HRMT 441: Strategic Human Resource Management is an advanced level human resource management course with a strategic emphasis over a broad range of HRM topics, building on the foundations that are generally covered in an introductory HRM course.
This course makes extensive use of Canadian Human Resource Management (12th ed.) by H. Schwind, K. Uggerslev, T. Wagar, and N. Fassina, a text that provides a comprehensive guide to the field. This text focuses on the key aspects of strategic human resource management with particular attention to the Canadian context. It focuses on the strategic contribution of the HR function in contemporary organizations while also explicitly addressing the relationship between HR strategies, tactics, and systems. The text includes case studies of Canadian organizations that will allow students to improve their practical knowledge and awareness of HR issues in Canada.
Outline
Unit 1: Human Resource Management: A Strategic Perspective
Lesson 1: Strategic Human Resource Management
Lesson 2: Human Resource Planning
Lesson 3: Legal Requirements and Managing Diversity
Lesson 4: Recruitment and Selection
Unit 2: Managing Employee Performance
Lesson 5: Performance Management
Lesson 6: Onboarding, Training and Development, and Career Planning
Lesson 7: Compensation Management
Lesson 8: Employee Benefits and Services
Unit 3: Managing Employee Relations
Lesson 9: Managing Employee Relations
Lesson 10: Ensuring Health and Safety at the Workplace
Lesson 11: The Union-Management Framework
Evaluation
To receive credit for HRMT 441, you must receive a grade of 50 percent or better on the final case assignment, and achieve an overall grade of at least D (50 percent)for the entire course. Your final grade is determined by a weighted average of the grades you receive on the activities listed below.
Activity
Weight
Complete by
Assignment 1
20%
after Unit 1
Assignment 2
20%
after Unit 2
Assignment 3
20%
after Unit 3
Final Case Assignment
40%
after all 3 Units
Total
100%
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.
Materials
Schwind, H., Uggerslev, K., Wagar, T., & Fassina, N. (2019) Canadian human resource management: Theory and practice (12th ed.). McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. ISBN: 978-1-25-965492-3 (eText)
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Opened in Revision 1, September 30, 2020
Updated July 15, 2021, by Student & Academic Services