TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL & SCIENCE
M.A. IN HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND LABOUR RELATIONS
Introduction
The M.A. in Human Resources Management and Labour Relations program offered by the School of Management and Labour Studies (formerly known as M.A. in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations) is designed to develop students into professionally competent and socially sensitive management graduates, fully equipped to take on the challenges of the corporate world. The program presents an outstanding prospect to explore the critical areas of contemporary human resources management, in concert with a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the key functions of management and business.
The broad objectives of this M.A. program are to sensitize students to the social, political, economic, and ecological environments of society; to enable students to become effective business leaders and decision-makers to contribute to organizational effectiveness; to facilitate the use of systems thinking among the students to evolve possibilities while addressing various personal and organizational challenges; to develop a global perspective among students to respond to global challenges; and to impart values of intellectual honesty, justice, and fairness. Responding to the changes in the external environment and in consonance with the mission of the Institute, with a futuristic orientation, the School has undertaken a major restructuring of its curriculum to realize these objectives.
The program places importance on both theoretical and hands-on learning. While classroom learning through participation in the forms of discussions and case studies, presentations, simulation games, assignments, etc., emphasizes conceptual clarity, practical inputs are provided through the rigorous fieldwork system, which complements the classroom inputs by shedding light on the practical dimension of the profession. The insights that emerge from such an experience make students conceptually strong and successful in the practice of the profession. All these, coupled with the focused attention that students get owing to the small size of the batch, make personal learning highly effective. Fieldwork is a continuous process, seeking to facilitate students' exposure to varied industry sectors. Besides, students undertake internships with organizations for a period ranging from 6-8 weeks, seen as an opportunity for the student to learn significantly from, and contribute meaningfully to, organizations. In brief, the M.A. in Human Resources Management and Labour Relations program, benefiting from over four decades of teaching and research in the same area, is a challenging teaching-learning experience that blends cutting-edge theory with innovative practice to develop business leaders for the global industry. The TISS HRM & LR post-graduates are among the most sought after in the global industry today. They occupy positions of leadership across a wide spectrum of industries and sectors including IT/ITeS, banking and finance, telecom, manufacturing, public sector, pharmaceutical, retail, and management consultancy.
Course Outline
Distribution of Credit Hours*
Year
Detail
Credit Hours
First
Courses
32
Field Work/Field Based Project
12
Second
Courses
28
Field Work/Field Based Project
12
Research Project
4
Total
88
*Under revision
Semester-Wise Listing of Courses
Semester
Course Title
Credit
I
FC 1
Understanding Society
2
FC 2
Introduction to Basic Economics
2
FC 5
Economic, Sociological and Psychological Foundations of Management
3
HR 01
Management of Human Resources: Conceptual and Strategic Perspectives
2
HR 02
Employment Relations and Trade Unionism
2
HR 03
Organizational Theory & Design
2
HR 04*
Principles of Jurisprudence
2
HR 05*
Business Environment
2
II
FC 3
Development Experience, Social Conflict, and Change
2
FC 4
Human Development, Identity, Culture, and Media
2
HR 6
Employment Law - I
2
HR 7
Behavior at Work
2
HR 8
Labor Economics: Theory & Practice
2
HR 9
Performance Management
2
HR 10
Learning and Development
2
HR 11
Reward Management
2
HR 12*
Employee Wellness, Decent Work, and SHE
2
HR 13*
Business Communication and Presentation Skills
1
III
HR 14
Social Research and Case Analysis
2
HR 15
Financial and Management Accounting
2
HR 16
Business Statistics and Quantitative Techniques
2
HR 17
Human Resources Information System
2
ELECTIVE I - COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS (CB)
CB 01
Foundations of Compensation
2
CB 02
Performance and Pay
2
CB 03
Employee Benefits and Perquisites
2
CB 04
Tax Laws and Compensation and Benefits
2
ELECTIVE II - TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT (TD)
TD 01
Fundamentals of Learning in Organization
2
TD 02
Training Process and Delivery
2
TD 03
Training Evaluation and Effectiveness Measurement
2
TD 04
Learning Beyond the Classroom: Experiential Learning
2
ELECTIVE III - EMPLOYEE RELATIONS (ER)
ER 01
Contemporary Labor Relations
2
ER 02
Negotiation Skills and Collective Bargaining
2
ER 03
Conflict Management
2
ER 04
Labor Relations Administration
2
HR 18
Marketing, Sales Management, and Business Development
2
HR 19
Organization Development and Change Management
2
HR 20
Production and Operations Management
2
HR 21*
Employment Law - II
2
HR 22*
Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
2
HR 23*
Business Strategy and Strategic Human Resources Management
2
HR 24*
Human Resources Management in International Settings
2
HR 25*
Managing Gender and Diversity in Organizations
2
Research Project
4
*Optional Courses
Notes:
Course contents for Electives I, II, and III are being developed.
