SYLLABUS: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Program
Module
Code
Credit
Semester
Prerequisite

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Management
Human Resource Management (HRM)
EMI 233
3
Odd & Even
Introduction to Business (EKU 113);
Introduction to Management (EKU 114)

Lecturer (A1.P):
Agoes Ganesha Rahyuda, SE, MT, PhD

Standard of competence: By the end of the module, students should be able to understand, explain and analyze various concepts, methods,
practices, and techniques of human resource management, and be able to creatively and innovatively apply them to
managerial decision-making.

.No.

Basic
Competences

Core Theme and Contents

Learning Experiences

Assessment

Learning Outcomes

1
1

2
Students should
be able to identify
the strategic role
of human
resource
management
(HRM)

3
I. STRATEGIC ROLE OF HUMAN
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
(HRM)
1.1
Management and HRM
1.2
Scope and functions of
HRM
1.3
HR roles and competencies
1.4
The chain of success

4
Students will learn and
discuss the strategic role of
human resource
management

5
Students will have an
understanding of and be
able to explain the basic
concept of HRM, HR
manager roles and
competencies; the HRM
roles in enhancing
organizational
performance

Students should
be able to
understand the
concept, methods
and techniques of
workforce
planning, job
design and job
analysis

II. WORKFORCE PLANNING, JOB

DESIGN AND JOB ANALYSIS
2.1 Nature of jobs and work
2.2 Workforce planning process
2.3 Job design
2.4 Jobs and work scheduling
2.5 Job analysis

Students will learn and

discuss the concept,
methods and techniques of
workforce planning, job
design and job analysis

Students will have an

understanding of and be
able to explain the way
the HR manager plan,
design and analyse the
job and the workforce

W
6

B
7

Time
Allocation

A
8

CM PS
9 10
90 -

P
11
60

60 -

90

Sources
12
1. Syllabus
2. Unit Outline
3. Module
Agreement
4. Text books

1. Syllabus
2. Unit Outline
3. Module
Agreement
4. Text books

Basic
Competences

Core Theme and Contents

1
3

2
Students should
be able to
understand the
basic concept,
methods and
techniques of
recruitment

3
III. RECRUITMENT
3.1 Strategic recruiting decisions
3.2 External recruiting sources
3.3 Internal recruiting methods
3.4 Internet recruiting
3.5 Recruiting evaluation and
metrics

4
Students will learn and
discuss the process of
recruiting, recruitment
channels and recruitment
evaluation

5
Students will have an
understanding of and be
able to explain the
process of recruiting, the
channels from which
organizations obtain
employee, and the
evaluation of recruitment
process

Students should
be able to
understand the
concept, methods
and techniques of
selection and
placement

IV. SELECTION AND PLACEMENT

4.1 The selection process
4.2 Selection testing
4.3 Selection interviewing
4.4 Background investigations
4.5 Placement and orientation

Students will learn and

discuss the concept,
methods and techniques
for selecting and placing
employee into an
organization

Students should
be able to
understand the
concept, methods
and techniques of
training and
development

V. TRAINING AND
DEVELOPMENT
5.1 Planning for training
5.2 Training needs assessment
5.3 Training design
5.4 Training delivery
5.5 Training evaluation

Students will learn and

discuss the concept,
methods and techniques of
training and development

Students should
be able to
understand the
concept, methods
and techniques of
talent
management

VI. TALENT MANAGEMENT

6.1
Succession planning
6.2
Careers and career
planning
6.3
Common individual career
issues
6.4
Management development

Students will learn and

discuss the concept,
methods and techniques
for retaining talent

Students should

VII. CASE STUDY

Students will understand

.No.

Learning Experiences

Assessment

Learning Outcomes
W
6

Time
Allocation

B
7

A
8

CM PS
9 10
60 -

P
11
90

Students will have an

understanding of and be
able to explain the
employee selection
process, several methods
and techniques of testing,
and the placement and
orientation of new
employees in an
organization

60 -

90

Students will have an

understanding of and be
able to explain the
process of developing
human resources

Students will have an

understanding of and be
able to explain the
process of succession
planning, career planing,
and the concept of
management
development

Students will be able to

Sources
12
1. Syllabus
2. Unit Outline
3. Module
Agreement
4. Text books

1.
2.
3.
4.

60 -

90

1.
2.
3.
4.

60 -

30 -

90

120

1.
2.
3.

Syllabus
Unit Outline
Module
Agreement
Text books

Syllabus
Unit Outline
Module
Agreement
Text books

4.

Syllabus
Unit Outline
Module
Agreement
Text books

1.

Syllabus

.No.
1

10

Basic
Competences
2
be able to
elaborate,
analyze, discuss
and provide
solutions to a
case study
Students should
be able to
understand the
concept, methods
and techniques of
performance
management and
appraisal

Core Theme and Contents

3

Learning Experiences
4
how the concepts being
taught so far work in reality

Assessment

Learning Outcomes
5
evaluate and analyze a
selected case study
related to the practices of
human resource
management

W
6

B
7

A
8

Time
Allocation
CM PS
9 10

Sources

P
11
2.
3.
4.

