Finance Fundamentals for Human Resource Management

Catalog description

This course enhances students’ business acumen by providing an introduction to the key financial principles, terms, tools, and reports used in organizations. Designed for people managers, this course focuses on the financial knowledge and skills most critical for addressing workforce issues. In addition to covering fundamentals of business finance (i.e., key terms, reading and interpreting balance sheets and income statements), students will learn how to incorporate financial information when developing solutions to human resource concerns. Throughout the course, special emphasis will be placed on why financial intelligence is an important skill, and how people managers can use financial information to identify workforce needs and justify decisions.