LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY

INSTRUCTION PLAN (for Lectures)

Term: 2nd
Course No: - MGT207 Course Title: Human Resource Management L: 4 T: 1 P: 0

Textbook: 1. Ivancevich, John M, Human Resource Management, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 2008
References: 2. Ashwathappa, K, Human Resource and Personnel Management, Tata McGraw Hill,
New Delhi, 2008, Ashwathappa, K, Human Resource Management, Text & Cases, 2008
3. Dessler, Gary, Human Resource Management, Pearson Education, New Delhi
Other readings:
S. No Journal articles as compulsory reading
4. Advances in Developing HR
1. Creating Greater success in Succession Planning, Oct 2008, Page 721
5. Indian Management
1. Retrenching without tears, December 2008, Vol.47, Page 12
2. Beyond the numbers, December 2008, Vol.47, Page 29
3. Passing Judgment – Why we still can’t get performance appraisal right?, December
2008,Vol.47, Page 34
6. HRM review
1.HRM in Education sector, December 2008, Vol.8, Issue12, Page 11
2. Staffing for Better Results, December 2008, Vol.8, Issue12 Page 20
3. Diversity Management in Europe, December 2008, Vol.8, Issue12, Page 55
4. Knowledge Management: A tool for organizational effectiveness, Jan 2008, Vol.8,
Issue 1, Page 56
7. Indian Journal of Training & Development
1. HR Outsourcing – Trends, Issues & Strategies, Vol. 38, April-June 2008, Page 1
2. The 7Ps of employee retention, Nov.2008, Vol.8, Issue 11, Page 34(HRM Review)
3 Training Evaluation, April-June 2008, Vol. 38, Page 47
4. Revisiting empowerment as a retention strategy, March 2008, Page 53
5. HRD climate in Indian organizations, Nov.2008, Vol.8, Issue11, Page 65
8. Indian Journal of Industrial Relations
1. Indian Retail Sector- HR challenges & Measures for improvement, July 2008,
Vol.44, Page 99
9. Human Resource Management
1. Case Studies(30,49)
10. Human Capital
1. That friendly touch, July 2008, Vol.12, No.2, Page 12
2. A new legacy, July 2008, Vol.12, No.2, Page 40
3. Transforming compensation management with technology, October 2008,
Vol.12, No.5, Page 26
4. Blogs, Networks & more.., May 2008, Vol.11, No.12, Page32
5. Scope for improvement, November 2008, Vol.12, No.6, Page 28
6. Who’s to be blamed?, March 2008, Vol.11. No.10, Page 38
7. Penny lost or gained, June2008, Vol.12, No.1, Page 38
11. HRD Newsletter
1. Challenges of HRM, March 2008, Vol.23, Issue12, Page22
 Relevant websites:
S. No Web address Salient Features
9. www.citehr.com Resource Information about various topics
useful for assignments, term papers
10. www.emeraldinsight.com Additional reading material about
recent issues
11. www.ocw.mit.edu Open courseware useful for
assignments
12. www.hrmguide.com Contemporary issues in HRM useful for
assignments
13. www.icmrindia.org/casestudies/icmr_case_studies.htm Case studies useful for the assignments
14. www.youtube.com Videos related to HR
15. www.thehindu.com News related to HR & IR

