It is the strategic approach to the effective management of people in a company or organization such that they help their business gain a competitive advantage. It is designed to maximize employee performancein service of an employer's strategic objectives. Human resource management is primarily concerned with the management of people within organizations, focusing on policiesand systems.

HR departments are responsible for overseeing employee-benefitsdesign, employee recruitment, training and development, performance appraisal and reward management, such as managing pay and benefit systems. HR also concerns itself with organizational changeand industrial relations, or the balancing of organizational practices with requirements arising from collective bargaining and governmental laws

Course Outlines:

1. History
   1. Antecedent theoretical developments
   2. Birth and development of the discipline
   3. In Popular Media
2. Practice
   1. Business function
   2. Careers
   3. Virtual human resources
      1. E-recruiting
      2. Human Resources Information Systems
      3. Training
      4. Education
3. Professional associations
4. Publications
5. Project on HR Management System

Tutors are guided to allocate and complete the minimum 132 credit hours before project submission and nomination for certificate from American Certification Services Global program. Training reference in Tutor guides may be provided to each delegate.