Human Resource Management (GT_AGMNE020,GT_AGMLE020)

Course title:

Hungarian:

Emberi erőforrás menedzsment

Code:

GT_AGMNE020

English:

Human Resource Management

Institute:

Faculty of Economics and Business, Institute of Management and Organization Sciences Department of Human Resource Management

Prerequisites:

–

Code:

–

Classes per week

Requirement

Credit

 Language of instruction:

Lecture(s)

Seminar(s)

per week

2

per week

1

Exam

4

English

Responsible instructor

name:

Krisztina DAJNOKI

 post

associate professor

Instructor

name:

András István KUN

 post

associate professor

Course goals:

The course outlines the basic questions and concepts of Human resource management and places emphasis on the functions of it. During the semester students will understand the complexity of HRM and its role in the organization. Through seminar work, students will also be able to gain skills in basic problem solving related to some HRM areas.

Course content , topics:

Theoretical and practical knowledge about the HRM models and the most important HRM functions (strategy, labour force planning, job analysis and planning, recruitment, selection, hiring, reward management, performance management, development, HR policies).

Learning methods:

Lectures are responsible for transferring theoretical knowledge. Seminars are there to interactively discuss these topics as well as to solve problems related to them in teams or individually (case studies, specific methods or techniques etc.).

Assessment

Written examination test: 100%.

Compulsory readings:

Armstrong, M. and Taylor, S. (2020): Armstrong's Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice. 15th ed. Kogan Page, London & Philadelphia.

Recommended readings:

Ehrenberg, Ronald G. – Smith, Robert S. [2014]: Modern Labor Economics: Theory and Public Policy, Global Edition, 12/e. Pearson, London.

Lazear, Edward P. – Gibbs Mike (2015): Personnel Economics in Practice, 3rd Edition. Wiley.& Sons, New York.

Michael Armstrong (2008): Strategic Human Resource Management. 4th edition. Kogan Page, London & Philadelphia.

Phillips, Jean – Gully, Stan (2015): Strategic Staffing. 3rd edition. Prentice Hall, New Jersey.

Week

Topics

Lecture: What human resource management (HRM) is, course overview, HRM functions

Seminar: Labour turnover

LO*: The students will understand the HRM function and its role within organizations.

Lecture: HRM strategies & HR planning

Seminar: Labour turnover

LO. The students will understand the concept of HRM strategies & HR planning, and will also gain insight into problem solving about workforce planning.

Lecture: Analysing jobs, roles, competencies and skills.

Seminar: Workforce planning

LO. Students gain knowledge about the theoretical background and the basic methods of job and role analysis.

Lecture: Motivation at work

Seminar: Workforce planning

LO. Students gain knowledge about the theoretical background and the basic methods of work motivation.

Lecture: Job design

Seminar: Staffing calculations

LO: Students gain knowledge about the theoretical background and the basic methods of designing jobs and roles.

Lecture: Recruitment

Seminar: Staffing calculations

LO: Students gain knowledge about the theoretical background and the basic methods of recruitment.

Lecture: Selection and hiring. Employee selection techniques.

Seminar: Performance management problems

LO: Students gain knowledge about the theoretical background and the basic methods of selection.

Lecture: Performance management

Seminar: Performance management problems

LO: Students gain knowledge about the theoretical background and the basic methods of performance management.

No class: mid-term week

Lecture: Reward Management

Seminar: Rewarding systems and calculations.

LO: Students gain knowledge about the theoretical background and the basic methods of reward management.

Lecture: Human resource development and learning

Seminar: Rewarding systems and calculations.

LO: Students gain knowledge about the theoretical background and the basic methods of HR development.

Lecture: Organizational commintment and culture. Characteristics of people.

Seminar: Diagnosing organizational culture.

LO: Students gain knowledge about the theoretical background and the basic methods of analysing and managing organizational culture.

Lecture: HRM policies

Seminar: Diagnosing organizational culture.

LO: Students gain knowledge about the theoretical background and the basic methods of HCM and human controlling.

Lecture: International HRM

Seminar: practicing for examinations

LO: Students gain knowledge about international HRM.