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Human Resource Management and Technology syllabus

MGT 2358 units · 60 topicsAcademic year 2083/84
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Human Resource Management and Technology

8 units

1. Introduction to HRM and Technology (5 LHs)

  1. Concept, objectives, and functions of HRM
    1. Concept, objectives, and functions of HRM
  2. HRM and personnel management
    1. HRM and personnel management
    2. HRM outcomes
  3. Changing role of HR mangers
    1. Changing role of HR mangers
  4. Contemporary HR issues
    1. Contemporary HR issues
  5. Paradigm shifts in HRM
    1. Paradigm shifts in HRM.

2. Technology in HR (5 LHs)

  1. Concept and purposes of HR technology
    1. Concept and purposes of HR technology
  2. Use of e-HR and HRIS in organization
    1. Use of e-HR and HRIS in organization
  3. Options for implementing HRIS
    1. Options for implementing HRIS
  4. Access to HR database
    1. Access to HR database
  5. Future of HR technology
    1. Future of HR technology
  6. Influence of IT on HR managers
    1. Influence of IT on HR managers
  7. Status of HR technology in Nepal
    1. Status of HR technology in Nepal.

3. Human Resource Planning and Job Design (6 LHs)

  1. Concept and importance of human Resource Planning (HRP)
    1. Concept and importance of human Resource Planning (HRP)
    2. HRP process
  2. Major HRP activities
    1. Major HRP activities
  3. Techniques of HR demand and supply forecasting
    1. Techniques of HR demand and supply forecasting
  4. Information Technology in HRP
    1. Information Technology in HRP
  5. Concept of job design
    1. Concept of job design
  6. Terminologies used in job design
    1. Terminologies used in job design
  7. Significance of job deign
    1. Significance of job deign
  8. Job analysis Techniques
    1. Job analysis Techniques: Job description, job specification and job evaluation
  9. Technology and job design
    1. Technology and job design.

4. Employee Recruitment and Selection (5 LHs)

  1. Concept of recruitment and its sources
    1. Concept of recruitment and its sources
  2. E-recruitment and its purposes
    1. E-recruitment and its purposes
  3. Meaning of selection
    1. Meaning of selection
  4. Significance of effective selection
    1. Significance of effective selection
  5. Employee selection process
    1. Employee selection process
  6. Selection tests and interviews
    1. Selection tests and interviews: concept and types
  7. Recruitment and selection practices in Nepalese private and government organization
    1. Recruitment and selection practices in Nepalese private and government organization

5. Human Resources Development (7 LHs)

  1. Meaning and significance of HR Development
    1. Meaning and significance of HR Development
  2. Meaning of training and need of training
    1. Meaning of training and need of training
  3. Training needs assessment
    1. Training needs assessment
  4. Types of HR training
    1. Types of HR training: soft skills training, professional and legal training, team training, safety training, technology training, quality training
  5. Methods of training
    1. Methods of training: on-the-job and off-the-job
  6. Evaluation of training effectiveness
    1. Evaluation of training effectiveness
  7. Management development
    1. Management development: concept, objectives, and methods
  8. Career planning and development
    1. Career planning and development
  9. Mentoring and counseling
    1. Mentoring and counseling
  10. Application of technology in human resource development
    1. Application of technology in human resource development.

6. Performance Appraisal and Rewards Management (8 LHs)

  1. Concept and purpose of performance management
    1. Concept and purpose of performance management
  2. Meaning and purpose of performance appraisal
    1. Meaning and purpose of performance appraisal
  3. Common methods of performance appraisal
    1. Common methods of performance appraisal: simple ranking, alternative ranking, paired comparison, forced distribution, critical incident, behaviorally anchored rating scale
  4. 360-degree performance appraisal
    1. 360-degree performance appraisal
  5. Technology and employee performance appraisal
    1. Technology and employee performance appraisal
  6. Concept and types of rewards
    1. Concept and types of rewards
  7. Individual employee incentives and recognition programs
    1. Individual employee incentives and recognition programs: merit pay, diversity count, inceptives for professional employees, non- financial and recognition-based awards
  8. Role of technology on modern payroll management
    1. Role of technology on modern payroll management.

7. Managing Employee Retention and Engagement (4 LHs)

  1. Concept and causes of employee turnover
    1. Concept and causes of employee turnover
  2. Voluntary turnover and retention strategies for reducing voluntary turnover
    1. Voluntary turnover and retention strategies for reducing voluntary turnover
  3. Meaning and purposes of employee engagement
    1. Meaning and purposes of employee engagement
  4. Employee engagement and performance
    1. Employee engagement and performance

8. Ethics, Fair Treatment at Work and Employee Relations (8 LHs)

  1. Meaning of ethics and fair treatment at work
    1. Meaning of ethics and fair treatment at work
    2. Ethics versus law
  2. Ethics, public policy and employee rights
    1. Ethics, public policy and employee rights
  3. Workplace unfairness
    1. Workplace unfairness
  4. Bullying and victimization
    1. Bullying and victimization
  5. Guidelines to manage ethical behavior at work
    1. Guidelines to manage ethical behavior at work
  6. Employee relations
    1. Employee relations: concept, objectives, and actors of employee relations
  7. Trade unionism
    1. Trade unionism: concept, functions and types
  8. Labor disputes
    1. Labor disputes: causes and settlement provisions
  9. Collective bargaining
    1. Collective bargaining: concept and process
  10. Provisions of Labour Act
    1. Provisions of Labour Act