BMGT 240 Human Resource Management

This course focuses on the practical and theoretical concepts relating to the management of people, concentrating on the human element in businesses today. Students will learn aspects of staffing (hiring process), performance appraisals, supervision, and analyses of key legislation affecting the management of personnel. Students will deal with six highly interdependent areas: human resource development, employee relations/motivation, legal compliance, compensation and benefits, safety and health, and employee labor relations.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

BMGT 100

Hours Weekly

3 hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. 1. Describe the functions and duties of a personnel department in relation to the rest of the organization.
2. 2. Describe a typical personnel recruiting and selection process.
   
3. 3. Describe various types of employee training programs.
   
4. 4. Compare and contrast several theories of motivation.
5. 5. Relate the importance of sound personnel policies to employee morale, employee efficiency, and
   organizational goals.
   
6. 6. Identify various leadership styles.
   
7. 7. Identify various communication efforts used by organizations.
8. 8. Develop a list of benefits that an organization should have and discuss current trends in benefit cost
   containment.
9. 9. Identify various laws and regulations and describe how they affect personnel decisions.
   
10. 10. Analyze equal employment legislation and affirmative action programs and the impact of cultural
    diversity on human resource management.
11. 11. Discuss compensation and benefits issues in human resource management.
12. 12. Analyze the diagnostic approach to looking at personnel problems.
13. 13. Analyze Human Resource Management software.

Course Objectives

1. 1. Describe the functions and duties of a personnel department in relation to the rest of the organization.
2. 2. Describe a typical personnel recruiting and selection process.
   
3. 3. Describe various types of employee training programs.
   
4. 4. Compare and contrast several theories of motivation.
5. 5. Relate the importance of sound personnel policies to employee morale, employee efficiency, and
   organizational goals.
   
6. 6. Identify various leadership styles.
   
7. 7. Identify various communication efforts used by organizations.
8. 8. Develop a list of benefits that an organization should have and discuss current trends in benefit cost
   containment.
9. 9. Identify various laws and regulations and describe how they affect personnel decisions.
   
10. 10. Analyze equal employment legislation and affirmative action programs and the impact of cultural
    diversity on human resource management.
11. 11. Discuss compensation and benefits issues in human resource management.
12. 12. Analyze the diagnostic approach to looking at personnel problems.
13. 13. Analyze Human Resource Management software.