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ISL 615 - Strategic Human Resources Management

Graduate Education Institute · Business Administration · Doctorate

ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Mehmet ÇETİN
Instructors: Prof. Dr. Ahmet Cevat ACAR

Course Objective

This course aims to provide its participants a comprehensive introduction to human resource management with all its functions and processes. Main objective of the course is to demonstrate a big picture where participants can see all HRM concepts and practices together for sustaining an effective organization in line with the corporate strategy

Course Content

The course aims to provide advanced and contemporary knowledge in the light of recent evidence and developments in science for all issues related to HRM, from creating a candidate pool to recruiting employees, performance management to training and development.

Required Resources

İnsan Kaynakları Yönetimi - İ.Ü, 2015, İsmail Durak Ataay, Lale Tüzüner, Gönen Dündar, Cavide Uyargil, Ahmet Cevat Acar, A.Oya Özçelik, Ömer Sadullah, Zeki Adal. Beta Yayınları

ISBN: 9786053779018

Tunçer, Polat. 2011. İnsan kaynakları yönetimi.

Barutçugil, İsmet. 2004. Stratejik insan kaynakları yönetimi. İstanbul: Kariyer Yayınları.

Sabuncuoğlu, Zeyyat. 2005. İnsan kaynakları yönetimi: (uygulamalı). Bursa: Alfa Aktüel.

Uyargil, Cavide. 2010. İnsan kaynakları yönetimi. İstanbul: Beta Basım Yayım Dağıtım.

Bingöl, Dursun, Dursun Bingöl, and Dursun Bingöl. 2006. İnsan kaynakları yönetimi. İstanbul: Arıkan Basım Yayım Dağıtım.

Recommended Resources

Uyargil, Cavide. 2008. İşletmelerde performans yönetimi sistemi: performansın planlanması değerlendirilmesi ve geliştirilmesi. İstanbul: Arıkan Basım Yayım.

Atlı, Dinçer. 2012. Yetenek yönetimi (Talent Management): insan kaynakları yönetiminin yeni vizyonu

Academy of Management Journal

Compensation & Benefits Review

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Personnel Review

Training & Development Journal

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Being familiar with the contemporary HR problems in business world and providing solutions for them.
  2. Creates models and scientific curiosities for posibble future research.
  3. Using, shaping and changing human resource processes such as performance management, training and development, career management, job analysis, compensation and etc. for creating a competitive advantage for the organizations.
  4. Developes knowledge and efficacy on issues that highly affects managerial effectiveness such as performance management, training and development, career management, job analysis, compensation and etc.

Core Area Distribution

(22) Humanities%20 (34) Business and Administration%80

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionExercise and PracticePresentationGroup StudyBrain StormingSix HatCase StudySelf studyProject Based Learning (Including Field Work)

Assessment & Evaluation

HomeworkTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16348
Out of Class Study Period16232
Midterm12525
Quiz2612
Assignment13030
Practice000
Final14141

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Meeting stage with participants, making psychological contract and sharing expectations. Sharing syllabus and curriculum to draw a holistic picture about the course. Overcoming possible uncertainties and addressing questions about the lesson.Having a look at the course syllabus and course materials
2Corporate Strategy and HR- Fundamental Concepts and Development of SHRMPaper 1 and reviewing the presentation and internet sources of the week which are shared through the Campus System, getting the course notes Tunçer, Polat. (2011), 5-42
3Changing Nature and Environment of HRM and Contemporary TrendsPaper 2 and reviewing the presentation and internet sources of the week which are shared through the Campus System, getting the course notes and Tunçer, Tunçer, Polat. (2011), 55-82
4Job Analysis and DesignPaper 3 and 4 and reviewing the presentation and internet sources of the week which are shared through the Campus System, getting the course notes Tunçer and Polat. (2011) 89-124
5Human Resource PlanningPaper 5 and 6 and reviewing the presentation and internet sources of the week which are shared through the Campus System, getting the course notes and Tunçer, Polat. (2011) 125-166
6Selection and RecruitmentPaper 7 and reviewing the presentation and internet sources of the week which are shared through the Campus System, getting the course notes Tunçer and Polat. (2011) 171-233
7Training and DevelopmentPaper 8 and reviewing the presentation and internet sources of the week which are shared through the Campus System, getting the course notes and Tunçer, Polat. (2011) 239-254
8Ara SınavAra Sınav
9Career and Talent ManagementPaper 9 and 10 and reviewing the presentation and internet sources of the week which are shared through the Campus System, getting the course notes and Tunçer, Polat. (2011) 257-279
10Performance Appraisal and Effective FeedbackPaper 11 and reviewing the presentation and internet sources of the week which are shared through the Campus System, getting the course notes and Tunçer, Polat. (2011) 283-301
11Compensation and Compensation ManagementPaper 12 and reviewing the presentation and internet sources of the week which are shared through the Campus System, getting the course notes Uyargil, Cavide. 2008
12Retaining, Directing and Motivating Human ForcePaper 13 and reviewing the presentation and internet sources of the week which are shared through the Campus System, getting the course notes Uyargil, Cavide. 2010
13Creating and Maintaining High Performance Organizations with SHRMPaper 14 and reviewing the presentation and internet sources of the week which are shared through the Campus System, getting the course notes
14Case Studies - Managing Human Resources GloballyPaper 15, 16, 17 and 18 and reviewing the presentation and internet sources of the week which are shared through the Campus System, getting the course notes
15Case Studies and Review– HRM MetricsChecking and combining the notes taken in the class and getting ready for the class discussion
16Final SınavıFinal Sınavı