Online Human Resource Management Course

12-Week Course

12 Continuing Education Units

120 Military Clock Hours

About the Course

Whether you’re new to human resources or you simply want to strengthen your employee management skills, this course is the ideal place to start.

This HR training course gives you a broad overview of the human resource function. It covers real-life HR issues and critical competency and knowledge-based topics including strategic planning, recruiting, compensation, benefits and employee relations.

In the Human Resource Management program you will receive 18-months of access (spanning three test windows) to the complete 2023 SHRM Learning System digital materials. This includes the following:

Downloadable e-publications and online printable flashcards
Online content including introductory competency connection scenarios
2,000+ knowledge and situational judgment questions
Tips and tools with additional information as well as resources built into topic group pages
An assessment, topic group practice tests and post-test for the SHRM-CP® and SHRM-SCP® level

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Villanova students will earn a digital badge when they successfully complete an individual course or full certificate program. These badges help to emphasize their skills and commitment to professional development and enables them to easily share and display the badge on a resume and/or social media

Curriculum

12 Week Course

Week 1

U.S. Employment Laws and Regulation

Discuss U.S. employment laws
Explain the employment litigation process
Describe laws that define equal opportunity for all workers
Explain workplace civil rights issues
Describe other types of discrimination in the workplace, such as age and disabilities
Explain workplace sexual harassment laws

Week 2

U.S. Employment Laws and Regulation

Examine equal pay laws
Discuss benefits legislation
Examine workplace laws pertaining to safety and health
Examine employee and labor law
Review employment consumer reports and the laws that govern them
Review employee records management

Week 3

HR Strategic Planning

Define mission, vision and values
Develop organizational strategy
Explore value creation and stakeholder concept
Detail the strategic planning process
Measure strategic outcomes, including financial measures and HR audits
Understand how to implement and evaluate strategy
Distinguish between leadership and management

Week 4

Talent Acquisition

Determine how to identify the staffing and talent needs of the organization
Discuss external and internal recruitment sourcing approaches
Evaluate external and internal recruitment techniques
Explain the role of job analysis and job documentation
Discuss the different uses and components of job analysis and job documentation
Use formal assessment methods and tools
Identify bona fide occupational qualifications
Examine interviewing techniques, job offer contingencies and employee cycle phases
Discuss employer value proposition and employment branding
Explore employee orientation and onboarding techniques

Week 5

Employee Engagement, Retention, Learning and Development

Define employee engagement
Demonstrate how to assess engagement
Identify what engagement looks like during the employee life cycle
Evaluate engagement
Build a business case for retention
Describe what the term “learning and development” is
Look at adult learners and different learning styles
Apply the ADDIE model to training components
Describe how HR can assist in career development
Determine leadership development

Week 6

Total Rewards

Summarize total rewards and the organizational strategy as it relates to the framework that impacts total rewards programs
Explain how to determine internal and external job value
Examine the variety of ways an organization can pay cash compensation to employees
Discuss the benefit programs offered by employers

Week 7

Structure of the HR Function and Organizational Effectiveness and Development

Explain the strategic role of HR and how the profession has evolved
Examine various designs, structures and aspects of the organization’s internal and external environments
Identify how to measure and demonstrate HR value
Define the organizational effectiveness and development concept
Identify OE&D solutions
Apply the ADDIE process in organizational effectiveness and development
Look at the tools used in the OE&D process

Week 8

Workforce Management and Employee Relations

Summarize the organizational workforce requirements
Describe workforce planning
Explain employee development
Examine knowledge management
Discuss rights of employers, rights of employees and the global ethical standards
Examine alternative dispute resolution options, strikes, disciplinary techniques, grievances and arbitrations and unfair labor practices
Explain the impact of third-party influences, such as labor unions, government and the political system
Review the collective bargaining process as well as contract administration
Explain sustainable employee relations

Week 9

HR in the Global Context

Define globalization and recognize its concepts
Explore the creation of a global strategy
Examine the global mind-set
Determine how to manage the process of globalization

Week 10

Risk Management and Technology and Management

Examine essential information about creating a risk-savvy organization
Identify and evaluate risk
Outline risk-identifying processes
Identify key risk indicators
Examine positive and negative risk
Outline the implementation of a risk management plan
Summarize how to utilize technology to gain efficiencies within the HR function
Support the use of data to optimize the HR function
Examine HRIS and select the appropriate system for the organization
Outline policies for technology in the workplace

Week 11

Diversity and Inclusion

Take an in-depth look at diversity and inclusion
Discuss why it is important to have a diversity and inclusion strategy
Examine HR’s role in the diversity and inclusion process

Week 12

Corporate Social Responsibility

Create a CSR strategy
Discuss special auditing techniques and corporate social responsibility
Examine community inclusion approaches
Identify corporate social responsibilities

Learning Objectives

Skills Learned

Leadership Team Management Organizational Effectiveness Business Strategy

What You’ll Study

HR Competencies

Leadership and Navigation
Ethical Practice
Business Acumen
Relationship Management
Consultation
Critical Evaluation
Global and Cultural Effectiveness
Communication

People

HR Strategic Planning
Talent Acquisition
Employee Engagement and Retention
Learning and Development
Total Rewards

Organization

Structure of the HR Function
Organizational Effectiveness and Development
Workforce Management
Employee and Labor Relations
Technology Management

Workplace

HR in the Global Context
Diversity and Inclusion
Risk Management
Corporate Social Responsibility
U.S. Employment Law and Regulations (U.S. Only)

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Who Should Register?

This course is designed for everyone from junior HR practitioners to VPs. Anyone who is involved with hiring or managing employees will benefit including: human resource specialists, administrative support staff with human resource responsibility, middle and senior managers with team leadership responsibility, and those who want to enter the field of human resources. This course appeals to participants who simply want to learn more about human resources as well as more experienced professionals seeking to enhance their resume and professional skillset with the premier HR Certification.

Villanova Can Help You Prepare for HR Certification

Villanova University’s Human Resource Management course can help you prepare for the SHRM^® Certified Professional (SHRM-CP^®) or SHRM^® Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP^®) exam. The course features content based on the SHRM Body of Applied Skills and Knowledge (SHRM BASK) and is designed to help you get ready for SHRM certification exams.

For students preparing to sit for a SHRM^® Exam, there are additional prerequisites you need to meet before you are qualified to take the exam (i.e. hours of HR-related experience). These prerequisites can be found on the Society for Human Resource Management^® website.

Tuition & Payment

Total Course Cost

$2,495

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