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F.L.VARGAS COLLEGE
Tuguegarao City, Cagayan

GRADUATE SCHOOL
MASTER IN PUBLIC AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

COURSE INFORMATION AND SYLLABUS IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

I.
Course Title : HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN RELATION
Course No : BA 202/PA107
Credit Units : 3
Pre-requisite :

Prepared and Submitted by: MINERVA T. MARMAG, DPA EDUARDO A. CARAG, Ph.D. Date Submitted: __________________
Professor Professor

Reviewed by: WILFREDO A. JAUCIAN, LPT, MBA, MPBM-PA, Ph.D. Date Reviewed:
____________________________
Program Coordinator/Dean

Endorsed/Recommended by: WILFREDO A. JAUCIAN, LPT, MBA, MPBM-PA Date Endorsed ___________________________
Program Coordinator/Dean, Grad.School

Approved by:

DENIZON DOMINGO, Ph.D

Vice President for Academic Affairs
Revised as of _________________________

Graduate School
F.L. VARGAS COLLEGE, INC. Vision
Philosophy The graduate school of F.L Vargas College envisions to become a
leading provider of graduate education, thereby committed to produce
F.L Vargas College is an institution of higher learning which fosters intellectually innovative and highly competent professionals and
an environment of academic freedom and excellence. It endeavors to practitioners for local and global industries.
fully develop the human potential of every Filipino youth primarily to
prepare them to become active and indispensable partners for
Mission
domestic, national, and international development.
As a leading provider of graduate education, F.L Vargas College
Vision
graduate school is committed to provide a responsive postgraduate
The F.L Vargas College envisions to empower individuals irrespective
learning environment that will empower student-practitioners to
of belief, race, or culture. Socio-political, and economic conditions to
become responsible and globally competent. As such, it serves to:
respond positively to the call for access to Tertiary Education,
especially to the marginalized members of society who could provide
. Develop in the students the desired knowledge, skills, and
for the acceleration of national unity, cooperation, development, and
values needed to enhance theircompetencies through continuing
industrialization.
education.
Mission
. Provide professionals and practitioners with deeper skills in
The F.L Vargas College is committed to produce God-fearing, self-
research, analysis, decision – making and communications in the
reliant, highly productive, globally competitive, responsible, and
area of public and business management, education, and
morally upright members of society who are ever willing and
information administration
dedicated to serve God, country, community, and family.
. Instill an appreciation of the philosophy and principles of the
multi-dimensional aspects of ethics and workmanship in harmony with
the workplaces requisites
II. COURSE DESCRIPTION

Human Resource Management activities exist throughout any organization, regardless of size or business frameworks. Our Human Resource Management course
weaves together solid human resource principles, timely research and recent changes, such as the expanded use of technology in recruiting processes and talent acquisition.
This course examines important challenges facing administrators/managers and employees in today's business climate. Further, this course will explore on HR issues and
challenges and recommend appropriate remedies to improve the workplace environment.

III. COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1. Analyze each of the major HRM functions and processes of strategic HRM planning, job analysis and design, recruitment, selection, training and development,
compensation and benefits, and performance appraisal.
2. Evaluate strategic HR planning and the HRM process to the organization’s strategic management and decision making process.
3. Identify the wide range of sources for attracting and recruiting talent and appropriate concepts for job placement.
4. Describe emerging trends, opportunities and challenges in performance appraisal.
5. Examine training and development processes as well as future trends for HRM globalization, including how technology is changing the HRM landscape.
6. Introduce the importance of digitization in human resource management.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES TOPICS MODE OF INSTRUCTIONAL NO. OF LEARNING OUTCOME

