Human Resource Management (HRMT) 208
Introduction to Pensions Representation (Revision 2)
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Delivery Mode: Individualized study online
Credits: 3
Area of Study: Applied Studies
(Business and Administrative Studies)
Prerequisite: None
This introductory course will be of interest to anyone who is involved in pension boards, pensions advisory activities, labour union or human resource management pensions related activity, or anyone interested in knowing more about the topic.
Faculty: Faculty of Business
HRMT 208 is not available for Challenge.
Overview
Human ResourceManagement 208: Introduction to Pensions Representation provides an introduction to thekinds of pension and retirement savings plans that are typically offered byemployers in Canada. The course covers the decision-making procedures involved in the establishment, design,administration, investment, funding, and governance of these plans.
HRMT 208 will be of benefit to anyone involved in managing, administering,or overseeing a pension or retirement savings plan. The course is relativelybroad in scope and offers practical, relevant knowledge and skills that you canapply in both professional and personal settings.
Outline
Unit 1: Overview and Types of Pension Plans
- Lesson 1: History andContext
- Lesson 2: Types of Plans
- Lesson 3: Overview ofAdministration and Regulations
Unit 2: Pension Plan Design
- Lesson 4: Terms andConditions
- Lesson 5: Minimum Standards
Unit 3: Pension Fund Investments
- Lesson 6: Fundamentalsof Pension Fund Investments
- Lesson 7: Pension FundInvestment Management
- Lesson 8: Environmental,Social, and Governance Investing Issues
Unit 4: Financial Management of Pension Plans and the Actuary
- Lesson 9: Funding and the Actuary
- Lesson 10: Defined Benefit Plan Funding Regulations
- Lesson 11: Other Financial Regulations
Unit 5: Governance
- Lesson 12: Fiduciary Responsibility
- Lesson 13: Pension Plan Governance
- Lesson 14: Trustees and Their Professional Advisors
Evaluation
To receive credit for HRMT 208 you must submit all five assignments and achieve a composite course grade of D (50 percent).
Thefollowing table summarizes the evaluation activities for this course.
| Activity | Credit Weight | When to Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment 1 | 10% of final grade | after Unit 1 |
| Assignment 2 | 25% of final grade | after Unit 2 |
| Assignment 3 | 25% of final grade | after Unit 3 |
| Assignment 4 | 15% of final grade | after Unit 4 |
| Assignment 5 | 25% of final grade | after Unit 5 |
| Total | 100% of final grade |
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.
Course Materials
Textbooks
MorneauShepell. (2017). Morneau Shepell handbook of Canadian pension and benefitplans (16th ed.). Toronto: LexisNexis Canada.ISBN:978-0-433-48981-8
Other materials
All other 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 2, June 9, 2017.
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