UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS: 2017/2018
EXAMINATION FOR THE DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
DBIT 202: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
DATE: DECEMBER, 2017 TIME: 1 ½ HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer ANY THREE questions.
QUESTION ONE
(a) Explain the meaning of Human Resource management (2Marks)
(b) Highlight the eight principles of HRM (8Marks)
(c) Describe any Five functional areas of HRM (10Marks)
(d) Outline five aims of HR planning (10Marks)
QUESTION TWO
(a) Describe any five sources of external recruitment (10Marks)
(b) List advantages of internal sources of recruitment (10Marks)
QUESTION THREE
(a) Highlight the strategies that can be used by management to deal with excess workers
when company is experiencing economic recession (10Marks)
(b) Explain the step by step process of job analysis. (10Marks)
QUESTION FOUR
(a) Highlight the benefits of training workers in an organisation (10Marks)
(b) Discuss the common performance appraisal errors associated with the appraiser.
(10Marks)
QUESTION FIVE
(a) Explain the meaning of the following terminologies;
(i) Job enlargement
(ii) Job enrichment
(iii) Job description
(iv) Job specification
(v) Career management (2 Marks each)(10Marks)
(b) Describe the elements that forms an employee’s compensation system (10Marks)
