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This module will introduce students to the key concepts of managing people, involving an examination of organization, human resource management and industrial relations theory. This will be achieved through relating relevant theory to practical people and organizational management issues.

This module aims at improving the knowledge and skills required by the students in Human Resource Planning and development.  Specifically, the objective is to develop the knowledge and understanding of key issues related to the processes and practices of

Human Resource planning and development.

Labour Law deals with the legal relationships between workers and employers, workers and trade unions and trade unions and employers.  The course is therefore mainly concerned with the contractual and statutory rights and obligations of employment.  To provide learners with a sound understanding of the law relating to trade unions and their members. To enable learners to develop an insight into current issues and possible future developments in labour law.

Consulting can be one of the most interesting, exciting and challenging of management roles. It calls for a wide range of key management skills and entrepreneurial abilities. For those who can meet their demands, it can bring great professional and intellectual rewards. The module provides students with the knowledge, techniques, and skills essential for effective delivery of the consulting project along with the opportunity to put those skills into practice with a consultancy project.

The module learning outcomes are:

1. The nature of management consulting

2. Consulting across borders and cultures

3. Understanding the consulting industry,

4. critical issues for the success of a management consulting project

5. Key players and career structures in the consulting world

The module is for 10 credits and it will be facilitated by Mukulira Olive she can be reached on 0786179309, email: omukulira@gmail.com and Murungi Pelly on 0788444742 emails: murungi_2000@yahoo.com Attendance on this module will be compulsory. Thank you

This module consists of materials that will introduce learners to the concepts of International Human Resources management. It will differentiate HRM from International human Resource management. Doing so will allow students to trace the challenges and issues involved in managing employees in a multinational setting. Issues such as HR planning, hiring and compensating International employees will be dealt with. Preparation and the eventual repatriation of employees will be key areas of concentration in this module.

Consulting can be one of the most interesting, exciting and challenging of management roles. It calls for a wide range of key management skills and entrepreneurial abilities. For those who can meet its demands it can bring great  professional and intellectual rewards. The module  provide students with the knowledge, techniques and skills essential for effective delivery of the consulting project along with the opportunity to put those skills into practice with a consultancy project.

This module introduces basic information of Human Resource Management

After studying this unit, you will be able to:

Understand the basic concepts of human resource management (HRM).
 Explain what human resource management is and how it relates to the management process.
 Provide an overview of functions of HRM.
 Describe how the major roles of HR management are being transformed.
Explain the role of HRM in the present millennium.

Assessment strategy:

The module will be assessed by doing 2quizs, 2assignments, cat and final exam

The module is for 10 credits, the purpose is to examine and critically assess a number of change models, approaches and methodologies that set out to explain the management of change in an organizational context. The course provides change frameworks and tools for introducing and sustaining organizational change and provides opportunities to apply the material in different change situations.

The module learning outcomes are:

1. Identify and select appropriate change management approaches.

2. Understand change management approaches

3. Get familiar with different change paradigms and concepts of change, as well as different change management models

4. Understand and Interpret change theory and research in an organizational context

It will be facilitated by Mukulira Olive she can be reached on 0786179309, email: omukulira@gmail.com and Murungi Pelly on 0788444742 emails: murungi_2000@yahoo.com

Attendance on this module will be compulsory.

Thank you

This module aims at imparting the knowledge and skills required by the students on Results Oriented Management (ROM).  Specifically, the objective is to make the student to understand the philosophy of ROM skills. Also, student can understand the steps involved in results oriented management, Assess poverty needs and conditions within the community; Define a clear agency anti-poverty mission for community action and a strategy to address those needs, both immediate and longer term, in the context of existing resources and opportunities in the community, Identify specific improvements, or results, to be achieved among low-income people and the community; and

Organize and implement programs, services, and activities, such as advocacy, within the agency and among “partnering” organizations, to achieve anticipated results.

This module of Strategic Human Management Consists of indicating how human resources are key assets of organization and how it impact the organizational performance.  The module also  indicates how  to link human resource and organizational strategic goal.

This course is designed for the students of year 4 Horticulture. It covers the topics related to the cultivation of high value crops by using water solutions with or without substrates.  

HERBS & SPICES:

This course is entitled to update the students about the global distribution of both Herbs and Spices, the role of these commodities, the history of the crops,, then production & utilization of herbs & spices plus commercial value of these particular crops.

The module aims at providing students with knowledge and skills in Horticulture Plant Identification and Propagation, Nursery Stock Production and Management. The module will give an overview of nursery industry, concepts and principles of production and management, and finally aim at classifying and naming of horticultural plants. 

The aim of the Ornamental Horticulture Module is to learn about a number of cut flowers, annual, herbaceous perennial, woody landscape plants and tuff production. It will provide information on history, classification, physical features, production practices, post-harvest handling, and marketing of both native and introduced plants useful as in door, out-door ornamental and in landscape.

This module on advanced horticulture production will introduce to the students the management practices done in the greenhouse to have success in greenhouse production. Also, It will describe the ideal media to use as well as technologies to apply to increase production under greenhouse.

The module aims at providing to students basics on horticultural production chain management, horticulture products quality management and horticulture waste management.

This is a course designed for third year students in crop Science Department of CAVM. This course will cover the skills concerning dissemination of techniques involved in producing high quality vegetables. 

It involves skills of designing nursery beds, raising seedlings, hardening off and transplanting.

It also involves how the crops are cared for. By thinning, pruning, irrigation, fertilizer application,pest and disease control, weed control, then harvesting and marketing of products.

This module deals with human body structure.....