POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
BA3211 | Human Resources Management | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
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Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Prof. Dr. ELA ÜNLER |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | This course has been organized both to facilitate students’ understanding of human resource management and to provide expanded coverage of emerging issues such as strategic human resource management. Some of the themes covered in this course are: strategic role of human resource management; recruitment and placement; employee testing and selection; training development; performance appraisal. The course will based on Turkish human resource activity examples which are going to help students in their work life. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Explore different management perspectives in the new era 2. Apply HR related knowledge into different contexts 3. Understand type of organizational cultures in designing HR tools 4. Develop HR strategies in respect of different environmental conditions 5. Explore innovative ways in designing HR tools 6. Enable to read HR data and put into practice 7. Develop powerful discourses about HR partnership 8. Explore digital tools and applications for HR units 9. Develop HR leadership skills in managing people across departments |
1st Week: The Strategic Role of Human Resource Management 2nd Week: Strategic Human Resource Management 3rd Week: Job Analysis 4th Week: Personnel Planning and Recruiting 5th Week: Employee Testing and Selection 6th Week: Interviewing Candidates 7th Week: Midterm 8th Week: Training and Developing Employees 9th Week: Performance Management and Appraisal 10th Week: Managing Careers 11th Week: Establishing Strategic Pay Plans 12th Week: Pay for Performance and Financial Incentives 13th Week: Benefits and Services 14th Week: Ethics, Justice, And Fair Treatment in HR Management |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | 1st Week: The Strategic Role of Human Resource Management | |
2) | 2nd Week: Strategic Human Resource Management | |
3) | 3rd Week: Job Analysis | |
4) | 4th Week: Personnel Planning and Recruiting | |
5) | 5th Week: Employee Testing and Selection | |
6) | 6th Week: Interviewing Candidates | |
7) | 7th Week: Review | |
8) | 8th Week: Training and Developing Employees | |
9) | 9th Week: Performance Management and Appraisal | |
10) | 10th Week: Managing Careers | |
11) | 11th Week: Establishing Strategic Pay Plans | |
12) | 12th Week: Pay for Performance and Financial Incentives | |
13) | 13th Week: Benefits and Services | |
14) | 14th Week: Ethics, Justice, And Fair Treatment in HR Management |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Text Book Human Resource Management (2011, 12th edition), by Gary Dessler, Prentice Hall. Other readings will be distributed and assigned throughout the semester. |
References: | Optional Text İnsan Kaynakları Yönetimi (2006, 6. Baskı), by İlhami Fındıkçı, Alfa Yayınları, İstanbul |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Homework Assignments | 5 | % 20 |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 50 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 40 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 74 |
Homework Assignments | 5 | 5 |
Midterms | 1 | 2 |
Final | 1 | 2 |
Total Workload | 123 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Grasp basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the field and relations between them at the level of practice. | |
2) | Possess basic knowledge about the causes and effects of political transformations in societies. | |
3) | Possess knowledge about quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods in social and behavioral sciences. | |
4) | Recognize historical patterns while evaluating contemporary political and social developments. | |
5) | Demonstrate interdisciplinary and critical approach while analyzing, synthesizing and forecasting domestic and foreign policy. | |
6) | Conduct studies in the field professionally, both independently or as a team member. | |
7) | Possess consciousness about lifelong learning based on Research & Development. | |
8) | Communicate with peers both orally and in writing, by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level and the necessary informatics and communication technologies. | |
9) | Apply field-related knowledge and competences into career advancement, projects for sustainable development goals, and social responsibility initiatives. | |
10) | Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments. | |
11) | Possess competence to interpret the new political actors, theories and concepts in a global era. | |
12) | Evaluate the legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies on politics. |