Institute Of Management Sciences

Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan

(City Campus)
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Course Plan

Course: Human Resource Management Class:MBA 2nd Semester

Course objectives:

Organizations succeed through the efficient and effective use of resources and the central to the
resources is human resource. It is therefore imperative to know how organizations maintain and
retain its human resource. The course is designed to give students an insight of the theoretical &
practical perspective, concepts, issues and practices in HRM.

Session Topics to be covered Recommended Reading

(1-3) An Introduction to HR The strategic role of HRM Ch. # 1 Gary Dessler

The manager’s HRM jobs, Strategic planning Ch. # 1 Modndy & Noe

and trends and HR strategic role.

(4) Articles
(5-6) Job Analysis
Job analysis and its nature, methods of collecting Ch. # 3 Gary Dessler
job analysis information, writing job descriptions Ch. # 5 Dale S. Beach
and job analysis in a jobless world. Ch. # 4 Mondy & Noe
(7) Articles
(8-10) HR Planning and Recruitment Ch. # 4 Gary Dessler
Employment planning, planning process. HR forecasting, effective Ch. # 6 Dale S. Beach
recruiting, external and internal sources of Ch. # 5 Mondy & Noe
recruitment and recruiting a diverse work force.
(11) Articles
(12-15) Employee testing and selection Ch. # 5 Gary Dessler
Why careful selection is important? Basic testing Ch. # 7 & 8 Dale S. Beach
concepts, types of tests, work samples and
simulations, other selection techniques and
pre-employment information service.
(16) Articles
(17-18) Interviewing Candidates Ch. # 6 Gary Dessler
Basic features of an interview, what can undermine Ch. # 8 Dale S. Beach
an interview’s usefulness? Designing and conducting an
interview.

(19-20) Training and Development Ch. # 7 Gary Dessler

Orienting employees, training process, traditional training Ch. # 12 Dale S. Beach
methods, electronic training for special purposes and Ch # 7 Mondy & Noe
evaluating training efforts.
(21) Articles
(22) Equal opportunity and Law Ch. # 2 Gary Dessler

Ch. # 9 Dale S. Beach

(23-25) Appraising and managing performance Ch. # 9 Gary Dessler
Appraisal process, appraisal methods, appraisal interview, Ch. # 10 Dale S.Beach

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 role of appraisal in management performance and MBO. Ch. # 8 Mondy & Noe
(26-27) Articles

(28-30) Managing careers and fair treatment Ch. # 10 Gary Dessler

Basics of career management, managing promotions and Ch. # 11 Dale S.Beach

transfers, career management and commitment, managing
fair treatment and dismissals.

(31-33) Compensation Ch. # 11 Gary Dessler

Determining and establishing pay rates, pricing managerial Ch. # 22 Dale S.Beach
and professionals’ jobs, and compensation trends. Ch. # 10 Bernadin

(34-35) Articles

(36-37) Pay for performance and financial incentives Ch. # 12 Gary Dessler
Incentives for executives, managers and non-managers, Ch. # 11 Bernadin
organization wide variable pay plans, and developing more
effective incentive plans.

(38-39) Benefits and Services Ch. # 13 Gary Dessler

Insurance benefits, retirement benefits, employee services Ch. # 25 Dale S. Beach
and flexible programs.

(40-41) Labor relations and collective bargaining Ch. # 14 Gary Dessler

Ch. # 19 Dale S. Beach
Ch. # 12 Mondy & Noe

(42-43) Employee safety and health Ch. # 15 Gary Dessler

Why the safety of an employee is important? Management Ch. # 24 Dale S. Beach
commitment to safety, How to prevent accidents? Health Ch. 11 Mondy & Noe
issues faced by employees

(44-45) Managing global Human Resource Ch. # 16 Gary Dessler

Human resource and internationalization of business, Ch. # 15 Mondy & Noe

Training and maintaining international employees and

improving international assignments through selection.

Grading Plan

Assignments, Class participation, Quizzes 20%

Mid term exam 30%
Final term exam 50%
Total 100%

Recommended Books

Human Resource Management 10th Edition by Gary Dessler

Personnel Management 5th Edition by Dale S. Beach
Human Resource Management 9th Edition by Moddy & Noe
Human Resource Management 3rd Edition by Bernardin

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 To Whom It May Concern.

It is to certify that I know Miss Nazish Iftikhar D/O Iftikhar Ali Khan for the last seven
years, since she got admission in this institute for her MBA.

She has been very hardworking students and got good grades in her academics. She was
very much active in extra curricular activities as well. She was Vice President of
executive club of this institute in her tenure and has been managing many functions
(academic/non-academic) of the Institute being on this capacity.

She belongs to a pious family of Multan who is well known for their social work.

She bears a good moral charter.

We wish her success and best of luck for her future endeavor.

Muhammad Shaukat Malik Dated 29.11.2007

(Chairman)-City Campus.