BA 284 - Human Resources Management

Description
This course introduces human resources and personnel functions including planning, employment and recruiting, compensation systems, training and development, labor and employee relations, safety and health, benefits and services. The responsibilities of the human resources function and the line person’s expectations and working relationship with this unit of the organization are studied.

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): None
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: Yes
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
Management and Supervision, A.B., Pre-Management, A.B. (3+1, Davenport University), Retail Management Certificate,

Other Courses Where This Course is a Prerequisite: None
Other Courses Where this Course is a Corequisite: None
Other Courses Where This course is included in within the Description: None

General Education Requirement:
None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:

Describe the changing and challenging role of the human resources functions.
Describe the changing involvement of federal, state, and local government in the management of human resources.
Identify and explain the processes and activities involved in the employment function.
Clarify the components and steps involved in the analysis and design of a job.
Explain how professional development processes are developed, coordinated, and controlled through the human resources function to attract and retain talent.
Identify and describe the scope of compensation systems used in organizations.
Explain the role of benefits and services in the human resources function.
Describe the contemporary responsibilities of the organization in the safety and wellness of human resources.
Describe the evolving union-management relationship, the functions and processes of collective bargaining, and the impact of labor relations responsibility on the human resource management activity.
Evaluate the shifting role of the human resources function in light of the social and economic trends taking place in the global marketplace.
Understand the role of context, audience, and purpose when developing a communication.
Consider the context, costs, benefits and consequences of potential solutions to problems or issues.

Course Outline:
I. Human Resources Management in Perspective

A. The Challenge of Human Resources Management

B. Strategy and Human Resources Planning

II. Meeting Human Resources Requirements

A. Equal Employment Opportunity and Human Resources Management

B. Job Analysis and Job Design

III. Developing Effectiveness in Human Resources

A. Expanding the talent pool: recruitment and careers

B. Employee selection

C. Training and Development

D. Appraising and improving performance

IV. Implementing Compensation and Security

A. Managing compensation

B. Pay-for-performance: Incentive rewards

C. Employee Benefits

D. Safety and Health

V. Enhancing Employee-Management Relations

A. Employee rights and discipline

B. The dynamics of labor relation

VI. Expanding Human Resources Management Horizons

A. International Human Resources Management

B. Creating High-Performance Work Systems

Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
Yes
Instructional Strategies:
Lecture/Discussion: 10-50%

Facilitated Class Discussion: 10-50%

Student Presentations and Q & A: 0-30%

Group Work: 0-30%
Mandatory Course Components:
None
Equivalent Courses:
None

Accepted GRCC Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Credit: None
AP Min. Score: None
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Course prepares students to seek the following external certification:
No
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with ARW/IRW Pairing: N/A

Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
None

GRCC Course Type:
Program Requirement: Meets the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Lecture - 1:1
Total Lecture Hours Per Week: 3
People Soft Course ID Number: 100049
Course CIP Code: 52.9999
Maximum Course Enrollment: 24
Course Software Utilized: None

High School Articulation Agreements exist?: No
If yes, with which high schools?: NA
Non-Credit GRCC Articulation Agreement With What Area: No
Identify the Non Credit Programs this Course is Accepted: NA

School: School of Business & Industry
Department: Business
Discipline: BA
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), Professionally qualified through work experience in field (Perkins Act or Other) (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:
Master’s Degree and 4000 hours in Human Resources Management or Business related field.

Major Course Revisions: N/A
Last Revision Date Effective: 20260219T14:43:57
Course Review & Revision Year: 2030-2031