VIII. PERFORMANCE
MANAGEMENT AND
APPRAISAL
8.1 Performance measurement
and HRM
8.2 Identifying and measuring
employee performance
8.3 Performance appraisals
8.4 Appraisal feedback

Students will learn and

discuss the concept,
methods and techniques of
performance management
and appraisal

Students will have an

understanding of and be
able to explain the
process of measuring
employee performance
and providing feedback

Students should
be able to
understand the
concept, methods
and techniques of
compensation
(total reward)

IX. COMPENSATION
9.1
Types and philosophies of
compensation
9.2
Development of a base pay
system
9.3
Pay structures
9.4
Incentives: individual;
group/team; organizational

Students will learn and

discuss the concept,
methods and techniques
for rewarding employees

Students will have an

understanding of and be
able to explain several
types of compensation,
the development of
compensation system,
the structure of pay, and
incentives

Students should
be able to
understand the
concept of
industrial relations

X. INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
10.1 The nature of industrial
relations
10.2 Trade unions
10.3 Collective bargaining
10.4 Trade unions and HRM
10.5 Union strategies and
paradox

Students will learn and

discuss the concept of
industrial relations with an
emphasis on retaining the
service of employees

Students will have an

understanding of and be
able to explain the
concept of industrial
relations

60 -

90

1.
2.
3.
4.

60 -

90

1.
2.
3.
4.

60 -

90

1.
2.
3.
4.

12
Unit Outline
Module
Agreement
Text books
Syllabus
Unit Outline
Module
Agreement
Text books

Syllabus
Unit Outline
Module
Agreement
Text books

Syllabus
Unit Outline
Module
Agreement
Text books

.No.
1
11

12

13

14

Basic
Competences

Core Theme and Contents

Learning Experiences

2
Students should
be able to
understand the
concept of
employee rights
and
responsibilities

3
XI. EMPLOYEE RIGHTS AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
11.1 Employer and employee
rights and responsibilities
11.2 Managing individual
employee and employer
rights issues
11.3 Employee grievances
11.4 Balancing employer
security and employee
rights
11.5 Employee absenteeism
11.6 Employee discipline

4
Students will learn and
discuss the concept,
methods and techniques of
employee rights and
responsibilities

5
Students will have an
understanding of and be
able to explain the
concept of employee
rights and responsibilities

Students should
be able to
understand the
concept of worker
protection

XII. WORKER PROTECTION

Students will learn and

discuss the concept of
worker protection

Students will have an

understanding of and be
able to explain the
concept of worker
protection

Students should
be able to
understand the
concept, methods
and techniques of
international HRM
in global business

XIII. INTERNATIONAL HRM

Students will learn and

discuss the concept,
methods and techniques of
international HRM

Students will have an

understanding of and be
able to explain the
concept of international
HRM and how this
concept plays a role in
global business

Students should
be able to
elaborate,
analyze, discuss
and provide
solutions to a
case study

12.1
12.2
12.3

13.1
13.2
13.3

Safety management
Employee health
Security concerns at work

Global capitalism and

employment relations
The internationalization of
HRM practices
The
convergence/divergence
debate

XIV. CASE STUDY

Students will understand

how the concepts being
taught so far work in reality

Assessment

Learning Outcomes
W
6

B
7

A
8

Time
Allocation
CM PS
9 10
60 -

P
11
90

Sources

1.
2.
3.
4.

1.
2.
3.
4.

Students will be able to

evaluate and analyze a

selected case study
related to the practices of
human resource
management

60 -

90

1.
2.
3.
4.

30 -

120

1.
2.
3.
4.

12
Syllabus
Unit Outline
Module
Agreement
Text books

Syllabus
Unit Outline
Module
Agreement
Text books
Syllabus
Unit Outline
Module
Agreement
Text books

Syllabus
Unit Outline
Module
Agreement
Text books

Additional Information: W = Written, B = Behavior, A = Attitude; CM = Class Meeting, PS = Practical Section, P = Practice

REFERENCES
1. Noe, R. A., Hollenbeck, J. R., Gerhart, B. and Wright, P. M. (2012) Human Resource Management - Gaining a Competitive Advantage. 8e.
New York, US: McGraw-Hill Irwin.
2. Bratton, J. and Gold, J. (2012). Human Resource Management: Theory & Practice. 5e. London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
3. Mathis, R. L. and Jackson, J. H. (2011) Human Resource Management. 13e. Mason, US: CENGAGE Learning.
4. Dessler, G. (2013) Human Resource Management. Global Edition. New York, US: Pearson Education Ltd.
5. International journals, including: Human Resource Management (US); Human Resource Management Journal (UK); Academy of Management
Journal; Academy of Management Review; Human Resource Management Review, International Journal of Human Resource Management.