INSTRUCTION/STRATEGY MATERIALS HOURS
• Describe the path from I. INTRODUCTION TO Synchronous/Real-Time Modules : MS Word/Power 3 Students will competently
personnel administration HRM Ontine Class Lecture and Point Slide Presentation- describe the path from
to strategic HRM and Discussion Multi-Media Platforms personnel administration to
value its contribution for • From Personnel Internet, PC/Laptop, Tablets strategic HRM, identify the
student/employee Administration to Activity: Reporting and strategic value of HRM for
development. Strategic HRM Recitation Course Information and employees and the
• The Strategic Value of Syllabus organization, evaluate HRM’s
HRM for Employees and Asynchronous (Activity contribution to the workplace,
the Organization Assignment)
• HRM’s contribution to identify the daily tasks of the HR
profitability, efficiency, manager, describe aspects of
and effectiveness •What the legal environment, examine
Do HR Managers Do the HRM process, differentiate
 • What Are the between the opportunities and
Responsibilities of challenges in HRM, and identify
the HR Department recent trends in HRM
• The Legal
Environment
• The HRM Process
•Opportunities,
Challenges, and
Recent Trends in
HRM
• Distinguish an organization’s II. STRATEGIC HR Synchronous/Real Time Online Modules : MS word/Power Point 3 The students will successfully
strategic planning process and PLANNING Class Lecture and Discussion Slide Presentation- Multi-Media distinguish an organization’s strategic
the technique in formulating Platforms Internet, PC/Laptop, planning process, illustrate the steps in
and implementing the • The Big Picture: An Activity: Reporting and Recitation Tablets the strategic HR planning process,
mechanisms in HRM Organization’s
examine the environmental screening,
Strategic Planning
Asynchronous (Activity Course Information and Syllabus identify the link between HR strategic
Process
Assignment) planning to the HRM process, evaluate
• The Strategic HR Planning
Process opportunities and challenges in HR,
• Environmental Screening describe the basics of computer based
• Linking Strategic HR planning, analyze some of the
HR Planning to the causes of turnover and retention,
HRM Process debate succession planning
• Opportunities,
Challenges, and
Recent
Developments
• Technology and
Computer-Based
HR Planning
• Turnover and Retention
• Succession Planning

• Illustrate the characteristics of
the most common types of job
analysis and examine team-
based approaches to it.
III. JOB ANALYSIS AND JOB
DESIGN
• Job Analysis
• Types of Job Analysis
Synchronous/Real Time Online
Class Lecture and Discussion
Activity: Reporting and Recitation
Modules : MS word/Power Point
Slide Presentation- Multi-Media
Platforms Internet, PC/Laptop,
Tablets
6 The learners will clearly identify the
basics of job analysis, illustrate the
characteristics of the most common
types of job analysis, identify job
design, describe the dimensions
 • Job Design Asynchronous (Activity Course Information and Syllabus involved with a flexible work schedule,
• Flexible Work Schedule Assignment) identify the link between job analysis
• Linking Job Analysis and Job and design and the HRM process,
Design to the HRM examine a team-based approach to
Process job design, identify widespread
• Team-Based opportunities and challenges in job
Approaches to Job analysis and design, chose the
Design implications of demographics and
• Opportunities, diversity and its effects on job design
Challenges, and
Recent
Developments in
Job Analysis and
Job Design
• Implications of Demographics,
Diversity, and
Globalization for
Job Design
• Illustrate various strategies IV. RECRUITMENT Synchronous/Real Time Online Modules: MS word/PowerPoint 6 The professional students will perfectly
used in finding talent or assets Class Lecture and Discussion Slide Presentation- Multi-Media illustrate various strategies used in
in the external and internallabor • Finding Talent in the External Platforms Internet, PC/Laptop, finding talent in the external labor
Labor Market Activity: Reporting and Recitation Tablets
market and apply an effective market, identified how employment
• Employment Agencies
style to implement the • Finding Talent Internally
agencies plan for the attraction of
mechanism in the merit • Lateral Transfers and Asynchronous (Activity Course Information and Syllabus talent, describe methods for finding
selection/promotion plan. Promoting From Within Assignment) internal talent, identify recruitment
• Designing an HR strategies in regard to lateral transfers,
Talent Inventory interpret the steps in designing an HR
• Linking talent inventory, identify the link
Recruitment to the between recruitment and the HRM
HRM Process process, describe opportunities and
• Opportunities, challenges associated with recruiting
Challenges, and
talent, examine the legal dimensions of
Recent
recruitment
Developments in
Recruiting Talent
• Legal Dimensions of
Recruitment: Equal
Employment
Opportunity and