Summer project is compulsory and non-credit.
Specialized contemporary thematic areas as indicated below are to be delivered either in the form of classroom teaching or weekend workshops (compulsory and non-credit): Mergers and Acquisitions, Employee branding, Industry Analysis, Managing redundancies, Career Development, Management Control Systems, Establishing Standards of HR Metrics, HR issues in retail, financial, and service sector, Key Operational and HR Challenges in BPO, and Leadership and Managerial Effectiveness.
Adjunct and Visiting Faculty
Mr. Sunil Chibber, General Manager (HR), Great Eastern Shipping Company
Dr. Avinash Deolekar, Vice-President (HR-Capability), Pepsico
Mr. Aniruddha Deshmukh, Senior Manager (HR), Asian Paints
Ms. Sujata Deshmukh, Principal Consultant, ECS Limited
Dr. L.R. Dwivedi, Professor, Narsee Moonjee Institute of Management
Mr. S.K. Dutt, Head (HR), Larsen & Toubro
Mr. Harish Govind, Vice-President (HR), Blue Star Infotech
Mr. Ravi Gupta, Senior Manager, Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
Mr. Vinit Kaul, Vice-President (HR), Philips India Ltd.
Dr. Akash Khurana, Managing Director and CEO, NIMBUS Communications Ltd.
Dr. F.A. Machery, Former Head, Department of Political Science, SIES College
Mr. Uday Mahale, Senior Trade Union Leader, Siemens Ltd.
Dr. Santrupt Misra, Director (HR), Aditya Birla Group
Mr. V.R. Narasimhan, Chief Compliance Officer, Kotak Mahindra
Mr. V.S. Patwardhan, Vice-President (HR), Asian Paints
Mr. Satish Pradhan, Executive Vice-President, (Group HR), Tata Sons
Ms. K.S. Ramapriya, Visiting Faculty, SIES College
Mr. V.J. Rao, Director (HR), Aviva Offshore Services
Mr. Debashish Roy, Vice-President (HR), Colgate Palmolive
Dr. S.T. Sawant, Former TISCO Chair Professor
Mr. Lakshman Sethuraman, Tata Administrative Services
Mr. H.R. Shashikant, Vice-President (HR), Aditya Birla Group
Mr. Jayaram Shetty, Consultant
Mr. Vikas Shirodkar, Director (HR), Johnson & Johnson
Dr. S.K.G. Sundaram, Former TISCO Chair Professor
Mr. C.S. Venkatachalam, Director (IT) Asia, International Rectifier Infotech
Mr. P. Vijayan, Director- Human Resources- CHEP India Pvt Ltd (A Brambles Company)
Eligibility
A Bachelor's Degree of a minimum 3-year duration or equivalent grade (under the 10+2+3 or 10+2+4 or 10+2+2+1-year bridge course pattern of study or any other pattern fulfilling the mandatory requirement of 15 years of formal education) in any discipline with a minimum aggregate marks of 50% (40% for Scheduled Castes [SCs] and Scheduled Tribes [STs]) from a recognized University. OR Candidates who will complete all the requirements of their final year Bachelor's Degree examinations by Saturday, June 23, 2007, will also be eligible to apply provided they have obtained a minimum aggregate marks of 50% (40% for SCs and STs) in any discipline from a recognized University in their first and second year college/university examinations taken together, if the degree course is of three years; and the first, second and third year college/university examinations if the degree course is of four years, for all the subjects examined. In such cases, admission to the M.A. in HRM & LR program will be provisional. If a provisionally admitted student fails in the final year examination, the offer of provisional admission
From India, Hyderabad
M.A. IN HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND LABOUR RELATIONS
Introduction
The M.A. in Human Resources Management and Labour Relations program offered by the School of Management and Labour Studies (formerly known as M.A. in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations) is designed to develop students into professionally competent and socially sensitive management graduates, fully equipped to take on the challenges of the corporate world. The program presents an outstanding prospect to explore the critical areas of contemporary human resources management, in concert with a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the key functions of management and business.
