PROGRAM STRUCTURE

This program is comprised of 13 courses @ 3-credit hours; 6 of which are foundation, 4 core, 3 optional from a number of alternative courses and a project or dissertation equivalent to 6-credit hours. The break-up of the program is given below:

6 (six) Foundation Courses @3 CH	18 Credits
4 (four) Core Courses @3 CH	12 Credits
3 (three) Optional Courses @3 CH	09 Credits
Dissertation/Project @3 CH	03 Credits
Total	42 Credits

COURSES OF MIHRM PROGRAM

MIHRM COURSES
Code	Foundation Courses (6 Courses)	Credit
MIHRM 501	Fundamentals of Human Resource Management	3
MIHRM 712	Human Resource Planning	3
MIHRM 503	Organization Design and Development	3
MIHRM 502	Training and Development	3
MIHRM 507	Employee Appraisal & Compensation Management	3
MIHRM 506	Employee Relations and Employment Laws	3
Code	Core Courses (4 Courses)	Credit
MIHRM 602	Leadership and Change Management	3
MIHRM 704	Global Talent and Human Capital Management	3
MIHRM 706	Integrated Human Resource & Information System	3
MIHRM 708	Cross-Cultural Management	3
Code	Optional Courses (Any 3 Courses)	Credit
MIHRM 603	International Human Resource Management	3
MIHRM 604	Research Methods in Human Resource Management	3
MIHRM 701	Core-Competencies for HR Professionals	3
MIHRM 702	Strategic Management	3
MIHRM 703	Strategic Human Resource Management	3
MIHRM 705	Conflict Management and Negotiation	3
MIHRM 707	Diversity Management in Global Business	3
MIHRM 710	Accounting for Managerial Control	3
MIHRM 711	Employability Skills for Managerial Success	3
MIHRM 713	Organization Behavior	3
MIHRM 714	Principles of Management	3
MIHRM 715	Industrial Relations	3
MIHRM 716	Industrial Safety and Health	3
MIHRM 717	Cases in Human Resource Management	3
MIHRM 718	HRM Practices in Bangladesh	3
MIHRM 719	Entrepreneurship Development	3
MIHRM 720	Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)	3
Code	Compulsory-Dissertation/Project (Any one)	Credit
MIHRM 800	Dissertation	3
MIHRM 801	Project	3

MIHRM COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

FOUNDATION COURSES

MIHRM 501: Fundamentals of Human Resource Management

For practitioners and students interested in understanding the roles and skills involved in human Resources management. The course includes the nature and scope of traditional personnel functions as well as the role of the newly emerging personnel specialist dealing with changes in workers’ attitudes, expectations and education.

MIHRM 712: Human Resource Planning

This course has been designed to make the learners understand about the theories behind human resource planning. Specific areas of discussions include setting the foundation for human resource planning, job analysis, manpower and forecasting, management development, human resource information system, and program implementation.

MIHRM 503: Organization Design and Development

This course will include issues relating to designing an organization and theories of organization development. It will cover the historical and theoretical basis of organization design and development and their context in terms of value and contribution to organizational life. Available design options regarding organizational structures and relationships; processes and systems that need to be in place to maintain such structures and relationships, and evaluation of same will also be taught. This course will also include methods and procedures of organization development and review their strategic impact. strategies, which might support organization design and realignment outcomes.

MIHRM 502: Training and Development

This course provides students with an overview of the role of Training and Development in Human Resource Management. The key elements covered include: needs analysis, program design, development, administration, delivery and program evaluation. Other topics include adult learning theory, transfer of training, career planning, counselling, training techniques, budgeting and trends in training.

MIHRM 507: Employee Appraisal & Compensation Management

There are two portions in this course: employee appraisal and compensation management. First part will introduce the students with the techniques of appraising employees and identify their developing areas and the ways to improve their knowledge, skills and competencies to compensate the employees in an organization. The second part will cover the full range of compensation topics with emphasis on how compensation systems will likely impact productivity, equity, and the firm’s ability to recruit and keep highly skilled and motivated employees. Topics include: job description, analysis and evaluation systems; equity issues and requirements; design and use of wage and salary surveys; performance, merit and incentive pay systems; statutory and no- statutory employee benefit packages and systems; and administration of compensation systems.

MIHRM 506: Employee Relations and Employment Laws

Employee relations as an area of study and practice evolved from industrial relations, and has as its primary focus conflict in the employment relationship, employment and labor law, and unions and collective bargaining. Perhaps for this reason it is sometimes seen as irrelevant in the modern era of globalization. However, management, from line management to chief executives, have often found to their shock that in reality such matters can be crucial.

CORE COURSES

MIHRM 602: Leadership & Change Management

This course designed to provide an understanding of the leadership aspects and its different theories and styles as well as the management thereof. It focuses on fundamentals of leadership and change management in the organizations at the micro / macro level. The course also covers the transformational and behavioral aspects of leadership.

