Course Code: HRM 5504
Academic Year: 2025-2026
This course introduces the strategic planning role that human resource professionals now play in organizations. Students will confront the challenges and demands of rightsizing, technological change, corporate repositioning, cost containment, productivity improvements and consequences such as relocation, outplacement and retraining of staff. This course provides an understanding of the essential elements of the human resource planning (HRP) process in organizations. Students acquire knowledge in analyzing, assessing and planning for the human resource requirements of organizational, business and strategic plans. Quantitative as well as qualitative concepts, approaches and techniques are explored.