CONTENTS:

I. Welcome Address
a. About SMU
b. The need for an MBA
II. Preface
a. Standards for awarding qualification to the MBA program
b. Internal quality for reviews and evaluations
c. E-SLMs
III. Course Introduction
a. Manpower Planning
b. Objectives of the course
c. Benefits drawn out of the course

I. a. About SMU:

I. b. The need for an MBA:

In contemporary societies, a degree in MBA is highly sought-after. The rise of large-scale

multi-national corporations demands novel skills and up-to-date administration techniques
that are suitable to a transformed society.
Amidst this, an education program in business management is highly valued, since it is
relevant to all the sectors of an industrial environment. The specialisation provides a
practical exposure to students, having them ready to face complex problems in the realworld and provide solutions to overcome them.
The advantages of an MBA include:

II. Preface
This dossier intends to describe the necessity of possessing a structured record for the
subject Manpower Planning- being offered by Sikkim Manipal University as part of a
specially designed Masters of Business Administration (MBA) programme- Human Resource
Management.
The dossier seeks to:

The ultimate aim of the document is to proceed as a guide to students by depicting what
every unit proposes.
II. a. Standards for awarding qualification to the MBA program
As has been discussed, an MBA degree is regarded prestigious in recent times, and attracts
people from different academic fields. At Sikkim Manipal University (SMU), an MBA is aimed
to groom individual personalities to suit the business environment.
In order to achieve this, we strive to build competencies and skills that would frame a sturdy
and robust personality.
This section is divided in two parts, which:
(i) Seeks to set out the objectives of the program, and
(ii) List-out the skills that students would develop upon completion of the program.

II. b. Internal quality for reviews and evaluations

SMU is committed to the critical examination of quality. In its effort in building top-class
digital content, it has ensured it establishes several parameters, which can be assessed,
reviewed, and evaluated internally, to make the procedure sound.
The parameters established for quality-assessment are:

Further, all principles of Instructional Design are borne in mind, including apt language and
choice of words. These are outlined briefly, below:

To further capitalise on providing a fulfilling learning experience, the design of every E-SLM
is given high priority. As such, 5 essential media principles are compulsorily incorporated:

II. c. E-SLMs
The objectives of this section are to:
Explain what an E-SLM is:
Educational systems using SLMs have risen with a growth in open-learning systems, across
the globe. Contemporary learners lead a paced life, yet, are willing to probe information.
Online-education is a further notch-up that caters to this class of learners, and has brought
with it the evolution of e-SLM.
An e-SLM, thus, contains all forms of information that is designed to stimulate an
independent style of learning. It is a package of both subject-based training and professional
and industrial training.
Elucidate the importance of an E-SLM, especially in the context of distance education:

III. Course Introduction

III. a. Manpower Planning
Manpower Planning is a 4-credit subject in the third semester of the MBA program. This
course will contribute in preparing the learner for a fulfilling career in the area of Human
Resource Management.
A significant function of human resource is the procurement of quality personnel in sufficient
numbers. Manpower planning, thus, may be described as:

III. b. Objectives of the course

The course Manpower Planning and Resourcing deals with the knowledge and skills that
human resource personnel are required to possess, to maintain a positive and productive
work environment. This course is intended for students who aspire to be HR professionals
and for managers in the field of HR, to obtain an initial orientation on the dimensions of
Manpower Planning.

This course will help students to:

III. c. Benefits drawn out of the course

Some of the benefits that would be drawn on completion of the course include: