B.E. (Chemical Engineering) Institute Level Optional Subject II Human Resource Management Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
The University has moved this degree onto NEP 2020 one year at a time. The first and second years are NEP 2020 syllabi; the third and fourth years are still examined on the REV-2019 'C' Scheme, which is what the University sets for them this year.
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Syllabus for Institute Level Optional Subject II- Human Resource Management
Module 1: Introduction to HR printed in the syllabus as Module Detailed Contents
- • Human Resource Management- Concept, Scope and Importance, Interdisciplinary Approach Relationship with other Sciences, Competencies of HR Manager, HRM functions. • Human resource development (HRD): changing role of HRM – Human resource Planning, Technological change, Restructuring and rightsizing, Empowerment, TQM, Managing ethical issues.
Module 2: Organizational Behavior (OB) printed in the syllabus as Module Detailed Contents
- • Introduction to OB Origin, Nature and Scope of Organizational Behavior, Relevance to Organizational Effectiveness and Contemporary issues • Personality: Meaning and Determinants of Personality, Personality development, Personality Types, Assessment of Personality Traits for Increasing Self Awareness • Perception: Attitude and Value, Effect of perception on Individual Decision-making, Attitude and Behavior. • Motivation: Theories of Motivation and their Applications for Behavioral Change (Maslow, Herzberg, McGregor); • Group Behavior and Group Dynamics: Work groups formal and informal groups and stages of group development. Team Effectiveness: High performing teams, Team Roles, cross functional and self-directed team. • Case study
Module 3: Organizational Structure &Design printed in the syllabus as Module Detailed Contents
- • Structure, size, technology, Environment of organization; Organizational Roles & conflicts: Concept of roles; role dynamics; role conflicts and stress. • Leadership: Concepts and skills of leadership, Leadership and managerial roles, Leadership styles and contemporary issues in leadership. • Power and Politics: Sources and uses of power; Politics at workplace, Tactics and strategies.
Module 4: Human resource Planning printed in the syllabus as Module Detailed Contents
- • Recruitment and Selection process, Job-enrichment, Empowerment - Job-Satisfaction, employee morale. • Performance Appraisal Systems: Traditional & modern methods, Performance Counseling, Career Planning. • Training & Development: Identification of Training Needs, Training Methods
Module 5: Emerging Trends in HR printed in the syllabus as Module Detailed Contents
- • Organizational development; Business Process Re- engineering (BPR), BPR as a tool for organizational development , managing processes & transformation in HR. Organizational Change, Culture, Environment • Cross Cultural Leadership and Decision Making: Cross Cultural Communication and diversity at work, Causes of diversity, managing diversity with special reference to handicapped, women and ageing people, intra company cultural difference in employee motivation.
Module 6: HR & MIS printed in the syllabus as Module Detailed Contents
- Need, purpose, objective and role of information system in HR, Applications in HRD in various industries (e.g. manufacturing R&D, Public Transport, Hospitals, Hotels and service industries Strategic HRM Role of Strategic HRM in the modern business world, Concept of Strategy, Strategic Management Process, Approaches to Strategic Decision Making; Strategic Intent – Corporate Mission, Vision, Objectives and Goals Labor Laws & Industrial Relations Evolution of IR, IR issues in organizations, Overview of Labor Laws in India; Industrial Disputes Act, Trade Unions Act, Shops and Establishments Act
References
- 1 Stephen Robbins, Organizational Behavior, 16th Ed, 2013
- 2 V S P Rao, Human Resource Management, 3rd Ed, 2010, Excel publishing
- 3 Aswathapa, Human resource management: Text & cases, 6th edition, 2011
- 4 C. B. Mamoria and S V Gankar, Dynamics of Industrial Relations in India, 15th Ed, 2015, Himalaya Publishing, 15thedition, 2015
- 5 P. Subba Rao, Essentials of Human Resource management and Industrial relations, 5th Ed, 2013, Himalaya Publishing
- 6 Laurie Mullins, Management & Organizational Behavior, Latest Ed, 2016, Pearson Publications
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.E. (Chemical Engineering) under R-2019 'C' Scheme, in force from the academic year 2022-23. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Modules are numbered in sequence here; in the syllabus itself, Module 1 is printed as Module Detailed Contents; Module 2 is printed as Module Detailed Contents; Module 3 is printed as Module Detailed Contents; Module 4 is printed as Module Detailed Contents; Module 5 is printed as Module Detailed Contents; Module 6 is printed as Module Detailed Contents. The PDF above is the syllabus's own page, unaltered.
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