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Northern Lakes College 2012–2013 Calendar
HRMT2130 (3 credits)
Training, Development and Performance Management
This course introduces students to performance management
through training and development. Topics include: tools for performance
assessment, assessing individual and organizational training
needs, principles of adult learning, organizational impact assessment,
and training compliance and record keeping.
HRMT2140 (3 credits)
Occupational Health, Safety and Wellness
This course prepares students to lead organizational compliance with
regulated occupational health and safety (OHS) regulations, including:
develop OHS policy, implement compliance programs, implement
information and reporting systems, and direct work accommodations.
Students will also be equipped to manage critical incidents,
and develop wellness programs which enhance organizational performance.
HRMT2150 (3 credits)
Employee and labour Relations
This course prepares students to support line managers in employee
management including hiring, discipline and termination in both a
unionized and non-unionized environment. Students are also prepared
to provide organizational leadership in labour relations including:
preparing for collective bargaining, negotiations, and interpreting
agreements. Alternative processes to negotiated settlements will
be examined, including arbitration and mediation.
HRMT2160 (3 credits)
Strategic Human Resource planning and Management
This capstone course will integrate topics from all human resource
(HR) sub-topics with an emphasis on how to coordinate HR policy
to achieve organizations’ strategic aims, and effectiveness assessment.
Emphasis will be placed on information collection, organization and
utilization, and on the major HR strategies’ benefits and challenges.
HRMT2170 (3 credits)
Recruitment and Selection
This course prepares students to project future staffing needs, adopt
appropriate staffing strategies, and to assess staffing effectiveness. Additional
topics include staffing legalities, recruitment sources, selection
techniques and tools.
HRMT2180 (3 credits)
Employment Law
In this course students will gain an understanding of the principles
and policies related to employment, particular within Alberta.
Topics will include: labour law, Freedom of Information and
Protection of Privacy compliance and reporting, human rights, and
contractual law.
HRMT2190 (3 credits)
Negotiations and Conflict Resolution in the Workplace
This course introduces the principles of inter-personal negotiation
and conflict resolution. Topics include: structural and relational
sources of conflict, positive communication techniques, alternative
resolution processes, and conflict resolution policy development.
HSS2040 (1 credit)
Human & Social Services 2040 Family Foundations
Students gain an appreciation for their role in strengthening the current
and future family relationships and the rights, roles and responsibilities
of family members throughout the family life cycle. Students
examine changes that occur within a family and the required
adjustments family members must make to manage changes effectively.
Cultural diversities are investigated and community resources
that support families are identified.
INF1030 (1 credit)
Information Processing 1030 Word Processing 1
Students are introduced to the proper use of word processing software,
including document creation, editing, and printing of properly
formatted documents.
INF1050 (1 credit)
Information Processing 1050 Database 1
Students develop skills in the proper use of a database management
system by developing flat-file databases and demonstrating their use
in personal and business applications.
INF1060 (1 credit)
Information Processing 1060 Spreadsheet 1
Students develop skills in the proper use of spreadsheet software
through general data manipulation and personal recordkeeping.
INF1070 (1 credit)
Information Processing 1070 Digital Presentation
Students develop skills with tools used for computerized presentations
involving text, data, graphics, sound and animation.
INF2020 (1 credit)
Information Processing 2020 Keyboarding
Students enhance their occupational level keyboarding competence
of all keystroke functions, using unedited, edited and straight copy
material. Depending on entry level proficiency, the student is expected
to use text entry to type 30 to 50 words per minute, and to use
numeric key pad to enter 100 to 150 strokes per minute, both with a
maximum of one uncorrected error.
INF2050 (1 credit)
Information Processing 2050 Word Processing 2
Students develop their skills in the proper use of word processing
software, including document creation, editing and printing of properly
formatted documents.
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