The broad objectives of this M.A. program are to sensitize students to the social, political, economic, and ecological environments of society; to enable students to become effective business leaders and decision-makers to contribute to organizational effectiveness; to facilitate the use of systems thinking among the students to evolve possibilities while addressing various personal and organizational challenges; to develop a global perspective among students to respond to global challenges; and to impart values of intellectual honesty, justice, and fairness. Responding to the changes in the external environment and in consonance with the mission of the Institute, with a futuristic orientation, the School has undertaken a major restructuring of its curriculum to realize these objectives.
The program places importance on both theoretical and hands-on learning. While classroom learning through participation in the forms of discussions and case studies, presentations, simulation games, assignments, etc., emphasizes conceptual clarity, practical inputs are provided through the rigorous fieldwork system, which complements the classroom inputs by shedding light on the practical dimension of the profession. The insights that emerge from such an experience make students conceptually strong and successful in the practice of the profession. All these, coupled with the focused attention that students get owing to the small size of the batch, make personal learning highly effective. Fieldwork is a continuous process, seeking to facilitate students' exposure to varied industry sectors. Besides, students undertake internships with organizations for a period ranging from 6-8 weeks, seen as an opportunity for the student to learn significantly from, and contribute meaningfully to, organizations. In brief, the M.A. in Human Resources Management and Labour Relations program, benefiting from over four decades of teaching and research in the same area, is a challenging teaching-learning experience that blends cutting-edge theory with innovative practice to develop business leaders for the global industry. The TISS HRM & LR post-graduates are among the most sought after in the global industry today. They occupy positions of leadership across a wide spectrum of industries and sectors including IT/ITeS, banking and finance, telecom, manufacturing, public sector, pharmaceutical, retail, and management consultancy.
Course Outline
Distribution of Credit Hours*
Year
Detail
Credit Hours
First
Courses
32
Field Work/Field Based Project
12
Second
Courses
28
Field Work/Field Based Project
12
Research Project
4
Total
88
*Under revision
Semester-Wise Listing of Courses
Semester
Course Title
Credit
I
FC 1
Understanding Society
2
FC 2
Introduction to Basic Economics
2
FC 5
Economic, Sociological and Psychological Foundations of Management
3
HR 01
Management of Human Resources: Conceptual and Strategic Perspectives
2
HR 02
Employment Relations and Trade Unionism
2
HR 03
Organizational Theory & Design
2
HR 04*
Principles of Jurisprudence
2
HR 05*
Business Environment
2
II
FC 3
Development Experience, Social Conflict, and Change
2
FC 4
Human Development, Identity, Culture, and Media
2
HR 6
Employment Law - I
2
HR 7
Behavior at Work
2
HR 8
Labor Economics: Theory & Practice
2
HR 9
Performance Management
2
HR 10
Learning and Development
2
HR 11
Reward Management
2
HR 12*
Employee Wellness, Decent Work, and SHE
2
HR 13*
Business Communication and Presentation Skills
1
III
HR 14
Social Research and Case Analysis
2
HR 15
Financial and Management Accounting
2
HR 16
Business Statistics and Quantitative Techniques
2
HR 17
Human Resources Information System
2
ELECTIVE I - COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS (CB)
CB 01
Foundations of Compensation
2
CB 02
Performance and Pay
2
CB 03
Employee Benefits and Perquisites
2
CB 04
Tax Laws and Compensation and Benefits
2
ELECTIVE II - TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT (TD)
TD 01
Fundamentals of Learning in Organization
2
TD 02
Training Process and Delivery
2
TD 03
Training Evaluation and Effectiveness Measurement
2
TD 04
Learning Beyond the Classroom: Experiential Learning
2
ELECTIVE III - EMPLOYEE RELATIONS (ER)
ER 01
Contemporary Labor Relations
2
ER 02
Negotiation Skills and Collective Bargaining
2
ER 03
Conflict Management
2
ER 04
Labor Relations Administration
2
HR 18
Marketing, Sales Management, and Business Development
2
HR 19
Organization Development and Change Management
2
HR 20
Production and Operations Management
2
HR 21*
Employment Law - II
2
HR 22*
Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
2
HR 23*
Business Strategy and Strategic Human Resources Management
2
HR 24*
Human Resources Management in International Settings
2
HR 25*
Managing Gender and Diversity in Organizations
2
Research Project
4
*Optional Courses
Notes:
Course contents for Electives I, II, and III are being developed.
