Managing Key Functions in Human Resource Management

Course Coordinator: Louis Kwok, BBA(Hons) (CityU of HK); MAGBM (CityU of HK); F.I.H.R.M.(HK); MHKPMA; MITP

Advisory prerequisite(s)
You are advised to have already studied MGT B240.

Aims
The course aims to develop students’ knowledge of the role, functions and range of activities undertaken by a human resource (HR) department within an organization. It also aims to provide students with specialized understanding of three key HR functions: (1) employment relations and employment law, (2) training and development, and (3) performance and compensation management.

Contents
The course covers the following topics:

• HRM and its strategic role
• HR planning and recruitment
• Labour relations, labour unions, and collective bargaining
• Legal conditions of employment in Hong Kong
• Planning, designing, and evaluating training programmes
• Performance management and appraisal techniques
• Designing compensation plans

Learning support
There will be eleven two-hour tutorials.

Assessment
There are three assignments and one examination. Students must use Microsoft Word to prepare the assignments and submit the assignments via the Online Learning Environment (OLE).

Set book(s)
A custom textbook will be provided.