COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

MGT2359 Laws of the Workplace

Human resources management is increasingly impacted by legislation. Students gain appreciation for how laws are understood and applied to the workplace, by both employers and employees, to ensure a legal and ethical workplace. Emphasis is placed on the legal issues that arise with respect to employee recruitment and selection, compensation, training, performance evaluation and termination. Other important topics reviewed include privacy issues in the workplace, human rights, health and safety, the unionized workplace, legal risk management in the workplace, employment equity, and employment contracts.

Pre-requisites: LAW1702 AND MGT2381

MGT2381 Human Resources Management

Human capital is a critical organizational resource contributing to the organizational strategy and operational success through progressive human resources management. Students are introduced to human resources management areas of practice including the role of human resources management within the organizational strategic context, human resources planning, employee recruitment and selection, training and development, compensation and benefits, and employee and labour relations. Furthermore, students are introduced to occupational health and safety, international human resources management, organizational behaviour, and relevant legislation.

MGT2382 Organizational Behaviour

Students explore the nature of human dynamics in an organization from the perspective of the human resources management practitioner. Areas of study and self-reflection include stress management, human communications, learning and motivation, ethics, creativity, leadership, decision-making, power and conflict, team dynamics, organizational culture, and change management.

Pre-requisites: MGT2381

MGT2388 Compensation Management

Students learn the essential elements of employee total rewards including compensation design, explore implementation, management and evaluation within a competitive and changing environment. Both theoretical and practical strategies of compensation design and management within an organizational strategy are explored in both applied and artificial intelligence environments. Specifically, the external and internal environments of an organization, job evaluation, pay structures, benefits programs, and changing employment conditions and trends are examined.

Pre-requisites: MGT2381

MGT2393 Recruitment and Selection

Employee recruitment and selection must align with the organizational and human resources strategies. Students explore talent acquisition; specifically job analysis, recruiting candidates and the selection process, including screening, interviewing, testing and decision-making methodologies in both applied and artificial intelligence environments. Lastly, students consider recruitment and selection metrics.

Pre-requisites: MGT2381

MGT2396 Occupational Health and Safety

The technical practices and legislation surrounding workplace health and safety are explored. Students examine the duties and obligations as prescribed under the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario. Students also study the role the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) plays in Canada and Ontario. Furthermore, regulatory compliance, accident and injury prevention, incident investigation, risk assessment, hazardous agents, employee education and wellness programs are discussed.

Pre-requisites: MGT2381

MGT2397 Employee Relations

Students examine the essential components of employee relations. Topics include the significance of employee relations, the alignment of employee relations and performance management with organizational goals and objectives; the tactical process of planning for and administering employee performance; the critical link among job design, rewards, and employee performance; and individual and team performance evaluations. Students also discuss training and its impact on employee performance, employee counselling, employee discipline and termination. This course fosters the authentic application of current theories and concepts to the knowledge economy organization and employees.

MGT2384 Training and Development

Training and development within an organizational strategy is examined in both theoretical and applied contexts. Organizations must remain competitive and agile, and to do so requires high-performance, skilled employees. One means to accomplish this goal is via employee training and development. Training versus development, needs analysis, learning styles, training design and delivery, and training and development metrics are all explored in both applied and artificial intelligence environments. Management development, employee onboarding and the challenges and best practices within training and development are also examined.

Pre-requisites: MGT2381

MGT2380 Labour Relations

Students learn the theory and best practices of Canadian labour relations. They examine the environmental influences that interact in union-management relations; appreciate the complex combination of power, communication, and politics that impact labour relations; as well as explore significant implications. Essential elements of the collective bargaining process, including preparation for negotiations; strategies at the bargaining table; principles of negotiation; bargaining in bad faith; understanding, interpreting and administering the collective agreement; grievances and the arbitration process, are all explored in an applied learning environment.

Pre-requisites: MGT2381

MGT2391 Human Resources Management Strategic Planning

Students examine strategic initiatives within human resources management planning. Students explore the effect and analysis of the external and internal environments impacting human resources supply and demand, international human resources management and program evaluation. Furthermore, students explore downsizing, restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, outsourcing and succession planning from a human resources management context.

Pre-requisites: MGT2359 AND MGT2380 AND MGT2382 AND MGT2384 AND MGT2388 AND MGT2393 AND MGT2396

MGT2394 Human Resources Research and Information Systems

Applied research concepts, models, and methodologies relevant to human resources management, including qualitative and quantitative research methods to aid in human resources management decision-making, and planning are examined. Human resources information systems from both the conceptual and applied perspectives are explored within SAP.

Pre-requisites: MGT2381

MGT5168 Benefits Administration

Benefits and their administration in business are examined, including such topics as the Canada Pension Plan, Workers' Compensation, government health plans, and pension programs. Life, accident and health insurance, other than that, which is provided by the government, are studied. This course also covers contractual benefits such as rest periods, vacations and sick leaves and volunteer benefits such as social, recreational, and cultural activities and counselling. Additional topics include costing, program design, E.A.P.'s and special programs such as retirement planning and fitness projects.