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MGT431 Human Resources Management

Course Description

This course focuses on the strategic role of human resource management, personnel planning and job analysis, personnel selection, performance appraisal, compensation, training, and development from the vantage point of the manager.

Topics and Objectives

Staffing

  • Describe the changing role of human resource (HR)management in response to trends in globalization, technology, diversity, e-business, and ethics.
  • Evaluate staffing practices and selection tools for effectiveness and legal compliance.
  • Utilize various recruitment strategies to meet organizational needs.

Employee Development and Training

  • Evaluate the components of a training program.
  • Examine how the roles of training and development influence organizational performance.
  • Utilize methods of career management.

Compensation and Benefits

  • Analyze the impact of various compensation methods and benefit programs on employees and organizations.
  • Relate salary and benefit administration strategies to organizational culture and performance.
  • Examine how incentive plans relate to organizational objectives.

Employee Relations

  • Evaluate the effectiveness of various performance appraisal methods.
  • Describe some common problems affecting performance appraisals.
  • Examine the impact of changes in employee relations strategies, policies, and practices on organizational performance.

Safety and Health

  • Analyze contemporary safety and health management issues in the workplace.
  • Forecast the relationship of the five primary human resource management functions to organizational success.

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