COURSE SYLLABUS

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

1. Course code: VJU6312
2. Credit number: 2
3. Prerequisite course:
The course itself is developed from foundational knowledge.
4. Teaching language: English
5. Lecturer information:
Dr. Minh Hanh Le – [email protected]
Office hours (online): Wednesdays, 14h00-15h30
(Appointment registration in advance is requested)
6. Course objectives/goals:
The course is designed to include the following objectives:
6.1 Knowledge
 Define and analyze key theories and functions of HRM
 Examine HR practices
 Discuss multiple stakeholders’ perspectives toward HR issues
 Evaluate the sustainability aspects of HR issues
6.2 Skills
 Develop analytical skills, critical thinking and problem-solving skills
 Train teamwork skills
6.3 Attitude
 Integrate legal aspects and ethical values in the discussion of contemporary HR problems
7. Expected learning outcomes
Upon the completion of the course, students are expected to
7.1 Knowledge
 Demonstrate an understanding of key frameworks and practices within the field of HRM
 Demonstrate competence in solving HR problems while considering multiple stakeholders’ perspectives
 Examine and evaluate current trends and practices in the field of HRM
7.2 Skills
 Apply problem solving skills and teamwork skills with competence
7.3 Attitude
 Appreciate the importance of human resource management as a field of study and as a central
management function
 Carefully consider ethical values and legal aspects in the area of HRM when making professional decisions
8. Methods of evaluation/assessment
8.1. Purposes and grading system
The assessment takes students’ participation in-class activities and their self-studying abilities into consideration.
The grading system follows the MBA program’s regulations.
8.2. Assessment/Evaluation criteria and exam format
There are three components counted in the final grade as follows:
1 Class participation 5%
 2 Group project 35%
3 Final Exam – Final Project 60%

Group Project plan for the Course

Group projects are designed to promote collaboration, practical application, and research skills. One group consist
of 2-4 members. Each group project is tied to the session topics and builds cumulatively, culminating in a
comprehensive final deliverable.

Week 1: HRM Overview and HRM Context (5%)

 Project Task: Analyze the HRM context of Vietnam, focusing on legal, economic, social and cultural factors
influencing HR practices.
 Deliverable: Group Discussion and Presentation

Week 2: HRM Models

 Project Task: Compare and critique two HRM models, applying them to a real-world organization.
 Deliverable: Group Discussion and Presentation

Week 3: Strategic HRM and Human Resource Planning

 Project Task: Conduct workforce planning for a fictional organization, using forecasting methods to
address staffing needs.
 Deliverable: Workforce plan in A1 paper and presentation

Week 4: Recruitment and Selection

 Project Task: Design a recruitment and selection process, including job descriptions, advertising
strategies, and interview questions.
 Deliverable: Process in A1 paper and presentation

Week 5: Training and Development

 Project Task: Develop a training program for a specific skill gap in an industry.
 Deliverable: A training program outline with proposed learning outcomes and metrics for evaluation and
presentation

Week 6: Performance Measurement

 Project Task: Create a performance appraisal framework, including KPIs and feedback mechanisms for a
role in a selected organization.
 Deliverable: A performance measurement framework draft and presentation

Week 7: Reward Management

 Project Task: Design a reward system balancing financial and non-financial incentives for employees at
various levels in an organization.
 Deliverable: A reward strategy draft and presentation

Week 8: Employee Relations

 Project Task: Analyze an employee relations case study, identifying issues and proposing resolutions.
 Deliverable: A case analysis report and a 5-minute presentation.
Rubric for Group Projects (35% of Final Grade)

Needs
Criteria Excellent (9-10) Good (7-8) Satisfactory (5-6) Weight
Improvement (1-4)
Fully aligns with
Mostly aligns,
project goals, Partially aligns, with Limited alignment
Relevance to addressing most
addressing all gaps in addressing with significant 25%
Topic key aspects
requirements in- requirements. gaps.
effectively.
depth.
Extensive use of Good use of
Basic use of sources, Minimal research or
Research credible sources, with credible sources
with limited depth or reliance on 20%
Quality strong data and with relevant
relevance. irrelevant sources.
insights. insights.
Excellent teamwork, Good teamwork Basic collaboration,
Poor collaboration,
Team clear role distribution, with minor uneven contribution
with evident gaps in 20%
Collaboration and strong coordination among team
teamwork.
collaboration. issues. members.
Highly engaging and Clear and well-
Adequate clarity, with Unclear, poorly
Presentation well-structured structured
some structural or structured, or error- 15%
and Clarity deliverable, free of deliverable with
presentation issues. prone deliverable.
errors. minor errors.
Demonstrates unique Shows some Basic or predictable Lacks originality or
Creativity and
approaches and creativity in approach with limited relies on standard 10%
Innovation
original ideas. approach or design. creativity. solutions.
Submitted on time, Submitted late or
Timeliness and Submitted on time, Submitted very late
complete with all with some missing 10%
Completeness mostly complete. or incomplete.
required components. components.

