Faculty
Scott E. Battle, Assistant Professor of Business Administration (Program
Director)
Description
The Graduate Program in Human Resource Management (HRM) Program
prepares individuals to assume or advance in human resource positions in
business, industry, government, or non-profit organizations. Students
who complete the 18-credit program are awarded a graduate certificate in
human resource management. Courses are offered in conjunction with the Graduate
Program in Organizational Management, and courses taken as part of
this certificate program may typically be applied fully toward the
degree requirements for the M.S.A. in Organizational Management with a
concentration in Human Resource Management.
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Certificate Requirements
Required Courses (18 credits)
TWO courses chosen from:
ADMN 601 Excellence in Managing Contemporary Organizations
ADMN 603 Theories of Leadership and Organizational Change
ADMN 605 Group Dynamics and Team Building
ADMN 677 Effective Human Resource Strategies
FOUR courses chosen from:
ADMN 671 Performance Management
ADMN 672 Organizational Staffing
ADMN 673 Key Legal Issues in Human Resource Management
ADMN 675 Staff Development and Training
ADMN 676 Compensation and Benefits
ADMN 678 Conflict Resolution in the Workplace
ADMN 679 Diversity in the Workplace
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Program Policies
Pass/No Pass:
Graduate students may not take courses on a Pass/No Pass basis; courses
taken Pass/No Pass do not fulfill certificate requirements.
TELL Policy: TELL
credits are not applicable toward the certificate.
Transfer Credits:
Transfer credits are not applicable toward the certificate.
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Course Descriptions
ADMN 601 Excellence in Managing Contemporary Organizations
Reviews principles of effective management, and surveys contemporary and historical research on organizational effectiveness. Emphasizes skill development in managing basic administrative and managerial functions, including decision making, planning and implementation, problem solving, and communication. Experiential learning methods, such as case studies, simulations, and role playing, are employed extensively.
Formerly ADM 503 Excellence in Managing Contemporary Organizations.
3 credits
ADMN 603 Theories of Leadership and Organizational Change
Focuses on theories of leadership and how they relate to the fundamental concepts of organizational change; emphasizes the human dynamic as it affects organizational change; and examines and applies to current environments theories of administrative leadership, motivation, communication, and management.
Formerly ADM 610 Theories of Leadership and Organizational Change.
3 credits
ADMN 605 Group Dynamics and Team Building
Provides students with the necessary skills to facilitate a task group effectively and to discover the leadership skills needed to influence others. Topics such as conflict management, negotiating, leadership approaches, learning styles and theories, and the dynamics of change are analyzed in terms of the knowledge, skills, and attitudes leaders need to acquire to be effective in group settings.
Formerly ADM 612 Group Dynamics and Team Building.
3 credits
ADMN 671 Performance Management
Explores the planning, design, and implementation of performance appraisal systems that effectively motivate employees to greater levels of performance. The course discusses the definition and measurement of performance, the conducting of actual appraisals, related legal issues, and topics of particular currency, such as fairness, team assessment, performance management in international settings, multi-source feedback, self-assessment, and connecting training, performance, and compensation.
Formerly ADM 671 Performance Management.
3 credits
ADMN 672 Organizational Staffing
Addresses concepts and methods of recruiting, selecting, and retaining employees. The course discusses such topics as staffing models and strategies; legal compliance; job analysis; internal and external recruitment; selection interviews, tests, and assessments; placement, promotion, and transfer policies; and retention strategies.
Formerly ADM 672 Organizational Staffing.
3 credits
ADMN 673 Key Legal Issues in Human Resource Management
Surveys key employment law issues and examines their impact on the role of the human resource administrator. Students gain an understanding of the legal basis of employment policies and practices, the major legal issues affecting employees at all levels, and how to draft and implement employment policies within a corporate or not-for-profit work setting.
Formerly ADM 675 Key Legal Issues in Human Resource Management.
3 credits
ADMN 675 Staff Development and Training
Explores theories, processes, and practices in training and development, addressing such topics as adult learning, instructional design, evaluation, coaching, management development, organization development and change, job training, and career development.
Formerly ADM 626 Staff Development and Training.
3 credits
ADMN 676 Compensation and Benefits
Develops students’ ability to determine a cost-effective base pay and incentive pay structure for an organization. Explains the benefits of evaluating compensation systems and determining their effectiveness, as well as how an organization's total compensation system promotes external competitiveness and internal effectiveness. Students learn features of various benefit plans and explore strategic issues in designing pay structures, administering benefits plans, containing health care costs, and communicating the system to employees.
Formerly ADM 614 Compensation and Benefits.
3 credits
ADMN 677 Effective Human Resource Strategies
Focuses on the various strategic initiatives of human resource management including recruitment and selection, compensation and benefits, performance appraisal, and organization development. The primary intent of the course is to demonstrate how effective human resource programs and activities can support and enhance the organization’s overall strategic goals and objectives.
Formerly ADM 511 Effective Human Resource Strategies.
3 credits
ADMN 678 Conflict Resolution in the Workplace
Introduces the terminology of conflict management, offers case examples, and addresses specific procedures for resolving different kinds of conflict. Students learn practical mediation skills and managerial tools for recognizing, preventing, and resolving conflicts and fostering teamwork in the workplace.
Formerly ADM 673 Conflict Resolution in the Workplace.
3 credits
ADMN 679 Diversity in the Workplace
Provides an understanding of workplace diversity issues in the context of societal and systemic diversity and structural inequality. Students explore diversities (cultural, racial/ethnic, gender, disability, sexual preference, class) in the context of the larger social system within which they occur, seeing how diversity/multiculturalism are worked out in a framework of statutory, economic, political, and social equality/inequality both in society and in the workplace.
Formerly ADM 536 Diversity in the Workplace.
3 credits
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