COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RECRUITMENT, SELECTION AND PLACEMENT

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MNO 4213 RECRUITMENT, SELECTION AND PLACEMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SELCEN KILIÇASLAN GÖKOĞLU

Offered to

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (English)

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to focus on staffing (recruitment, selection, and placement) related activities to prepare students to take a strategic and modern approach to the attraction, selection, deployment, and retention of talent.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Evaluate recruitment and selection processes.
2   Explain how to use application form to predict job performance
3   Outline critical concerns for both internal and external sources of candidates.
4   Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of major type of media.
5   Explain the pros and cons of background investigations, reference checks, and pre-employment information services.
6   Develop oral/written communication skills; articulate and defend his/her position.
7   Develop and enhance the essential interpersonal skills to be an effective team member.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Overview of Recruitment, Selection, and Placement Gary Dessler, Human Resource Management, 12th E., a blend of Chapters # 5, 6, 7
2 Strategic Staffing Jean Phillips & Stan Gully, (2011), Strategic Staffing, Chp.1, p.1-21
3 Business and Staffing Strategies Jean Phillips & Stan Gully, (2011), Strategic Staffing, Chp.2, p.21-48
4 Strategic Job Analysis and Competency Modeling Jean Phillips & Stan Gully, (2011), Strategic Staffing, Chp.4, p.84-114
5 Forecasting and Planning Jean Phillips & Stan Gully, (2011), Strategic Staffing, Chp.5, p.114-139
6 Group Presentations, Discussions, Evaluations
7 Recruiting Jean Phillips & Stan Gully, (2011), Strategic Staffing, Chp.7, p.168-198
8 Assessing External Candidates Jean Phillips & Stan Gully, (2011), Strategic Staffing, Chp.9, p.232-272
9 Assessing Internal Candidates Jean Phillips & Stan Gully, (2011), Strategic Staffing, Chp.10, p.272-295
10 Choosing and Hiring Candidates Jean Phillips & Stan Gully, (2011), Strategic Staffing, Chp.11, p.295-320
11 Sourcing: Identifying Recruits Jean Phillips & Stan Gully, (2011), Strategic Staffing, Chp.6, p.139-168
12 Group Presentations, Discussions, Evaluations
13 Recruitment and Selcetion in International Organizations
14 Digital Tools for Recruitment and Selection

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Jean Phillips & Stan Gully, (2011), Strategic Staffing, 2nd Edition, Textbook, Prentice Hall, ISBN-10: 0136109748, ISBN-13: 9780136109747. Available also from:
http://www.mypearsonstore.com/bookstore/product.asp isbn=0136109748&xid=PSED
2. Additional Textbook: Gary Dessler (2011), Human Resource Management, Global Edition, 12/E, (additional textbook), Pearson Higher Education, ISBN: 9781408279083.
Available also from: http://www.pearsoned.co.uk/bookshop/detail.asp item=100000000426617
3. Companion Website for Strategic Staffing, 2/E, Phillips & Gully, online resource is available at no cost at: http://www.prenhall.com/phillips
4. HRM related web sites and portals such as: http://humanresources.about.com/od/recruitingandstaffing/Employee_Planning_Recruiting_Selecting_Staffing_and_Hiring.htm, etc.
5. Lecture Notes

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Individual Project
3. Group Work & Presentations
4. Class discussions

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MT Midterm
2 TP TermProject
3 ASS Assignment
4 CSA CaseAnalysis
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MT * 0.30 + TP * 0.25 +ASS * 0.25 +CSA * 0.20


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Students are the ones who actively change in the article discussions in the class,
2. Students will submit their weekly awards on time and make presentations on the given topic in class.
3. Students will prepare group reports by making group discussions on case study solutions and present these records in the class.
4. Students will prepare term papers by interviewing sector representatives.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70% of lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Room : 127/B
selcen.kilicaslan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

TBA

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 1,5 28
Tutorials 14 1,5 28
Preparation before/after weekly lectures (reading, analyzing course tools such as chp.s & articles) 12 2 24
Preparation for Midterm Exam 1 10 10
Preparing Individual Assignments (Term Projects etc) 1 4 4
Preparing Group Assignments (Term Projects etc) 1 8 8
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
In-class practices 1 4 4
Midterm 1 5 5
Project Assignment 1 5 5
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 128

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.1454
LO.2254
LO.34454
LO.454
LO.55354
LO.6555
LO.7544