MGMT 2115 - Human Resource Management ( version 201003L ) Standard Institutionally Developed College: N/A EDGE Compatible: No Pre-requisites: One Required Provisional Admission Co-requisites: None Course This course is designed as an overview of the Human Resource Management (HRM) function and of the manager and supervisors role in managing the career cycle from organizational entry to exit. It acquaints the student with the authority, responsibility, functions, and problems of the human resource manager, with an emphasis on developing familiarity with the real world applications required of employers and managers who increasingly are in partnership with HRM generalists and specialists in their organizations. Topics include: strategic human resource management, contemporary issues in HRM: ethics, diversity and globalization; the human resource/supervisor partnership; human resource planning and productivity; job description analysis, development, and design: recruiting, interviewing, and selecting employees; performance management and appraisal systems; employee training and development: disciplinary action and employee rights; employee compensation and benefits; labor relations and employment law; and technology applications in HRM. Course Length Minutes Contact Hour Semester Credit Lecture: 2250 45 Lab 2: 0 0 Lab 3: 0 0 Practicum/Internship: 0 0 Clinical: 0 0 Total: 2250 45 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Competencies Lecture Lab2 Lab3 Practicum/ Internship Clinical Total Minutes 1 Strategic Human Resource Management 50 0 0 0 0 50 2 3 Contemporary Issues in HRM: Ethics, Diversity, Globalization 150 0 0 0 0 150 The Human Resource/Supervisor- Manager Partnership 150 0 0 0 0 150 Semester Credit Hrs
Lecture Lab2 Lab3 4 5 6 7 Practicum/ Internship Clinical Total Minutes Human Resource Planning and Productivity 100 0 0 0 0 100 Job, Development, and Design 300 0 0 0 0 300 Recruiting, Interviewing, and Selecting Employees 350 0 0 0 0 350 Performance Management and Appraisal Systems 250 0 0 0 0 250 8 Employee Training and Development 200 0 0 0 0 200 9 Disciplinary Action and Employee Rights 200 0 0 0 0 200 10 Employee Compensation and Benefits 250 0 0 0 0 250 11 Labor Relations and Employment Law 150 0 0 0 0 150 12 Technology Applications in HRM 100 0 0 0 0 100 Semester Credit Hrs Totals for Course MGMT 2115 - Human Resource Management ( version 201003L ): 2250 0 0 0 0 2250 3 Outcomes Strategic Human Resource Management 1 Examine the Human Resources challenges and potential remedies facing supervisors in todayâ s business world. 2 Integrate strategic HR policies Synthesis 3 Select HR strategies to increase performance Application Contemporary Issues in HRM: Ethics, Diversity, Globalization 1 Compare the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in relation to other HR issues. 2 Application
Establish the HR role in the ethics relating to harassment, workplace safety, security of employee records, employee theft, affirmative action, comparable work and employee privacy rights. 3 Recognize diversity and its impact on organizations. 4 Research HR management policies in relation to national culture, organizational characteristics and HR practices The Human Resource/Supervisor-Manager Partnership 1 Compare and Contrast the HR role to support line and other staff management. Evaluation 2 Examine the functions of human resource officers within an organization. 3 Examine the roles of persons within the human resources department. Human Resource Planning and Productivity 1 Research work strategy and organizational structure. 2 Examine self-managed teams and other types of teams. 3 Develop strategies for employee motivation. Application Job, Development, and Design 1 Evaluate the nature of job analysis. Evaluation 2 Examine methods of collecting job analysis information. 3 Examine the significance of job description and design. 4 Research the processes and techniques of writing job descriptions. Recruiting, Interviewing, and Selecting Employees
1 Evaluate sources of information concerning the labor market. Evaluation 2 Examine recruitment sources. 3 Evaluate labor market statistics, costs, and recruitment sources. Evaluation 4 Examine Equal Employment Opportunity legislation. 5 Examine the development and implementation of an affirmative action program. Performance Management and Appraisal Systems 1 Evaluate company and employee uses and benefits. Evaluation 2 Examine measuring performance, measurement tools and challenges to effective Performance Measurement. 3 Assess the appraisal interview and performance improvement. Application Employee Training and Development 1 Examine the principles of learning. 2 Differentiate factors affecting the planning and implementation of an employee training program. 3 Evaluate the techniques used to evaluate a training program. Evaluation 4 Recognize the steps involved in needs assessment. Disciplinary Action and Employee Rights 1 Determine what constitutes poor performance on the job. Application 2 Examine the parameters of a legal disciplinary action. 3 Evaluate counseling methods and techniques. Evaluation Employee Compensation and Benefits
1 Examine development of a workable pay plan. 2 Evaluate competency based pay Evaluation 3 Differentiate between broadbanding, strategic compensation, and comparable worth. 4 Differentiate piecework plans, merit pay as an incentive, merit pay options, and incentives for professionals, recognition-based awards, and online reward programs. 5 Research benefits mix, benefits amount and flexibility of benefits. Labor Relations and Employment Law 1 Examine the history of labor unions. 2 Assess the stated goals of labor unions. Evaluation 3 Examine the structure and management of labor unions. 4 Evaluate labor-management legislation. Evaluation 5 Examine the negotiation process and arbitration. Technology Applications in HRM 1 Examine the uses and applications of HRIS. 2 Point out the privacy issues of HRIS. References Reference Type 1 Book with Author(s) Listed 2 Book with Author(s) Listed 3 Book with Author(s) Listed Dessler, Gary. (2008). Human Resource Management. (11th). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. Fisher, Cynthia D., et. al.. (2003). Human Resource Management. (5th). Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin. Hollenbeck, John R., et.al.. (2004). Fundamentals of Human Resource Management with CD & PowerWeb. (1st). Columbus, OH: McGraw Hill.