Detailed Plan for Lectures

Plan for 12 x L Lectures: 6 x L for before the MTE, 6 x L for after the MTE.
Lecture Topic Chapters / Assignment / Task to Pedagogical Date
No. Sections be assigned to aid Delive
of students Demonstratio red2
Textbook 3 DoS4 n/ case study /
/ Other images/
reference1 animations
etc5.
1,2,3  Concepts and Perspectives 1/Ch.1 Article
on Human Resource 2/Ch1 Case Study:
Management: 6.1 Zentech Ltd
 Evolution of HRM, 9.1
 HRM Policies &
Principles, Systems
 Approach to Human
Resource Management;
 Relationship of HR
department with other
departments.
4  Environment of HRM – 2/Ch.2
Internal & External forces
affecting the HR Function
5,6,7  Human Resource Planning 1/Ch.1 Assignme Case Study:
– The process, Its link with 2/Ch.3 nt 1 Reliance
Strategic Planning and 9.1 Energy Ltd.
Strategic human resource
management (SHRM),
 Rightsizing the enterprise:
Practical illustrations from
Public & private sector.
8  Change in traditional HR 1/Ch.5 Case Study: A
processes through e-HRM 2/Ch.29 new legacy
 Human Resource 10.2 Case Study:
13 Xerox
 Information System PeopleNet -
(HRIS) Creating
IT/HR
Synergies(13)
9  Job analysis : Methods , 1/Ch.6 Case Study:
use, limitations of job 2/Ch.5 Employee
descriptions, dejobbing 13
 Job redesign, an overview Downsizing
of Job Carving.
10,11  Recruitment: The sources, 1/Ch.7 Google
e-Recruitment, developing 2/Ch.6 recruitment
an application blank, 7.1 video
screening the application 10.4 Article
blank, pros & cons of
outsourcing this function.
12,13,14  Selection : The process, the 1/Ch8 Article
testing instruments, 2/Ch.7
innovations in employee 6.2
selection
15  Induction & Placement 2/Ch.8 Article
10.1 Student
Presentation
16,  Training and 1/Ch.13 Assignme Article(7.3)
17,18 Development : The 2/Ch.9 nt Article(4.1)
process, Training Need 7.3 2 A video on
Identification methods, 4.1 training
 Methods of training &
development and their
critical appraisal,
Evaluating training
effectiveness, New
approaches to employee
19 training
 Outsourcing training: the
pros & cons, Overview of
Succession Planning.
20,21,22  Performance Appraisal : 1/Ch.9 Article
, The Process, The methods , 2/Ch.10 A video on
Performance Management 5.3 360 degree
vs. appraisal performance
 Potential Appraisal , appraisal
23 current trends in A video on
performance appraisal effective
performance
appraisal
After MTE
24,25,26  Compensation 1/Ch.10, Term Article
Management: Job 11,12 Paper
Evaluation, Wage & Salary 2/Ch.11,
 Determination; Salary 12,13
Structure (focus on 10.3
27,28,29 contemporary methods)
 Incentive Schemes,
Employee Benefit Schemes
& Assistance Programmes,
Flexi-time, organizational
reward system, an
overview of Cafeteria Pay
Package.
30,31  Change management 1/Ch.14 A video on
14 career
32,33,34  Knowledge Management, 13 planning
 Career Planning, 6.4 Case Study:
Mentoring, Quality of Change
Work Life. Management
@ ICICI
Article(6.4)
35,36,37  Industrial Relations: 2/Ch.22, Assignme Article
38 Introduction to IR ; 23,24 nt 3 Case Study:
Industrial disputes : the 8.1 Philips India -
causes & machinery for 13 Labor
dispute resolution Problems at
(Industrial Disputes Act Salt Lake
1947) , Grievance
Redressal Mechanism
39,40,41  Collective Bargaining,
Worker’s Participation in
Management
 Discipline & Disciplinary Student
Action Presentation
42  Employee Health and 1/Ch. 17 Video on
Safety Management – 2/Ch.20 worker safety
Introduction to the 10.6 Case Study:
statutory & voluntary Who’s to be
measures. blamed?
43  An overview of social 2/Ch.19 Assignme Article
security measures in India 10.5 nt 4
44  The key challenges for 1/Ch.4 Articles
HRM: 2/Ch.27
 Employee retention 6.3
45  Performance management 7.2, 7.4
 Managing a diverse 5.2
46 workforce 11.1
 The role of HRM in Internet
47 Mergers & Acquisitions sites
 Employee empowerment 9,10,11,12
 HRM in Global
48
organizations
 Managing expatriates and
repatriates
Additional material for spill over (for at least 2XL lectures)
49 Concept of HRD, Other 7.5 Article
contemporary issues of HRM Internet
sites
9,10,11,12

