Master of Management Studies (M.M.S) HR Planning and Application of Technology in HR Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

Course objectives

• 1 To provide an overview of strategic human resource planning processes and methodologies.
• 2 To familiarize students with various technological solutions enhancing HR functions, including recruitment and training.
• 3 To equip students with skills to utilize HR information systems (HRIS) effectively for workforce management.
• 4 To develop analytical capabilities for forecasting human resource needs using technological tools.
• 5 To foster a critical understanding of challenges and best practices in technology- driven HR planning.

Course outcomes

• CO1: To understand the importance of Human Resource Planning (HRP), Job Analysis, Job Design & Re-Design and its integration with Strategic HRM to enhance Organizational Effectiveness.
• CO2: To apply HR Planning techniques to understand manpower requirements in the organization in the dynamic business environment.
• CO3: To analyse HRP Strategies facilitating Workforce Diversity.
• CO4: To evaluate the impact of HRP Strategies on Organizational Effectiveness.
• CO5: To create ways to use technology as an enabler in improving HRP function.

Unit 1 CO1 · 6 hours

Introduction to HR Planning • Concept & Importance of HR Planning • HRP Process • Forecasting Techniques: HR Demand Forecasting, HR Supply Forecasting, Managerial Judgment, Ratio Trend Analysis, Regression Analysis, Work Study Technique, Delphi Techniqu • Skills Inventories, Replacement Charts, Staffing Tables • Linking HRP to Strategic HRM

Unit 2 CO1 · 4 hours

Job Analysis • Job Analysis - Process, Uses, Techniques of Data Collection, Methods • Job Description & Job Specification

Unit 3 CO1 · 4 hours

Job Design and Job Re-design • Job Design - Benefits, Methods • Job Re-design - Process, Steps, Types, Methods

Unit 4 CO2 · 3 hours

HR Planning, Acquisition & Selection • Recruitment & Selection • Linking of HRP to Recruitment & Selection

Unit 5 CO3 · 4 hours

Workforce Planning for Diversity • Diversity Planning, • Dimensions of Diversity • Policies, Valuing Diversity in Organizations • Gender Diversity Legislation • Corporate initiatives on Gender Diversity • Organizational Strategies for Promoting Diversity • Diversity Awareness Training Programs • Systemic and Individual Diversity • Change Initiatives, • The Future of Diversity – A Global Perspective

Unit 6 CO4 · 3 hours

Employee Engagement, Retention & Succession Planning • Employee Engagement: Conceptual Framework, Antecedents of Engagement, Outcomes of Employee Engagement, • Employee Retention • Succession Planning

Unit 7 CO5 · 3 hours

Use of HRIS in HR Planning • Introduction to HRIS • HRIS & Automation in HRP Processes • Privacy & Security in Information Systems

Unit 8 CO5 · 3 hours

Emerging Trends & The Future of HR Tech • Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) & Blockchain in HR • The Gig Economy and Flexible Hybrid Work Arrangements

Textbooks

• 1 Human Resource Planning, James W Walker
• 2 Human Resource Management-Text and Cases– K. Aswathappa, McGraw Hill Education, 8th Edition
• 3 Human Resource Development – Uday Kumar Haldar – Oxford Publications
• 4 Managing Diversity: Toward a Globally Inclusive Workplace Book by Michalle E. Mor Barak
• 5 HR Analytics: The What, Why and How: Tracey Smith
• 6 Managing Human Resources -Snell & Morris Cengage Learning
• 7 HR -Denisi, Griffin, Sarkar - Cengage Learning: A South-Asian Perspective

Reference Books

• 1 Human Resource Planning – D.K Bhattacharya
• 2 Human Resource Planning – M.S Reddy
• 3 Planning & Managing Human Resources – William J Rothwell, H.C Kazanas
• 4 Reinventing Jobs: A 4-Step Approach for Applying Automation to Work by Ravin Jesuthasan and John Boudreau
• 5 HR Here and Now – The Making of the Quintessential People Champion Sage