Table of Contents
Human Resource Management
Topics covered in this unit/subject are as follows:
Topic 1: Introduction to human resource management
Topic 2: Human resource policies
Topic 3: Human resource records
Topic 4: Human resource planning
Topic 5: Job analysis
Topic 6: Recruitment
Topic 7: Employee Selection
Topic 8: Placement and induction
Topic 9: Employee performance appraisal
Topic 10: Employee compensation
Topic 11: Staff development
Topic 12: Employee separation
Topic 13: Emerging issues and trends in human resource management
Introduction
This module unit is intended to equip the trainee with the knowledge, skills and attitudes that will enable him/her carry out human resource management activities in an organisation.
General Objectives
At the end of the module unit, the trainee should be able to:
- recognise the role of human resource management in an organisation
- Apply human resource policies in an organisation
- Prepare human resource records in a business t
- Follow the process of procuring employees in an organisation
- Carry out performance management and staff development in an organisation
Topic 1: Introduction to Human Resource Management
- Meaning of Human Resource Management
- Role of Human Resource Management
- Functions of Human Resource Management
- Evolution of Human resource Management
Topic 2: Human Resource Policies
- Meaning of Human Resource policy
- Importance of Human Resource policies
- Types of Human Resource policies
- Emerging issues and trends in Human Resource policies
Topic 3: Human Resource Records
- Meaning of Human Resource records
- Importance of Human Resource records
- Types of Human Resource records
- Use of computerized Human Resource records
- Importance of Human Resource Management Information Systems(HRMIS)
- Emerging issues and trends in human resource records
Topic 4: Human Resource Planning (HRP)
- Meaning of Human Resource Planning
- Importance of Human resource Planning
- Human Resource Planning process
- Techniques of forecasting Human Resource needs
- Emerging issues and trends in Human Resource planning
Topic 5: Job Analysis
- Meaning of job analysis
- Process of job analysis
- Importance of job analysis
- Use of job analysis information
- Techniques of conducting j ob analysis
- Job specification and job description
Topic 6: Recruitment
- Meaning of recruitment
- Sources of candidates in a recruitment exercise
- Emerging issues and trends in employee recruitment
Topic 7: Employee Selection
- Meaning of employee selection
- Employee selection process
- Employee selection methods
- Emerging issues and trends in employee selection
Topic 8: Placement and Induction
- Meaning of placement
- Meaning of induction
- Importance of proper placement
- Importance of employee induction
- Employee induction process
- Methods of employee induction
Topic 9: Employee Performance Appraisal
- Meaning of performance appraisal
- Importance of employee performance appraisal
- Methods of performance appraisal
Topic 10: Employee Compensation
- Meaning of terms
- Factors influencing compensation of employees
- Methods of employee compensation
Topic 11: Staff Development
- Meaning of staff development
- Importance of staff development
- Staff development methods
- Role of Directorate of Industrial Training (DIT) in staff development
- Role of Directorate of Personnel Management (DPM) in staff development
- Emerging issues and trends in staff development
Topic 12: Employee Separation
- Meaning of employee separation
- Methods of employee separation
- Reasons for employee separation
- Procedure to follow in the separation of employees
- Emerging issues and trends in employee separation
Topic 13: Emerging issues and trends in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations
- Emerging issues and trends in Human Resource Management
- Emerging issues and trends in Human Resource Management
- Challenges posed by the emerging issues and trends
- Coping with the emerging issues and trends in Human Resource Management