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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