ENGEP305 HRM 1 – Class 1
Introductory Class –Syllabus and
Methodology
Professor : Sebastián Ugarte, PhD
sugarte@unegocios.cl
Virtual meetings: check availability by email
Overview
Personal introduction
Online communication
Class rules
Some opening questions
What is HRM?
Syllabus review (Learning methodology, learning goals, assessments)
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Online communication - Webex
https://fenuchile.webex.com/meet/su León was logged in, she would type
garte "Macarena León present".
At the beginning of each session At the end of the class, before
each student must “mute” her/his disconnecting, the students will enter
microphone to avoid background a second message followed by
noise. Just turn it on when you are "leaving", for example, "Macarena
asked to do it, please. León leaving".
The student, when connecting to the
class, will enter his/her full name in
the Webex chat followed by
"present".
For example, if the student Macarena
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Online communication - Webex
If the student would like to make a to download the text file of the
question or make a comment out chat of each Webex session and
loud via audio, please type the word thus control attendance records. In
“Question” or “Comment” in the chat case of connection issues, the
box student can notify Patricia Mella
You may still make a question by typing it (pmella@unegocios.cl) and Bernarda
Muñoz (bmunozas@fen.uchile.cl) via
You will have to “unmute” your mic and
turn on your videocamera
email so that their attendance is
registered.
We will register the students
participation based on these records
The Professor has the possibility
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Online communication – Additional resources
During semester you will have to
work into smaller groups. You may
use softwares or apps such as
Google Meet, Google Docs,
Whatsapp, Microsoft Teams,
Skype, Zoom, etc.
I welcome all your feedback with
respect to communications and any
other aspect of the course. I value
your constructive ideas
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Class rules
Respect Be constructive
Above HR processes,
what matters are the
Working in teams
people and the
business
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The value of specific skills in the labour market
From a company recruiter point of view, who is selecting candidates for a company
doing business internationally, which attribute do you think is more important?
Holding a Master and/or PhD degree OR
Being fluent in English
A skill needs to be practiced. However, first, you must define it as your goal, as your
motive
Worldwide, the fluency in English is strongly linked to job opportunities, career
progress and better paid jobs.
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MBA versus inglés avanzado: ¿Qué es más demandado
en el mercado laboral?
Source: emol
http://capitalhumano.emol.com/11706/mba-versus-ingles-avanzado/
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What the data says…
According to a report from the Inter-American Development Bank (2012),
in Chile only 2% of the adult population speaks fluent English.
The mistake of many is to refuse to speak, says Roberto Guerra, marketing
manager of Education First. “This is very frequent in the culture of the
typical Chilean, the fear of making mistakes. Making mistakes and
choosing not to speak”, he says, when the opposite is advisable, to
practice a lot.
Source: http://www2.latercera.com/noticia/estudios-pruebas-muestran-estancamiento-del-nivel-ingles-los-chilenos/
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Let me show you… Jobs in the Financial Services sector
Source: Robert Half, Guía salarial 2017 9
Opening questions
What did you learn about human
resource management (HRM) in your
previous introductory course or past
courses?
How have you interacted with HR in
your previous jobs (While working as
an intern, part-time job, etc.)?
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What is Human Resource Management (HRM)?
The practices that influence employees’ behaviour, attitudes, and performance.
The process of managing human talent to achieve an organisation’s
objectives.
Why Study HRM?
Staffing the organisation, designing jobs and teams, developing (training) skilful
employees, identifying approaches for improving their performance, and
rewarding employee successes—all typically labelled HRM issues
Are as relevant to line managers as they are to HR professionals.
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HRM Practices
Important HRM practices include:
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Learning methodology
Organisational project: “Professional and organisational challenges based learning”
1. Organisational project using secondary data
2. Presentations and written reports of the organisational
project
3. In-class learning
• Case studies (Written and video)
• HR sub-systems review from main textbook
• Class discussion from everyone’s experiences
• RM best practices implemented in Chile and Latin America
4. Self-study (Class material, textbook, journal articles, the
web, etc.)
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Learning goals – From the organisational
project
To analyse the organisations’ HRM practices.
To design a proposal based on evidence.
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Assessments
Type of assessment Weight
Organisational project (Secondary data) 40%
• Preliminary report [10%]
• Final report/ presentation [30%]
Four “case study reports” 35%
HRM best practices presentation 10%
Participation and attendance 15%
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Project grades will be weighted according to the
contribution of each member
The contribution means a good performance for the team
professionalism, being a good team member, fulfilling commitment and
responsibilities.
For example, if the grade of Group A on the Preliminary Report is 6.0,
then the individual grades are
Group Member 1 2 3 4 5 Average
Contribution 100% 110% 90% 50% 150% 100%
Individual Grade 6,0 6,6 5,4 5,0 7,0 6,0
P.S.: Ten decimals (1 whole point) is the maximum that can be added or
discounted to a group member.
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Assistantships & assessments calendar
Check the syllabus
Dates for the 4 case study reports
Dates for the 2 teaching assistantships (ayudantías)
Dates for organisational project reports and presentations
Dates for HRM best practices presentations
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Organisational project
Activity Date
Preliminary Report May 5th (At 23 hrs.)
Peer assessment form May 6th
Final report June 26th (At 23 hrs.)
Final presentation mentoring June 16th – 26th
Final presentations June 30th – July 3rd
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Case study reports
The average of the four case study reports/videos counts for 35% of the final
grade.
For students who have excused and certified their absence to the Secretary
of Undergraduate Studies (“Secretaría de Estudios”), the corresponding
“Report” has to be submitted once the student is back. The professor has to
be notified promptly of such absence, otherwise the student will be graded
with the minimum score, equal to 1,0.
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Other assessments
Peer assessment of the consultancy project. This is applied to:
Preliminary report
Final report
Final presentation
HRM best practices presentation
HRM best practices presentation
Application of HRM practices in real Chilean or Latin American companies
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The course is in English…
Most of the course activities are developed in English.
Activities English Spanish
Lectures/ Classes √
Class Participation √
Teaching assistantships √
Case study reports √ √
Project reports √ √
Project presentation √ √
HRM best practices presentation √ √
Mentoring sessions √ √
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Attendance and participation
Participation grade (15%) = f (Attendance, class contributions)
Class participation
Attendance No participation Low level Good level High level
(Signature) (0 contributions per (0,01-0,33 (0,34-0,7 contributions (More than 0,7
class) contributions per class) per class) contributions per class)
80% or more 5 5,5 6,5 7
70%-79% 4 5 5,5 6,5
60%-69% 3 4 5 5,5
50%-59% 2 3 4 5
Less than 50% 1 2 3 4
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Course approval requirements
An average of at least 4,0 in the four “Case Studies” reports/videos.
A final average, including all the assessments, of at least 4,0.
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Main textbook
The digital library (DocenciaWeb) has the
following electronic editions of the main
textbook:
English edition: Snell, S., Morris, S., &
Bohlander, G. (2016). Managing Human
Resources. 17th edition: Cengage Learning.
Spanish edition: Snell, S. & Bohlander, G.
(2013). Administración de Recursos
Humanos, Edición Internacional. 16ª edición:
Cengage Learning.
http://pregrado.fen.uchile.cl/Pregrado/Login.aspx
?Site=DocenciaWeb
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