EDITED Ed PM 552 Human Resource Mgmt in Edu

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Course title: Human Resource Management in EducationCourse No.: Ed. PM. 523 Full marks: 100

Nature of the course: Theory Pass marks: 40

Level: M.Ed. Time per period: 55 minutes

Year: Second Periods per week: 6

Total periods: 150

1. Course Description

This course is basically related with management of human resources in education with a

focus on educational management information system (EMIS) and its planning. Various

aspects of human resource development as latest human resource planning, job analysis,

selection of human resources, training and development, performance management and

performance appraisal system and total quality management (TQM) in human resource

management(HRM) in school are dealt with in the context of Nepal. This course further

provides general concept on management information system (MIS) by relating it with the

concept of EMIS. The concept related to the network of management information system as

a part of human resource management is highlighted. Also, information system planning,data resource management and decision support system are dealt with as the other

supportive concepts of human resource management and management information system.

2. General Objectives

The general objectives of the course are as follows:

To provide the students with the concept of human resource management in education.

To make the students familiar with the concept and principles of human resource

development.

To help the students generalize the processes of planning and developing human

resources. To make the students aware of the challenges of human resource management and

planning.

To familiarize the students with the concept and need of training and career

development along with performance management and appraisal system.

To impart the role of management information system in HRM and the concept of

EMIS in- terms of its attributes, usefulness and steps.

To make the students knowledgeable of the management aspects and concerns of

EMIS with reference to school management information system.

To enable the students in relating information system planning (ISP) with information

resource management (IRM) process.

To familiarize the students with the decision making and decision support system.

To make the students familiarize with the uses of database management system and

modern approaches to database.

To make the students aware of the ethical and social issues related to education

system.

To make the students knowledgeable about TQM as used in HRM in school.

3. Specific Objective and Contents

Specific objectives Contents

Elaborate the evolution of HRMconcept.

Unit I: Human Resource Management (8)1.1 Evolution of the concept of HRM

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Identify the concept, objectives

and characteristics of human

resource management.

Describe the field human resource

in education.

Explain the management ofhuman resources in the field of

education

1.2 Objectives of HRM

1.3 Characteristics of HRM

1.4 Human resource management in

education

Explain the theoretical and

practical bases of human resource

development.

Explain the principles of HRD.

Describe the HRD mechanism

and its organization.

Identify the role and programs of

HRM in an organization.

State the organizational outcomesof HRM.

Describe organization and

management development.

State education as a supplier of

human resource.

Unit II: Human Resource Development

System (10)

2.1 Concept and principles of HRD

2.2 HRD mechanism and its organization

2.3 Role and programs of HRM in an

organization

2.4 Organizational outcomes of HRM

2.5 Organization and management

development2.6 Education as a supplier of human

resource.

Define human resource planning.

Identify the steps of HRM

process.

Explain the need of human

resources for education service

delivery

Explain the way of establishing

data base for effective HR

planning

Analyze the need and importance

of HRP to an organization.

Identify the challenges of HR

management and planning.

Elaborate the concept, meaning

and definition of job analysis.

Explain the goals and uses ofwork analysis data.

Explain the major goals of job

analysis, job analysis information

hierarchy, job analysis method

and reward management.

Unit III: Human Resource Planning

and Job Analysis (18)

3.1 Human Resource Planning (HRP)

3.1.1 Definition of HRP

3.1.2 HRP process and policy

3.1.3 Human resources planning for

education service delivery

3.1.4 Establishing database for HR

planning

3.1.5 Effective HR planning

3.1.6 Challenges of HR management

and planning

3.2 Job analysis

3.2.1 Definition

3.2.2 Major goals of job analysis3.2.3 The job analysis information

hierarchy

3.2.4 Job analysis method

3.2.5 Reward management.

Explain the definitions, purposes

and importance of recruitment.

Analyze the recruitment policy

and functions.

Outline the different steps of

recruitment. Identify the sources of human

Unit IV: Recruitment, Selection and

Appointment of Human

Resources (20)

4.1. Recruitment

4.1.1 Definition

4.1.2 Purpose and importance ofrecruitment

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resource recruitment.

Define the concept of selection.

Describe the different selection

processes and methods.

State the factors affecting

selection of human resources Analyze the system of selection

and appointment in Nepal.

Describe the placement and

induction of human resources.

Analyze the socialization process

in relation to human resources.

