1a. IntroSUS 2003 - University of Maryland University College

ObjectivesThe student who graduates with a major in human resource managementwill be able to• Conduct effective human resource planning for technologicalinnovation in a global environment.•Describe the importance of internal and external organizationalenvironments and the impact of their interrelationships onhuman resource functions.•Explain the processes of job analysis, staffing, appraisal andcompensation, career training, and development.•Identify various performance appraisal systems and criticallyevaluate their pros and cons.•Demonstrate cohesive team-management skills in decisionmaking, communication, motivation, and interpersonal behaviorby focusing on the group dynamics that occur within an increasinglydiverse workforce.•Discuss the history of union/management relations and associatedmajor federal, state, and local legislation; executive orders;and court decisions.•Describe the interaction among management, labor, and thefederal agencies.•Utilize various processes and tools for bargaining, negotiating,and resolving disputes.•Demonstrate information literacy through the use of commonlyaccepted quantitative and qualitative analytical research methodsto evaluate human resource initiatives and solve problems.•Develop effective written and oral communications consistentwith the business and professional environment.•Apply appropriate information technology to analyze problemsand issues, develop business research, report key data, and recommendmanagement strategy and action plans.•Interpret and apply human resource principles in a globalsetting.•Describe the history and development of theories and conceptsin human resource management, management, employmentlaw, strategic management, and related fields and their applicationto various situations.•Evaluate ethical, social, civic, cultural, and political issues asthey relate to the environment of human resource management,organizations, diversity and human factors, operations, informationsystems, governmental regulations, and domestic and internationalventures.Requirements for the MajorA major in human resource management requires the completionof 36 semester hours of coursework in human resource managementand related business subjects, drawn from various disciplinesas appropriate; at least 18 semester hours must be earned in coursesnumbered 300 or above. Specific course requirements are listedbelow.Within the human resource management major, an optional trackin labor relations is available.For a listing of all the requirements for the bachelor’s degree, studentsshould refer to pp. 22–23.Human Resource Management Coursework (36 s.h.)Foundation Courses (9–12 s.h.)Students who do not have previous business experience must take the followingcourse:BMGT 110 Introduction to Business and Management (3)Students must take the following foundation courses:ACCT 220 Principles of Accounting I (3)ACCT 221 Principles of Accounting II (3)BMGT 230 Business Statistics (3)Required Core Courses (18 s.h.)Students must take the following core courses:BMGT 364 Management and Organization Theory (3)BMGT 495 Strategic Management (3)*HRMN 300 Human Resource Management (3)HRMN 362 Labor Relations (3)HRMN 400 Human Resource Management: Analysis andProblems (3)HRMN 408 Employment Law for Business (3)Supplemental Major Courses (6–9 s.h.)To complete the 36 semester hours required for the major, students must taketwo or more of the following courses:BMGT 312 Women in Business (3)BMGT 314 Women as Leaders (3)BMGT 380 Business Law I (3)BMGT 381 Business Law II (3)BMGT 391 Motivation, Performance, and Productivity (3)BMGT 464 Organizational Behavior (3)BMGT 465 Organizational Development and Change (3)BMGT 484 Managing Teams in Organizations (3)HRMN 302 Organizational Communication (3)HRMN 363 Negotiation Strategies (3)HRMN 365 Conflict Management in Organizations (3)HRMN 367 Organizational Culture (3)HRMN 390 Contemporary Compensation Management (3)HRMN 392 Stress Management in Organizations (1)HRMN 404 Managing Diversity in Organizations (3)HRMN 406 Employee Training and Development (3)HRMN 463 Public-Sector Labor Relations (3)* Should be taken in the student’s final 30 semester hours of study.67