| Course Description |
Today, for companies to have sustainable competitive advantage, it is accepted that the most important resource is human resources. To manage human resources effectively, leaders / managers, HR professionals and employees must know how to use human capital effectively in an organization through the management of people-related activities. HR concepts, tools, techniques, models, current issues and key HR functions such as recruitment, training & development, performance management, retention, employee engagement, compensation, and labor relations are the topics of the course. |
| Course Description in Turkish |
Günümüzde şirketlerin sürdürülebilir rekabet avantajı elde etmeleri için en önemli kaynağın insan kaynağı olduğu kabul edilmektedir. İnsan kaynaklarını etkin bir şekilde yönetmek için liderler / yöneticiler, İK profesyonelleri ve çalışanlar, insanlarla ilgili faaliyetlerin yönetimi yoluyla bir organizasyonda insan sermayesinin nasıl etkin bir şekilde kullanılacağını bilmelidir. İK kavramları, araçları, teknikleri, modelleri, güncel konuları ve işe alım, eğitim & gelişim, performans yönetimi, elde tutma, çalışan bağlılığı, ücretlendirme ve iş ilişkileri gibi temel İK fonksiyonları dersin konularıdır. |
Course Learning Outcomes and Competences
Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) follow current research in human resources management, appreciate its importance as a central management function
2) understand how other science fields (economics, psychology, law etc.) and stakeholders (shareholders, managers, employees, customers, government, society etc.) affect HRM practices
3) know the elements of the HR function (recruitment, selection, training and development, etc.) and be familiar with each element’s key concepts, terminology and processes
4) understand how HRM concepts, models, and tools to increase in individual, group, and organizational effectiveness and health;
5) utilize conceptual basis for human resources practices as potential managers, HR professionals, or just employees.
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Program Outcomes and Competences |
Level |
Assessed by |
| 1) |
Thorough knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology. |
N |
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| 2) |
Understanding of and ability to apply essential research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and data interpretation. |
N |
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| 3) |
Competence to use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to solving problems related to behavior and mental processes. |
H |
Exam,HW,Participation
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| 4) |
Understanding and ability to apply psychological principles, skills and values in personal, social, and organizational contexts. |
N |
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| 5) |
Ability to weigh evidence, to tolerate ambiguity, and to reflect other values that underpin psychology as a discipline. |
N |
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| 6) |
Internalization and dissemination of professional ethical standards. |
N |
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| 7) |
Demonstration of competence in information technologies, and the ability to use computer and other technologies for purposes related to the pursuit of knowledge in psychology and the broader social sciences. |
N |
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| 8) |
Skills to communicate the knowledge of psychological science effectively, in a variety of formats, in both Turkish and in English (in English, at least CEFR B2 level). |
N |
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| 9) |
Recognition, understanding, and respect for the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity. |
S |
Participation
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| 10) |
Recognition for the need for, and the skills to pursue, lifelong learning, inquiry, and self-improvement. |
S |
HW,Participation
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| 11) |
Ability to formulate critical hypotheses based on psychological theory and literature, and design studies to test those hypotheses. |
N |
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| 12) |
Ability to acquire knowledge independently, and to plan one’s own learning. |
S |
Exam,HW
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| 13) |
Demonstration of advanced competence in the clarity and composition of written work and presentations. |
H |
Exam,HW
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| Week |
Subject |
| 1) |
Introduction to Human Resource Management |
| 2) |
Strategic HRM, HR Metrics, HR Roles and Competencies |
| 3) |
Organizational Design: Job Analysis, Job Design, Organizational Structure, HR Planning |
| 4) |
Getting the Right People: Recruitment |
| 5) |
Midterm 1 |
| 6) |
Increasing Performance: Training & Development |
| 7) |
Increasing Performance: Performance Appraisal |
| 8) |
Increasing Performance: Motivation & Engagement |
| 9) |
Midterm 2 |
| 10) |
Retention of the Right People: Career Management |
| 11) |
Retention of the Right People: Compensation & Benefits |
| 12) |
Retention of the Right People: Employee Separation |
| 13) |
Retention of the Right People: Building Positive Employee Relations |
| 14) |
International / Global HR and Future issues |
| 15) |
Final Projects Period |
| 16) |
Final Projects Period |