Principles and Practice of Human Resources

This course offers an introduction to HR as a professional field of study, and discusses how HR fits into the workplace. The course presents theories and issues in the HR field, and it defines the HR practitioner as a change agent. The course places HR management in the context of organizational strategy and policy. And it defines the core competencies of HR professionals including recruitment, selection, and placement; job classifications and wage and benefits; employee relations, supervision, counseling, discipline, and employment law.