Human Resources Management

No matter where you are in an organization, you will be affected by your organization's human resources department policy simply because you are a member of that organization. In this introductory course, we examine how typical human resources functions, such as recruitment, selection, training and rewarding (wage and salary) can determine an organization's success and competitiveness. Whether you work in the HR field, manage people, or are seeking to gain insight, this is an important course to improve your business knowledge and skillset. Through lecture, interactive discussion, a series of real-world assignments, and a continuing group case study, students learn and apply the concepts of human resources management.

1. Explain basic concepts and methods in training and development, the role and importance of performance appraisal.
2. Conduct simple job analysis and create basic job descriptions.
3. Describe and demonstrate the interviewing process.

No matter where you are in an organization, you will be affected by its human resources policy simply because you are a member of that organization.

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John Foster

John has been instructing an array of business management courses in Continuing Education at Temple University Japan since 2007, specializing in HRM, Organizational Behavior and Performance Management. He is Assistant Professor at Temple University Japan, Hosei University and Adjunct Professor Emeritus of business administration at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. John has had a varied career working in investment finance, information systems, corporate training, journalism, marketing and PR and e-commerce management, launching and managing a business, as a project manager with Microsoft and PR with Toys 'R' Us Japan. John has a BA in Economics from the University of British Columbia, an MBA from Deakin University and a member of the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM). He loves travel and stand-up comedy; he’s published two books and has plans for more.