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Description of Courses144features of common selection methods along with thecriteria of evaluating these methods. Nature ofperformance is discussed to analyze jobs and theirmeasures leading to description of the main stages inprocess of job selection. The validity of these selectionmethods is covered including the examination ofpsychological processes that take place withinselection. Finally, issues associated with fairness inselection and assessments are considered. The focusof the module is on academic research and not onpresenting a prescriptive model of evidence-basedmethod of selection. A good selection system dependsupon the changing nature of work, the context in whichselection takes place and the organization's proceduresand policies. Therefore, organizations must be flexibleenough to embrace changes and adapt to theenvironment in which it operates to make appropriatefirm-specific selection decisions.Prerequisites: MGT201, HRM401HRM445 Occupational Health and SafetyThe course discusses key technical, political,management and personal issues relating to healthand safety in the workplace, the role and importanceof effective health and safety management to business,government, organized labor, individual employeesand society, key legal rights and responsibilities ofemployees and employers with respect to health andsafety issues in the workplace. In addition, positivehealth and safety initiatives made by proactiveemployers are also examined.Prerequisites: MGT201, HRM401HRM450 The Legal Environment of HRMThe students will be exposed to diverse areas likeemployment standards, workers' compensation, payequity, human rights and unionization. Thecorresponding rights and responsibilities of employersand employees will be examined. The contractualnature of the modern employment relationship, theelements of the contract, and remedies for the breachof the contract will be studied. Differences betweenthe independent contractor, the contract employee,the individual employee and the unionized employeewill be discussed. The employer's rights and how torespond to employee action are also discussed.Prerequisite: MGT201/MGT400HRM451 Industrial Relations ManagementThe course is centered on management of laborrelations. Socio-political factors affecting laborrelations, principles and strategies of negotiation, tradeunionism, its benefits and drawbacks, as well as meansof evaluating union demands are some of the topicsdiscussed in this course.Prerequisites: MGT201, HRM401HRM 452 Organizational Analysis and ResearchThe module helps students understand organizationaltheories in a historical context and explains the differentlevel of analysis used in organizational research. Thecourse also provides an overview of the researchparadigms applied in the fields of organizationalbehavior and occupational psychology, enablingindividuals to develop their critical thinking skills whenanalyzing organizational issues. The students will alsolearn the different forms of research, the steps involvedin it and the paradigms used in social sciencesresearch.Prerequisites: MGT201, HRM401HRM453 Life Career DevelopmentThe module aims to help individuals understand theimportance of career development in an employmentand social context and their influences on career choiceand career development. The module brings with itstocks of knowledge related to various career modelsand theories available, to critique and evaluate theirusefulness and application in making appropriatecareer decisions in a life space available to an individual.A variety of career interventions are discussed includingcareer guidance and career counseling.Prerequisites: MGT201, HRM401HRM456 Training and DevelopmentThe aims of this module are to help students assessinfluence of organizational strategy on the role andpractice of training and development. The courseenables students to identify training needs of individualsand organizations, select training methods and considertheir influence on trainee development and trainingtransfer to work place. The course provides for a criticalreview of the techniques available for the evaluationof training and to consider their role in practice. Thesignificance of resource based strategies for trainingand development are used to provide a context forconsidering different training and developmenttechniquesPrerequisites: MGT201, HRM401HRM457 HR and Information SystemThe collection and use of information has long beenrecognized as a potential source of value addition toorganizations. Human Resource ManagementInformation is pivotal to the strategic planning andsubsequent success of the organization. Thus, thesubject focuses on the primary activities performed bythe human resources (HR) function and how HumanResource Information Systems (HRIS) can be developedto support these activities.HRIS is a cross-disciplinary subject and encompassestwo critical areas, namely, Human ResourceManagement (HRM) and Information Technology/Systems (IT/IS). With the emergence of EnterpriseResource Planning (ERP) System that seamlesslyintegrates various business modules within theinformation architecture of any business enterprise,HRIS has become a critical area of attention formanagement professionals. Undertaking this coursewill allow the students to build on, and expand, their