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Aug 02, 2025
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MGT 3720 - HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
credits: 3.0
Provides an overview of human resource management practices in organizations. Will examine how the human resources function should be managed to leverage human capital to both contribute to organizational effectiveness and create competitive advantage. Course topics include the following human resource management decisions: HR planning, recruitment, selection, compensation and benefits, performance management, training and development, and employee relations. Will also examine the ethical, legal, and social considerations of human resource management including the many challenges that organizations are facing in today’s dynamic operating environments. At the conclusion of the course the student will be able to explain the role of the human resource function within an organization. Objectives: A) Will be able to explain Human Resource’s role in supporting and executing an organization’s strategy; B) Able to explain important workplace trends and issues that impact how human resources should be managed to enhance competitive advantage; C) Describe fundamental concepts of employment law including disparate treatment, disparate impact, and unlawful harassment; D) Describe the process of job analysis and will be able to explain the basic components of both a job specification and a job description; E) Explain how managers staff their organizations including the best practices to recruit and select employees; F) Conduct a structured interview including preparing situational and behavioral questions aimed at reducing subjectivity and human bias in the selection process; G) Describe the performance appraisal process and explain the basic components of an effective performance management system. H) Explain the importance of linking training with organizational strategy and will be able to define the concept of knowledge management; I) Describe the need for both external and internal equity in a compensation system, and how a total rewards compensation strategy works; J) Explain effective employee relations practices that enhance employee engagement and satisfaction. Method of Instruction: Classroom lectures, small group activities, case studies, and group discussion of assigned readings. Method of Evaluation: Written homework assignments - three exams, and a group research project.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 2240 - PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
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