Final Project

The final project is divided into two parts:

 Part 1: Develop a comprehensive HRM research proposal (30% of the final grade)
 Part 2: Presentation (30% of the final grade)

Rubric for Part 1: HRM Research Proposal (30% of Final Grade)

Needs Improvement
Criteria Excellent (9-10) Good (7-8) Satisfactory (5-6) Weight
(1-4)
Clarity of Clearly articulated, well- Objectives are clear Objectives are Objectives are
Research focused, and highly but could be more somewhat vague or unclear or irrelevant 20%
Objectives relevant to HRM topics. focused or specific. partially relevant. to HRM topics.
Comprehensive review Good review with Basic review with Inadequate review
Literature with well-integrated relevant references limited references with few or
20%
Review references, identifying but less critical or superficial irrelevant
key research gaps. integration. analysis. references.
Detailed, feasible, and Methodology is Methodology is
Methodology is
well-justified clear but lacks basic with limited
Methodology unclear, impractical, 30%
methodology addressing detail or alignment to
or poorly aligned.
research questions. justification. research objectives.
Proposal offers unique
Some originality in Limited originality No originality or
Innovation and insights or novel
approach or or mostly derivative entirely repetitive 15%
Originality approaches to HRM
insights. ideas. ideas.
research.
 Needs Improvement
Criteria Excellent (9-10) Good (7-8) Satisfactory (5-6) Weight
(1-4)
Professionally Well-structured Adequately Poorly structured
Presentation presented, well- with minor errors in structured but some with significant
15%
and Formatting structured, free of presentation or formatting issues or errors or
errors. formatting. errors. inconsistencies.

Rubric for Part 2: Presentation (30% of Final Grade)

Needs
Criteria Excellent (9-10) Good (7-8) Satisfactory (5-6) Weight
Improvement (1-4)
Presentation is
Presentation is logically Presentation is mostly
somewhat Poorly structured,
Clarity and structured and easy to clear and organized,
organized but lacks difficult to follow, 25%
Organization follow, with a strong minor inconsistencies
coherence in or disorganized.
flow of ideas. in flow.
places.
Comprehensive and
Good content with Basic content with
highly relevant, with Superficial content
Content Depth clear relevance, some limited depth or
strong connections to or irrelevant 35%
and Relevance minor gaps in relevance to
research objectives or material.
connection. objectives.
strategy.
Basic delivery,
Confident delivery,
Clear delivery with limited Poor delivery, little
Engagement engaging visuals, and
some engagement engagement, or to no engagement, 25%
and Delivery active audience
and use of visuals. suboptimal use of or lack of visuals.
interaction.
visuals.
Thoughtful, well- Good answers, Inadequate
Basic answers,
Response to reasoned answers showing a reasonable responses showing
partially addressing 15%
Questions demonstrating deep understanding of the limited
questions.
understanding. topic. understanding.

9. Learning materials:
9.1 Required materials
Dessler, G. (2020) Human Resource Management, Gary Dessler, 16th ed., global edition, Pearson.
9.2 Reference
Bratton, J. and Gold, J. (2017) Human Resource Management: Theory and Practice 6th Edition, Macmillan
Education UK.
10. Course description
The course is built upon foundational knowledge of human resource management as a central management
function. The intensive discussions within the course are focused on the key theories/models in HRM and their
applications in the current business context.
11. Detailed course contents:
1. Overview of HRM
2. HRM context
3. HRM models
4. Strategic human resource management
5. Human resource planning
6. Recruitment and selection
7. Development and training
8. Performance measurement system
9. Reward management
10. Employee relations
12. Teaching schedule:
Session Credit hours Teaching Main Contents Before class
method
Session 1 3 hours Lecture & Overview of HRM Reading
2.12.2024 discussion HRM context textbook

Session 2 3 hours Lecture & HRM Models Reading

4.12.2024 discussion textbook
Session 3 3 hours Lecture & Strategic human resource Reading
9.12.2024 discussion management and Human textbook
resource planning
Session 4 3 hours Group project Recruitment and selection Outline
11.12.2024
Session 5 3 hours Lecture & Training and development Reading
16.12.2024 discussion textbook
Session 6 3 hours Group project Performance measurement Draft
18.12.2024 system
Session 7 3 hours Lecture & Reward management Reading
23.12.2024 discussion textbook
Session 8 3 hours Lecture & Employee relations Reading
25.12.2024 discussion textbook
Session 9 3 hours Final Project Outline discussion and Reading
5.1.2025 consultation textbook
Session 10 3 hours Final project Presentation Reading
7.1.2025 textbook

Prepared by

Dr. Le Minh Hanh