Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – Human Resource Management

0302160

Principles of Management

3 CR

Prerequisite:

None

This course presents the current management practices as they apply in the modern business world. The course discusses the four cornerstones of the management function: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. It addresses the function of management from classical, behavioral, contingency and system perspectives.

0302170

Principles of Marketing

3 CR

Prerequisite:

None

This course is designed to acquaint students with the scope and nature of the marketing function, the way business organizations build and maintain profitable relationships with customers and create value to optimize their positions in today’s dynamic competitive environment. The course will help students understand and develop a marketing plan by integrating the components of the marketing mix and by making valid, sustainable, and ethical decisions. Subjects covered include marketing definition and function, marketing plan process, the marketing environment, key customer-driven marketing strategy decisions (i.e., segmentation, targeting, positioning), and the tactical marketing tools or marketing mix (product, price, promotion, and place).

0302250

Legal Environment of Business

3 CR

Prerequisite:

0302160 - Principles of Management

This course will provide a general and practical introduction to the legal environment that affects business persons, traders, and other business transactions. It will consider how laws are applied in business contexts and how it impacts upon its activities, contracts, business organizations, companies law, labor law and commecial transactions. The course will address various legal subjects including contract law, commercial law, litigation law, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), corporate law, tort law, civil law and liability law, intellectual property and Internet laws. The focus will be on common law, but the course will also consider the civil legal system in the UAE. The course mainly focuses on practical aspects of the business environment.

0302262

Organizational Behavior

3 CR

Prerequisite:

0302160 - Principles of Management

This course seeks to familiarize students with the basic principles of individual and group behaviour and their applications within organizations. Topics covered include job design, perceptions, learning, communication, decision-making, motivation, group dynamics, conflict management, power and politics, leadership, organizational change and effectiveness.

0302350

Ethics & Islamic Values in Business

3 CR

Prerequisite:

0302250 - Legal Environment of Business

What ‘ought’ to be the right thing to do? What ‘should’ be done? Ethics is concerned with such ‘ought’ and ‘should’ questions, making it a normative field. In this course, we try to define Ethics in general and Business Ethics in particular. We attempt to approach these questions from both a Western and Islamic perspectives.

The course is structured along three parts. In the first & second parts, we investigate the foundations of ethics from Western and Islamic perspectives. The third part looks at some important ethical issues pertaining to business activities. This part serves to apply the ethical concepts and theories to real-life business scenarios covered in the first two parts using real case studies (e.g. Enron, WorldCom, Nestle, Nike, and the like).

0302361

Operations & Supply Chain Management

3 CR

Prerequisite:

1440264 - Business Statistics

This course provides an understanding of fundamental concepts of operations and supply chain management. It covers the systematic approaches to managing all activities involved in producing goods and delivering services including their transformation process from point of origin to point of use. Students will learn responsibilities of operations and supply chain managers, operations strategy, productivity measurement, layout strategy, product design, supply chain activities, and supply chain analytics using multiple tools and techniques.

0302461

Research Methods

3 CR

Prerequisite:

1440264 - Business Statistics

The course introduces students to the basics of Business Research. Students will gain an understanding of the importance of business research and how research is carried out in business settings. The course will cover both qualitative and quantitative research tools (Survey, experimentation, observation Focus group and depth interviews) and the processes of developing and assessing the validity of measurement tools. Additionally, the course will introduce common sampling procedures and will expose students to basic data analysis techniques using SPSS software. At the end of the course, students will complete in group, a research project based on business topic of interest.

0302467

Strategic Management

3 CR

Prerequisite:

Senior Standing

Strategic Management is a course designed to expose students to a strategic perspective on issues that concern the firm as a whole. The course draws on and integrates concepts from the functional areas (i.e. marketing, finance, accounting, management, management information systems, and operations) in the analysis and resolution of complex business situations. It allows moving from a functional perspective to a strategic one. Beyond internal integration, Strategic Management concerns the processes by which firms choose, maintain or redirect their strategic positions within ever-changing external environments. The course also explores the issues of defining corporate mission, objectives, and goals. It focuses on the analysis of the firm's external and internal environment to identify reasons for competitive advantage in a global context. In that perspective, the course takes into account the cultural, ethical, political, and regulatory issues in the global business environment context. Through the combination of lectures, readings, case studies, class engagement, and project paper this course introduces the students to the concepts, theories, and tools and techniques prerequisite to critical and effective strategic analysis, thinking and communication.

0302254

Business Communication

3 CR

Prerequisite:

0202112 - English for Academic Purposes

This course introduces students to the essentials of business communication to enable them to achieve better organizational effectiveness and conduct better business transactions. It emphasizes verbal, written, and non-verbal communication skills that are required in any business environment. This course also examines issues related to international and cross-cultural communication.

