Associate Diploma In Human Resource Management - Scholarship
COURSE CONTENT Management
There are 6 lessons as follows:
Introduction & Organizational Structures Management Theories & Procedures Problem Solving & Decision Making Management Styles & External Influences Employing People & Interview Skills Staff Management Supervision There are 10 lessons as follows:
Introduction - Organisational structures & responsibilities. Understanding the work place - Government and private personnel departments, unions. Communications and human relations. Motivating employees. Organising the work place. Problem solving techniques. Discipline, complaints and grievances. Interviewing, recruitment, training. Work place safety. Dealing with management/worker participation/ report writing/ staff meetings. Motivation
This course contains eight lessons, as follows:
1. Introduction
Describe the nature and scope of motivation, and identify the differences between people that distinguish the application of motivational skills to achieve a successful outcome
2. Awareness
Explain the significance of knowledge and understanding to motivation.
3. Tangible Rewards
Explain the effect of Tangible Rewards (eg: Money, Services, Goods) as a major motivator.
4. Intangible Rewards
Explain the effect of intangible Rewards (eg: Security, Ethics, Gratitude, Belief Systems/Religion, Peer Pressure) as a major motivator.
5. Negative Motivators
Explain how actions can be motivated by negative motivators (eg. Pain, Suffering, Discipline, Threats), and distinguish this type of motivation from that achieved through positive motivators.
6. Initiating Motivation
Explain how to initiate motivation with an individual or group for a situation not previously confronted.
7. Maintaining Motivation
Explain how motivation can be maintained or increased in both successful and unsuccessful environments.
8. Applications
Identify a wide range of situations where motivational skills can be applied, and determine an appropriate way to initiate and maintain motivation in each of those situations.
Personnel Management
There are 10 lessons as follows:
Human behaviour Workplace Communications Workplace Conditions Controlling Operations Recruitment and Induction Staff Training Work Teams Positive Discipline Grievances and Complaints Monitoring and Reporting Introduction to Psychology There are seven lessons in this course, as follows:
The Nature & Scope of Psychology Neurological Basis of Behaviour Environmental Effects on Behaviour Consciousness And Perception Personality Psychological Development Needs, Drives And Motivation Psychology and Counselling
There are seven lessons in this course, as follows:
1. Stress
2. Abnormal Behaviour
3. Individual Behaviour
4. Group Behaviour
5. Methods of Dealing with Abnormalities
6. Conflict Resolution
7. Interpersonal Communication Skills
Industrial Psychology There are ten lessons in this course, as follows:
Introduction Free Will versus Determinism, Developmental and Interactive Expressions of Behaviour, NATURE versus NURTURE, Influence of Environment on Learning Behaviour, Modelling and Conformity, Conditioning involves Certain Environmental Factors which Encourage Learning to Take Place, Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning, Reinforcement & Punishment Understanding the Employees Thinking Sensation and perception, thinking and day dreaming, the Gestalt approach, unconscious and conscious psychic elements. explaining behaviour, knowledge of brain processes, personal interpretation of a given situation, instinct. Terminology including: Mating, Curiosity, Maternal, Acquiring, Repulsion, Constructiveness, Rivalry, Laughter, Fighting, Walking, Swallowing, Play, Imitation, Sleep, Modesty, Domineering, Religion, Self Asserting, Sneezing, Thirst, Cleanliness, Workmanship, Parenting, Food seeking, Flight, Collecting, Sympathy. Personality & Temperament Mature & immature temperaments (eg. Sanguine, Melancholic, Choleric, Phlegmatic), emotional types, fear, intelligence, knowledge, deviation, etc Psychological Testing The Application Form; Psychological Test; The Interview; Intelligence Tests; Laws of Learning; Devising Tests; Selecting Appropriate Tests. Management & Managers Qualities of Managers, Understanding morale, discipline, training, etc The Work Environment Noise, Space, Light, Temperature, Speed of Work, etc. Accidents, Breakages, Fatigue etc.Motivation and Incentives Maslow's model of self actualisation, Security, Money, Ambition, Companionship, Social reinforcement, Labour wastage, etc Recruitment Ways of seeking applicants, types of interview, ways of selecting staff. Social Considerations Group Behaviour, Conformity, Industrial Groups, THE HAWTHORNE EFFECT Abnormalities and Disorders Psychosis Neurosis Personality Disorders, Variance, Partial Disability (eg. arm.leg injuries; epilepsy, digestive disorders etc), The Psycho Neurotic Conflict Management There are eight lessons in this course, as follows:
Conflict Management and Anger Listening Negotiation Mediation Facilitation Balance of Power Discussion and Group Work Crisis Analysis and Responses Instructional Skills
There are 11 lessons as follows:
Introduction to Training – Communication Understanding Learning Determining Training Requirements in The Workplace Commencing Training Developing a Lesson Plan Assessment and Evaluation of Training Programs Training Aids One-To-One Training Motivation Skills and Techniques Promoting Training Assessor Training Educational Psychology There are seven lessons in this course. The following outline depicts some (not all) of the topics covered in each lesson.
