MBA Online

Faculty of Business and Accountancy University of Malaya

Faculty : Business and Accountancy
Department : Business Policy and Strategy
Programme of Study : Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Accounting
Course Code : CBEB1104
Course Title : Human Resource Management
Credit Hours : 3
Course Prerequisite(s) / None
Minimum Requirement(s) :
Learning Outcomes : At the end of this course, students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate their understanding of the basic human resource
management concepts by defining, describing and applying these
concepts.
2. Explain the principles and techniques of human resource management.
3. Analyse effective ways of dealing with problems in performance
appraisal, discipline, selection, and compensation administration.
4. Illustrate the development of HR systems for real-world situations.
5. Apply the HR laws for workers in Malaysian organisations, including
the Employment Act.
Course Synopsis This course introduces students to the concepts, principles and functions
involved in developing human resource systems. These systems include
staffing, training and development, performance appraisal, compensation
as well as benefits and services.
Assessment : Continuous Assessment: 50%
Final Examination : 50%

Human Resource Management

Human resource management is becoming more essential to a corporation’s competitiveness in the context of globalization of businesses. The primary purpose of this course is to assist students in acquiring knowledge and developing skills necessary to effectively manage human resources in today’s organizations. Students will be introduced to conceptual frameworks and diagnostic tools that can be used to understand and analyze the various inter-related activities and functions that are the foundation of an effective human resource management system. Beyond assigned readings for the course, team-based learning and studies of human resource management practices highlighting situations in which managers are dealing with “real world” problems, including cross cultural frictions in global business fields will be extensively used to achieve these objectives.

Human Resource Management (EKM 2410)

This course discusses all aspects of managing human resource as a primary source of sustainable competitive advantage. It provides an understanding of HRM concepts, methods, and techniques with particular focus on HRM functions as business partners in strategic decision-making process and its implementation. All functions of HRM such as planning, recruitment and selection, training and development, career management, performance appraisal, compensation management, HR audit are discussed from strategic and technical perspectives. Two primary learning objectives of this course are: (1) to provide participants with an in-depth knowledge of effective HRM concepts, methods, and techniques, and (2) to give an appreciation of learning the role of HRM in developing sustainable competitive advantage, especially in executing strategies and facilitating the process of change or organization transformation.

Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade (SIFT)

Human Resource Management (International Human Resource Management) four years

This program provides students with a specialized study of international human resource management theories, practices and other spheres of management studies, and the opportunity to gain valuable practical experience. Also, this program develops students with well-trained English competence and computer skills, profound knowledge in human resource management practice, communication and organization skills for MNCs, foreign enterprises, joint ventures and SOEs, engaging in human resource planning, managing and strategic operations.

The main courses including: Human Resource Management, Labor Economics, Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Planning and Allocation, Cross-culture Management, Human Resources Policies and Regulations, Human Resource Training and Development, Performance Appraisal and Remuneration Management, International Human Resource Management, Principles of Management, Marketing, Statistics, Accounting, Financial Management, Econometrics, International Corporation Management, International Finance, Comparative Management, Management Communication, International Trade, E-Business, Information System Management, Enterprise Strategic Management, etc.

Strategic Human Resource Management

This programme explores different aspects of Human Resources Management (HRM) in China’s changing environment. Participants will analyse both Western and Chinese management practices and their relevance to running a business in China today. In past years, the programme has benefited from the participation of both Chinese and expatriate managers jointly examining HRM in a Chinese context.

Organizational behavior affects organization’s performance directly. From an organization’s foundation to its development, organizational behavior influences its members’ behavior under the control of culture and system with concept, object and vision as the core. From the angle of psychology, the course analyzes individual and organizational psychology and behavior in order to cover the course with organizational management theories and empower the students with the practical ability as well as the theoretical ability through the analysis of the real and classic cases. In a word, the course will dedicate to help the students become excellent managers or entrepreneurs in their future career so that an organization can keep its sustained improving of performance under the premise of the accordance of concept and object.

An organization consists with people and is managed by people. Thomas Peter had once said that the real resource of an enterprise or course is people and management is fully developing the human resource so as to achieve high performance. Organizational management has two main streams. One is object-responsibility-power-performance-profit and the other is selecting people-use people-evaluate people-train people-maintain people. The latter stream is the very core of the whole management and the main content of human resource management. It can also be called 5 system- analysis and planning, selecting and recruiting, evaluation, training, remuneration and motivation. The course will arranged in this order and help the students to master the human resource theories and practical skills in an overall matter with the emphasis of the key point through theoretical analysis, case discussion and real problem solving. It will pave a solid foundation for the students to do a good job in the future people oriented organizational management career.

Since the course combines organizational behavior and human resource as a whole, it has omitted some contents relative to an independent course. The organizational behavior part, with the core of organization’s behavior and motivation, achieve the teaching object through the main content of individual behavior, organization culture, leadership art, organizational design and organization development. The human resource part takes performance as its core and achieves the teaching object with the main content of job analysis, human resource planning, remuneration management, training and career development. At the end of the course, cross-culture organizational behavior, the relative human resource problems and the leading developing trend of the organizational behavior and human resource management will be emphasized.

The EMBA courses
The EMBA courses include:
Management & Leadership
Economic Institutions and Management Philosophy
Software Application (Optional)
Mathematic of Management (Preparatory Workshop)
Macroeconomics Analysis & Policy
Organizational Behavior
Statistical Decision Analysis
Managerial Economics
Financial Reporting & Analysis
Law and the Corporate Manager
Business Negotiations
Human Resource Management
Marketing Management
Managerial Accounting
Operations Management
Corporate Finance
Information Technology Management
Capital Markets & Financing Strategy
International Business
Corporate Strategy Executive Seminars & Forums
Field Project