50 News Presentation Related to Internet site

HRM or IR. 15
Notes: 1. Use S. No of the reading above
2. To be filled in on the date of delivery of lecture by the instructor
3. Put assignment number from Assignment Table (below) against the lecture in which
planned to be assigned (by co-ordinator).
4. To be filled in on the date of assignment (by the instructor)

Detailed Assignment Plan:

Assignment Details Nature of Expected
No. Assignment outcome
1. Two students will be assigned a topic & an A detailed report Practical
organization. They shall visit that company to be submitted. experience to
and will prepare a report on the following understand actual
aspects: functioning of HR
 A brief Literature review departments.
 Company profile
 Organization Structure
 Subdivisions of HR department
 Functions of HR department
 A detailed study of the assigned
function
2. Media Watch on one topic related to HRM Analyticaland Updating the
will be assigned to each student. The resource knowledge of
students shall prepare a scrap book in which utilization students by
they will paste the news cuttings related to exposure of
the topics assigned from the past two year’s different media
newspapers. types in HRM
3. Each group of 10 students will be assigned Evaluation based Concept
four situations or short caselets each. The on test. clarification
students would be required to apply the through proper
HRM concepts on the problems assigned. application of HR
concepts.
4. Each student will be assigned a different Exposure to real
topic on which the students shall find out Analytical life industrial
one real life case supported by videos and problems
analysis, come out with the solution of the
problem discussed in the case, solve the
questions given at the end of the case.
5. Term paper: Each student shall be assigned Research based Research aptitude
a unique topic ‘A Contemporary Issue or will be developed
 key challenges in Human Resource and knowledge of
Management. research reports
The student shall do a detailed literature preparation.
survey and analyze the secondary sources
like journals on the given topic, in one’s
own words.
6. Case I: Individual as well as group Write-up Analytical Problem solving
followed by Group- Presentations or Group aptitude
discussions. development
Case II: Write-up.
7. Both quizzes shall have analytical questions Test Test of retention
(MCQs, Blanks, True / False, Match the of concepts and
following etc) improvement.

Term paper to be allotted by lecture no.15 Due date of term paper:2 wks before
the close of term

Details of Assignments Planned:

Scheme of CA: (out of 100)

Component Frequency Marks out of 100

Attendance 10
Home work based tests / quizzes 2 20
Assignments 4 40
Term paper 1 10
Case Based Presentation 2 20
Total 100

List of suggested topics for term paper (Student to spend about 15 hrs on any one specified
assignment)
S. No Topic
1. A study on Ergonomics- A tool for safety, health and productivity- HR perspective
2. HRM in small and medium sized enterprises
3. Background screening – the need of hour in IT sector
4. A study of Strategic HRM – managing employees in knowledge intensive firms
5. A study on Total Quality oriented HRM
6. Performance management system in Indian Organizations
7. Recent Mergers and Acquisitions and its HR dimensions
8. A study on outsourcing of HR function – the benefits and the risks
9. Innovations in job analysis: Development and application of metrics to analyze job data
10. A study and review of innovative HRM practices used by Indian firms to tackle
competition with MNCs
11. HR and six sigma practices
12. Ethical dilemmas in human resource management
13. A study on career management in jobless economy
14. Innovative HRM and corporate performance in the context of economic liberalization in
India
15. Executive development program in HRM

Salient Pedagogical Strategies

Case based teaching

Concept supported by latest published data
Discussion about contemporary industry policies and practices

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Comments of HOFD (Chief Academic Officer)

Signature & Date

Comments of Dean of Faculty

Report

Lectures: - (to be filled by the instructor and submitted at the end of term of HOS through HOD)
S. No Innovation introduced [ New pedagogy, new Topic and lecture number where
demonstration, case study, teaching aid, etc. introduced
NOT part of the instructional Plan

General Comments of the Instructor about the suitability of IP

Conduct of Tutorials

Tutorial Date Topics covered in the Activities (like quiz, case study, doubt
No. Tutorial clearing, any other)

Syllabus coverage report

Syllabus coverage by one week before MTE

Satisfactory / Lagging by ___ lectures.
Syllabus coverage by two week before ETE
Satisfactory / Lagging by ___ lectures.

________________________ ____________________
Signature of Instructors & date Signature of HOD & date