Introduction: Development & Learning Theory Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development; Schemes; Assimilation and Accommodation; Equilibration; Piaget's Stages of Development.Behavioural Learning The Evolution of Behavioural Theories of Learning; Thorndike's Theory of the Law of Effect; Skinner's Theory of Operant Conditioning; Principles of Behavioural Learning; Reinforcers; Positive and Negative Reinforcement; The Premack PrincipleInformation Processing Information Processing Theory; A Model of Information Processing; Perception; Gestalt Psychology; Attention; Short-Term Memory; Long-Term Memory; Division of Long-Term MemoryMemory Retention & Loss Remembering and Forgetting; Interference; Inhibition and Facilitation ; Primacy and Recency; Learning StrategiesIndividual Needs Effective Instruction;The QAIT Model; Quality of Instruction; Appropriate Levels of Instruction; Incentive;Time; Between-Class Ability Grouping; Within Class Ability Grouping; Effective Use of Ability Groups; Mastery Learning; Outcomes-Based Education; Individualised InstructionConstructivist Learning What is the Constructivist View; Top Down or Bottom Up Processing; Generative Learning; Discovery Learning; Reception Learning; Activating Prior KnowledgeMotivation Intrinsic Motivation; Extrinsic Motivation; Factors Affecting Motivation; MOTIVATION THEORIES (Behavioural Learning Theory; Human Needs Theory; Dissonance Theory; Cognitive Dissonance Theory; Personality Theory; Attribution Theory; Expectancy Theory); IMPROVING MOTIVATION (Nurturing Interest/Curiosity; Providing Incentive to Learn)Project Management There are nine lessons as follows:
Introduction Understanding what project management is, and what its applications might be.Project Identification Identification and defining projects which need management.Project Planning Developing a strategy and framework for the plan.Project Implementation Managers duties during implementation, developing a Preparation Control Chart, Regulating implementationProject Completion & Evaluation Dangers in this stage, Steps in Project completion, Declaring a project sustainable, Developing an evaluation method,Technical Project Management Skills Preparing a proposal, budget control/management, steps in drawing up a post project appraisal.Leadership Skills Styles of leadership, leadership principles and methodsImproving Key Personnel Skills Listening skills, Negotiation skills, Conflict managementMajor Assignment Developing full documentation for a project. Workplace Health & Safety
There are 7 lessons as follows:
Introduction Legislation Handling Chemicals Handling Equipment Handling Objects Standards & Rules Signs & Signals Health & Wellbeing There are eight lessons as follows:
Industry Overview Modern Lifestyle Problems Human Nutrition Healthy Eating Stress Management Preventative Health Alternative Medicine Basic First Aid Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.
Research Project I
Industry Meetings -attendance is required at 100 hours of industryu meetings such as seminars, conferences, trade shows, industry committees etc.
SCHOLARSHIP PROVIDES FEE REDUCTION Effective Human Resource Management is an essential part of the development and execution of company strategy. A great Human Resource Manager is multi-skilled, and has a broad knowledge base. This course is a comprehensive foundation on which to build a strong career in HR. It covers a diverse range of subjects; which is indicative of the scope of this profession. The course has been developed by a professional with over 30 years experience in the field. This course is internationally accredited through I.A.R.C.