Alpha University College

Course Outline for

Project Human Resources Management

Instructor: Worku Mekonnen (PHD)

Course Description:
In broad terms, this course is designed to deal with the acquisition, development and utilization
of human resources within project based organizations. Detailed coverage includes: human
resource acquisitions, managing project teams, labor relations, health and safety regulations
performance appraisals, Leadership, Power, Influence and Politics in a Project Environment ,
coaching, mentoring, and other skills related to working with individuals.

Objectives of the course:

After completing the course, the students will be able to:
 explain the role of human resource management in an project based organizations.
 discuss the various team building elements in project based organizations.
 explain the process and use of performance evaluation in managing project human
resources
 discuss the process of leading and motivating project team members.
 analyze the labor relation and employment related legal practices in Ethiopia
Course contents

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION TO HRM

1.1. An Overview of HRM
1.2. Analyzing and Designing Jobs
1.3. Planning for Human Resources
1.4. Recruiting and Selecting Employees
1.5. Training and Developing Employees
1.6. Managing and Appraising Performance
1.7. Rewarding Employee Performance

Chapter Two: Team Dynamics and Cultural Diversity

2.1 Effective Team Building

2.2 Developing Effective Project Teams

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 2.3 Inspiring High Team Performance

2.4 From Self-Managed Work Teams to Self-Motivated Project Teams

2.5 Types of Project Teams as related to project landscapes

Chapter Three: Labor relations

Chapter Four: Health and safety regulations

Chapter Five: Leadership, Power, Influence and Politics in a Project Environment

Chapter Six: Communicating, Negotiating, Delegating, motivating, coaching,

mentoring, and other skills related to working with individuals.

Mode of Delivery:
We will be taking an active learning approach in this course. The course instructor’s
primary role is to facilitate the learning process. In each session, the instructor will
devote some time in lecturing, but we will also spend a great deal of time in classroom
discussions. You are, therefore, expected to contribute to class discussion on a regular
basis

ASSESSMENT DETAILS
The course grade will be assessed by a weighted average computation of scores on
article review report, case study ,group assignment and final examination.
Weights for these items are as follows:

Case Study 20%

Take home mid exam 30 %
Final Examination 50 %
Total: 100%

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7.3 Final Examination

The final examination is primarily given to test your academic progress and evaluate over all
understanding of the course. The examination will contain case studies, Multiple-Choice as

well as long essay questions.

VIII. CLASS ATTENDANCE

Regular on line class attendance is expected from the teacher and the students alike.
Whenever possible, any student should get permission from the instructor before being
absent. If the instructor misses a class, he is required to arrange make-up classes. A
student is not allowed to take the final examination if he/she doesn’t attend 75% of the
classes during the semester.

IX. COURSE GRADING

After overall academic performance assessment, a letter grade will be granted to you
based on the University College academic achievement grading policy.

X. READING MATERIALS

Vijay K. Verma, The Human Aspects of Project Management: Managing the

Project Team.

Berdin,Karlin, Human Resource Management in Project Based Organizations

Greer, Micheal, The Project Managers Partner, A step by step guide for project
management.
Dessler, Gary, (2005) Managing Human resources, 10thEd., Pearson Education, Inc., New
Jersey
Nankervis, A. R. , Compton, R.L. & Baird, M. (2002) Strategic Human Resource
Management, 4th edition, Melbourne: Nelson.
Gomez-Mejia, Luis R. (2004) Managing Human resources, 4thEd., Prentice- Hall India

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Recommended Readings

1. Dessler, G, Griffiths, J and Lloyd-Walker, B, (2007). Human Resource

Management, Theory Skill Application, Pearson Education Australia, French
Forest
2. Gomez-Mejia, L., Balkin, d. and Cardy r. (2004) Managing Human resources,
4thEd., Presntice Hall USA
3. Stone, R. J., (2005) Human Resource management (5th Ed), Jacaranda Wiley,
Brisbane. ISBN: 0470804033
4. Bray, M, Deery, S, Walsh, J and Waring, P, (2005), Industrial Relations: A
contemporary Approach, 3rd Ed., McGraw Hill, Sydney