This course is a program designed to provide you with an overview of key areas of human resource management. Materials are updated and developed
annually by certified human resource professionals. Materials include six
modules that provide practical, “real-world” information within each of the functional areas and responsibilities of human resource management. The
program is offered in partnership with the Society for Human Resource
Management as a course of study for the Professional in Human Resource
Management (PHR) and the Senior Professional in Human Resource
Management (SPHR) certification examinations administered by the HR
Certification Institute.
Besides being a powerful tool to assist you in preparing for the PHR and SPHR certification exams, the course also provides professional development for you and your HR department with content that is updated with the latest HR
policies and legislation. The course provides a solid foundation for managing the HR challenges you face in today’s demanding work environment. It supplies a current reference of HR practices, broadens the perspective of functional
specialists, and strengthens individuals’ competencies and productivity.
COURSE CONTENT
Strategic Management
- The role of human resources in organizations
- The strategic planning process
- Assessing the internal environment
- Scanning the external environment
- Evaluating HR’s strategic contributions
- Ethical issues affecting organizations
- HR and the legislative and regulatory environment
Workforce Planning and Employment
- Key legislation affecting employee rights
- Key legislation affecting privacy and consumer protection
- Equal employment opportunity/affirmative action
- Gender discrimination and harassment in the workplace
- Organizational staffing requirements
- Job analysis and documentation
- Recruitment
- Flexible staffing
- Selection and retention
- Organizational exit employee records management
Human Resources Development
- Key legislation
- Human resource development and the organization
- Organizational development initiatives
- Adult learning and motivation
- Training and development
- Talent management
- Developing leaders performance management
Total Rewards
- Key compensation legislation
- Total rewards and the strategic focus of the organization
- Compensation structure
- Compensation systems
- Introduction to benefit programs and key benefits legislation
- Government-mandated benefits
- Deferred compensation plans
- Health-care benefits
- Other non-statutory benefits
- Compensation and benefit programs for international employees
- Evaluating the rewards system and communicating it to employees
Employee and Labor Relations
- Laws affecting employee and labor relations
- Employee relations and organizational culture
- Employee involvement strategies
- Measuring employee attitudes
- Policies, procedures, and work rules
- Discipline and complaint resolution
- Labor relations legislation and union organizing
- Unfair labor practices
- Collective bargaining strikes and secondary boycotts
Risk Management
- Organizational risk
- Key legislation
- Safety
- Health
- Security privacy
REGISTRATION FEES
Course Fees (materials included): $795 (regular), $745 (regular SHRM members), $845 (late after 3/21), . Fees do not cover certification exam.
REFUNDS AND CANCELLATION
Refund requests must be made in writing to the Office of Professional Development and Educational Outreach. Requests must be received by March 22 to receive 100 percent refund less a $25 processing fee. Requests received after March 22 will not receive a refund. Substitutions are allowed.
The University
of Southern Mississippi reserves the right to cancel any program for
which minimum enrollment is not met prior to the program’s beginning
date. If a program is canceled, participants will be notified, and the full registration fee will be refunded.
The University of Southern Mississippi reserves the right to postpone
programs, limit enrollment, split or combine programs, change instructors or change locations.
SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS
If a participant has a disability that qualifies under the Americans with Disabilities Act and requires accommodations, the participant should contact the Southern Miss Office of Professional Development and Educational Outreach by phone at 601.266.4186 or by fax at 601.266.5839 at least two weeks prior to the program.
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