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HRM 520 Staffing Organizations

This course examines the concepts and methods of human resource forecasting, planning and alternative staffing strategies within an organization. It addresses staffing needs under varying organizational conditions such as mergers, downsizing, and acquisitions. Selected topics include job analysis, recruitment methods, selection techniques, training needs, termination procedures, and the ethical and legal implications of staffing policies.

Prerequisites

Special information

Recommended: MGMT 310 Principles of Management or MGMT 320 Organizational Behavior.
4 Undergraduate credits

Effective August 1, 1998 to present

Learning outcomes

General

  • Students will develop a strategic management perspective of the staffing function that will allow them to identify, assess, hire, and retain quality employees to ensure that the organization achieves its goals and mission.
  • Can develop and implement metrics to evaluate and demonstrate the value of staffing policies and programs.
  • Demonstrates the ability to analyze staffing needs and develop a strategic staffing plan for an organization.
  • Understands, can apply and can effectively communicate a strategic management perspective to the staffing activities in an organization.
  • Understands, can apply and can effectively communicate staffing principles and current practices in work organizations.
  • Discuss different principles and practices of strategic staffing.
  • Effectively communicate staffing principles and practices in organizations.
  • Apply legal frameworks and core ethical values into staffing function and practices to ensure equal access and promote inclusive workplace.
  • Collect, prepare, and critically analyze data to create staffing plans and staffing strategies to address business needs.
  • Develop and implement metrics to evaluate and demonstrate the strategic value of staffing policies and practices.

Spring 2024

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50 Staffing Organizations Nguyen, Loi Anh Books for HRM-520-50 Spring 2024 Course details for HRM-520-50 Spring 2024

Summer 2024

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50 Staffing Organizations Nguyen, Loi Anh Books for HRM-520-50 Summer 2024 Course details for HRM-520-50 Summer 2024

Fall 2024

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50 Staffing Organizations Nguyen, Loi Anh Books for HRM-520-50 Fall 2024 Course details for HRM-520-50 Fall 2024