HRD 502 - Introduction to Human Resources Management

Credits: 3
Note HRD Students only.
This course provides a survey of the issues confronted by organizations while maintaining the personnel needed to meet organizational objectives. Students will explore management’s responsibility in labor and personnel relations and will consider the contributions made by adjacent fields including law, economics, behavioral sciences, communication and psychology. Students will learn to design and deliver essential human resource services including recruitment, selection, performance management, and compensation and benefits design. The course will emphasize the need to balance individual, organizational, and community needs.