HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

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Course Title Human Resource Management

Course Description The course includes a thorough discussion of the four

Units / Credit Equivalent
purposes of human resource management the acquisition,
development, maintenance and the utilization of personnel. It
also discusses training related to organizational objectives.
Moreover, training models, learning theory, evaluation
methodologies, instructional techniques and topics of special
interest are emphasized.
3 units

Course Outcomes 1. understand the meaning and concept of human resource

management in the organization;
2. identify the major roles and functions of human resources
in the organization; and
3. be aware of the current events and practices of personnel
and human resource management towards the changing
global trends and emerging new world order in the
business external and internal environment.
4. familiarize current concept applied in personnel and
human resources management and internalize the concept
to express thought and ideas by learning the skills to be
confident in application;
5. create a simple training design to the identified group of
employees in a certain organization; and
6. implement the training design.
7. categorically identify themselves as part of the human
resources of the business organization in the future for
which they play a vital role not only in the retaining
company’s workforce but also crucial to the realization of
the of the organizations’ mission and vision;
8. develop appropriate values among the students; and
9. appreciate the importance of creating a training design.

Learning Outcomes
1. perform the basic functions of management such as planning, organizing, staffing,
directing and controlling;
2. apply the basic concepts that underlie each of the functional areas of business (marketing,
finance, human resources, management, production and operations management,
information technology, and strategic management) and employ these concepts in various
business situations;
3. express oneself clearly and communicate effectively with stakeholders both in oral and
written forms;
4. apply information and communication technology (ICT) skills as required by the business
environment;
5. work effectively with other stakeholders and manage conflict in the workplace;

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6. plan and implement business related activities;
7. demonstrate corporate citizenship and social responsibility;
8. exercise high personal moral and ethical standards;
9. analyze the business environment for strategic direction;
10. innovate business ideas based on emerging industry;
11. manage a strategic business unit for economic sustainability; and
12. conduct business research.

Module No. & Title Module 4: Maintenance of Human Resources

Module Overview Human resource management is liable for how people are treated in
organizations. The Human Resource is liable for bringing people

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 into the organization, helping them perform their work,
compensating them for his or her labors, and solving problems that
arise.

Module At the end of this module, you should be able to:

Objectives/Outcomes
 Describe human resource maintenance function.
 Explain the importance of maintenance of human resource
management.
 Explain the nature and the process of compensating human
resources;
 Differentiate the main component of compensation;
 Discuss how to determine pay rates
 Explain the different job evaluation methods; and
 Apply the different forms of compensation.
 Identify the different types of employee benefits and services
 Appreciate the different employee benefits and services

Are you ready to start our lesson? Let us begin.

Lessons in the module This module includes three (3) lesson for you to learn

Lesson 1: Maintenance and Compensating Employees

Lesson 2: Employees’ Compensation
Lesson 3: Employees’ Benefit

Module No. and Title Module 4: Maintenance of Human Resources

Lesson No. and Title Lesson 1: Maintenance and Compensating Employees

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Learning Outcomes What do I need to know?
 Describe human resource maintenance function.
 Explain the importance of maintenance of human resource
management.

Time Frame Week 10

Introduction Nowadays, employee commitment is necessary for every
organization in order to have extraordinary performance for long
term basis. Organizations desire to find many ways to increase
their performance. After reading this lesson you will learn about
the key points for maintenance of human resources.
1. Describe your ideal company you want to work with in the
Activity near future or at present.

1. From the description you have given, do you think you are
Analysis going to stay with the company for a long time? Explain why.

Competent and committed employees are invaluable assets for

Abstraction any company. it's pretty much essential to retain such employees
because they're capable of taking their company to the highest
within the market. HR maintenance function is that the supportive
function of human resource management. It aims to retain
employees for a protracted term within the company. HR
maintenance system consists of following:

Employee discipline

Disciplining employee is very important to extend productivity of

the corporate because disciplined employees are focused on
achieving personal and organizational goal.

Labor relationship

HRM is anxious with maintaining good relationship between

employers-employers, employers-employees and employees-
employees so as to forestall grievances or conflicts within the
workplace.

Good working climate

Good working climate is crucial for physical and mental well-

being of employees because productivity will be less in lack of
healthy work space. It is also essential for retaining employees
because those that continuously make poor output gets frustrated
and might even leave the job

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 Employee welfare activities

HRM should facilitate its employees with various fringe benefits

like transportation facility, insurance, pension plans together with
incentives to retain employees.

Maintenance function of human resource management could be a

managerial function tries to match an organization’s needs of its
employees. Attracting developing, motivating and retaining
required talent and other people in organization carries out this
function. To assist the organization reach its goals. The
organization ensure effective utilization and maximum
development of human resource so as to realize and maintain
high moral among employees. During this way, employee’s job
satisfaction and self- actualization increase to the fullest and
therefore the organization can provide with well-trained and well-
motivated employees that help the organizations achieves its goal.

1. Interview an employee of a private company and government

Application agency ask them if they worked before in other
organizations, what makes them leave. What makes them
stay in their present organizations?
2. Compare the data coming from private company and
government agency and write a summary of this comparison.
3. If you will be a Human Resource Officer/manager what are
the programs of your office should be taken into
consideration to make your competent employees stay with
your organization?

Good job! You have just finish your Lesson 1 of this module.
Closure If there is any clarification n any part of the lesson please feel free
to ask your instructor for this course.

Now if you are ready, let us proceed to lesson 2 of this module

which we will be discussing about compensating human
resources.

References:
Corpuz, C.R. (2013). Human Resource Management. (3rd Edition). Rex BookStore.
Rue, L., et.al. (2010). Human Resource Management. (11th Edition). McGraw-Hill Education
Snell, S., et.al. (2014). Managing Human Resources. (17th Edition). Cengage Learning

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