BA 240 Human Resource Management

Course title: BA240 Human Resource Management

Campus: National

Initiator: Marlene Mangonon and Edper Castro

Date: June 1, 2021

Course description

Understanding the fundamentals of human resource management in an organization will be covered. The course focuses on the employment process, compensation and benefits, employee management, training and development, and employee relations. It provides the student with the opportunity to apply concepts, theories, and best practices to challenges faced in real business situations. The student will write and present a staffing plan as a final project.

Hours per Week

No. of Weeks

Total Hours

Semester Credits

Lecture

3

x

16

x

48

=

3

Laboratory

x

x

=

Lecture/Lab

x

x

=

Workshop

x

x

=

Total Semester

Credits

=

3

PSLO#

Program

N/A

[X]

1. Effective oral communication: capacity to deliver prepared, purposeful presentations designed to increase knowledge, to foster understanding, or to promote change in the listeners’ attitudes, values, beliefs, or behaviors.

[X]

2. Effective written communication: development and expression of ideas in writing through work in many genres and styles, utilizing different writing technologies, and mixing texts, data, and images through iterative experiences across the curriculum.

[ ]

3. Critical thinking: a habit of mind characterized by the comprehensive exploration of issues, ideas, artifacts, and events before accepting or formulating an opinion or conclusion.

[X]

4. Problem solving: capacity to design, evaluate, and implement a strategy to answer an open-ended question or achieve a desired goal.

[ ]

5. Intercultural knowledge and competence: a set of cognitive, affective, and behavioral skills and characteristics that support effective and appropriate interaction in a variety of cultural contexts.

[X]

6. Information literacy: the ability to know when there is a need for information, to be able to identify, locate, evaluate, and effectively and responsibly use and share that information for the problem at hand.

[X]

7. Foundations and skills for life-long learning: purposeful learning activity, undertaken on an ongoing basis with the aim of improving knowledge, skills, and competence.

[ ]

8. Quantitative Reasoning: ability to reason and solve quantitative problems from a wide array of authentic contexts and everyday life situations; comprehends and can create sophisticated arguments supported by quantitative evidence and can clearly communicate those arguments in a variety of formats.

CSLO (General) 1: Describe the nature of accounting, basic accounting concepts and principles.

Student Learning Outcome (specific)

ISLO

PSLO

Assessment Strategies

1.1 Discuss the concepts, theories, principles, and elements of the Human Resources Management (HRM) in relation to contemporary practices locally and internationally.

4, 6, 7

1

The student will complete an exam rated with a rubric that will focus on discussing the concepts, theories, principles, and elements of the HRM in relation to contemporary practices locally and internationally.

1.2 Discuss roles and responsibilities for Human Resources (HR) departments.

4, 6, 7

1

The student will complete an exam rated with a rubric that will focus on discussing roles and responsibilities for HR departments.

1.3 Discuss HR strategies and planning.

4, 6, 7

1

The student will complete an exam rated with a rubric that will focus on discussing HR strategies and planning.

1.4 Discuss HR challenges.

4, 6, 7

1

The student will complete an exam rated with a rubric that will focus on discussing HR challenges.

CSLO (General) 2: Describe tools and techniques managers use to determine the Human Resources’ needs, to develop an effective workforce, and to maintain employees;

Student Learning Outcomes (specific)

ISLO

PSLO

Assessment Strategies

2.1 Explain job design and analysis.

4, 6, 7

1

The students will complete a group assignment rated with a rubric that will focus on explaining job design and analysis.

2.2 Describe recruitment, selection, and orientation.

4, 6, 7

1

The students will complete a group assignment rated with a rubric that will focus on describing recruitment, selection, and orientation.

2.3 Explain training, and development.

4, 6, 7

1

The students will complete a group assignment rated with a rubric that will focus on explaining training, and development.

2.4 Explain performance management and appraisal.

4, 6, 7

1

The students will complete a group assignment rated with a rubric that will focus on explaining performance management and appraisal.

2.5 Explain employee compensation, rewards, and benefits.

4, 6, 7

1

The students will complete a group assignment rated with a rubric that will focus on explaining employee compensation, rewards, and benefits.

CSLO (General) 3: Explain how to develop a healthy work environment and effective employee relations.

Student Learning Outcomes (specific)

ISLO

PSLO

Assessment Strategies

3.1 Discuss employee protection.

4, 6, 7

1

The students will complete a group assignment rated with a rubric that will focus on discussing employee protection.

3.2 Discuss employee rights and responsibilities.

4, 6, 7

1

The students will complete a group assignment rated with a rubric that will focus on discussing employee rights and responsibilities.

3.3 Discuss employee grievance and the stages in a dispute resolution procedure.

4, 6, 7

1

The students will complete a group assignment rated with a rubric that will focus on discussing employee grievance and the stages in a dispute resolution procedure.

3.4 Discuss employee labor unions.

4, 6*, 7

1

The students will complete a group assignment rated with a rubric that will focus on discussing employee labor unions.

3.5 Discuss employee termination.

4, 6, 7

1

The students will complete a group assignment rated with a rubric that will focus on discussing employee termination.

CSLO (General) 4: Prepare a simple staffing plan for a small business within a local business setting.

Student Learning Outcomes (specific)

ISLO

PSLO

Assessment Strategies

4.1 Write basic components of a staffing plan.

2, 4, 6, 7

1

The student will complete a project rated with a rubric that will focus on writing basic components of a staffing plan.

4.2 Present a staffing plan.

1, 4, 6, 7*

1

The student will complete a project rated with a rubric that will focus on presenting a staffing plan.

 BA240 Human Resource Management