Overview
HRMT 387 is designed to complement HRMT 386: Introduction to Human Resource Management, or a similar introductory course offered by another college or university. It is therefore not designed to cover all of the personnel management or employee relations issues addressed in such courses. Before starting this course, students should have taken HRMT 386/ORGB 386, or an equivalent course.
The course makes extensive use of Human Resource Management: Theory and Practice, (5th edition) by John Bratton and Jeff Gold, a text which attempts to provide an accessible, comprehensive guide to the field. The course commentaries are intended to provide some Canadian data as well as the employee’s or worker's perspective on many of the topics discussed to balance out the dominant corporate views associated with human resource management (HRM).
Outline
The course is divided into four units.
- Unit 1: Introduction to Strategic Human Resource Management
- Unit 2: The Micro Context of Human Resource Management
- Unit 3: Human Resource Development and Employee Relations
- Unit 4: International Human Resource Management, Crisis and Empowerment
Evaluation
To receive credit for HRMT 387, you must complete all of the assignments, and achieve at least 50% on each one. The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:
| Assignment 1 | Assignment 2 | Assignment 3 | Assignment 4 | Total |
| 25% | 25% | 25% | 25% | 100% |
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.
Course Materials
Textbook
Bratton, J., & Gold J. (2012). Human resource management: Theory and practice (th ed.). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
Other Materials
The online course materials includes a study guide, student manual and links to readings/other resources.
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.
