Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Major in Human Resource Management (BSBAHRM)

For the past century, higher education generally enjoyed a period of rapid growth and increased rate of development and prosperity. It provided huge benefits to individuals and to society, increasing the percentage of people who received higher degrees, and improving the quality of life of the citizenry.

The Philippines has progressed economically given its improved functional literacy, increased educational opportunities, and enhanced productivity. These have been fueled by several reforms targeted at improving access to education and other basic services (Rocamora, 2021). But even with these developments, much has still to be done to ensure that Filipinos would not live in precarity and socio-economic uncertainty.

Continuously and effectively investing in higher education is one of the drivers of more sustainable reforms in the Philippines (Scweisfurth, Davies, Symaco, & Valiente, 2018). Significant education inequalities would have to be addressed: structural concerns include prevailing divides among urban and rural areas in terms of access to the internet, learning facilities and materials, as well as training and capacity-building for teachers (Gorra & Bhati, 2016). Institutional concerns pertain to inadequate policies that provide frameworks for curriculum revision that meet both community and employment needs, as well as responsive mechanisms to forge academe-to-industry collaborative networks, and international linkages (QAA, 2018; British Council, 2015). Finally, some governance-related concerns include the labor market’s absorptive capacity for graduates, curtailed education resources, and enhanced standards for professionalism and licensure across all fields of study.

All the above-mentioned factors, including the factors cited below, have moved the University to initiate the project on curriculum development for relevance and quality.

• The knowledge-based economy requires curricula that are more reflective of the instantaneous evolution of information technology, nearly unfiltered information, virtually unhindered movement of capital, labor, goods and services across national borders ensuing changing personal values and loss of some distinctive national identities.

• The Commission on Higher Education’s commitment in developing competency-based learning standards compliant with the existing international standards for outcomes-based education.

• There is a need to change instructional methods and materials because of the proliferation of new instructional technologies.

• New theories of learning emerge as the world becomes a knowledge-based society and life-long learning becomes imperative for anyone to become competent and competitive.

• The need to strengthen academic engagement with the industry or what we call University-Industry Collaboration to develop interdisciplinary capabilities to solve complex industry problems and to support product development and make contributions to the improvement of the economy and of the society.

• Each college needs to find a niche in the academic community – a place where it can make a difference by developing programs of national and international standards.

• The curricula should promote spiritual, moral, ecological, social and cultural development.

With the continued rage of the coronavirus pandemic, our inevitable foray in the digital world, and the shift towards a knowledge-based “e-conomy”, these challenges would be compounded and present complex decision points for academic institutions (Parentela & Vargas, 2021; Joaquin, Biana, & Dacela, 2020). This program hopes that this initiative to revise the respective curricula would be a contributive step towards enhancing the quality of the higher education offered in the Sintang Paaralan. It is also part of the program’s goal to help in overcoming these prevalent inequalities given the vision of becoming a National Polytechnic University.

Program Description

The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Major in Human Resource Management (BSBA-HRM) is a four-year program designed to prepare the graduates in a career in People Management, with a strong foundation of a holistic approach in business administration, and the application of Human Resource (HR) strategies which includes Talent Management, Compensation Management, Training and Development, Labor and Employee Relations, Performance Management, HR Analytics, and Organization Development. This program engages the students in diverse national and global business situations leading to proficiency in Risk Management and Good Governance of the emerging Human Resource Management technologies, producing HR professionals imbued with values-based competencies contributory to the effective and efficient management of human resources across all functions of business regardless of industry.

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Apply the basic concepts that underlie each of the functional areas of business (marketing, finance, human resources management, production and operations management, information technology, and strategic management) and employ these concepts in various business situations;

2. Select the proper decision-making tools to critically. analytically and creatively solve problems and drive results;

3. Analyze the business environment;

4. Express oneself clearly and communicate effectively with stakeholders both in oral and written forms;

5. Demonstrate corporate citizenship and social responsibility;

6. Manage a strategic business unit for economic sustainability;

7. Apply information and communication technology (ICT) skills as required by the business environment;

8. Innovate business ideas based on emerging industry;

9. Conduct Business Research;

10. Generate new knowledge using research and development projects;

11. Perform the basic functions of management such as planning, organizing, staffing, directing and controlling;

12. Plan and implement business related activities; and

13. Prepare operational plans.

Job Targets

Entry Level

• Management Trainee in Human Resource Management

• Office Assistant

• Administrative Assistant

• Human Resource Assistant

• Executive Assistant

• Entrepreneur

• Recruitment Assistant

• Compensation Assistant

• Benefits Assistant

• Training and Development

Advanced Level

• Subject Matter Expert (SME) in HRM

• Office Supervisor

• Administrative Supervisor

• Human Resource Supervisor

• Executive Secretary

• Talent Acquisition Supervisor

• Compensation Supervisor

• Benefits and Rewards Supervisor

• Learning Facilitator