Business Administration
Bachelor	Length of the Programme: 4	Number of Credits: 240	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF: Level 6

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

School/Faculty/Institute

Faculty of Econ., Admin. and Social Sciences

Course Code

MGMT 334

Course Title in English

Human Resources Management

Course Title in Turkish

İnsan Kaynakları Yönetimi

Language of Instruction

Type of Course

Flipped Classroom

Level of Course

Intermediate

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

Only Undergraduate Students

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) Has a broad foundation and intellectual awareness with exposure to mathematics, history, economics, and social sciences
2) Demonstrates knowledge and skills in different functional areas of business (accounting, finance, operations, marketing, strategy, and organization) and an understanding of their interactions within various industry sectors
3) Applies theoretical knowledge as well as creative, analytical, and critical thinking to manage complex technical or professional activities or projects
4) Exhibits an understanding of global, environmental, economic, legal, and regulatory contexts for business sustainability
5) Demonstrates individual and professional ethical behavior and social responsibility
6) Demonstrates responsiveness to ethnic, cultural, and gender diversity values and issues
7) Uses written and spoken English effectively (at least CEFR B2 level) to communicate information, ideas, problems, and solutions
8) Demonstrates skills in data and information acquisition, analysis, interpretation, and reporting
9) Displays computer proficiency to support problem solving and decision-making
10) Demonstrates teamwork, leadership, and entrepreneurial skills
11) Displays learning skills necessary for further study with a high degree of autonomy

Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None	S Supportive	H Highly Related

	Program Outcomes and Competences	Level	Assessed by
1)	Has a broad foundation and intellectual awareness with exposure to mathematics, history, economics, and social sciences	S	Participation
2)	Demonstrates knowledge and skills in different functional areas of business (accounting, finance, operations, marketing, strategy, and organization) and an understanding of their interactions within various industry sectors	S	Project
3)	Applies theoretical knowledge as well as creative, analytical, and critical thinking to manage complex technical or professional activities or projects	H	Project
4)	Exhibits an understanding of global, environmental, economic, legal, and regulatory contexts for business sustainability	N	HW
5)	Demonstrates individual and professional ethical behavior and social responsibility	S	HW
6)	Demonstrates responsiveness to ethnic, cultural, and gender diversity values and issues	S	HW
7)	Uses written and spoken English effectively (at least CEFR B2 level) to communicate information, ideas, problems, and solutions	S	Project
8)	Demonstrates skills in data and information acquisition, analysis, interpretation, and reporting	H	Project
9)	Displays computer proficiency to support problem solving and decision-making	H	Project
10)	Demonstrates teamwork, leadership, and entrepreneurial skills	N	Project
11)	Displays learning skills necessary for further study with a high degree of autonomy	S	Project

Prepared by and Date	DERYA CIHAN OKSUZOGLU , September 2018
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 Readings

Required: Human Resource Management Textbook, Noe, R.A. et al, (2018).. (Ed. 11.) McGraw Hill Education, (Digital Version) Recommended: HBR’s 10 Must Reads, “On Managing People”, Harvard Business Review, 2017

Teaching Methods

Videos, 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

Pre&post class work on digital platform, individual & team work, final exam

Laboratory Work

None

Computer Use

Personal computer use

Other Activities

None

Assessment Methods

Assessment Tools	Count	Weight
Homework Assignments	1	% 10
Midterm(s)	2	% 50
Final Examination	1	% 40
TOTAL		% 100

Course Administration

oksuzoglud@mef.edu.tr

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