Job Analysis and design. 1. New HR Metrics: Scoring
on the Business Scorecard
2. The 21st century HR
Organization

Session -5-6 Recruiting, screening and selecting employees : 3. Hiring for Smart
Sources of recruitment, Recent trends in Recruitment, Case: Improving performance
Process of Selection, Interview and Selection Test, at The Hotel Paris
Induction & Placement
Chapter 5 p 140
Session- 7-8 Training & Development: Training Need Analysis 4. Teaching smart people how
(TNA), Training Methods, Evaluation of Training to learn
Effectiveness
Session - 9-10 Performance Appraisal and Management: 5. Getting 360 degree right
Performance Appraisal process, Methods of
Performance Appraisal, Errors in Performance
Appraisal, Career & Succession Planning 6. Five traps of performance
management

Mid Term
Session -11-12 Compensation and Reward: Compensation Policy, 7. Six dangerous myths about
Factors affecting Compensation, Monetary & pay
Nonmonetary Benefits & Incentives, Job Evaluation-
 Rewarding Exercise
Process & Methods of Job evaluation,
Session- 13-14 Career Management 8. Manage your work, manage
your life
9. Managing Middlescence
Session -15-16 Labour Relations and Legal issues in HR

Session-17 Contemporary Issues – Employee Engagement,

Employee wellbeing & Work life balance
Session-18-20 Term Project presentation

Area Chair : Prof. Priyanka Jaiswal