Mid-term Exam Briefing

Examination: Mid-term Exam 1;

Date: 29 June; Friday;
Time: 9:00am-10:00am;
Venue: NAC 603;
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The examination is worth 15% of total

marks and you will have one hour for the
paper.
BUS 601: Human Resource Management
is a closed book examination.
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This examination consists of two sections:
Section A
Section B

You are required to answer 2 (two) questions in total

You answer 1 (one) question from Section A (9 marks)

You answer 1 (one) question from Section B (6 Marks)
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Marks allocated to the questions have been
indicated on the right side.
You do not need to provide references for
your answers to exam questions.
 Please do not try to memorise answers.
I would like to see the degree of your
understanding of Human Resource
Management issues not your capacity to
memorise them.
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Read your questions very carefully and provide answers
that are relevant and as far as possible provide
examples to demonstrate that you understand the
concepts.
The best source of examples is your prescribed textbook
and the cases you have presented/discussed in lectures.
Use examples from cases as much as you can.
You can also illustrate your answers with cases found in
other textbooks or from your own practical experience.
Make sure that your case references are contextually
relevant.
 Human Resources Management
Topics covered
Lecture 1 & 2
Define & discuss
Human resource management
Why study HRM
HRM: A Historical perspective
Responsibilities of HR departments
The trends shaping HRM
Competitive challenges & HRM
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Topics covered
Lecture 3
o Modes of theorizing HRM
o Theoretical framework in HRM
o Models of HRM
o HR policy
o HR planning its characteristic features
o HR planning …limitations & problems
o HR planning : influencing factors
o Internal & external