Advanced Perspectives in Human Resource Management: Theory and Practice

Catalog description

This upper-level elective course provides students in all disciplines with the knowledge and skills to manage human resources in a variety of business settings. Focusing on essential management skills and presented in synchronous remote or in-person format, the course emphasizes the dynamic principles of Human Resources, along with the current workplace legislation that guides the process. The course includes an experiential learning component in which students will work with a community organization on a human resources project central to that organization’s strategy. The class will enable students to analytically implement HR functions’ including recruitment & selection, performance management, compensation, and job analysis. This online course includes 2-4 synchronous video conferences, the scheduling of which will be confirmed during the first week of classes, with recordings available for students who are unable to attend. This course will not satisfy requirements toward majors in the School of Liberal Arts or the A.B. Freeman School of Business.