Summer project is compulsory and non-credit.
Specialized contemporary thematic areas as indicated below are to be delivered either in the form of classroom teaching or weekend workshops (compulsory and non-credit): Mergers and Acquisitions, Employee branding, Industry Analysis, Managing redundancies, Career Development, Management Control Systems, Establishing Standards of HR Metrics, HR issues in retail, financial, and service sector, Key Operational and HR Challenges in BPO, and Leadership and Managerial Effectiveness.
Adjunct and Visiting Faculty
Mr. Sunil Chibber, General Manager (HR), Great Eastern Shipping Company
Dr. Avinash Deolekar, Vice-President (HR-Capability), Pepsico
Mr. Aniruddha Deshmukh, Senior Manager (HR), Asian Paints
Ms. Sujata Deshmukh, Principal Consultant, ECS Limited
Dr. L.R. Dwivedi, Professor, Narsee Moonjee Institute of Management
Mr. S.K. Dutt, Head (HR), Larsen & Toubro
Mr. Harish Govind, Vice-President (HR), Blue Star Infotech
Mr. Ravi Gupta, Senior Manager, Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
Mr. Vinit Kaul, Vice-President (HR), Philips India Ltd.
Dr. Akash Khurana, Managing Director and CEO, NIMBUS Communications Ltd.
Dr. F.A. Machery, Former Head, Department of Political Science, SIES College
Mr. Uday Mahale, Senior Trade Union Leader, Siemens Ltd.
Dr. Santrupt Misra, Director (HR), Aditya Birla Group
Mr. V.R. Narasimhan, Chief Compliance Officer, Kotak Mahindra
Mr. V.S. Patwardhan, Vice-President (HR), Asian Paints
Mr. Satish Pradhan, Executive Vice-President, (Group HR), Tata Sons
Ms. K.S. Ramapriya, Visiting Faculty, SIES College
Mr. V.J. Rao, Director (HR), Aviva Offshore Services
Mr. Debashish Roy, Vice-President (HR), Colgate Palmolive
Dr. S.T. Sawant, Former TISCO Chair Professor
Mr. Lakshman Sethuraman, Tata Administrative Services
Mr. H.R. Shashikant, Vice-President (HR), Aditya Birla Group
Mr. Jayaram Shetty, Consultant
Mr. Vikas Shirodkar, Director (HR), Johnson & Johnson
Dr. S.K.G. Sundaram, Former TISCO Chair Professor
Mr. C.S. Venkatachalam, Director (IT) Asia, International Rectifier Infotech
Mr. P. Vijayan, Director- Human Resources- CHEP India Pvt Ltd (A Brambles Company)
Eligibility
A Bachelor's Degree of a minimum 3-year duration or equivalent grade (under the 10+2+3 or 10+2+4 or 10+2+2+1-year bridge course pattern of study or any other pattern fulfilling the mandatory requirement of 15 years of formal education) in any discipline with a minimum aggregate marks of 50% (40% for Scheduled Castes [SCs] and Scheduled Tribes [STs]) from a recognized University. OR Candidates who will complete all the requirements of their final year Bachelor's Degree examinations by Saturday, June 23, 2007, will also be eligible to apply provided they have obtained a minimum aggregate marks of 50% (40% for SCs and STs) in any discipline from a recognized University in their first and second year college/university examinations taken together, if the degree course is of three years; and the first, second and third year college/university examinations if the degree course is of four years, for all the subjects examined. In such cases, admission to the M.A. in HRM & LR program will be provisional. If a provisionally admitted student fails in the final year examination, the offer of provisional admission
From India, Hyderabad
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