Essentials of Human Capital (Theory)

Paper Code: 
25PSY325 (C)
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students toAlign human capital strategies with organizational goals and objectives.Increase efficiency through better management and utilization of human resources and developing strategies to retain top-performing employees.

 

Course Outcomes: 

COURSE

Course Outcome

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

25PSY 325(C)

 

Essentials of Human Capital                                                                          (Theory)

 

 

CO145: Understand and apply the individual, team and organizational mechanisms within the formal system.

CO146: Examine the strategies & policies in an evolving global scenario

CO147: Appraise the detailed aspects involved in job analysis

CO148: Identify the need human resource planning and execution

CO149: Examine the effectiveness of various employee testing and selecting methods.

CO150: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction

 

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Reading assignments

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Seminar presentation

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Introduction to Human Resource Management

Definition, Importance, Trends in HRM, Employment laws in India, Diversity management & affirmative action plans.

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Strategic Human Resource Management

Strategic management process, Strategies and policies, adjusting HR policies to challenging times, HRD scorecard, Building high performance work system.

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Job Analysis

Basics of job analysis, methods of collecting job analysis information, writing job descriptions, writing job specifications.

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Human Resource Planning and Recruiting

Process, Planning & Forecasting, Need for Effective Recruiting, Sources, Developing and Using Application Forms.

 

12.00
Unit V: 
Employee Testing and Selection

Basic concepts, types, work samples & simulations, background investigations & other selection methods.

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Dessler, G. and Varkkey, B. (2016). Human Resource Management (12th Ed.). Pearson India Education: Noida
  • Robbins, S. P. (1980). OrganisationalBehaviour: Concepts, Controversies and applications. New Delhi: Prentice Hall.

 

Suggested Readings

  • Hollway, W. (1991). Work Psychology and OrganisationalBehaviour: Managing the Individual at work. New Delhi: Sage.
  • Khandwalla, P. N. (1994). Designing Organisational Effectiveness. New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.
  • Muchinksy, P. M. 1997). Psychology Applied to Work: An Introduction to Industrial and Organisational Psychology. California:  Brooks Cole.
  • Rao, T.V. (1990). Human Resource Development. New Delhi: U.B.S.

 

E-Resources

  • Acceptance-and-mindfulness-at-work-applying-acceptance-and-commitment-therapy-and-relational-frame-theory-to-organizational-behavior-management-e188111015.html
  • Applied-measurement-industrial-psychology-in-human-resources-management-e188335302.html
  • Strategic-human-resource-management-e15459785.html

 

Academic Year: 
2025-2026
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