Description
This course examines the critical role that human resources management plays in the success of today's modern business organization. Human resource management is defined, and its contribution to organization effectiveness is identified. Particular emphasis is placed on the linkage between internal organizational needs, the legal and regulatory environment and external competitive influences, all of which determine organizational success. Elements of study include equal employment opportunity, staffing the organization, compensation and employee relations.
Prerequisites
Materials
Required:- Human Resource Management, 9th Ed. Lloyd L. Byars & Leslie W. Rue, McGraw Hill Publishers, 2004
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will:
- Be familiarized with the various aspects of managing human resources in the modern business organization.
- Recognize how the legal environment and the implementation of equal employment opportunity influence all areas of human resource management.
- Identify the use of information technology and its value in the management of human resources.
- Have an awareness of job analysis and design, human resource planning, recruitment and selection.
- Identify the linkage between organizational strategy and human resource strategy.
- Be able to identify the value in training and developing all employees, including performance appraisal systems and career planning.
- Explore the various organizational reward systems used in compensating employees and to identify the effectiveness of these systems on organizational performance.
- Be introduced to the legal environment and structure of unions, the collective bargaining process, the broader areas of employee relations and employee health and safety.
Course Topics
- Introduction to human resource management
Human resource management defined
Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS)
Uses of an HRIS and data security
- Equal employment opportunity
The legal environment
EEO laws and landmark court cases
- Implementing equal employment opportunity
EEOC compliance
Affirmative action plans
BFOQ's
Sexual harassment, comparable worth, business necessity, and other areas
- Staffing the organization
Job analysis
Job design
- Human Resource Planning (HRP)
HRP related to organizational planning
Steps in HRP process
Tools and techniques of HRP
- Selecting employees
Selection process
Drug testing
Validity and reliability
Uniform guidelines on employee selection
- Career development
Need and responsibility for
Implementation and review of career progress
- Performance appraisal systems
Definition and uses
Appraisal methods, errors and feedback
Performance approval plans
Performance appraisal and the law
- Incentive pay systems
Requirements and how to make it work
Individual incentives
Group incentives
- Employee benefits
Identified
Types of - legally-required, requirement-related, insurance-related
- Union organizing and collective bargaining
Legal environment
Union membership decision and campaign
Good faith bargaining
Collective bargaining agreements
- Employee relations
employee rights
Discipline defined and causes identified
the discipline process
Discipline in unions and non-union organizations
Grievance procedures
- Employee safety and health
Occupational safety and health act
Organizational safety programs
employee health and wellness
workplace violence
Prerequisites by topic
Laboratory topics
No Laboratory Topics have been appended
Course topics by day
ACCE content
| General Education |
Math & Science |
Business & Mgmt. |
Construction | Construction Science |
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ABET/EAC content
| Engineering topics |
Design |
General education |
Math/Science | Other |
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| No |
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ABET/TAC content
| Communications |
Math & Science |
HU/SS |
Tech Content | Other |
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Coordinator
Carolyn Ottman, Associate Professor
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