YOM INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Course Title Project Human Resource Management
Course Code PPM 551
Credit Hours 2
Classification Core
Course Description
For all types of organizations (project based or non- project based) to
succeed in today’s competitive environment they need to have sound human
resources strategies that are inextricably linked to their business goals and
strategies. Therefore, organizations should properly acquire, develop and
manage this vital but highly dynamic and complex resource. So this module
provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the strategic role
that HR plays for effective project management. This module covers the
processes used to determine project human resource needs and to acquire,
develop, and manage a project team. Topics included in the course are: the
major human resource management functions such as job analysis and
design, human resource planning, recruitment, selection, training and
development, performance appraisal, compensation, diversity management,
and labor relations in line with the unique features and characteristics of
projects.
Course Objective
After completing this module students will be able to:
Discuss the meaning and philosophies of human resource
management.
Explain how project organizations identify their human resource
requirements and the various approaches used to recruit and select
the best employees for their projects.
Identifying the amount and types of staff necessary to manage the
project, and apply strategies of training & development, performance
appraisal, compensation and reward, safety mechanisms necessary for
the staff to be effective and successful in their jobs.
Apply proper separation strategies existed during the termination of
projects.
Apply strategies how to manage project team members and define
their roles and responsibilities.
Explain the concept of employee relations, the union management
framework and the role that managers and HR play to ensure a
positive work environment.
COURSE OUTLINE
CHAPTER I- OVER VIEW OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
1.1. Introduction and definition of HRM
1.2. Objectives of Human Resource Management
1.3. Characteristics of Human Resource Management
1.4. Roles and Functions of Human Resource Manager
1.5. Evolution of Human Resource Management
CHAPTER II- HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTS
2.1. The external environment
2.2. The internal environment
2.3. Human resource management model
CHAPTER III- JOB ANALYSIS AND HR PLANNING
2.4. Meaning and definition of job analysis
2.5. Steps in job analysis
2.6. Methods of collecting job analysis information
2.7. Importance of job analysis information
2.8. Meaning and definition of Human resource planning
2.9. Purpose of human resource planning
2.10. steps[procedures] in human resource planning
2.11. factors affecting human resource planning
CHAPTER IV- RECRUITMENT & SELECTION AND ORIENTATION
2.12. Employee Recruiting
2.12.1. Features of recruitment
2.12.2. Purpose of recruitment
2.12.3. Factors governing recruitment
2.12.4. Sources and methods of recruitment
2.13. Employee Selection
2.13.1. Selection criteria
2.13.2. The selection process
2.13.3. Factors governing selection
2.14. Orientation [induction]
2.14.1. Issues of orientation
2.14.2. Levels of orientation
CHAPTER V- MANAGEMENT OF PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL, TRAINING
AND DEVELOPMENT
5.1. Distinction between Performance Management and Performance
Appraisal
5.2. Nature of Performance Management
5.3. Purpose of performance appraisal
5.4. Performance appraisal steps
5.5. Performance appraisals methods
5.6. Objectives of training and development
5.7. Process of training and development
5.8. Training and Development methods
CHAPTER VI – COMPENSATION, PROMOTION, TRANSFER AND
SEPARATION
6.1. Importance of compensation
6.2. Types of compensation
6.3. Approaches to employees benefit
6.4. Types of promotion
6.5. Purpose of transfer
6.6. Types of transfer
6.7. Types of separation
CHAPTER VII - INTEGRATION AND MAINTAINACE
5.9. Employee discipline
[Link] relation
[Link] bargaining
[Link] handling
Evaluation
Final Exam 50%
Article Review (Individual Work) 20%
Term paper or Case Analysis (Group work) 30%
References:
Ivancevich and Konopaske (2013), Human Resource Management, 12 th
edition
John. M. Ivancevich, Human Resource Management, 7 th ed., 1998
Dessler : Human Resource Management , 9th ed.1998
Edwin B. Personnel Management,1998
[Link] and Leslie [Link]: Human Resource Management,1997
Margaret Attwood and Stuart Dim Mock : Personnel
management ,1999
Margaret Foot Caroline Hook : Introducing Human Resource
Management 1998
Wendell L. French: Human Resource Management,1996
Shaun Tyson and Alford york, An introduction to Human resource
Management 1st ed, 2001