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Sample Course Outline 1: Introduction to Human Resource
Management
Organizational context of human resources
HR objectives and HR’s role in the organization
Trends in HR management
Ethical issues in HR management
Legislation affecting HR
Overview of the staffing management function
Overview of training and development
Overview of employee relations
Overview of workplace health, safety and security
Overview of labor relations and unionized work environments
A Sample Template for Structuring a Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) or
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) With a Concentration in HR
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Managing total rewards
Compensation
Benefits
Job analysis and job design
HR planning
Strategic HR
Sample Course Outline 2: Staff ing Organizations
HR’s role in staffing management
Recruitment
Tracking applicants via HR information systems
Reference checking
Negligent hiring
Recruiting for diversity
Selection
Regulatory and compliance matters
Calculating adverse impact
Calculating staffing metrics and yield ratios
Organization entry, socialization and onboarding
Performance management
Communicating performance expectations
Evaluating employee performance
Disciplinary actions, performance improvement and terminations
Linking performance with total rewards
Employee relations
Career development as a retention tool
Managing a multigenerational workforce
Resolving disputes and complaints
Workplace privacy
Employment laws governing the employment relationships
Hiring and employee discharge practices
At-will doctrine
Sample Course Outline 3: Employment Law
Overview of employment law
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and as amended in 2008
Reasonable accommodation
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 1991
The Fair Labor Standards of 1938 (FLSA)
The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA)
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA)
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 (WARN Act)
Labor laws
The Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (LMRDA)
The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (NLRA)
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The Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 (LMRA)
Employer unfair labor practices
Staffing
Employment contracts and the employment-at-will doctrine
Disparate impact and disparate treatment
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA)
Negligent hiring
Unlawful harassment
Sample Course Outline 4: Training and Development
Introduction to training and development
Understanding the organization
Linking organizational strategy with training and development strategies
Training as competitive advantage
Conducting needs assessments and SWOT analysis
Training design and the learner
The ADDIE model
Assessment; design; development; implementation; evaluation
Learning styles
Linking performance and career development needs to training
Conducting training
Evaluating training
Calculating training return on investment (ROI)
Training and development project*
* Note: this is intended to be a realistic job preview, allowing students to practice
using what they learned in class by conducting a training program for fellow
students.
Sample Course Outline 5: Managing Total Rewards:
Compensation and Benefits
Managing compensation
Creating and communicating a compensation philosophy: domestic vs. global
Base pay system and levels
Role of job analysis/job design in compensation decisions
Calculating pay increases
Merit pay, pay-for-performance, incentives/bonuses, profit sharing, group
incentives
Market-based strategies
Lead, lag or match market rate
Analyzing and interpreting salary survey data
Internal equity issues
Comparatios and progress toward midpoint
Salary compression
Compliance and regulatory issues that affect pay
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Managing employee benefits
Statutory vs. voluntary benefits
Federal insurance programs (Old-Age, Survivor, and Disability Insurance
(OASDI), Medicare)
Workers’ compensation
Paid time off
Vacation, sick leave, personal leave
Retirement plans
Defined benefit and defined contribution
Health and wellness benefits
Types of health care plans (HMOs, PPOs, fee-for-service, consumer-directed)
Employee assistance/wellness programs
Regulatory issues in benefits management
COBRA, HIPAA, ERISA, FLSA
Family-friendly benefits
Educational benefits
Life insurance
Employee assistance programs
Domestic partner benefits
Managing employee benefits (cost control, monitoring future obligations, action
planning, strategic planning)
Outsourcing benefits administration
Sample Course Outline 6: Strategic HR Management Caps tone
HR strategy: Interrelationship of HR disciplines
Ethics
Advanced topics in HR
Sustainability
Corporate/social responsibility
Global HR
The role of the HR professional as internal consultant
Change management
Managing workforce changes
Mergers, acquisitions, reductions in force
Competitive strategy
Competitive advantage
Environmental context of business
Trends in HR
HR performance metrics
Organizational development
Organizational effectiveness