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This document outlines a course on Human Resource Planning taught at the Institute of Management Studies in Mumbai. The 15-session course is worth 100 marks and is part of the MMS Sem II curriculum for 2014-2015. The course covers topics such as human resource planning, job analysis, recruitment, selection, orientation, employment tests, and interviewing. Students will learn about HR planning procedures through case studies and be evaluated based on assignments, a project, class participation, mid-semester and end-semester exams. Sessions will incorporate lectures, case studies, videos, presentations and discussions.

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Session Plan

This document outlines a course on Human Resource Planning taught at the Institute of Management Studies in Mumbai. The 15-session course is worth 100 marks and is part of the MMS Sem II curriculum for 2014-2015. The course covers topics such as human resource planning, job analysis, recruitment, selection, orientation, employment tests, and interviewing. Students will learn about HR planning procedures through case studies and be evaluated based on assignments, a project, class participation, mid-semester and end-semester exams. Sessions will incorporate lectures, case studies, videos, presentations and discussions.

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Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai

MMS Sem II Human Resources- Course Outline


Course Title
Instructor
University Assessment Type
No. of Sessions
Course details
Marks

Human Resource Planning


Internal
15
MMS Semester II (2014 2015)
100

1. Introduction:
At the heart of any successful activity lies a well-planned human resource department. The fundamental premise of
this subject is that different organizations require different human resources management (HRM) policies and
practices. HRP, thus helps human resources (HR) managers plan and make decisions about the allocation of
resources for the effective management of people in organizations.
2. Objectives:
To help students evolve who will become future human resources managers and decision makers in their
knowledge of human resources planning, job analysis and its application
Encourage students to understand hiring and acquisition of human resources, takebehavioral interviews,
campus placement, orientation, induction, design employment tests, global sourcing interview techniques,
awareness on modern selection techniques, e-recruitment and write job descriptions.
To learn about human resources planning procedures of various organizations and industry through cases.
3. Readings:
Human Resource Planning D.K Bhattacharya
Strategic Human Resources Planning Monica Belcourt & Kenneth McBey
Strategic Human Resource Management Tanuja Agarwala

Human Resource Development UK Haldar


Human Resource Planning M.S Reddy

Human Resource Planning James W Walker


Planning&Managing HR Rothwell, Kazanas

4. Evaluation Scheme:
Components
Assignments
Project
Attendance & Class Participation
Class Test (Mid-Semester)
Written Examination (End-Semester)

Weightage (Marks)
10
15
05
10
60

Submission Date
/
/ 2014
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/ 2014
/
/ 2014
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/ 2014

5. Session Plan:
HRP
Job Analysis
Recruitment of Employees
Selection of Employees
Orientation and Placement of Employees
Employment Tests
Interviewing, Placement and Induction
HR Planning and Selection in the Modern Business Environment
(Attached in detail, as per University)
6. Pedagogy:
The pedagogy will be a mix of lectures, case studies, videos/film, presentation, discussion, class based activities,
psychometric tests, web-based exercises and library readings. Some Compulsory Readings (would be circulated)
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Human Resource Planning 100 marks (15 Sessions of 3 Hours Each)


Sem II Elective
Particulars:
Human Resource Planning:
The planning process. Indicators and trends. Ascertaining demand and supply in human resource.
Causes of demand, forecasting techniques and human resource requirements. Estimation of internal
supply and external supply. Linking human resource planning with strategic human resource
management.
Job Analysis:
Job analysis and design.
Job analysis information and use.
Collection of job analysis information.
Application of job analysis information.
Factors influencing job design methods.
Job analysis techniques.
Assessing job analysis methods.
Recruitment of Employees:
Organizational and external factors affecting recruitment.
Sources of methods of recruitment.
Assessing recruitment methods.
Ethical issues in recruitment, e.g. Unfair discrimination, data protection.
Selection of Employees:
Influences on recruitment and selection.
Selection as a process. Validity and reliability of selection methods.
Ethical issues in the selection process, e.g. Equal opportunity.
Methods for using information in selection decisions.
Orientation and Placement of Employees:
Orientation programmes and orientation follow-up.
Employee placement: promotions, transfers and demotions.
Separations: attrition, layoffs and termination.
Employment Tests:
Concepts of Testing, Types of tests, Executive Talent Search.
Interviewing, Placement and Induction:
Role of Interview, Forms, Steps in Interviewing, Interview Skills, Interview Efficiency, Training
and Development of the Interviewer, Campus Selection Interview. Conference, Interview
Technique used for global sourcing. Placement and Induction.
HR Planning and Selection in the Modern Business Environment:
Changing perspectives in the field of recruitment and selection in the information age: e-recruitment
and selection.

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