Course Overview
This course is designed to provide an introduction to and an overview of personnel, industrial relations, and human resource management. Issues related to various related sub-disciplines will also be discussed. Major topic areas include: labor market conditions, the legal environment, employee recruitment and selection, training, development, organizational behavior, compensation and benefits, and labor relations.
3 credits.

Course Objectives
It is expected that at the conclusion of the course, students will be able to:

• Align HR objectives with the organization's business strategy in the context of the organization's environment.
• Assess the effects of the external environment on HR management (labor supply and demand, legal regulations, etc.).
• Conduct calculations to determine whether a case of adverse impact exists.
• Select appropriate job analysis processes and identify the many uses of job analysis information in HR activities.

• Design, evaluate and critique employee recruitment strategies used by organizations.
• Design, evaluate and critique employee selection and staffing strategies used by organizations.
• Suggest effective methods of training and development for employees and address issues surrounding employee training.

• Recommend appropriate and effective performance management and appraisal systems.
• Describe various motivation models and identify the impact of HR management practices on employee motivation.

• Develop a basic employee compensation system accounting for internal and external market factors.
• Conduct a point method job evaluation.
• Evaluate pay-for-performance systems and their value in motivating employees.
• Possess an awareness of the basic laws governing employee benefits.
• Assess basic employee benefits programs and identify their value to employees and the organization.

• Identify the steps of the union organization, recognition, and collective bargaining process.
• Describe and recommend common employee relations activities for a non-union setting.

• Debate a HR topic - provide arguments for or against a given proposition.
• Conduct a discussion among peers/class members and/or present a HR related item.