Courses in Human Resources

Human Resources Management

• This course, outlined at the Franklin University website, covers the basics of human resources, including the related elements, activities and functions of HR personnel. The emphasis is on the corporate view of human resources, exposing students to problem-solving and practical situations that involve employee discipline, counseling and termination. Students also learn the legal aspects of Equal Opportunity Employment.

Staffing

• This course, also discussed on the Franklin website, covers all aspects of hiring new employees for organizations. The main focus is on selection and recruitment and covers the managerial perspective on legal and scientific issues. The course also looks into the methods of dealing with job analysis, external and internal marketing analysis, and testing and measurement.

Training and Development

• This course covers the operational and strategic perspectives of the techniques and theories used in training and development. Emphasis is on assessing the employees’ needs, designing a program, then evaluating and implementing this program. Also discussed here are the long-term development and learning theories for global competitiveness.

Compensation and Benefits

• This course takes an in-depth look into the theories and practices of benefits and pay. It also analyzes pension plans and insurance administration along with salary surveys, job evaluation techniques and performance-based pay at the individual and group levels.

Human Resource Information Systems

• This course, discussed at the University of Minnesota website, covers the fundamentals of databases and hardware, security issues and software applications. Other topics include vendor evaluation, strategies for gaining user acceptance, software and system design, and development issues.

Organizational Structure and Performance

• This course discusses the effect of different practices on the level of competitiveness of the organization as well as on profitability, wages, workplace safety and employment stability. Organizational practices include profit-sharing, employee enrichment, employee stock ownership, employee empowerment, information-sharing, individual incentives and integration mechanisms.