Examines the functions of staffing, recruiting, selecting, placing, orienting, training, developing, motivating, evaluating, compensating, and terminating employees. Covers employee security and morale, the legal environment, unions and labor relations, and effective communication of organizational policies. Also explores how to prepare a job analysis and evaluate resumes.
Goals, Topics, and Objectives
- Introduction to Human Resource Management
a. Define human resource management.
b. Discuss current issues in human resource management.
c. Analyze the human resource functions. - Legal and Ethical Considerations
a. Identify the major laws affecting equal employment opportunity and affirmative action.
b. Discuss relevant legal cases affecting human resource management.
c. Evaluate employee rights and employer disciplinary rights. - Staffing
a. Describe the human resource planning process.
b. Conduct a job analysis.
c. Identify elements of job enrichment. - Recruitment and Job Search
a. Identify the goals and challenges of recruiting.
b. Compare and contrast internal and external recruitment methods.
c. Explain the use of the Internet in recruiting. - Employee Selection
a. Describe the selection process.
b. Analyze appropriate interview methodology and questioning.
c. Conduct a simulated interview.
d. Discuss the elements of a resume.
e. Critique a resume.
f. Prepare a resume. - Employee Orientation and Professional Development
a. Explain the goals of employee orientation.
b. Compare and contrast training and development. - Performance Management
a. Explain the appraisal process.
b. Conduct a simulated performance appraisal. - Compensation and Reward Systems
a. Discuss benefits and compensation strategies.
- Safety and Health in the Work Environment
a. Explain the organizational effects of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA).
b. Discuss other aspects of safety that affect the workplace. - Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining
a. Identify the issues involved in labor-management relations.
b. Explain the role unions and collective bargaining play in an organization. - Global Human Resource Management
a. Discuss the challenges in global human resource management.
- Employee Policy Manual
a. Analyze the purpose of the employee policy manual.
Assessment and Requirements
Students will be assessed through tests, quizzes, assignments, case studies, presentations, class participation, simulated interviews, multiple job analyses, and group activities or projects.