Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management Course Descriptions
The following courses are 3-credit courses.
HRM9013 Organizational Behavior
Leadership, motivation, communication, decision making, and problem solving as well as power and empowerment are all topics included in this course. The emphasis is on the human element in the organization. Employing a systems perspective, organizational structure and work design are explored to highlight their effects on employees.
HRM9014 Organizational Development
Students will explore internal and external environmental forces driving organizational change and the resisting forces that maintain the status quo. The leader's role as a collaborative change agent is examined and possible individual, group and organization-wide interventions are investigated. Concepts regarding the depth of change and culturally appropriate strategies for entry and change are evaluated. Models of change are assessed, and data gathering activities are planned and executed. Change scenarios and qualitative research activities are evaluated for use within the student's organization.
HRM9019 Negotiation and Conflict Management
Students will critically evaluate Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) processes and procedures that help parties to a business dispute participate in a non-adversarial, collaborative search for mutually beneficial outcomes. Students will review and critically examine significant ethical, public policy and other considerations that affect an organization's use of ADR processes and their potential impact on its operations. An analytical framework and strategies to effectively examine and address several key considerations will be developed. Students will analyze the dynamics of communication and practice fundamental conflict resolution skills, including effective oral and written communication.
HRM9028 Ethics, Diversity and the Global Environment
Students explore issues of individuality, ethics and diversity and how these affect individuals, groups and leaders in contemporary organizations. Issues of stereotype, bias and resistance are examined from both personal and organizational viewpoints, as are the elements of understanding and appreciating diversity. Students will be exposed to ethical and legal responsibilities of the manager's job and how ethics policies and plans affect all employees. Interventions are formulated and implemented to champion ethics and diversity in the workplace and in the community.
HRM9032 Labor and Employee Relations
This course focuses on the employer/employee relationship within the context of the National Labor Relations Act. Emphasis is placed on the role of unions, collective bargaining rights and agreements, arbitration, and contracts as well as such topics as antitrust laws, federal and state regulations, concerted activity and permitted methods of employee participation in management decision making.
HRM9034 Employment and Recruitment Practices
This course focuses on the employment function. The emphasis will be on strategic recruiting and employee retention through employee performance management. Topics include the employment process, workforce planning, job analysis and job descriptions, creative recruiting strategies, employee coaching/counseling and the employee corrective process.
HRM9035 Compensation and Benefits
Theory and practice relating organizational characteristics to compensation-system strategy, design, and administration are covered. Topics include job evaluation, pay surveys, pay structure and pay administration, as well as individual and group incentives. A comprehensive overview of employee benefit principles and concepts will be presented. The design and administration of benefits such as pension, insurance, medical and other welfare plans as well as employer-provided benefits will be analyzed and reviewed. Additional topics include current trends, the impact of organizational characteristics on benefit strategy/ design and cost-effectiveness. Applicable state and federal regulations will be examined.
HRM9036 Strategic Planning and Management
Students identify strategic management areas for organizations and evaluate these in terms of changing environments. Skills are developed in strategic planning and the alignment of mission, vision, strategies, goals and objectives. These processes are examined in terms of future opportunities and ethical issues that arise from competing business decisions. The realities of strategic management and ethical leadership are examined through current applications.