0302383

Business and Government

3 CR

Prerequisite:

0302160 - Principles of Management

This course examines the relationship between business, government, and society (BGS). Given the turbulent socio-economic environments and climate change, the roles of the three domains- the government, the private sector and civil society have become more important than ever before. It will explore the ways these three domains can work in tandem to grapple with the intricate issues such as fraudulent corporate behavior, climate crisis and social and economic inequity and inequality. Topics include the models of BGS relations, business power, corporate social responsibility, globalization and its implications for the regulatory regime, and regulations. Applied aspects of the regulatory regime will include competition, environment, tax reform, consumerism, and workforce with particular focus on the UAE.

1503211

Business Analytics

3 CR

Prerequisite:

1503130 - Introduction to BIS

The course is an introduction to business analytics. This course will focus on teaching fundamental concepts and tools needed to understand the emerging role of business analytics in organizations. This course will also focus on teaching how to identify, evaluate, and capture business analytic opportunities that create value. Toward this end, students will learn basic analytic methods and analyze case studies on organizations that successfully deployed these techniques.

0303228

E-Business

3 CR

Prerequisite:

1503130 - Introduction to BIS

The Internet is changing the way companies do business. This course will provide an introduction to the basics of electronic business and includes project planning, as well as marketing, customer service and business plan development. The course focuses on how business is carried out, including marketing, web design, and electronic retailing, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of this form of commerce, the infrastructures in place to support this type of electronic business, and the global economy within which it takes place. The course prepares students, as future managers, to critically assess the impact of information systems on e-business. It also introduces those skills required in order to manage online environments and projects. Students will build their knowledge of the e-business & e-commerce world, beginning with developing an understanding of the technical and strategic aspects of the online environment. Participants then will build on this by developing hands-on familiarity with the most important online business tools and techniques and conclude by exploring the best practice processes employed in addressing real world e-business & e-commerce management challenges.

0302200

Fundamentals of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

3 CR

Prerequisite:

None

A non-conventional highly interactive course designed to provide UOS students with a unique experience into identifying the concepts of innovation, entrepreneurship, growth and leadership. At a practical level, this course equips students with the necessary design thinking and entrepreneurial skills and tools to enhance their personal development, business-oriented mindset and future professional career.

0302280

Public Sector Management

3 CR

Prerequisite:

0302160 - Principles of Management

This course is structured around several basic themes: (a) the transition of public sector management from the old to the new mode; (b) political environment, public managerial responsibilities, and ethics, and (c) program and resource management focusing on the newer forms of organization and collaboration and innovative managerial processes. The UAE experiences will be discussed in selected areas.

0302354

Internship in Business I

1 CR

Prerequisite:

0302455

Internship in Business II

2 CR

Prerequisite:

0302454 - Internship in Business l

This course is intended to provide students with practical training in their areas of concentration (management, marketing, and human resource management) according to an approved plan. Each student must complete a minimum of 80 hours of full-time supervised training in an organization designated by the College in cooperation with the University training office. The main duties and responsibilities include: (i) the performance of a variety of work activities, (ii) the professional experience and business ethics gained, and (iii) communication, critical thinking skills and problem-solving abilities.

0302360

Human Resource Management

3 CR

Prerequisite:

0302160 - Principles of Management

This course is designed to acquaint the students with the theories, practices and methods related to the effective utilization and management of employees in the business organization. It covers the key talent management practices that can be used to facilitate effective position planning, talents recruitment & selection, training & development, performance appraisal, compensation, rewards, and retention.

0302367

Entrepreneurship

3 CR

Prerequisite:

0302160 - Principles of Management

This course deals with the process of creating new ventures and the entrepreneurial philosophy, attitudes and characteristics required. Topics include success and failure factors of new ventures, identifying and evaluating opportunities, developing a business plan, gathering resources to convert opportunities into business venture and successfully managing new ventures.

0302370

Consumer Behavior

3 CR

Prerequisite:

0302170 - Principles of Marketing

This course aims to provide students with an in-depth knowledge of the major theories and research findings in the field of consumer behavior and help them to relate this knowledge to marketing practices. Using principles from several disciplines (i.e., economics, psychology, social psychology, sociology, and anthropology), the course answer question such as: How and why consumers make specific decisions or behave in certain ways? What motivates them? How to capture their attention? or what makes them loyal to a particular brand or firm? Topic covered include attitude formation, motivation, perception, persuasive communication, decision-making process, learning, and memory. The course also discusses the influence of UAE/ Gulf region cultural values on consumer behavior.

