GENERAL OBJECTIVE:

COURSE SYLLABUS

INTRODUCTION:

This module unit is designed to equip trainee with knowledge, skills and attitudes that will

enable him/her to understand the Foundations of Human Resource Management.

GENERAL OBJECTIVE:

By the end of this module unit, the trainee should be able to:

1. Understand the human resource policies in an organization.

2. Appreciate job analysis, recruitment and selection process.

3. Familiarize himself / herself with emerging issues and trends in job analysis, human

resource records, recruitment and selection.

TOPICS AND SUB-TOPICS

1. INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

a) Definition of Human Resource Management.

b) Evolution of Human Resource Management.

c) Differences between Personnel Management and Human Resource Management.

d) Unique features of Human Resource Management.

2. ROLE OF HUMAN RESOURCE FUNCTION IN AN ORGANIZATION

a) The structure of Human Resource Department.

b) Functions of Human Resource Department in an organization.

c) Role of Human Resource Practitioner in an organization.

3. HUMAN RESOURCE POLICIES

a) Meaning of Human Resource policy.

b) Importance of Human Resource policies.

c) Areas covered by Human Resource policies.4. HUMAN RESOURCE RECORDS

a) Uses of Human Resource records.

b) Type of Human Resource records.

c) Computerized Human Resource records.

d) Importance of Human Resource information systems.

e) Identification of emerging issues and trends in human resource records.

5. JOB ANALYSIS

a) Meaning of job analysis.

b) Importance of job analysis.

c) Process of job analysis.

d) Techniques for collecting data for job analysis.

e) Content of job description and job specification.

6. HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING

a) Importance of human resources planning.

b) Factors considered in forecasting human resource requirements.

c) Human Resource planning process.

7. RECRUITMENT

a) Meaning of recruitment.

b) Components of a recruitment policy.

c) Sources of candidates.

d) Recruitment process.

e) Emerging issues and trends in recruitment.

8. SELECTION

a) Meaning of selection.

b) Selection process.

c) Selection methods.

d) Emerging issues and trends in selection.

29. PLACEMENT AND INDUCTION

a) Meaning of placement.

b) Importance of appropriate employee placement.

c) Meaning of employee induction.

d) Importance of employee induction.

e) Steps in induction process.

f) Components of employee induction program.