HRMN 4891 - Human Resource Strategy and Professional Practice

Course Description

Students combine their knowledge of human resource management focusing on its alignment with organizational strategy and measurement. Human resource management systems that are aligned with strategic objectives are more capable of attracting, deploying, developing and retaining human capital and are key contributors to organizational competitiveness and success. The topics include employees and teams, talent management, performance management, human resource outsourcing, occupational health and safety, creating a healthy work environment, strategic role of human resource management, and human resource metrics and measurement.

Learning outcomes

After successfully completing this course, students will be able to:

• Design jobs and teams that motive employee and team performance.
• Formulate talent management practices to meet organization skill needs.
• Create effective performance management programs.
• Consider outsourcing for human resource and non-human resource roles.
• Explain the business impact of employee health and safety in the workplace.
• Develop healthy workplace practices.
• Explain the role and importance of human resource management and its contribution to achieving strategic and financial objectives.
• Develop organizational metrics to assess human resource effectiveness.
• Assess organizations human resource practices and compare them to industry benchmarks.

Course topics

• Strategic Role of Human Resource Management
• Employees and Teams
• Talent Management, including Performance Management and Human Resource Outsourcing
• Occupational Health and Safety
• Aligning the HR System with Organizational Strategy
• Human Resource Metrics and Measurement

Required text and materials

Students are responsible for purchasing the required materials on their own:

• Becker, B. E., Huselid, M. A., & Ulrich, D. (2001). The HR scorecard: Linking people, strategy, and performance. Harvard University Press. 
  Type: Textbook. ISBN: 9781578511365 / 9781422163511

Note: This item can be purchased directly from the following link.

• Dias, L. (n.d.). Human resource management [OpenEd textbook]. BCcampus. 
  Retrieved from Human Resource Management – Open Textbook (umn.edu)

Additional requirements

A computer with Internet access is required.

Assessments

To successfully complete this course, students must achieve a passing grade of 50% or higher on the overall course and 50% or higher on the mandatory final exam.

* Mandatory

Recommended requisite(s)

HRMN 3830, HRMN 3831, HRMN 3841

Exclusions

BBUS 4860, HRMN 4890