• Describe the foundation’s
concepts in designing and
evaluating selection methods,
placement, and job fit and
identify the impact of selection
and job fit on employee
motivation, morale, productivity,
and retention.
• Identify the predetermined set
of criteria used as the bare
minimum to define and
measure employees’
performance and distinguish
common biases to avoid during
evaluation periods in favor of a
fair/equal and honest
evaluation.
Discrimination
V. SELECTION,
PLACEMENT, AND JOB FIT
• What Should You Select For
• Individual
Differences
• Selection and Job
Fit
• Interviews
• Foundational Concepts in
Designing and
Evaluating
Selection Methods
• Increasing the Validity and
Reliability of the
Selection Process
• Legal Issues in Selection
• Opportunities,
Challenges, and
Recent
Developments in
Employee
Selection and Job
Fit
VI. JOB PERFORMANCE
• Employee Productivity
• Employee Attitudes
• What is
Performance
Appraisal and Why
Is It Important
• Common
Performance
Appraisal Methods
• Performance Measurement
Synchronous/Real Time Online
Class Lecture and Discussion
Activity: Reporting and Recitation
Asynchronous (Activity
Assignment)
Synchronous/Real Time Online
Class Lecture and Discussion
Activity: Reporting and Recitation
Asynchronous (Activity
Assignment)
Modules: MS word/Power Point
Slide Presentation- Multi-Media
Platforms Internet, PC/Laptop,
Tablets
Course Information and Syllabus
Modules: MS word/PowerPoint
Slide Presentation- Multi-Media
Platforms Internet, PC/Laptop,
Tablets
Course Information and Syllabus
6 The GS students will competently
differentiate the different qualities
examined when selecting for
placement or job fit, identify character
differences HR commonly looks for
when making a selection, compare
common tools used in selecting a
candidate for a position, identify
various types of job interviews an
organization may employ, describe the
foundations concepts in designing and
evaluating selection methods,
differentiate between validity and
reliability in relation to job performance
criteria, illustrate the landmark
discrimination legislation and how it
affects an organizations process,
identify the impact of selection and job
fit on employee motivation, morale,
productivity and retention.
Introduce the significance of online
application / recruitment as a
mechanism to facilitate efficient
recruitment and selection.
3 The learners will completely describe
the concepts of performance, identify
the predetermined set of criteria used
as the bare minimum to define and
measure employees’ performance,
distinguish the direct effects of
employee attitude, discuss the
elements included in the evaluation of
employee performance, differentiate
between objective and subjective
performance measures, identify

• Identify the strategic and
innovative value of training and
development and the technique
on how to craft it.
• Examine how compensation
plans are created/developed
and identify the challenges and
opportunities involved
compensationand incentives.
• Absolute Versus Relative common bias’ to avoid when
Performance evaluating performance, describe the
Standards common myths surrounding suicide,
• Linking and identified global and cross-cultural
Performance considerations in performance
Appraisal to the appraisal
HRM Process
• Opportunities,
Challenges, and
Recent
Developments in
Performance
Management
VII. TRAINING AND Synchronous/Real Time Online Modules : MS word/Power Point 3 The learners will fluently identify the
DEVELOPMENT Class Lecture and Discussion Slide Presentation- Multi-Media strategic value of training and
Platforms Internet, PC/Laptop, development, assess the strategic
• The Strategic Value of Activity: Reporting and Recitation Tablets decisions which need to be made
Training and Development
• The Training Process regarding training deliverables and
• Training Needs Assessment Asynchronous (Activity Course Information and Syllabus effectiveness, identified the stages of
• Forms of Training and Assignment) the training needs assessment, explain
Development the recommended factors which
• Orientation and Onboarding should be addressed during the
• Technical and training design stage, analyze the
Nontechnical content and resources needed to meet
Training
training goals and objectives,
• Linking Training and
differentiate between the types of
Development to the HRM
Process training delivery, and identify the most
• Opportunities, Challenges, common methods of training used by
and organizations, and describe concepts
Recent Trends in of globalization
Training and
Development
VIII. COMPENSATION Synchronous/Real Time Modules: MS 3 • The students will excellently describe
AND INCENTIVES Online Class Lecture and word/PowerPoint Slide the factors involved in motivating
employees, examine the
Discussion Presentation- Multi-Media
in The Motivational motivational theories developed
• Platforms Internet, based on content perspectives,
Role of Pay and
Activity: Reporting and PC/Laptop, Tablets identify the foundations of behavioral
• Rewards: A Recitation perspectives, select the role of pay
Psychological Course Information and structure in an organization, evaluate
Framework the most frequently used types of
• Content Asynchronous (Activity Syllabus
pay in an organization, examine how
Perspectives Assignment) compensation plans are created,
• Compensation and Incentives and identify the challenges and
• Pay Structures
opportunities involved in
• Types of Pay
compensation, determine the
• Linking
Compensation to the HRM employment laws most commonly
Process used to address compensation
• HR Laws
Governing
Compensation
• Opportunities, Challenges,
and
Recent Trends in
Compensation

