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Organizational Behaviour (ORGB) 386

Introduction to Human Resource Management (Revision 8)

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Delivery Mode:Individualized study online.

Credits:3

Area of Study:Applied Studies
(Business and Administrative Studies)

Prerequisite:None. ADMN 232 is recommended but not required.

Precluded Course:HRMT 386. ORGB 386 is a cross-listed course—a course listed under 2 different disciplines— with HRMT 386. ORGB 386 may not be taken for credit by students who have obtained credit for HRMT 386.

TELUQ equivalency: ADM 1015.

Centre:Centre for Work and Community Studies

ORGB 386 has a Challenge for Credit option.

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Overview

ORGB 386 is designed to provide an introduction to the theoretical and practical aspects of human resource management (HRM) in contemporary organizations.

Outline

The course consists of the following seven units.

Unit 1: Introduction

Unit 2: Employment Relationships and the Law

Unit 3: Job Analysis and Design

Unit 4: Planning, Recruitment, and Selection

Unit 5: Employee Orientation and Development

Unit 6: Performance Management

Unit 7: Compensation and Benefits

Unit 8: Unions and Collective Agreements

Unit 9: Conclusion

Evaluation

To receive credit for ORGB 386, you must complete three assignments, write a final examination and achieve a course composite grade of at least a “D” (50 percent). The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:

Assign. 1	Assign. 2	Assign. 3	Final Exam	Total
15%	15%	20%	50%	100%

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.

Course Materials

Textbook

Steen, S., Noe, R., Hollenbeck, J., Gerhart, B., & Wright, P. (2009). Human Resource Management (2nd Canadian ed.). Toronto: McGraw Hill.

Other Materials

The course materials also includes a study guide. All other course materials are available online.

Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized-study counterparts.

Opened in Revision 8, August 26, 2010.