Human Resource Management

1. ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

This course presents the study of factors that either influence or are influenced by peopleat work. Focuses on macro factors such as organizational structure, technology andenvironment; group factors such as group dynamics, leadership, conflict, change anddecision making; and individual factors such as personality, attitudes, perception, motivation,and job satisfaction. 

2. SERVICE MANAGEMENT

This course will focus on and explore areas such as: Why traditional management theoriesdo not fit today's hospitality industry, how a company's service strategy relates to guests'perceptions of value and critical moments of truth and why team building is a high priorityfor many hospitality organizations. 

3. MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (MIS)

This course is designed to help students learn how to manage and use informationtechnologies to revitalize business processes, improve business decision making and againcompetitive advantage. 

4. CULTURAL DIVERSITY

HR manager in a diverse organization must learn to embrace differences in employees'gender, race, sexuality, age, and religion. Students' complex issues of managing a diverseworkforce as well as prepare them to enter an increasingly broad workplace where diversitymust not be accepted, but also understood. 

5. CAREER MANAGEMENT

This course not only introduces students to the basics of career management but also tostrategies for effective career management implementation. In addition, the course willalso deal on techniques to align the needs of the individual with the goals of the organization.Some of the topics to be covered are: career decision making, trends on career managementpractices, assessment strategies, and others. 

6. MANAGING CHANGE

The course provides insights on how organization change and how each member can bea proactive participant in the many changes occurring in organization today. It acquaintsstudents on the difficulty and pitfalls of change and provides successful paths for significantchange in complex organization. Specifically, the course will discuss why change is needed,types of changes, and how to implement them. 

7. QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF BUSINESS

The course focuses on the application of the different mathematical models use in decisionmaking. These models are commonly applied in a variety of complex problems not onlyin business, but also in government, health care, education, and many other areas. Amongthe topics covered are: decision analysis, regression models, forecasting, inventory controlmodels, linear programming, project management, and others. 

8. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

This course introduces students to the dynamics and characteristics of interpersonalcommunications.  Students will explore their own communication practices and improvetheir skills in verbal and nonverbal communication, perception and active listening. Theywill assess and interpret client needs, learn strategies for resolving conflict and participateas team members. 

9. BUSINESS SIMULATION

This course is designed to provide the application of complex business simulation. Therewill be  mock up business settings and data simulation to practice how to compete in anindustry. 

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COURSES

1. ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY AND DESIGN

Building a balanced, functional organization to ensure the success of the business is thegoal of this course. It includes the studies on how the design and administration of complexand diverse organizations can produce results in a particular organization environment. 

2. RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION

It examines the contemporary roles, relationships, and process of recruitment and selectionin the human resource management systems. Alternative means of recruitment fromidentifying vacancy to retaining top talent will be completely covered throughout the course.Issues on international as well as domestic and consideration of multiple staffing levelswill be death with. 

3. INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ADMINISTRATION

Knowing the importance of employee-employer relationship, the course will provide acontextual study of the trade union movement-its development, structure, process andlaw. Emphasize is given to the union management cooperation and administration whichare effective tools in both private and public sector organizations. 

4. TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

This course provide students with a solid background in the fundamentals of training anddevelopment---identifying training needs, transfer of training, and training programevaluation. The course will also expose students to the different training methods and theuse of technology in training. Special issues in training and development and the futureof training and development are discussed. 

5. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

The discussion will involve fundamental topics on safety and health management and themajor causes of industrial accidents which have significantimplications for organization.The course will discuss the development of health and safety performance managementand measurement, techniques and resposibilities. 

6. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

This course is designed to provide HRM students with the knowledge and techniques ofthe compensation systems in an organization. Emphasis will be given on how HR professionalsdesign strategic compensation program. Topics covered are: basis for pay, consistent andcompetitive compensation system, legally and discretionary employee benefits, and up todate trends and practices on compensation in international organization. 

7.   INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY

The course demonstrates how industrial psychologists study perceptions, management,and social organizations in order to make business and industry more productive andincrease job satisfaction. It applies psychology to management and marketing problems.The course discusses the facts that psychologists are particularly concerned with trainingand development, applicant screening test results, research, counseling, organizationaldevelopment and analysis, and the also facts that they always aim to improve the employee'sproductivity and work life quality.