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2024　Human Resource Management

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Academic unit or major
Humanities and social science courses
Instructor(s)
Masuda Masayuki 
Class Format
Lecture     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
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Group
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Course number
LAH.A422
Credits
1
Academic year
2024
Offered quarter
3Q
Syllabus updated
2024/3/14
Lecture notes updated
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Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

The theme of this course is “Human Resource Management.”

This course offers opportunities to:
(1)Understand the concept and system of human resource management theory.
(2)Understand the classics of human resource management, which is the basis of the current human resource management theory and the new aspects of human resource management theory .
(3)Understand organizational behavior and organizational theory, which are the basis of various systems in human resource management theory.

Companies seek to acquire human resources, develop their capabilities, and retain them to increase their competitiveness.
The aim of this course is to learn how the various theories of human resource management have developed historically and to acquire basic knowledge of human resource management.

Student learning outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

(1) State the characteristics of human resource management theory.
(2) Describe the development of human resource management from labor management.
(3) Explain how leadership is assumed and exercised in organizations.
(4) Understand the job consciousness in Japan, and to describe how organizations are designed based on it, and where the challenges and significance lie.
(5) Understand the characteristics and limitations of employment management in Japan and describe how individuals should develop their careers in the future society.

Course taught by instructors with work experience

✔ Applicable How instructors' work experience benefits the course
The lecturer worked as a team leader and manager in both domestic and international organizations.
In this class, I will share with participants practical human resource and organizational management techniques that I have developed to increase labor productivity by considering the individuality, motivation, and skill development of workers.

Keywords

Business Administration, Human Resource Management, Human Resource Development, Organizational Development

Competencies that will be developed

✔ Specialist skills ✔ Intercultural skills ✔ Communication skills ✔ Critical thinking skills ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Each class consists of lecture, group work, group discussion, etc.

After each class, each student submits a short summary of what the student has learned in the class and a report on the theme of the class.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Guidance; Self-Introduction; Description of Human Resource Management Theory. Understand the development of human resource management theory. Describe the key features of the employment relationship contract. State the key functions of human resource management.
Class 2 Generation of Human Resource Management Theory / Business Management and Human Resource Management Describe the development from labor management to human resource management. State the role of human resource management in business management.
Class 3 Motivation to Work / Leadership to Motivate Staff Explain the significance of labor from the perspective of organizational behavior theory. Describe what kind of people exercise what kind of leadership in an organization.
Class 4 Job Design Understand what a job is and explain the characteristics of job design that affect worker satisfaction and productivity.
Class 5 Organizational Design Understand the basics of organizational design and describe the challenges and significance of organizational design.
Class 6 Employment Management and Career Development State the characteristics and limitations of employment management in Japan. Explain how individuals should develop their careers in relation to companies.
Class 7 Personnel Rating System and Professional System Explain what is a personnel performance evaluation system in a professional qualification system. Describe the effectiveness and challenges of the professional qualification system.

Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to course materials.

Textbook(s)

None specified.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Course materials will be provided via T2SCHOLA and other means.

Reference book (in Japanese):
“Human Resource Management,” (Chuo-keizaisha, 2015, ISBN-13: 978-4502169618)

Assessment criteria and methods

Assessment will be based on assignments submitted every week.

Each week’s assignment consists of a short summary of what you learned in the class and a report on the theme of the class (about 800 characters).
The deadline of submission is 5 pm on Tuesday the week after.

Related courses

  • LAH.S406 ： Essence of Humanities and Social Sciences6:Business System Design

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

An interest in "Human Resources (Hito)" working in organizations is desirable.

Contact information (e-mail and phone)    Notice : Please replace from "[at]" to "@"(half-width character).

masayuki.masuda.66[at]gmail.com

When inquiring by emails, include the course title "Human Resource Management" in the subject, and your student ID and name in the body of the email.

Office hours

Cotacts by e-mail in advance to schedule an appointment.

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