MIHRM 704: Global Talent and Human Capital Management

This course will approach Global Talent Management as a fundamental business concept and will focus on key talent management processes and techniques as practiced today in business, non-profit, and governmental organizations. Analyze and assess the factors that optimize workforce performance and ensure return on talent management investments, develop a model for aligning talent and business strategy to ensure necessary talent resources are available for business success, and evaluate various approaches for developing managers and leaders of knowledge-based organizations.

MIHRM 706: Integrated Human Resources & Information System

This course will cover advanced issues of information system for effective strategic and operational planning, monitoring and controlling a business organization. Topics include database management, computer hardware and software, information models, DSS, ESS, and Export System etc.

MIHRM 708: Cross-Cultural Management

The aim of the module is to introduce students to culture as a major force in international business within the context of a global economy. In this module, we define culture, review its various classifications in business (and to a lesser extent in areas such as anthropology, psychology and political science), assess the role of culture in business theories, and discuss a variety of conceptual, methodological and practical issues relating to the measurement of culture at various levels (national, industry, corporate, individual). We focus on the complex task of capturing and assessing the cultural encounter, present empirical evidence, provide illustrations, and sample cultural combinations.

OPTIONAL COURSES

MIHRM 603: International Human Resource Management

This module introduces students to the theory and practice of International Human Resource Management (IHRM) with an emphasis on how external and internal environmental factors shape HR policies and strategies in cross-border company operations. In particular, it assesses the relative benefits of HRM program in headquarters, subsidiaries and associated companies in different cultural, institutional and organizational contexts.

MIHRM 604: Research Methods in Human Resource Management

The course will focus on the research methods and process in the field of human resource management. It will include research issues related to in-depth study using both qualitative and quantitative methods. The course contents will also include analysis of problem statement, development hypothesis, preparation of questionnaire, data collection approaches, data analysis, and substantiate methodological choices regarding population, sampling, respondent selection, response research strategy and paradigms. Mostly used statistical software in social science researches like SPSS will be used for interpretation of results. It will lay emphasis on action and applied researches on HR related issues for effective and efficient utilization of human resources for organizational success and development.

MIHRM 701: Core Competencies for HR Professionals

The course aims to explore HRM issues particularly the functions, skills and actions associated with contemporary human Resources management practice. The module is primarily concerned with the development of skills, and specifically seeks to develop and improve a range of definable skills that are pivotal to successful management practice and effective leadership. The course will also focus on understanding/defining/ formulating/measuring management competencies that would achieve corporate strategy.

MIHRM 702: Strategic Management

The course has been designed specifically to introduce students with key strategy concepts to help them integrate and apply their prior learning to various business situations. It will emphasize the value and process of strategic management. In addition to familiarizing students with new subject matter, students are expected to integrate and apply their prior learning to strategic decision making in organizations. This course will explore an organization’s vision, mission, examine principles, techniques and models of organizational and environmental analysis, discuss the theory and practice of strategy formulation and implementation such as corporate governance and business ethics for the development of effective strategic and managerial leadership.

MIHRM 703: Strategic Human Resource Management

This competency-based, paced course provides students with the understanding, knowledge, and skills to make strategic human resource management decisions. The course emphasizes practical activities, ranging from assessment of the global economic environment and organizational culture to the analysis of competencies and the implementation of human resource decisions. Students carry out a detailed strategic analysis of a human resource management issue in their organizations, and, in doing so learning how to effectively manage human Resources in a way that contributes to improved performance, productivity, and morale.

MIHRM 705: Conflict Management and Negotiation

There are two common and integrated forms of business interaction. Disagreement in ideas and goals, scarcity of resources, and incompatibility in personality are typical causes of conflicts at work. Negotiation is the most predominant forms of communication in resolving conflicting ideas, goals, and offerings (as in business transactions and disputes). Individuals are involved in various forms of negotiation with superiors, sub-ordinates, customers, clients, team members, friends and family members on a daily basis.

MIHRM 707: Diversity Management in Global Business

This course focuses on the diversity management while dealing with global business complexities. Significant shifts in societal and organizational contexts have brought to the fore several uneasy tensions and challenges in the diversity management in organizations. This course will help you to increase knowledge on diversity management, to identify your management intelligence, and to understand the competencies necessary to be an effective global manager.

MIHRM 710: Accounting for Managerial Control

Participants in this course will develop the essential ability of all managers, to use fundamental accounting information as a platform for decision-making. As the course unfolds, participants will build an increasingly sophisticated level of understanding of the language of accounting and its key concepts. In addition, the course develops skills in interpreting earnings statements, balance sheets, and cash flow reports. This ability to analyze financial statements will enable participants to deal more effectively with strategic options for their businesses or business units. Strong foundations in financial analysis, and development of crucial basic accounting skills will also enable participants to develop a management accounting focus. Such skills, ability and knowledge will enable participants to more effectively identify profitable opportunities and to contribute significantly to better management within their own organizations.

