HRMN 2821 - Human Resources Management

Delivery Online, self-paced

Course Description

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.

Learning outcomes

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 topics

Module 1: Human Resources in a World of Change
Module 2: Clearly Defining Work
Module 3: Recruiting and Hiring High Quality Talent
Module 4: Creating a Culture of Inclusion and Well-Being
Module 5: Inspiring Excellence, Managing Employee Performance
Module 6: Employee and Labour Relations

Required text and materials

There is no required textbook for this course.

Assessments

Please be aware that should your course have a final exam, you are responsible for the fee to the online proctoring service, ProctorU, or to the in-person approved Testing Centre. Please contact exams@tru.ca with any questions about this.

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.

Assignment 1: Need for Human Resources Management	20%
Quiz	10%
Assignment 2: Recruitment and Selection	30%
Assignment 3: Creating Psychological Safety at Work	20%
Mandatory Final Exam	20%
Total	100%

Recommended requisite(s)

CMNS 1291 or CMNS 1290
and
ORGB 2811 or ORGB 2810

Exclusions

BBUS 3810
BBUS 3811
HRMN 2820
TMGT 1140
HRMN 3820

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HRMN 2821 - 70914

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Human Resources Management

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Online, self-paced

Canadian in BC/YT non-credit	$548.39	Click here to get more information
Canadian outside BC/YT non-credit	$657.47	Click here to get more information
International Student non-credit	$1,661.15	Click here to get more information

3 credits

Open Learning faculty member information

An Open Learning faculty member is available to assist students. Students will receive the necessary contact information at the start of the course.