Programme Description
Human Resource Management (HRM) is about managing people effectively for the benefit of the individual, the organisation, and society. On a strategic level, HRM is focused on the organisation’s strategy, mission, and goals. It provides organisations with a skilled, motivated, flexible, and cost effective-workforce and contributes to a high quality of working life and ensures full legal compliance. HRM professionals help organisation to gain a competitive advantage. At the operational level, the goals of HRM are to attract and retain the right talents, as well as train, motivate and downsize the organisation when needed.
Learning Outcomes
- Apply the theoretical and practical aspects of human resource management to formulate strategies that will enable organisations to achieve both operational and strategic goals related to the organisation’s human capital
- Deploy appropriate HRM analysis to make informed decisions that enhance the effectiveness of the recruitment, training, development, and retention of human resources and align the HRM strategy with the overall organisational strategy and purpose.
- Appraise and apply techniques in talent management that human resource professionals may use to facilitate effective position planning, talent selection, placement, compensation, and rewards, as well as retention.
- Demonstrate negotiation strategies that lead to positive, ethical outcomes, and demonstrate careful consideration of perceived points of conflict; and differences in values, beliefs, and cultures; or divergence of goals.
- Assess opportunities to improve and sustain organisational performance through strategic thinking and management, the development of human capital, the allocation of physical and financial resources.
- Propose systematic and sustainable solutions to complex business problems related to human capital and human resources needs and issues by applying critical-thinking and analytical skills. 12
Programme Structure
Year 1
Semester One
| Code |
Course Title |
Status |
Credits |
| DS 102 |
Development Perspectives |
Core |
7.5 |
| EN 111 |
Introductory Microeconomic Analysis I |
Core |
9 |
| EN112 |
Introductory Macroeconomic Analysis I |
Core |
9 |
| AF 111 |
Introduction to Financial Accounting |
Core |
9 |
| BS 111 |
Business Communication |
Core |
7.5 |
| MT 1114 |
Business Mathematics |
Core |
1E+1 |
| EMM 111 |
Principles of Marketing |
Core |
9 |
Semester Two
| Code |
Course Title |
Status |
Credits |
| IT 111 |
Introduction to Information Technology |
Core |
7.5 |
| EN 122 |
Introductory Macroeconomic Analysis II |
Core |
9 |
| MG 121 |
Principles and Practices of Management |
Core |
9 |
| MG 122 |
Introduction to Business |
Core |
9 |
| HR 121 |
Principles and Practices of Human Resource Management |
Core |
9 |
| ST 1208 |
Statistical Analysis for Business Decisions |
Core |
9 |
| AF 121 |
Financial Accounting |
Core |
9 |
Year 2
Semester One
| Code |
Course Title |
Status |
Credits |
| HR 211 |
Human Resource Planning |
Core |
8 |
| AF 211 |
Cost and Management Accounting |
Core |
9 |
| AF 212 |
Financial Management |
Core |
9 |
| MS 211 |
Operation research for Business Decision |
Core |
9 |
| EME 211 |
Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship |
Core |
9 |
| LW 2108 |
Business Law and Corporate Governance |
Core |
9 |
| MG 211 |
Business Organization and Systems |
Other |
8 |
| MG 212 |
Business Ethics |
Other |
8 |
Semester Two
| Code |
Course Title |
Status |
Credits |
| MG 223 |
Organization Innovation and Management |
Core |
1E+1 |
| MG 221 |
Organizational Behaviour |
Core |
8 |
| HR 221 |
Recruitment and Selection Practices |
Core |
7.5 |
| HR 222 |
Performance Management |
Core |
8 |
| HR 223 |
Staff Training and Development |
Core |
8.5 |
| MG 222 |
Negotiation Skills for Managers |
Core |
1E+1 |
| MS 221 |
Business Research Methods |
Core |
9 |
Year 3
Semester One
| Code |
Course Title |
Status |
Credits |
| MG 311 |
Strategic Management |
Core |
9 |
| MG 312 |
Organizational Risk Management |
Core |
9 |
| HR 311 |
Compensation Management |
Core |
7.5 |
| HR 312 |
Labour Relations and Collective Bargaining |
Core |
8 |
| HR 313 |
Occupational Health and Safety |
Core |
7.5 |
| HR 314 |
Talent and Knowledge Management |
Core |
8 |
| MG 313 |
Field practical training with Research component |
Core |
12 |
| AF 316 |
Auditing and Assurance Services Elective 9 |
Other |
7E+1 |
Semester Two
| Code |
Course Title |
Status |
Credits |
| MG 322 |
Management Consulting |
Core |
9 |
| HR 321 |
Legal Aspects of Human Resource Management |
Core |
9 |
| HR 322 |
Organizational Change and Development |
Core |
9 |
| HR 323 |
Strategic Human Resource Management |
Core |
9 |
| HR 325 |
Applied Human Resource Research |
Core |
8.5 |
| IM 325 |
Management information system |
Core |
7.5 |
| EMM 325 |
Industrial Marketing Elective 9 |
Other |
61 |
