Human Resource Management (HRMT) 301
Recruitment and Selection (Revision 3)
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Delivery Mode: Individualized study online or grouped study** (check locations)
Credits: 3
Area of Study: Applied Studies
(Business and Administrative Studies)
Prerequisite: None. ORGB 386 is strongly recommended but not required.
Faculty: Faculty of Business
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HRMT 301 has a Challenge for Credit option.
Overview
HRMT 301 is the study of recruitment and selection (R&S) as a key aspect of human resources management (HRM) in an organization. This course is intended to provide you with an understanding of recruitment and selection methods and processes as well as give you an opportunity to develop a critical approach to R&S and HRM. This critical approach is necessary because choosing whom to employ is an important way in which employers pursue their interests in the workplace.
Outline
- Unit 1: The Context of Recruitment and Selection
- Unit 2: Recruitment and Selection Planning
- Unit 3: Recruitment Practices
- Unit 4: Employee Selection Methods
- Unit 5: Ongoing Recruitment and Selection Issues
Evaluation
To receive credit for HRMT 301, you must pass the final examination and achieve an overall course grade of at least D (50 percent). The passing grade for the final examination is D (50 percent). Any assignments—including the Online Discussion component—that are not submitted will receive a zero. You must participate in at least four of the five end-of-unit class discussions to receive credit for the Online Discussion component.
The following chart summarizes each type of activity, its placement in the course, and the credit weight associated with each assignment.
| Assign. 1 | Assign. 2 | Assign. 3 | Online Discussion | Final Examination | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10% | 20% | 30% | 10% | 30% | 100% |
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.
The final examination for this course must be taken online with an AU-approved exam invigilator at an approved invigilation centre. It is your responsibility to ensure your chosen invigilation centre can accommodate online exams. For a list of invigilators who can accommodate online exams, visit the Exam Invigilation Network.
Course Materials
Textbooks
Catano, V. M., Wiesner, W. H., Hackett, R. D., & Methot, L. L. (2010). Recruitment and selection in Canada (4th ed.). Toronto: Nelson. ISBN 978-0-17-650012-2
Das, H. (2007). Recruitment, selection and deployment of human resources: A Canadian perspective. Toronto: Pearson Prentice Hall. ISBN 9780131271784
Other materials
All other materials are available online from the course Website.
Challenge for Credit Course Overview
The Challenge for Credit process allows students to demonstrate that they have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university level course.
Full information for the Challenge for Credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.
- Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Policy
- Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Procedures
Challenge Evaluation
To receive credit for the HRMT 301 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least “D” (50 percent) on the examination.
Online Exam
Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Course Registration Form
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 3, November 4, 2010.
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