BUS301 Human Resource Management Strategy

Topic 1: Introduction to Human Capital Strategy & Science

1. Articulate the primary role managers’ play in human capital management (HCM).
2. Explain the value of HCM to organizations in terms of individual and firm performance.
3. Describe how HCM contributes to strategic and competitive advantage.
4. Describe the various functions of HCM and how they fit together.
5. Identify the various ethical issues and frameworks that apply to employment decisions.
6. Define evidence-based management and how it should be applied in practice.

Topic 2: Foundations of HCM: Work Analysis & Work Design

1. Describe the overall importance of job analysis to an organization.
2. Explain each step in the job analysis process.
3. Describe the important components of a job description
4. Differentiate between knowledge, skills and abilities.
5. Write multiple, specific job tasks.
6. Explain how to boost motivation and performance through work design.
7. Write a clear and specific job description of a real job.

Topic 3: Talent Acquisition: Recruiting & Selecting Talent

1. Differentiate between internal and external recruitment.
2. Describe the success rates of various recruitment methods.
3. Discuss what factors significantly increase recruitment success.
4. Describe the purpose of selection systems.
5. Explain the importance of using multiple criteria in selection.
6. Explain the steps involved in a typical selection system.
7. Describe the specific legal requirements associated with selection.
8. Differentiate between various selection devices.
9. Describe how to use and improve the effectiveness of common selection tactics (e.g., interviews).

Topic 4: Talent Management: Training, Development, & Performance Management

1. Describe the stages in training and development.
2. Differentiate between the 4 levels of evaluation.
3. Explain some of the potential problems encountered in training and development.
4. Describe methods to most effectively develop managers.
5. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of mentoring programs in organizations.
6. Describe the purposes of performance appraisal.
7. Explain the various pitfalls associated with evaluating others’ performance.
8. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the various methods of performance appraisals.
9. Describe the problems associated with measures of performance and how to overcome them.

Topic 5: Rewarding Talent: Compensation and Performance

1. Explain the purpose and basis for compensation in organizations.
2. Describe the advantages and disadvantages associated with various compensation strategies.
3. Describe the differences between traditional and strategic pay approaches.
4. Differentiate between effective and ineffective monetary reward systems.
5. Differentiate between effective and ineffective non-monetary rewards.
6. Describe the most effective methods for rewarding employee performance.