• Course name: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
 
• Faculty:  FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHY
 
• Department: PHILOSOPHY
 
• Year: FOURTH 
 
• Duration: QUARTERLY (THREE-MONTHLY)
 
• Credits (ECTS): 6 
 
• Requirement: NONE 
 
• Professor: ALEJO SISON - MARIO ŠILAR
• Type of Course (Core, Required, In-Program electives, Open Electives): Open Electives
• Language: ENGLISH

General overview:

An operational axiom in human organizations is that the whole is greater than the sums of its parts. Human beings have a qualitative dimension that is hard to measure. This aspect does not allow for mere aggregation. Sometimes, human beings with ordinary skills reach high degrees of productivity; they are happy and contribute greatly to the welfare of society. In contrast, we find groups of people with outstanding skills but who do not reach excellence in their jobs. Usually they feel deeply frustrated. The challenge of human resource management is to analyze why these kind of paradoxical situations happen. The idea is to present reasonable ways of action that would allow for a harmonic relation between personal objectives and excellence and the good of society.

Course Description:

A basic introduction to human resource management (HRM). Topics include the relation between HRM and Ethics, HRM and human capital, leadership, human resource planning and the recruitment, selection, professional training and development, compensation, and appraisal of employees. Power and theory of choice, teams and organizations, also are explored insofar as these concepts affect the various functions in HRM.

Course Introduction:

The purpose of this course is to enhance student awareness and understanding of the importance and function of human resource management. Through the various assignments, discussions, a research paper, readings and group activities, the student will be required to hone his skills in both analysis and written communication. During the course, the student will learn about ethical and practical reason approaches to HRM, how human resources management is affected by culture, globalization, and the importance of planning, organizing, managing and rewarding “human capital”.

Skills objectives:

• Learn how to deal with the basic tools of HRM.
• Hermeneutic and solution of practical cases in matters related to HR.