MNGT 296 Current Trends in Human Resources (5 credits)
Course Description
Equitable and accessible exploration of current human resource trends including local, state, and federal labor laws; recruitment and selection techniques; training and development strategies using competency-based development plans; and development of policy manuals and job descriptions.
Course Content
A. Equity-mindedness in human resources.
B. Current local, state, and federal labor laws.
C. Equitable and Inclusive interview practices (e.g., behaviorally-anchored).
D. Competency-based performance management
Feedback assessments (e.g., 360-degree feedback).
E. Preparation of employee development plans.
F. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) employee policy manual compliance requirements.
G. ADA/EEOC job description compliance requirements.
H. Employee training and development programs
Student Outcomes
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Reflect on how one’s own positionality and biases impact the implementation of human resource management policies and practices.
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Discuss how to apply current local, state, and federal labor laws to ensure organizations remain in compliance.
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Develop an equitable and accessible applicant selection process that applies ADA/EEOC requirements and mitigates biases.
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Conduct a position assessment in order to define essential interpersonal competencies.
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Design an organization’s professional development plan process that outlines equitable and accessible accountability standards.
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Create human resource policy manuals that are ADA/EEOC compliant with a specific focus on sexual harassment policy, substance abuse policy, and policy regarding the employer’s treatment of employees and applicants with disabilities.
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Develop employee training programming based on organization needs (e.g., employee orientation training program).
Degree Outcomes
Program Outcome - Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Apply and analyze multicultural strategies to facilitate respectful and equitable inclusion of diverse individuals and perspectives to achieve organizational goals.
Program Outcome - Information Competency. Apply appropriate information location, selection, and attribution norms to solve business problems.
Core Ability - Global Citizenship: Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable and equitable systems.
Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50
Potential Methods
A. Objective exam
B. Essay exam
C. Project - individual or group
D. Paper
E. Portfolio
F. Case study
G Simulation - role play or learning lab
H.Self-evaluation
I.Peer-evaluation
J.Instructor observation
K.Oral presentation
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