2022-2023 Yavapai College Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2022-2023 Yavapai College Catalog [PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR]

MGT 223 - Human Resource Management


Description: Human resource theory and practice, planning, recruitment, placement, employee development, evaluation, benefits and services, health and safety, and employee relations.

Credits: 3
Lecture: 3
Course Content:
  1. Planning
  2. Recruitment and selection
  3. Onboarding and training
  4. Performance appraisals
  5. Employee incentives and benefits
  6. Compensation
  7. Health and safety
  8. Disciplining and terminating
  9. Employment laws 
  10. Employee relations

Learning Outcomes:
  1. Discuss legal, financial and operational considerations involved in workforce planning and human resource management decisions. (1)
  2. Discuss the legal and procedural considerations involved in hiring, disciplining, and terminating employees. (2, 8)
  3. Identify Federal and State employment laws applicable to management decisions. (2)
  4. Analyze workplace human resource needs, including onboarding, employee training & development, organizational development and organizational learning. (3)
  5. Identify the differences between union and nonunion organizations, and describe the importance of union/management relations. (10)
  6. Identify the components of a legal performance appraisal system. (4)
  7. Discuss current legal and social ramifications of "downsizing" or "right-sizing" an organization. (9)
  8. Analyze the combination of various compensation, benefits packages, incentives and performance-based rewards used in today's workplace. (5, 6)
  9. Describe the role of safety and health in today's business environment. (7)
  10. Discuss the impact of globalization and diversity on human resource management. (10)