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issues with specific reference to UAE and GCC countries. The syllabus will be prepared by a competent instructor
and must be approved by the Chair of the Department.
HRM 451 Employee Staffing and Development (3 = 3 + 0) (Tentative)
Prerequisite: MGT 304
This course is designed to introduce undergraduate business students to theories, research, and practice in
recruiting, selecting, and training/developing individuals for employment in business and public organizations.
The course covers staffing and development issues in the following areas: staffing strategy, legal environment,
recruitment, predictor measurement and decision making, job analysis, selection tools, criterion measurement, and
training design, implementation, transfer, and evaluation.
HRM 452 Performance Appraisal and Rewards Systems (3 = 3 + 0) (Tentative)
Prerequisite: MGT 304
This course will cover theories underpinning performance management and studies of performance appraisal, pay
policies, promotion systems and non-pay rewards. It will also include skill development in core techniques such as
job evaluation and performance appraisal design. A survey of policies and practices of performance and reward
systems in UAE organizations will also be covered.
HRM 453 Employment Law and Employee Relations (3 = 3 + 0) (Tentative)
Prerequisite: MGT 304
This course will expose students to various aspects of the laws and regulations that govern human resources
management in United Arab Emirates. These aspects include employment law, employee relations, benefits and
compensations, industrial safety and health, termination and other labor legislatives as mandated by the
government. It will, equip students with in-depth knowledge of the legislative issues, with an emphasis on
preparing them for to be competent in the labor regulations.
HRM 454 Strategic Human Resource Management (3 = 3 + 0) (Tentative)
Prerequisite: MGT 304, MGT 401
This course analyzes how human resource management might aid in developing competitive advantage and what
might be done to fulfill this potential. Emphasis is on the processes and activities used to formulate HR objectives,
practices, and policies to meet the short-range and long-range organizational needs and opportunities, to guide
and lead the change process, and to evaluate the contributions of human resources to organizational
effectiveness. The course shall attempt to examine the context while developing a framework for the practice of
strategic HR and their implementation in a few traditional functional areas of HR like staffing, performance
management, compensation, etc.
HRM 455 Organizational Development and Transformation (3 = 3 + 0) (Tentative)
Prerequisite: MGT 304
Organizational development (OD) is a systematic process of data collection, diagnosis, action planning,
intervention, and evaluation aimed at increasing the effectiveness of the organization and developing the
potential of all individuals. The goal of this course is to identify and diagnose organizational problems and
opportunities and apply management principles to support organizational change in general as well as those which
are contextually specific to organizations in UAE and the Middle East. The course examines the organization
development process, including intervention strategies, and the role of organization development in creating the
changes that improve individuals, teams, and organizations.
HRM 456 International Human Resource Management (3 = 3 + 0) (Tentative)
Prerequisite: MGT 303, MGT 304
This course provides an introduction to the critical issues facing organizations in simultaneously managing their
human resources at home and abroad. It focuses on the connection between corporate strategies and the effective
management of human resources, which at times, may require differing policies across countries. The course is
based on the notion that competitive firms and economies require appropriate structures, policies, and strategies
for managing their employees at every level of the enterprise. This is particularly true of multinational enterprises
(MNEs) and transnational corporations (TCs) intricately involved in a global environment.
HRM 457 Special Topics in Human Resource Management (3 = 3 + 0) (Tentative)
Prerequisite: MGT 304
This course shall provide critical analysis of current trends in human resource management theory, research, and
practice. Emphasis shall also be on the analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of contemporary human resource
management issues with specific reference to UAE and GCC countries. The syllabus will be prepared and must be
approved by the Chair of the Department.
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