MBA-HRM - School of Human Resource
In the highly complex, turbulent and uncertain context that organizations face today, the conceptualisation and implementation of effective human resource management practices cannot be emphasised enough. In order to survive, it is imperative that businesses attract, develop, motivate and retain a highly competent and diverse knowledge workforce. This also requires highly competent human resource professionals who possess holistic understanding of business, society and government and are well-equipped in all aspects of Human Resource Management.
The MBA-HRM programme provides students with a robust grounding in Human Resource Management theory and practice, woven together with a holistic business perspective with ethical and social sensitivity.
The program is designed to develop highly competent human resource professionals.
Courses are offered in the disciplines of Organisational Behaviour (OB), Human Resource Management (HRM) and Industrial Relations (IR).
It imparts the knowledge, skills and experience essential for managing human resources in an organization.
Additionally, the students go through courses from other Areas such as Economics, Accounting and Finance, Marketing, Operations, Information Systems, Strategic Management and Business Ethics.
MBA - HRM CURRICULUM DESIGN MBA
The MBA-HRM program is spread over six terms, each of approximately three months duration.An academic year consists of three terms. The first term extends from June to September, the second from September to December and the third from December to March. Students complete a minimum of 105 credits over the six terms, with 73 core course-credits and a minimum of 32 elective course-credits. One credit is equivalent to 10 teaching/contact (classroom) hours plus another 10 hours of academic work to be utilized outside the classroom in reading, research, assignments and/or activities related to the course, as specified by the Faculty. The program involves an average of 16 class sessions a week, each of 90 minutes duration. The student’s workload, including class sessions, required readings, term papers, project work and field visits, is expected to require about 70 hours per week.
The students are exposed to 25 core courses during the first four terms i.e. three terms in the first year and the fourth term in the second year. Each core course is of 2 or 3 course-credits. The core courses are designed to provide wide exposure to the participants in Organisational Behaviour, Human Resource Management Employment and Industrial Relations disciplines. The students also go through core courses from other management areas like Accounting, Communication, Decision Sciences, Economics, Finance, General & Strategic Management Information Systems, Marketing Management, and Operations Management, so that they develop a holistic and complete understanding of the complexities of business environments and business organizations with ethical and social sensitivity.
LIST OF COURSES : CORE COURSES: (MBA-HRM)
Human Resource Management Area
Employment Relations for Managers and Professionals
Labour Law-III
Individual in Organisation (OB-I)
Group Dynamics & Team Building (OB-II)
Organisation Structure & Design (OB-III)
General Management & Strategic Management Area
Information System Area
Macroeconomic Analysis & Policy
Marketing Management for HR Professionals
Electives for the MBA-HRM program commence from the fourth term in the second year. The students are required to take electives having credits equivalent to not less than 32. Although more number of electives are usually offered from OB/HR/IR areas, the students are encouraged to take electives from other Areas as well to gain an all-rounded understanding of business management and acquire cross-functional skills. Every year each Area announces the list of electives to be offered during the second year. In an effort to continually update the syllabus, keeping with faculty interests and industry requirements, elective courses can be added or deleted from the list.
LIST OF COURSES : ELECTIVE COURSES (MBA-HRM)
Competency Mapping and Assessment Centre
People, Interactions and Processes
Social Legislation for Indian Managers
Soft Skills for Global Managers
Enterprise Resource Planning-Human Capital Management
Knowledge Management Modeling in Organisations
Dynamics of Personal Growth & Development
Coaching, Mentoring & Beyond for Leadership
Power & Politics in Organisations
OB/HR Research
Personal Identity & Career Management
Employee Counseling& Work-Life Interface
At the end of the first year, the students are required to undergo a summer internship in an organisation for a period of six to eight weeks. They are required to carry out a project on some significant aspect of a human resource management problem. The objective of the summer internship is to provide the students with an opportunity to observe and study an organisation in operation and to relate what they have learnt through concepts, theories and projects to actual practice. This is a compulsory requirement to be eligible for the award of the MBA-HRM degree.
INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROJECTS (IRP)
The program encourages and provides students with an opportunity, to pursue Independent Research Projects (IRP) in their second year. These build on the interest and willingness of students to learn about a specific topic and develop their research skills. The IRP comprises a research project carried out over a period of one or two terms. It contributes to a deeper understanding of the human resource management discipline. IRPs are customized offerings and are optional in the second year of the program.
IMMERSION COURSES:
HR leaders are invited to offer Immersion Courses for the students with an objective of providing insightful discussions on specific topics, which are normally not covered in the regular course curriculum. The students are provided with an opportunity to take up Immersion Courses, taught by thought leaders and professionals in their areas of interest. The invited faculty provide exposure to and understanding of upcoming areas in the industry and new initiatives in the field of HRM. This unique educational innovation enables the students to broaden their horizons, learn about the cutting-edge developments in their field and explore newer opportunities. Over the years immersion courses have included topics like HR analytics, Appreciative Inquiry, and HR Audit to name a few.
INDUSTRY INTERFACE AND EXPOSER:
Over and above the regular courses offered in the program, students are exposed to industry practices through talks that are conducted by senior executives and industry leaders. Moreover, project assignments, seminars by eminent scholars and executives, and summer training in industry help the students acquire practical knowledge about human resource problems in today’s organisations. These Immersion Courses, Seminars and Projects aim at generating and evaluating alternative solutions to management issues. The students are thus prepared to face with confidence the problems they may encounter in their professional career through blended learning.
Students have the opportunity to spend one term, during the second year, at Universities in Europe through the student exchange program. For the work done in different places, the students get credit transfer. Our students have done their exchange programme courses in SGH Warsaw, EUROMED Marseille Institute of Management, France, IESEG School of Management, Lille Catholic University, Lille, France and REIMS Management School, Reims Cedex-France.
As a policy, the Institute encourages students to develop team skills and citizenship qualities in addition to academic accomplishments. Enough scope exists in the campus for extra curricular activities through participation in interest-specific, voluntary student associations and other pursuits such as sports, social service, book clubs, music, debates, quizzes, contests, etc.
The XIM University awards the MBA-HRM degree to the students who have successfully completed the course work equivalent to 105 credits, fulfilled the prescribed academic standards, and have done the summer internship as per the prescribed requirements. The degree is awarded at the Annual Convocation which is usually held in March/April.