Human Resource Management

Catalog description

This course introduces the field of human resource management, its purpose, and how it functions within a business setting. Issues related to staffing, workforce planning and employment, human resource development, compensation and benefits, employee and labor relations, and occupational health, safety, and security will be addressed. Integrated into the application of the human resource functions are strategic management, employment law and ethics, globalization, and managing the diverse workforce. Emphasis is placed on the role of human resources in the organization and the knowledge, competencies, and skills necessary to integrate business and human resource strategies.