Human Resources Management

Content

Objective

The relationship of human with the business process is as old as humanity. However, in modern sense, the process began at the 18th century and augmented the efficiency of labor remarkably. The foundation blocks of today’s human resources management are placed from those years according to the industrial revolution. In the 19th century, then, by the fast growth of the world economy and changing business doing style bring about the birth of personnel management. In the personnel management topic terms of references are predicated, the outline is bordered by labor law and employee affairs. At the beginning of 20th century, the efficiency of employee and the working conditions were associated, thus the change in the human resource management has began. In parallel with the velocity of change in the world, the value given and investment to human increased corporate life, thus in accordance with enterprise and business strategies the requirements of qualifications are identified. And by the definition of managing long-term learning actively strategic human resources management came on the scene.
The goals of the course to provide participants with a foundation to:
• Definition and scope of human resources management, and historical development,
• Process of recruitment and selection,
• Process of learning and development,
• Process of performance and career management,
• Remuneration, reward and approval policies,
• Human resources management concept for changing labor force profile.

Course Content

The aim, strategies, and processes of human resources
Human resource planning and organizational management
Recruitment and selection
Learning and development
Performance management
Career planning
Remuneration
Job evaluation techniques
Reward, employee engagement and motivation
Supply, service, and administrative affairs functions
New horizons in human resources management

Course Learning Outcomes

ÖÇ 1: Keeps extensive abreast of human resources management functions;
ÖÇ 2: Masters the subject of new employee recruitment and placement and knows about the types of interview techniques;
ÖÇ 3: Polishes up developing and directing her/his own career;
ÖÇ 4: Comes of level of making the definition of job description and concept and evaluating the jobs;
ÖÇ 5: Knows methods about employee motivation and engagement and applies them;
ÖÇ 6: Has knowledge about the development of human resources management according to continuously renewed labor force.

Teaching and Learning Methods

Explanation
Case Studies

References

Armstrong, Michael, A handbook of Human Resource Management Practice, 10th ed., Kogan Page Limited, 2006.
Fındıkçı, İlhami, İnsan Kaynakları Yönetimi, Alfa Yayınları, 2009.

Weekly Contents

Assessment System

Relation of Proficiency

ECTS