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MS 449 - Human Resource Management

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
This course looks at the activities that comprise the management of human resources in a business organization. The scope and intent of human resource practices are identified from a management perspective with emphasis on: ethics, equal employment opportunity, motivation, leadership, discipline, and the rights and responsibility of employer/employee. (prereq: Junior standing)
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
• Understand the development of and present status of Human Resource Management
• Understand the issues that confront and must be dealt with by an HR specialist
• Understand the concepts and techniques used by an HR manager
Prerequisites by Topic
• None
Course Topics
• The challenge of human resources management
• Equal employment opportunity and human resources management
• Job requirements and the design of organizations to achieve human resources productivity
• Human resources planning and recruitment
• Selection
• Training and development
• Career Development
• Appraising and improving performance
• Managing compensation
• Incentive rewards
• Employee benefits
• Safety and health
• Employee rights and discipline
• The dynamics of labor relations
• Collective bargaining and contract administration
Coordinator
Kenneth Dawson



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