Course Description
Strategic human resource management is the proactive management of people. It requires thinking ahead, and planning ways for a company to better meet the needs of its employees, and for the employees to better meet the needs of the company. This can affect the way things are done at a business site, improving everything from hiring practices and employee training programs to performance management. This course offers students an opportunity to learn how to clarify an organization's employee needs, as well as the best practices for attracting, developing, and retaining the right employees.
Learning Outcomes
- During the course, students will have the opportunity to:
- Analyze the strategic human resource management (SHRM) evolution and movement, including strategic factor impacting HR
- Learn how to create HR value and identify the critical competencies of effective HR professionals
- Develop a solid understanding of human capital management and the benefits of strategic measurements
- Understand the various methods and approaches to conducting a job analysis and discover the value of job analysis to strategic recruiting, training and performance management
- Investigate and gain knowledge of the HR strategies to providing business value to the organization, focusing on recruitment and selection, learning and development and high performance management
- Strengthen your abilities to apply knowledge and competencies in strategic recruiting and selection, learning and development and high performance management to real world situations
Course Methodology
This is an online course. Each week, you will be expected to:
1. Review the week's learning objectives.
2. Complete all assigned readings and homework.
3. Attend the weekly lecture if a hybrid course.
4. Participate on the discussion board by posting your own response and additional responses to other student posts.
5. Complete and upload all assignments and assessments by the due dates