Human Resources Management
Labor Economics and Industrial Relations
Faculty of Political Sciences
First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Resources Management | CEK352 | Compulsory | Bachelor's degree | 3 | Spring | 4 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Ahmet SELAMOĞLU
Associate Prof. Dr. Bora YENİHAN
Assistant Prof. Dr. Arzu ÖZSOY ÖZMEN
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Explain the importance and difference of labour among all production factors, evaluate in terms of labour relations and human resources management.
2) Explain conceptual relationship and difference between personnel management and human resources management, evaluate human resources management approach and practices in context of industrial relations.
3) Apply job analyses by planning the process through developing job analysis form and be aware of humanforce planning process and practice tools.
4) Know about labour force finding methods, explain the effectiveness of methods comparatively, form effective message in managing external resources and evaluate the effectiveness of the message in job anouncements.
5) Explain critical phenomenon, interview techniques and methods in installing effective interview process, describe capability concept and evaluate behavioral interview process with positive and negative sides.
6) Describe performance management concept, explain the role and importance of performance appraisal function in terms of human resources management, analyse performance appraisal methods comparatively, install performance appraisal method based on goals and capabilities.
7) Discuss performance management process in terms of job security.
8) Define job appraisal concept, explain the role and importance of job appraisal function in terms of huan resources management, install factor-score method.
9) Define and explain wage management, knows about the reductions issue and calculate them properly.
10) Explain the importance of career planning and development function and know about career management.
11) Explain education planning and management function and install education requirement analyses.
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Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Human resources management functions will be discussed as appropriate to the theoretical knowledge and conceptual frame which is defined in Human Resources Management course. In this context, the differences and the supplementary relations of the two concepts, personnel management & human resources management, will be discussed at first and then personnel planning, job analysis, selection functions are to be taken into consideration as internal & external resource management, and lastly, performance management, job evaluation, wage policy and career management will be discussed.
Weekly Schedule
1) Aim and scope in human resources management, conceptual framework, historical background from personnel management to human resources management, relationship of human resources management and personnel management2) Interaction between human resources internal and external environment factors and basic principles, strategical role of human resources management, its dilemma with industrial relations and a comparison with it.
3) Concepts related with job analyses, job analyses installation with its aims, methods and practice samples.
4) Human force plannaing as internal resource method, definition and aims, process, internal and external factors affecting planning, practices towards balancing labour force supply and demand
5) Labour force finding process as the external resource management, installation of selection and settlement process, interview techniques and methods, errors stemming from selection process, selection process based on capabilities, installation of behavioral interview process, reference evaluation, occupational inventory test sample practice
6) Performance appraisal process, expectations, concept of performance appraisal, appraisal errors, capability and performance appraisal based on aims, performance management-job security relationship.
7) In-class discussion and experience transfer by a practitioner from the field.
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Definiton and scope of job appraisal, process and methods, practice of factor-score method.
10) Definition, elements and concepts of wage, wage systems, calculating wage reductions.
11) Individual life and career phases, career development system, problems regarding career and new approaches.
12) In-class discussion and experience transfer by a practitioner from the field.
13) In-class discussion and experience transfer by a practitioner from the field.
14) Role, significance and aims of education and development in human resources, practice of education requirement analyses and education methods
15) Impact area of human resources management in managing labour relations in the context of collective rights and organization.
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Group Study
5) Self Study
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
30% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
70% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required