• Describe the advantages and IX. BENEFIT AND Synchronous/Real Time Modules : MS word/Power 3 The students will leniently
limitations with various BENEFIT Online Class Lecture and Point Slide Presentation- distinguishwhich voluntary benefits
approaches to compensation are popular with employees, apply
ADMINISTRATION Discussion Multi-Media Platforms
and illustrate concepts of a legal considerations in offering and
mandatory benefit in the
Internet, PC/Laptop, Tablets administering benefits, examine what
• The Strategic Activity: Reporting and
organization including the can be included in a flexible benefits
Importance of
challenges associated with a Benefits
Recitation Course Information and plan, evaluate how compensation
benefits package. • Types of Benefits Syllabus plans are created, and identify kinds
• Voluntary Versus Asynchronous (Activity of communication that can be used to
Mandatory Assignment) inform employees of their benefits,
Benefits describe the advantages and
• Benefits Program Design limitations with various approaches to
and compensation. illustrate concepts of
Administration a mandatory benefit, and identified
• Program Goals and the organizational challenges
Participants associated with a benefits package
• Communication and
Monitoring Costs
• Linking Benefits to the HRM
Process •Opportunities,
 Challenges, and
Recent
Developments in
Benefits and
Benefit
Administration
• Identify how technology has X. THE FUTURE OF Synchronous/Real Time Modules : MS word/Power 3 The professional students will clearly
changed the traditional job HRM Online Class Lecture and Point Slide Presentation- identify emerging economies, choose
search and describe the the types turmoil prevalent in many of
Discussion Multi-Media Platforms the emerging economies, describe
challenges built-to-change
• Globalization and Internet, PC/Laptop, Tablets
challenges the unique challenges faced by
HRM
Activity: Reporting and global leaders, identify how
• International Assignments
Recitation Course Information and technology has changed the
and
traditional job search, evaluate the
Political Instability Syllabus
historical functions of unions,
• Technology and HRM Asynchronous (Activity
• HR Legislation and the
describe the factors involved in
Future of HRM Assignment) changing the way careers are looked
• The Future of Unions at by prospective candidates,
• The examine built-to-change
Characteristics and organizations, and identify the
Expectations of the 21st organizational challenges associated
Century with a benefits package
• Generational Differences
• Future Trends in Human
Capital and Talent
Management
 Introduce the impact of XI. DIGITIZATION Synchronous/Real Time Modules : MS word/Power 6 The students will come to appreciate
digitization in human Online Class Lecture and Point Slide Presentation- the impact of digitization as a mode
resource management.  Human Resource to effectively deliver the services of
Information System
Discussion Multi-Media Platforms the HR Department.
Internet, PC/Laptop, Tablets Students will be oriented on the need
 Technology/Education 4.0 Activity: Reporting and to make smarter, faster decisions
Recitation Course Information and which can ultimately boost efficiency
and profitability.
Syllabus
 Sustainable Development They, too, will participate on
Goals Asynchronous (Activity determining national/global issues for
Assignment) peace and prosperity.
 Develop professionalism XII. Healthy Workplace Synchronous/Real Time Modules : MS word/Power 3 Enhances potentials to manage, lead
particularly “sense of Environment Online Class Lecture and Point Slide Presentation- for a better environment in any
 belongingness” in the field Discussion Multi-Media Platforms workplace.
of workplace.  Developing a Healthy Internet, PC/Laptop, Tablets
Environment and Effective
Human Relations
Activity: Reporting and
 Employee engagement Recitation Course Information and
Initiatives Syllabus
 Practices for Productivity vis- Asynchronous (Activity
à-vis Effective Employee Assignment)
Relations

V. COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND EQUIVALENT PERCENTAGE:

1. Reports and Recitation/Participation 30%

2. Written Examinations 30%
3. Case Studies/Research Paper 30%
4. Attendance (includes class/school activities) 10%
100%
VI.REFERENCES:

Books:

Pereda, Pedrito R. et al. Human Resource Management 2nd Edition, 2020

Pereda Pedrito R, et al. Human Resource Management, 2019
Arroyo, Clara A. et al. Introduction to Human Resource Management, 2018
Bueno, David, Cababaro Theory and Practice of Human Resource Management (A modular Approach), 2016

Web References:

https://www.open.edu/openlearn/money-business/what-strategic-human-resource-management
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/
https://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199547029.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780199547029-e-1
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/284216631_Human_Resource_Management_and_Human_Resource_Development_Evolution_and_Contributions