MIHRM 711: Employability Skills for Managerial Success

The objective of this course would be to motivate the students to become a responsible citizen of the country who are aware of their roles in our social contexts. The different modules of this course would provide a snapshot of soft skills required for achieving higher performance and success in university and life after graduation. The different modules of the course would provide different set of outcomes. The course content provider of different modules would highlight 3-4 outcomes in the beginning of the modules and assess those through quizzes and assignment. All classes would be highly interactive, participatory engaging and supported by case studies, problem solving sessions, and/or audio-visual presentation. Classes would be made creative and re-creative so that the students enjoy the deliberations, take ownership of their studies and the university. The printed handouts will be delivered to the students before the classes. The contents and videos will also be shared with the students through Learning Management System (LMS).

MIHRM 713: Organization Behavior

This course focuses on how people behave in organizations and how their behavior and a variety of organizational characteristics affect organizational performance and effectiveness. Management involves getting things done by working with and through others, so a good understanding of organizational behavior is essential to those professionals who wants to develop and flourish a career especially in the areas in management.

MIHRM 714: Principles of Management

This course presents the principles, techniques, and concepts needed for managerial analysis and decision-making. It highlights the effective management of planning, organizing, influencing, and controlling related to the internal and external environment and issues of ethics and social responsibility. It emphasizes a variety of communication skills.

MIHRM 715: Industrial Relations

This course focuses on the major issues of industrial management with particular emphasis on Bangladesh labor law practices. It includes on the procedure, subject matter, and legal framework of collective bargaining, role of unionism in industrial, manufacturing, and service sectors. In this course, the labor negotiation processes and techniques will be examined. ILO conventions, Labor Issues under World Trade Organization etc. will also be explored. Also, the four-fundamental international labor standards (freedom of association-based on Conventions 87 & 98, non-discrimination-based on Conventions 100 & 111, forced labor-based on Conventions 29 and its Protocol & 105, child labor-Conventions 138 & 182) and related technical international labor law will be discussed.

MIHRM 716: Industrial Safety and Health

Industrial Safety and Health introduces effective safety programs in industry; covers the causative factors of industrial accidents, the basic elements in safety management for accident control, risk management and insurance programming.

MIHRM 717: Cases in Human Resource Management

Human Resource practitioners face tough business problems and must avert potential harm to their organization by providing fail-safe solutions. This course will examine a variety of contemporary human resource management issues and situations, and examine best practice strategies. The course is similar to capstone course for advanced students in HRM and includes a project that draws on all the key knowledge domains and competencies.

MIHRM 718: HRM Practices in Bangladesh

This course will address the HRM practices in the context of Bangladesh. There will be real life cases of local HRM practices and demonstrate best HR practices from local and global markets.

MIHRM 719: Entrepreneurship Development

Entrepreneurs are the innovators that stimulate job growth, economic growth and development that allows any country to compete with and in the global economy. India, being far more developed and forward looking country than some of the third world countries, can provide lead to entrepreneurial development activities. The purpose of exposing the students to entrepreneurship is to motivate them to look at entrepreneurship as a viable, lucrative and preferred career. Entrepreneurs require a foundation in several key areas in order to be successful. This course will focus on multiple topics including: opportunities and challenges for new ventures, benefits/drawbacks of entrepreneurship, strategic management and forms of business ownership, marketing strategies, venture finance and human resource management.

MIHRM 720: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

This course will introduce enterprise systems and show how organizations use enterprise systems to run their operations more efficiently and effectively. It will focus on critical success factors and implementation strategies that lead to enterprise system success, and about the informational, knowledge, and decision-making opportunities afforded by enterprise systems. The course will examine typical Enterprise Systems modules: materials management (MM), supply chain management (SCM), customer relationship management (CRM), financials, projects, human resource management (HRM) etc. Enterprise systems use a single database to integrate business transactions along and between processes, leading to benefits such as efficient and error-free workflows plus accounting, management reporting and improved decision-making

COMPULSORY-DISSERTATION/PROJECT

MIHRM 800: DISSERTATION/MIHRM 801: PROJECT

Each student will have to complete either dissertation or a project of 3-credit hour under the supervision of a course teacher. Students who are in service may submit organization-consulting project (OCP) in their own organizations. This project will provide opportunity to the students to apply their knowledge and skills developed during the program. Usually the project will be for the duration of 3 to 4 months. This work experience helps them develop their technical, personal and key transferable skills while they gain a detailed insight into the dynamics of a particular business sector. In addition to academic supervision, project/dissertation may also be guided by an on-the-job mentor. The academic guide and the mentor may jointly monitor the progress of the students. The student will have a submit a project/dissertation having less 25% of similarity index as per Turnitin report. Dissertation or project report will carry 60% marks, while remaining 40% marks will be for oral presentation preferable before a board.