School/Faculty/Institute Graduate School of Social Sciences
Course Code MGMT 538
Course Title in English Human Resources Management
Course Title in Turkish İnsan Kaynakları Yönetimi
Language of Instruction EN
Type of Course Flipped Classroom
Level of Course Seçiniz
Semester Fall
Contact Hours per Week
Lecture: 3 Recitation: Lab: Other:
Estimated Student Workload 126 hours per semester
Number of Credits 5 ECTS
Grading Mode Standard Letter Grade
Pre-requisites None
Expected Prior Knowledge None
Co-requisites None
Registration Restrictions None
Overall Educational Objective To gain knowledge of human resource management from a company’s all stakeholders’ perspective, to make sense of real business world and its human side; and to convert this understanding into better organizational effectiveness and health.
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
Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes 1 2 3 4 5
1) Ability to analyse a various range of organizational information, including accounting and finance, operations management, marketing and technology
2) Integration of the organizational functional knowledge in the process of formulation and implementation of long-term strategic goals and objectives
3) Competence in leadership and team membership skills for managing innovation as well as routine processes and activities in organizations
4) Self-exploration through the development and implementation of real business opportunities
5) Awareness of the uncertainty and complexity of global business environments and changing business practices and trends
6) Ability to find ethical, creative, comprehensive solutions to complex organizational problems
7) Integration of management techniques, new business models and analytical tools to decision-making processes
8) Competence in vital managerial and leadership skills, such as critical thinking, business communication, decision making and conflict resolution
9) Ability to communicate in English both verbally and in writing at European Language Portfolio General Level B2.

Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None S Supportive H Highly Related
     
Program Outcomes and Competences Level Assessed by
1) Ability to analyse a various range of organizational information, including accounting and finance, operations management, marketing and technology S Participation
2) Integration of the organizational functional knowledge in the process of formulation and implementation of long-term strategic goals and objectives H Project
3) Competence in leadership and team membership skills for managing innovation as well as routine processes and activities in organizations S Project
4) Self-exploration through the development and implementation of real business opportunities S Participation
5) Awareness of the uncertainty and complexity of global business environments and changing business practices and trends N
6) Ability to find ethical, creative, comprehensive solutions to complex organizational problems S Participation
7) Integration of management techniques, new business models and analytical tools to decision-making processes H Project
8) Competence in vital managerial and leadership skills, such as critical thinking, business communication, decision making and conflict resolution N
9) Ability to communicate in English both verbally and in writing at European Language Portfolio General Level B2. N
Prepared by and Date ,
Course Coordinator CEYHAN MUTLU
Semester Fall
Name of Instructor Öğr. Gör. MİNE ALPTEKİN

Course Contents

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 Examination Period
16) Final Examination Period
Required/Recommended ReadingsHuman Resource Management Textbook, Noe, R.A. et al, (2018).. (Ed. 11.) McGraw Hill Education, (Digital Version)
Teaching MethodsVideos, readings, presentations, simulations, lectures, problem-solving activities, interactions with real life businesses, research, case studies, discussions, quizzes, personal self-assessments, individual and team work activities
Homework and Projects
Laboratory Work
Computer Use
Other Activities
Assessment Methods
Assessment Tools Count Weight
Attendance 1 % 20
Midterm(s) 1 % 35
Final Examination 1 % 45
TOTAL % 100
Course Administration

ECTS Student Workload Estimation

Activity No/Weeks Hours Calculation
No/Weeks per Semester Preparing for the Activity Spent in the Activity Itself Completing the Activity Requirements
Course Hours 14 2 3 1 84
Midterm(s) 2 8 2 20
Final Examination 1 20 2 22
Total Workload 126
Total Workload/25 5.0
ECTS 5