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| HRM 530 | Foundations of Human Resource Management (3) Provides a strategic overview of the key concepts and principles of each human resource function, along with their practical implications. Special emphasis is placed on human resource roles and competencies, and creating a personal career development plan. Issues, trends, and problems facing the human resource professional are also identified and addressed. |
| HRM 531 | Labor Relations (3) Examines current issues in unionism, collective bargaining, and the conduct of labor-employee relations. Emphasis on labor-management relations, labor practices and procedures, and the strategies, tactics, and techniques used in labor-employee relations. |
| HRM 532 | Seminar in Human Resource Management Topics (3) Examines current issues affecting human resource development, human resource management, and organizational development. Topics are announced each semester. Prerequisite: HRM 530. |
| HRM 533 | Strategic Human Resource Management Planning (3) Takes a systems and strategic-planning approach to human resource management, including job analysis, recruitment, interviewing, selection, placement, staffing, performance appraising, outplacement, forecasting, and organizational development. The capstone course to be taken toward the end of HRM program coursework. Prerequisites: Three HRM core courses including HPS 505, or permission of department chair. |
| HRM 534 | Compensation (3) Introduction to the concepts and techniques of compensation and benefits administration. Prepares students to play an active, thoughtful role in the design and management of pay programs; illustrates how different approaches to pay influence individual and organizational behavior. Important issues such as comparable worth, merit pay, and cost control are considered in the larger context of human resource management. |
| HRM 536 | Employee Benefits (3) Provides an overview of the design and management of benefit plans. Focuses on Social Security and private retirement plans; health care programs; special benefits such as education assistance, disability, and dependent care; and flexible benefits. Regulatory and emerging benefits issues, as well as effective employee relations and communication, are also considered. |
| HRM 537 | Human Resource Information Systems (3) Provides students with a background in human resource information systems (HRIS) analysis and implementation. It includes an introduction to measurement concepts for human resource management decisions, latest HRIS practices, issues, and trends; plus software, product analysis, outsourcing, and HRIS project management. Prerequisites: IM 501, IM 503, and either MSC 501 or MSC 502. (Also listed as IM 537.) |
| HRM 538 | Human Resource Selection and Appraisal (3) Provides theory, concepts, and techniques basic to employee selection and performance appraisal, with particular emphasis on employee performance measurement and productivity issues. Covers job analysis, interviewing skills, and underlying reliability and validity issues. |
| HRM 540 | Project (3) Investigation of selected topics under the direction of a faculty advisor. The project is intended to demonstrate ability to conduct independent research, perform independent studies in a specialized area, and present the results in writing of commendable quality. |
| HRM 541 | Managing Technical People (3) Teaches the basic concepts and skills needed to manage technical people in high-performance environments. It is designed for technical professionals who are or plan to become team leaders, supervisors, and managers. Topics include job design, recruitment, and reward systems. A secondary audience for this course is human resource professionals who work in technical environments. (Also listed as IM 541.) |
| HRM 590 | Practicum (3) This required capstone course provides students in Human Resource Management and Organization Development and Performance with the opportunity to apply new skills to practical problems in real-world settings. Should be taken near the end of the M.A. program. |