Information Package / Course Catalogue
Human Resource Management
Course Code: LOJ254
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to provide students with fundamental knowledge of human resource management, its functions, and its strategic importance, while developing their knowledge and skills in planning, recruiting, developing, evaluating, and managing human resources in logistics enterprises. The course also aims to raise students' awareness of logistics-specific working conditions, workforce planning, performance management, occupational health and safety, and digital human resource management practices.

Course Content

Fundamental concepts and evolution of human resource management; the importance of human resource management in the logistics sector; human resource planning; job analysis and job design; recruitment and employee selection in logistics enterprises; orientation; training and development; performance management; career management; compensation and reward systems; occupational health and safety; employee relations; employee motivation; talent management; digital human resource management practices; and current human resource management applications in logistics enterprises.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Explains the fundamental concepts, objectives, and functions of human resource management in the logistics sector.
2.Evaluates human resource planning, job analysis, recruitment, and employee selection processes in logistics enterprises.
3.Explains training, performance appraisal, career management, and compensation practices in the logistics sector.
4.Evaluates the importance of occupational health and safety and employee relations in human resource management within logistics enterprises.
5.Analyzes human resource management problems encountered in logistics enterprises and develops appropriate solution proposals.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Sabuncuoğlu, Z. (2022). İnsan Kaynakları Yönetimi. Bursa: Ekin Yayınevi.
2.Bingöl, D. (2021). İnsan Kaynakları Yönetimi. İstanbul: Beta Basım Yayım Dağıtım.
3.Barutçugil, İ. (2020). Stratejik İnsan Kaynakları Yönetimi. İstanbul: Kariyer Yayınları.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Basic concepts of human resource management
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Reading the relevant chapter from the course textbook.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Importance and characteristics of human resource management in the logistics sector
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Reading the relevant chapter from the course textbook.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Human resource planning and job analysis in logistics enterprises
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Reading the relevant chapter from the course textbook.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Recruitment, employee selection, and placement in the logistics sector
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Reading the relevant chapter from the course textbook.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Orientation, training, and employee development in logistics enterprises
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Reading the relevant chapter from the course textbook.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Performance appraisal and performance management in the logistics sector
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Reading the relevant chapter from the course textbook.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Career planning and talent management in logistics enterprises
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Reading the relevant chapter from the course textbook.
Week 8 - Theoretical
Compensation, rewards, and fringe benefits in the logistics sector
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Reading the relevant chapter from the course textbook.
Week 9 - Theoretical
Occupational health and safety and employee relations in logistics enterprises
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Reading the relevant chapter from the course textbook.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Digital human resource management and current practices in logistics enterprises
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Reading the relevant chapter from the course textbook.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Employee motivation and job satisfaction in the logistics sector
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Reading the relevant chapter from the course textbook.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Teamwork, leadership, and communication in logistics enterprises
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Reading the relevant chapter from the course textbook.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Case studies on current human resource management practices in the logistics sector
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Reading the relevant chapter from the course textbook.
Week 14 - Theoretical
General evaluation and end-of-term activities
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Reading the relevant chapter from the course textbook.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment1101
Reading103636
Quiz1505
Midterm Examination110010
Final Examination118018
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)98
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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PÇ-14
OÇ-1
4
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
OÇ-2
4
3
3
1
2
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
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4
2
3
2
4
3
4
2
2
1
1
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OÇ-4
3
1
2
1
3
2
2
3
5
1
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3
OÇ-5
4
3
3
1
1
2
5
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026