4.1.3 Recruitment policy

4.1.4 The recruitment function

4.1.5 Steps for recruitment

4.1.6 Sources of recruiting human

resources

4.2 Selection4.2.1 Definition

4.2.2 Selection process

4.2.3 Selection method

4.2.4 Factors affecting selection

4.2.5 Selection system in Nepal:

Public service commission,

Teacher service commission

and University service

commission (PSC,TSC and

USC)

4.3 Appointment system4.3.1 Placement and induction

4.3.2 Socialization process

Define training and development.

Describe the critical functions,

importance, types and methods of

training.

Analyze the systematic view of

training.

Describe the ways of conducting

needs assessment.

Identify the critical elements

related to transfer of training.

Outline definitions and reasons

for understanding career

development.

Describe the importance of career

development programs for special

target and pre-condition for career

development.

State the need of continuing

education and research fordevelopment.

Unit V: Training and Development (8)

5.1 Concept of training and

development.

5.2 Importance, functions, types and

methods of training

5.3 Systematic view of training

5.4 Needs assessment

5.5 Transfer of training

5.6 Career development

5.7 Career programs for special target

groups

5.8 Pre-conditions for career

development.

5.9 Continuing education.

5.10 Personnel research for development.

Define performance management

with its application to various

jobs.

Specify the need and importance

of performance management

system.

Explain the objectives, process

and design of performance

appraisal system.

State the uses of performance datain performance appraisal

Unit VI: Performance Management

and Appraisal (10)

6.1 Definition of performance

management

6.2 Need and importance of performance

management system.

6.3 Objectives of performance appraisal.

6.4 Use of performance data.

6.5 Designing an appraisal system.

6.6 Process of performance appraisal.6.7 Methods of delivering performance

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Describe the necessary steps for

implementing an effective

appraisal feedback system.

6.8 Feedback of performance appraisal.

Define quality from the

perspective of school.

Relate quality with schoolingpractice.

Identify the procedures to

apply TQM model in the

school.

Identify the ways to apply

TQM approach to leadership.

Unit VII: HRM in School: Total

Quality Management (TQM)

(8)7.1 Definition of quality in school

7.2 Schooling and quality

7.3 TQM in the school

7.4 The TQM approaches to leadership

Define and describe the concept

of MIS along with its components

as an integrated system. Explain the nature, importance

analysis, design, process and

attributes of MIS.

Describe the contemporary

approaches to information system.

Identify the major management

challenges to building and using

information system.

State the impact of information on

HRM.

Illustrate the components and

functions of EMIS organizational

operational structure.

Describe the EMIS data

management system.

Explain the objectives and steps

of EMIS.

Clarify the concept of information

output.

Show the relationship between

EMS and school education Analyze the school management

information system.

Describe the EMIS in the context

of Nepalese education system.

Unit VIII: Introduction to Management

Information System (MIS) in HRM (30)

8.1 Basic Concept of MIS

8.1.1 Attributes of informationsystem

8.1.2 Analysis and design of an

information system

8.1.3 Process analysis

Input, process and output

Goals and objectives

8.1.4 Contemporary approaches to

information systems

8. 1. 5 The challenges of information

system.8. 1. 6 Impact of information on

HRM.

8.2 Educational management information

system (EMIS)

8.2.1 Introduction

8.2.2 Components, organization and

operational structure of EMIS

8.2.3 Objectives of EMIS

8.2.4 EMIS data management

system and its scope.

8.2.5 Information output8.2.6 Steps of EMIS

8.2.7 Relation between school

education and EMIS

8.2.8 Use of EMIS in educational

management

8.2.9 School management

information system

Types of

information

Identification and

use of information

Analysis of the

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school situation

Information for

school improvement.

8.3 EMIS in Nepalese education system

8.3.1 EMIS in Tribhuvan University

(TU): Process and use8.3.2 EMIS in Department of

Education (DOE): Process and

use

Explain the concept, need and

importance of ISP planning.

Carry out information

requirement analysis.

Analyse the process of resource

allocation.

Describe the use of information

resource management. Identify and relate the internal and

external efficiency of education

system.

Unit IX : Information System Planning

(ISP) (10)

9.1 Concept of ISP

9.1.1 Mission

9.1.2 Objectives

9.1.3 Strategies

9.1.4 Policies

9.2 Information requirement analysis9.3 Resource allocation

9.4 Information resource management

(IRM)

9.5 Internal and external efficiency of

education system.

