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HR Management Course Overview

This document outlines a course on human resources management. The course introduces students to managing an organization's workforce through effective HR policies and procedures, examining current Canadian issues and practices. Topics covered include HR planning, recruitment and selection, compensation, employee development, health and safety, and employee relations. By completing the course, students will develop skills to resolve HR problems, manage the employment relationship, identify an organization's HR needs, and explain responsibilities in managing employees. The course consists of six modules covering HR needs, matching jobs to employees, developing people, compensation, recruitment, and developing healthy work environments. Students will be assessed through six assignments and a mandatory final exam.

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HR Management Course Overview

This document outlines a course on human resources management. The course introduces students to managing an organization's workforce through effective HR policies and procedures, examining current Canadian issues and practices. Topics covered include HR planning, recruitment and selection, compensation, employee development, health and safety, and employee relations. By completing the course, students will develop skills to resolve HR problems, manage the employment relationship, identify an organization's HR needs, and explain responsibilities in managing employees. The course consists of six modules covering HR needs, matching jobs to employees, developing people, compensation, recruitment, and developing healthy work environments. Students will be assessed through six assignments and a mandatory final exam.

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  • Course Outline
  • Objectives
  • Required Text and Materials

HRMN 2821: Human Resources Management

Students are introduced to the management of an organization's workforce through the design
and implementation of effective human resources policies and procedures. Current Canadian
issues and practices are examined. Topics include the need for human resources management
and its growing professionalism; human resource planning including job design and analysis;
recruitment and selection; compensation; employee development; workplace health and
safety; and employee relations. 

Objectives
After successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
 Develop the knowledge, skills and concepts needed to resolve actual human resource
management problems or issues. 
 Manage the employment relationship, which is a shared responsibility between
employers, management, human resources specialists, and employees.
 Identify the human resources needs of an organization or department.
 Conduct a job analysis and produce a job description from the job analysis. 
 Evaluate the procedures and practices used for recruiting and selecting suitable
employees. 
 Assess training requirements and design a successful orientation and training program.
 Discuss workplace health and safety programs and the roles of the employer and the
employee in enforcing health and safety policies and procedures.
 Explain the responsibilities of management, HRM specialists, managers, and employees
in managing the employment relationship in a unionized or a non-unionized
environment. 
Course outline
Module 1: Need for Human Resources Management
 Topic 1: Human Resources Management-Roles and Responsibilities 
 Topic 2: The Changing Role of HRM and Growing Professionalism within the HR
Function 
 Topic 3: HRM Challenges in the Twenty-First Century 
 Topic 4: Legal issues in HRM 
Module 2: Matching HR Needs and People
 Topic 1: Job Design 
 Topic 2: Job Analysis 
 Topic 3: Human Resources Planning 
 Topic 4: Understanding a Shifting Labour Market 
Module 3: Developing People
 Topic 1: Employee Orientation and Socialization 
 Topic 2: Training and Development 
 Topic 3: Performance Management 
 Topic 4: HR's Role in Setting a Climate for People Development 
Module 4: Compensation and Recognition
 Topic 1: Employee Compensation 
 Topic 2: Incentives and Rewards 
 Topic 3: Employee Benefits and Services 
 Topic 4: Trends in Compensation and Benefits 
Module 5: Recruitment and Selection
 Topic 1: Recruitment Strategies 
 Topic 2: Processes for Selecting the Best Candidate 
 Topic 3: Legal Issues Related to Recruitment and Selection 
 Topic 4: Online and Social Media Recruitment Tools 
Module 6: Developing a Healthy Work Environment and Effective Employee Relations
 Topic 1: Occupational Health and Safety Legislation - Creating a Safe Work Environment 
 Topic 2: The Human Rights Code - Establishing a Positive Work Environment 
 Topic 3: Managing Employee Separations 
 Topic 4: Labour-Management Relations 
 Topic 5: Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures
Required text and materials
Students will receive the following:
Dessler, G., Chhinzer, N., & Gannon, G. (2019). Management of human resources: The
essentials, [Access card for MyLab Management & e-textbook] (5th Canadian ed.) Toronto, ON:
Pearson Education Canada. 
Type: Standalone Access Card. ISBN: 9780134882963.
Assessments
Please be aware that due to COVID-19 safety guidelines all in-person exams have been
suspended. As such, all final exams are currently being delivered through ProctorU, which has
an approximate fee of $35 involved. There will be more information in your course shell, on
how to apply, if your course has a final exam.
To successfully complete this course, students must achieve a passing grade of 50% or higher
on the overall course, and 50% of higher on the final mandatory exam.
Assignment 1: Need for Human Resources
10%
Management
Assignment 2: Matching HR Needs and People 10%
Assignment 3: Developing People 10%
Assignment 4: Compensation and Recognition 10%
Assignment 5: Recruitment and Selection 10%
Assignment 6: Effective Employee and Labour Relations 10%
Final Exam * 40%
Total 100%
*Mandatory

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