Bibliografía y referencias

Program Core Courses (10):

MGMT 900 Foundations of Human Resource Management

MGMT 904 Management and Leadership

MGMT 922 Employment Law

MGMT 934 Human Resource Information Systems MGMT 946 Organizational Development and Change MGMT 955 Compensation and Performance Management

MGMT 963 Employee Benefits

MGMT 969 Business Ethics

MGMT 972 Training and Development

MGMT 977 Managing Global Diversity in Organizations

Program Capstone Course (1):

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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

MGMT 900 Foundations of Human Resource Management

An overview of the major functional areas of human resources management. The student develops an understanding of the mission, role and major responsibilities of strategic human resources in achieving the objectives of the organization. The course covers the functional areas of human resource planning, recruitment and selection, training and development, performance appraisal, compensation and employee benefits government regulation compliance.

MGMT 904 Management and Leadership

Addresses managerial and leadership styles and the dynamics of organizational behavior. Topics include: managerial effectiveness strategies, leadership styles, organizational structuring issues, interpersonal relationships, and the building and managing of teams (formerly Managerial Theory).

MGMT 922 Employment Law

This course is an investigation of the legal perspective of employer/employee relationship in today’s complex business environment. Most aspects of federal and state laws related to employment relationship at all stages of the employment process are covered in detail from both business and human resources viewpoints.

Prerequisite: MGMT 900 Foundations of Human Resource Management

MGMT 934 Human Resource Information Systems

An overview of human resource information systems (HRIS) focused on strategic drivers for HRIS, selection, planning, system design and change management. Students are introduced to technology terms and key concepts, as well as procedures for evaluating, implementing and managing technology solutions in a business enterprise. Students also consider related ethical issues and emerging trends.

Prerequisite: MGMT 900 Foundations of Human Resource Management.

MGMT 946 Organizational Development and Change

A focus on the management of planned change in organizations. Covering techniques for strategic implementation as well as new ideas and practices, the activities of the course will include development of organizational change through an action research project as well as practice through case study.

Prerequisites: MGMT 900 Foundations of Human Resource Management, MGMT 904 Management and Leadership

MGMT 955 Compensation and Performance Management

A comprehensive overview of compensation in the HR function whose goal is to assist students making compensation programs effective and competitive in a changing marketplace. Topics covered include: fundamentals of base pay, deferred compensation, executive compensation, job analysis, job evaluation, market analysis, salary ranges, legal and regulatory compliance, incentives, pay for performance, merit pay, performance management, appraisal methods (including errors in performance appraisals), salary surveys and total compensation. In addition, the course also explores the role of variable compensation, with a focus on using variable compensation to more effectively focus employee efforts and better align compensation costs with organizational performance. Note: Students who have taken 12.952 Performance Appraisal or 12.953 Compensation Administration may not receive credit for MGMT 955.

Concentration in

Human Resource Management

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MGMT 963 Employee Benefits

Explores the role of employer-provided benefits as a part of the modern human resources function. The class examines the history of employee benefits in the U.S., the increasing cost of benefits during the last 30 years, the legislative environment, how benefits are integrated as a part of the total compensation, and the emergence of outsourcing as a delivery mechanism. The class also examines retirement and savings plans as well as health and welfare plans. Topics covered are plan design, cost containment, funding, legal compliance, administration, share services, employee and manager self-service, and total benefit outsourcing.

Prerequisite: MGMT 900 Foundations of Human Resource Management.

MGMT 969 Business Ethics

An understanding of the ethical, social and political context of business organizations today. The course provides the understanding of ethical frameworks for approaching business problems in order to choose among alternative courses of action. This course emphasizes the application of ethical reasoning to real business and management situations, problems and decision-making. Readings, activities, guided discussion, case studies, and videos are the principal methods of learning. Theoretical ideas and concepts are integrated into the discussion of concrete issues throughout the course.

MGMT 972 Training and Development

A study of business performance improvement through training and development. Students conduct needs assessment to identify organizational and individual performance improvement opportunities. Students learn to analyze, design, develop, implement and evaluate training and development solutions.

Prerequisites: Admission into the M.H.R. program.

MGMT 977 Managing Global Diversity in Organizations

Provides a framework for managing diversity in today’s rapidly changing business environment. It examines the complex roles of language, culture, personality and cognitive processes to determine how these interact to maintain and magnify cultural differences and other dimensions of diversity in today’s workplace and society. The course includes theories for managing diversity, cultural capacity, personal and organizational communications, recruitment and retention of a diverse/global workforce and public relations campaigns to attract a diverse customer base. Topics include: (1) understanding the business environment that is driving the need for multicultural competencies, including U.S. demographic change and globalization, development of policies, techniques and (2) theories behind best business practices for building and maintaining a diverse/global workplace.

Prerequisite: MGMT 900 Foundations of Human Resource Management

MGMT 985 Seminar in Human Resources Management

This course is the final evaluation for M.A. in Human Resource Management students. Through a series of cases, students will demonstrate competence in the area covered by the required program courses.

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