Course Overview:

OVERVIEW

The purpose of this course is to develop human resources management (HRM) skills within each student. The subjects covered include: motivation, leadership, human resource (manpower*) planning, supervision, training and staff development.

The course will have a range of teaching methodologies used including lectures, readings, discussions and student presentations in addition to case studies. The majority of case studies and readings will be based on developing country situations and issues. Some readings and cases from developed countries will be used when nothing of comparable quality exists for developing countries. There will also be significant time spent on experience-sharing during class discussions, giving presentations and participating in simulation exercises as an integral part of the learning process.

The World Health Organization has become very active in the field of HRM in recent years. It has developed software for national human resource planning (created by one of the guest lecturers in the course, Dr. Thomas Hall) and created a practical management guide for practitioners. Both will be used in the course. We have purposefully chosen these materials because of the universal accessibility, appropriateness for developing countries and WHO's ability to update the materials over time.

A number of guest lecturers have been invited to speak with the core staff. They have been asked to participate in the course because of their expertise on the topic. Dr. Richard Laing or Andy Beggs will participate in each class to ensure that the guest components are well-integrated into the course.

*Manpower is the commonly used term to describe human resources or the workforce. The term refers to both women and men. In healthcare, over 70% of the manpower employed is womanpower. Human resource, workforce and manpower may be used interchangeably throughout the component.

The purpose of this course is to develop human resources management skill within each student. The subjects covered will include motivation, leadership, human resource planning, supervision, training and staff development. A range of teachers with broad international experience in different aspects of human resources management will be involved. Students will be expected to actively participate in class discussions and undertake simulation exercises. This class cannot be taken for credit towards the MPH degree if HS 736 Human Resource Management is taken.

This page was last updated on 08/21/02