MGMT 325 - Human Resources Operations

Credits: 5
Focuses on the tactical and operational tasks related to workforce management and the HR function. Topics included: HR operations, Compensation & Benefits and Employee Relations. Prepares students for the Associate Professional in Human Resources (aPHR) exam.

Enrollment Requirement: Admission into the BAS in Applied Management program; and BUS& 101 , BUS 121 , and BUS 258 ; or instructor consent.

Course Fee: $50.00

Course Outcomes:

Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

Apply the tactical and operational tasks related to workforce management and the HR function including policies, procedures and programs related to legal & regulatory compliance.

Explain concepts related to total rewards such as pay and benefit programs.

Respond to employee questions and be able to handle claims related to compensation & benefit programs.

Describe the methods organizations use to monitor and address morale, performance, and retention.

Analyze the operational needs of the organization with the well-being of the individual employee.

Program Outcomes

Formulate effective business strategies by conducting thorough analysis of a given market and business environment.
Demonstrate leadership competencies and teamwork skills necessary to resolve interpersonal and organizational challenges that most often occur in the modern workplace.
Analyze quantitative and qualitative data to effectively and efficiently resolve business problems.
Analyze financial data to explain organizational performance and identify business opportunities in a given market.
Use organizational behavior principles and human resources management practices to formulate a plan to effectively hire, retain, and develop a workforce.
Plan and implement marketing and sales strategies to maximize long-term profitability of a firm.
Demonstrate professional and persuasive communication to internal and external stakeholders, both orally and in writing.
Construct operations and project plans that efficiently and effectively leverage organizational resources.
Formulate strategies to increase ethical behavior and socially responsible decision making within an organization.

College-wide Outcomes

Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.