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Subject Area: Human Resources
Department: Economics & Human Resources
College: Williams College of Business

HRES200 HUMAN RESOURCES IN A DIVERSE SOC (3.00) Issues examined are: workplace laws, recruiting, hiring, setting wages, evaluating employees, benefits, discipline, labor relations, and the international concerns. Because it also fulfills the Cultural Diversity Elective requirement, it addresses stereotyping, discrimination and prejudices as they relate to work issues.

HRES301 HUMAN RESOURCES (3.00) A survey of workforce issues including labor force trends, diversity, compensation, income distribution, productivity, labor unions and human resources law/public policy.

HRES302 LABOR RELATIONS (3.00) Evaluation of collective bargaining as a method for dealing with issues and problems involved in union-management relations. Focus on relationships and contract negotiations. Mock negotiations used.

HRES303 CO-OP EDUCATION/HUMAN RES: JR (3.00-6.00) An elective cooperative experience where students earn academic credit while performing approved human resources-related work experience. Prerequisite: MGMT 301 55 credit hours completed, 2.75 gpa, department approval required.

HRES305 DISPUTE SETTLEMENT (3.00) Analysis of the settlement of disputes in business; emphasis on contract administration and the arbitration process. Casework.

HRES310 CURRENT HUMAN RESOURCES ISSUES (3.00) Analysis of current human resource issues facing workers and their managers. Topics will vary to keep course up to date.

HRES313 HUMAN RESOURCES LAW (3.00) Analysis of the law governing the relationship between workers and their employer; emphasis on laws treating labor-management relations, working conditions, discrimination, and individual employee rights.

HRES321 WORKFORCE DIVERSITY (3.00) Impact of demographic diversity on organizations. Examination of the problem of discrimination in U.S. labor markets, with primary attention to race and sex discrimination.

HRES325 INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCES (3.00) Compare and contrast labor markets in Asia, Europe, and the U.S. Compare and contrast human resource decisions and practices in different countries (Canada, Great Britain, Germany, France, Sweeden, Japan, China, and Mexico). Analyze human resource issues and practices that today's multinational firms are facing. Topics include: international recruitment and selection, repatriation, training and development performance management, compensation, and labor relations.

HRES330 INDUSTRIAL-ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCH (3.00) Application of psychological principles and procedures to a variety of organizations. Research, measurement and human behavior are emphasized. Cross-listed Courses: MGMT321 PSYC321

HRES340 WORKFORCE DEV PROGRAMS & POLICY (3.00) Analysis of programs and policies aimed at fully employing the workforce, especially the economically disadvantaged, minorities, women, and dislocated workers; including remediation, job training, and governmnet employment programs.

HRES345 COMPENSATION THEORY & PRACTICE (3.00) An examination of the logic and practices involved in current programs for compensating employees.

HRES401 MORALITY & EMPLOYMENT ISSUES (3.00) Uses leading philosophic concepts and normative principles to apply analytic and descriptive tools to critical workplace issues. Fulfill E/RS Focus elective. Prerequisite: PHIL 100 THEO 111 One must be prerequisite and the other prerequisite or corequisite.

HRES403 CO-OP EDUCATION/HUMAN RES: SR (3.00-6.00) An elective cooperative experience where students earn academic credit while performing approved human resources-related work experience. Prerequisite: MGMT 301 55 credit hours completed, 2.75 gpa, departmental approval required

HRES495 CURRENT HUMAN RESOURCES PROBLEMS (3.00) Analysis of current human resource issues facing workers and their managers. Topics will vary to keep course current.

HRES499 TUTORIAL IN HRES (2.00-3.00) Content to be determined according to the needs of the student. Prerequisite: Approval of program director and dean

HRES701 HUMAN RESOURCES (3.00) The focus is on emerging issues in human resources development and description of the continuous analytical comprehensive process of strategic human resource management. Topics include: traditional versus strategic human resources management, measurement of human resources effectiveness, the role of human resources in continuous improvement processes, international human resource management and diversity initiatives. Prerequisite: Admission to the Executive MBA program

HRES901 INTRO TO HUMAN RESOURCES (2.00) Key processes of human resource managment including selection, employee development, performance management, reward systems, and employee relations. Prerequisite: All Business Skills and Foundation Skills courses

HRES903 WORKFORCE DIVERSITY ISSUES (3.00) Examines issues of demographic diversity in the work force, such as employment discrimination, work/family, affirmative action, sexual harassment, "glass ceilings" and immigration/globalization. Evaluates the impact of diversity on organizations and their employees.

HRES911 DISPUTE RESOLUTION & ARBITRATION (3.00) Analyzes the settlement of disputes in business without resorting to the legal system. Emphasis on employer/employee disputes in both union and nonunion contexts. Case work.

HRES912 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING_SEMINAR (3.00) An examination of contract negotiations as a tool for handling problems and issues in labor-management relations; alternatives to adversarial bargaining. Casework involved.

HRES913 HUMAN RESOURCES LAW (3.00) Analysis of current law dealing with individual employee rights; health and safety; labor-management relations; and discrimination based on race, sex, age, and handicap. Casework.

HRES915 PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGY (3.00) Psychological dimensions of human resource functions in organizations. Job analysis, personnel selection, orientation and placement, performance evaluations, training and development, employment legislation and related topics, with emphasis upon current research and literature. Cross-listed Courses: PSYC522

HRES917 PERSONNEL TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT (3.00) An examination of the field of training and developing the workforce as it occurs in industry and government.

HRES918 EMPLOY & TRAINING POLICY ISSUES (3.00) Case studies in employment and training policies drected at full employment of the U.S. labor force. Emphasis on job training, equal employment opportunity, and government employment programs aimed at minorities, women, dislocated workers, and economically disadvantaged.

HRES919 COMPENSATION ISSUES (3.00) An examination of contemporary problems and issues involved in programs for compensating employees.

HRES995 INDIVIDUAL READING & RESEARCH (2.00-3.00) Open to especially qualified students with the consent of the program director and dean.

 

 

 
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