Discipline: Management Degree Credit  [X]
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Riverside Community College District
Integrated Course Outline of Record

Management 56


COURSE DESCRIPTION
56 Human Resources Management Units: 3.00
 
Prerequisite: None.
 
Examines the manager’s responsibility for implementing human resources applications involving the selection, training, evaluation, motivation and promotion of personnel. Compares and contrasts alternatives leading to innovative and socially responsible solutions to current employee relations issues with the workplace. 54 hours
 
SHORT DESCRIPTION FOR CLASS SCHEDULE
Introduces techniques involving the selection, training, evaluation, and promotion of employees.
 
ADVISORY ENTRY SKILLS
None.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
 Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
  1. Identify and analyze human relations the manager’s responsibility in human resource management.
  2. Assess techniques used to implement human resources policy.
  3. Compare and contrast methods of performance evaluation and their use in promotion, transfer, and training employees.
  4. Analyze the application of human resources management, examine research and the effects of techniques as related to both employee and employers.
  5. Analyze various human resource laws and policies required for professionals in the field.
  6. Utilization of the various employee performance, hiring, evaluation, discipline, benefits, pay models and services.
  7. Analyze the role the unions pay in the workplace and the role of human resources in dealing with unions.
 
COURSE CONTENT
  TOPICS
 

Major topics covered by the content in this course are patterns of management and communications; motivation, goals, and teamwork; useful measures of employee morale; training, promotions, and transfers; employee benefits and services; and constructive discipline.
 
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
 Methods of instruction used to achieve student learning outcomes may include, but are not limited to:

  • Present class lectures/discussions in order to assist students in achieving the learning outcomes by reviewing relevant course content.
  • Show videos/films/slides/audio tapes in order give the student a better feeling of exposure to activities related to employee labor relations than may be possible by lectures/discussions alone.
  • Create and assign pair and small group activities such as preparing challenging discussion questions for other groups. A competition format may be used in this process. This is done in order to help students achieve outcomes by stimulating individual participation in group activities.
  • Invite guest lecturers to class in order to bring current industry experience directly into the classroom and help students attain objectives through direct interface with active industry experts.
  • Develop and assign web-based/web-enhanced tasks and activities in order to assist the student in achieving learning objectives by offering opportunities to interact with other students online, while also providing individualized learning opportunities.
 
METHODS OF EVALUATION
 Students will be evaluated for progress in and/or mastery of learning outcomes by methods of evaluation which may include, but are not limited to:

  • Oral reports/presentations/performances designed to allow the student to verbally demonstrate individual achievement of specific learning outcomes.
  • Written reports/presentations designed to provide the student an opportunity to demonstrate in writing a mastery of individual learning outcomes.
  • Quizzes and examinations designed to determine the students level of knowledge related to course content required for achievement of learning outcomes
  • Class and individual projects designed to encourage alternative and creative methods for the student to demonstrate achievement of learning outcomes or share knowledge or experience working with course content.
ASSIGNMENTS

Required Reading Assignments


Required Writing Assignments


Other Outside-of-Class Assignments
 
COURSE MATERIALS
 All materials used in this course will be periodically reviewed to ensure that they are appropriate for college level instruction. Possible texts include:

  • Byars, L. & L. Rue . Human Resource Management. 8th ed. Mc Graw Hill, 2006.
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