Explain the process and stages of

decision-making process

Explain the concept, application,

types and technology of DSS.

Describe the concept of decision-making and identify the categories

of specific decisions.

Differentiate between MIS and

DSS

Identify the barriers to good

decisions.

Unit X: Decision Support System (DSS)

(8)

10.1 Decision making process and

decision-support system (DSS)

10.2 Differences between MIS and DSS10.3 Types of decision-support system

10.4 Barriers to good decisions

10.4.1 Human biases

10.4.2 Decision tools

10.4.3 Lack of appropriate and

adequate information

Explain the status of data

organization in the traditional file

environment.

Identify the process of the

traditional approach to dataorganization.

Describe the objectives and

advantages of database approach.

Explain database management

system.

Explain the types and design of

data structures.

Assess the data quality under

database management.

Explain the modern approaches of

databases.

Unit XI: Managing Data Resources for

HRM (12)

11.1 Organization of data in a traditional

file environment

11.2 Problems with the traditional fileenvironment

11.3 The database approach to data

management.

11.4 Database management system

11.5 Types and designing of database

11.6 Data quality assurance.

11.7 Modern approaches of database.

Analyze the relationships among Unit XII: Ethical and Social Issues in

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ethical, social and political issues

of information systems.

Identify the professional code of

conduct in data management.

Identify the main moral

dimensions of an informationsystem.

Point out the importance of

information management in

introduction society.

Assess the model for thinking on

ethical, social and political issues

related to information system on

everyday life.

Data Management (8)

12.1 Ethical and social issues of the

system.

12.2 Professional codes of conduct

12.3 Moral dimensions of information

system.12.4 Information management and

society.

12.5 Model for thinking about ethical,

social and political issues.

Note: The figures in the parentheses indicate the approximate periods for the respective units.

4. Instructional TechniquesThe students will be involved in different learning activities as needed. The instructional

techniques for this course are recommended to be in two major groups.

4.1 General Instructional Techniques

Lecture, question answer, panel presentation and discussion

Brain storming exercises and group work followed by presentation as per the nature of

the lesson

Independent/ group study assignment

4.2 Specific Instructional Techniques

Unit V and VII: Assigning the students to collect the relevant information from

concerned institutions.

Unit VIII: Involving the students in the collection of materials related to EMIS from

DOE and TU.

Unit XII: Lectures by guest speakers, lecturers and resource persons.

5. Evaluation

Both formative and summative evaluation will be used to evaluate the performance of the

students. Formative evaluation includes written tests, class participation, preparation and

presentation of reports and group and individual exercises. The scores of formative

evaluation will be used to provide feedback in order to improve the learning of students.

Annual examination as a summative evaluation will be conducted by the Office of theController of Examinations, T.U. The types and number of questions to be included in the

final examination are as follows:

Types of questions. Total questions to be

asked

Number of questions to be

answered and marks

allocated

Total marks

Group A: Multiple

choice items.

16 questions 16 x 1 mark 16

Group B: Short answer

questions.

8 with 3 'or' questions 8 x 6 marks 48

Group C: Long answer

questions.

3 with 1 'or' questions 3 x 12mark 36

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6. Recommended Books

Recommended Books

Bernardin, H. J. (2004).Human resource management.New Delhi: Tata McGraw-hill

publishing company limited. (For units I to VI)

Conceptual framework for EMIS(1992). Bangkok: UNESCO. (For unit VIII)Developing micro computer-based EMIS database. EMIS training manual II(1989). Bangkok

: UNESCO-PRoAP. (For unit VII)

Goyal, D.P. (2007). Management information systems.New Delhi: Macmillan India Ltd. (For

units IX and X).

Laudon, K. C. & Loudon, J. P. (2007). Management information systems.New Delhi:Prentice hall of India, Private limited. (For units VIII, XI and XII)

Mercer, J. B. B. & Bird, R. (2010).Human resource management in

education.Routledge.com. (For units II)Murgatroyd, S. & Morgan, C. (1994). Total quality management and the school.

Buckingham: Open university press (For unit VII).

Post, G. V. & Anderson, D. L. (2004). Management information systems.New Delhi: TataMcGraw-Hill publishing company limited. (For units I and X)

Robbins, S. P. (2009). Organizational behaviour. India: Dorling Kindersley Pvt. Ltd. (For

units III to VI).

UNESCO (ND).Human resource in education. International Centre for Technical andVocational Education and Training. IIEP (For unit I to III)

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