0302364

Human Resource Development

3 CR

Prerequisite:

0302360 - Human Resource Management

The course is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the developments in the field of human resource development (HRD). The emphasis is on how HRD relates to the changing needs of organizations. The course aims to provide an understanding of strategic HRD initiatives, policies, practices, and development tools to support organizational learning and development competencies. Specifically, it discusses the processes of planning and implementing human resource development programs, assessing the developmental and training needs of the employees, and evaluating the effectiveness of the organizational training and development systems to enhance employee performance and subsequently organization’s effectiveness and sustainability.

0302390

Performance Management

3 CR

Prerequisite:

0302360 - Human Resource Management

This course exposes students to the main theories and tools relating to performance management. Students will learn how to define and develop individual and organization-level performance indicators, align individual and organizational performance goals and objectives, measure and track performance, diagnose performance deficiencies, and develop and implement group and individually tailored performance improvement systems. In addition, the course will provide an insight on developing and implementing a performance management system in diverse organizational settings. Emphasis will be on familiarizing the students with the mechanisms of performance management in organizations and how it can contribute to developing the talents that is the people of the organization.

0302460

International Human Resource Management

3 CR

Prerequisite:

0302360 - Human Resource Management

This course helps students develop a critical understanding of the role and functions of human resources management in a multinational and global context. It covers topics such as the recruitment and selection of expatriates, performance management, reward systems in a multinational context. Students will also be exposed to the challenge of multiculturalism in the modern workplace. Case studies are used to enhance understanding of the practical issues in international human resource management.

0302365

Recruitment and Selection

3 CR

Prerequisite:

0302360 - Human Resource Management

This course introduces students to the fundamental principles and techniques of the recruitment and selection of Human Resources in the workplace. Students will be informed of the various approaches and strategies for analyzing job and workplace requirements, planning for staffing needs, and recruitment and selection best practice. Topics covered include job analysis, recruitment, selection, and performance assessment. In particular, the course will expose students to the various instruments of recruitment and selection, including Job Analysis, Techniques of Screening and Interviewing job candidates, reference checks, testing.

0302391

Current Topics in HRM

3 CR

Prerequisite:

0302360 - Human Resource Management

This course introduces contemporary themes associated with HRM, with the objective of creating an in-depth and critical exploration of some of the challenges that we face in the workplace today and provide insight for the most recent HRM ideas and practices. It also exposes students to the contemporary & contextual human resource management topics under scrutiny or being debated. Among such topics, Telecommuting, eHR, HR Analytics, Downsizing, Offshoring, 360-degree performance review, Talent Crises, Freelancing, Contingent Workers, Green/Sustainable HRM, HRM in Gig economy. This will involve learning about the multiple and often competing perspectives that pertain to HRM in today’s workplace.

0302392

Employment Law in the UAE

3 CR

Prerequisite:

0302250 - Legal Environment of Business

The course examines the laws and practices that govern employment relations in the UAE particularly the Federal Employment Law No. 8 of 1980 (as amended) applicable on UAE businesses. The course will cover a wide-range of areas relating to employment contracts, including laws relating to the scope of Employment law in The United Arab Emirates, elements of Employment contract such as wages and remunerations, subordination, probation period, working hours, Leave entitlements and health insurance, Emiratization, residency visa and sponsorship, safety in the workplace, Termination of Labor Contracts and labor disputes through the Ministry of Labor and local courts.

0302493

Pay and Salary Administration

3 CR

Prerequisite:

0302360 - Human Resource Management

This course examines the various types and methods of work-related compensations, including pay and salaries. It exposes students to the fundamental concepts and practices of compensation and benefits administration with emphasis on current theories of compensation and benefits trends, cost, value and systems. In addition, the course provides students with an experiential opportunity to develop the managerial skills necessary to design and understand the performance-based compensation and benefit programs for an organization

0302468

Major Project

3 CR

Prerequisite:

0302461 - Research Methods

This course is an opportunity for students to demonstrate their ability to work independently under the guidance of a supervisor focusing on their area of specialization or concentration. Students will work on a research project using their cumulative academic experience to either fill a theoretical gap or solve a practical problem in a real business environment. The project involves actual data (primary and/or secondary) in a realistic setting. During the project, students have the opportunity to collect and process/analyze the data, upon which students will make relevant recommendations related to the issue studied.

0302488

HR Analytics

3 CR

Prerequisite:

Complete 75 credit hours, including 0302360 Human Resource Management

Organizations are facing multiple challenges nowadays due to the complexity and variety of contexts. This course aimed to empower students to harness data analytics skills to enhance organizational effectiveness and employee engagement, particularly within the UAE business landscape. The students will delve into the nuances of HR analytics, from understanding its fundamental principles to applying sophisticated analytics techniques to address real-world HR challenges. By the end of this course, students will gain the skills and knowledge necessary to become successful HR professionals who make effective decisions related to future organizational challenges.