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Human Resource Management concentration courses will be available beginning with the Fall session of 2011. However, if there is a more urgent demand, a concentration course (or two) may be offered in the Spring, 2011 session.
Please contact the MBA office with any questions, comments, or requests. The DeSales MBA with a Human Resource concentration can be completed by taking four HR courses.
- MG501, Human Resource Management
This course, already offered in the DeSales MBA program, will be required in the HR concentration and serve as the prerequisite for all other HR courses.
The following new courses will soon be added to the curriculum:
- HR502 - Talent Management
Required. Prerequisite: MG501. 3 credits. Lecture 3 hours.
This course focuses on talent management as a strategic necessity. Course will cover such talent management functions as forecasting, recruiting and hiring, performance assessment, providing career growth, and termination. Students will also learn how to measure the impact of talent management on bottom-line productivity and profitability.
- HR503 - HR Law
Required. Prerequisite: MG501. 3 credits. Lecture 3 hours.
This course focuses on the major federal and state laws, rules, and regulations impacting the employer/employee relationship. Topics include: hiring and selection; wage and hour; employee benefits; health and safety; civil rights and discrimination; performance management and discipline; labor relations and unions; employee privacy; record keeping; and HR Policies and Practices.
Students then choose one of the following classes as their fourth concentration class
- HR504 - Compensation and Benefits
Prerequisite: MG501. 3 credits. Lecture – 3 hours.
HR504 explores current theory, practice, and alternatives in employee compensation and benefits. This course will cover basic pay structures and methods, individual and group incentive plans, basic health and welfare benefits, paid time-off benefits, retirement plans, profit sharing plans, stock option plans, executive compensation and benefits.
- HR505 - The Human Capital Executive
Prerequisite: MG501. 3 credits. Lecture – 3 hours.
HR505 builds content on the core concepts covered in MG501. Topics such as the role of strategy, objectives and policy in guiding discussions at the executive level, the art of decision making, and power and influence as change catalysts will be discussed.
- HR506 - Building a High Performance Culture
Prerequisite: MG501. 3 credits. Lecture 3 hours.
HR506 provides students with a clear understanding of issues surrounding employee motivation and engagement. Emphasis is placed on a variety of models for building a performance culture, identifying “technical” and “talent” components of a high performance culture and understanding the challenges and strategies for infusing a performance culture into an under-performing enterprise.
- HR507 - Global Human Resource Management
Prerequisite: MG501. 3 credits. Lecture – 3 hours.
HR507 introduces the student to cross-cultural management of the international and multinational firm’s human capital. This course will empower the human capital manager to effect HR policy and practice consistent with a global strategy regardless of industry.
- HR510 – Special Topics in Human Resources
Prerequisite: MG501. 3 credits. Lecture – 3 hours.
Special topics such as conflict resolution and team building, safety and health, training, design and development, labor relations, and international HR, change management, and diversity will be offered under this course number.
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