HRM Diploma Chapter 1

1. Week 1

2. Assessment
Quiz
2. Test
3. Assignment
4. Final Examination
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TOTAL
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3. Activity 1
Same & different

4. Course outline
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Communicating in small groups and teams
Managing work flows and job analysis
Legal Aspects of Human Resource
Human Resource Planning and Recruitment
Employee Testing and Selection
Training Development of Employees
Managing Organisational Renewal
Appraising and Improving Performance
Managing Compensation and Incentive
Managing Safety and Health at Workplace
Employee Rights and Discipline

5. Communicating in small groups and teams
 Overview of HR environment and challenges faced by
organisation
 Understanding the role of HR and its importance
 HR strategies to improve firm’s performance

6. Overview of HR
 People dimension in organisation: part of resources
 Part of Management function (leading, staffing)
 Ensuring that the right people are on the job with
appropriate skills, knowledge and qualifications,
motivating them to levels of high productivity, and retain
them in the organisation.

7. HR development
 Prior to mid 1960s, HR (personnel dept.) was
perceived as the “health & happiness” crew.
 Activities limited to: planning company picnics,
scheduling vacations, enrolling workers for healthcare coverage, planning retirement parties.

8. Today’s HRM
 Hiring of best-qualified candidates regardless of
ethnicity, religion, colour, gender, disability, or
national origin (equal employment opportunity)
 Ensure employees are trained to function effectively.
 Effective and appropriate employees benefit and
development.
 Structured working environment to induce workers to
stay as well as attracting new applicant.
All must be done according to legislative and other
influential environments.

9. HRM primary activities
Staffing – strategic HR planning
2. Training and development – orientation, employee
training, employee development, career
development
3. Motivation – motivation theories and job design,
performance appraisals, rewards and compensation,
employee benefits
4. Maintenance – safety and health, communications,
employee relations
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10. HR environment & challenges
 HRM activities are highly affected by environmental
influences
 Internal: management practices, theories, labour
unions
 External: PESTLE, globalisation, labour unions

11. Importance of HR
 Organisational resources (other than technology, capital,
equipment, materials, information) required to achieve
organisational goals.
 Good HR practices help to:
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attract and retain talent
train people for challenging roles
develop skills and competencies
promote team spirit
develop loyalty and commitment
increase productivity and profits
improve job satisfaction
enhance standard of living
generate employment opportunities.

12. HR strategies
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Standards
SMART objectives – from current state
Scorecards
Systems
Starry eyes goals – from future state
Strengths- based
Sensory (alert)
Social
Situational
Supported
(Jon Ingham, 2009)