This course walks a student through the process of managing talent within an organization. Topics discussed in detail include the performance appraisal and management process, employee development, managing employee turnover, and compensation systems and programs. The course is primarily lecture-based but includes some hands-on activities with real world applications which leverage concepts from social network analysis and HR analytics.

Legal issues in the workplace underpin the basic rights and protections for both employers and employees. This course is designed to provide a survey of the current employment laws in the United States. Employment law embodies principles of contracts, torts, property law, constitutional, criminal law, labor law, immigration law, and dispute resolution among others. The course will cover legal perspectives in staffing, compensation, benefits, safety and health, and employment discrimination.

Legal issues in the workplace underpin the basic rights and protections for both employers and employees. This course is designed to provide a survey of the current employment laws in the United States. Employment law embodies principles of contracts, torts, property law, constitutional, criminal law, labor law, immigration law, and dispute resolution among others. The course will cover legal perspectives in staffing, compensation, benefits, safety and health, and employment discrimination.

HR is a significant contributor to an organization's success by maintaining and organizing the workforce or human capital, deliver HR services, and ultimately help carry out essential business strategies. This course will go beyond technical aspects of HR and provide an introduction to how HR can strategically manage people as business resources to align with organizational goals and strategies to provide a competitive advantage for businesses.

HR is a significant contributor to an organization's success by maintaining and organizing the workforce or human capital, deliver HR services, and ultimately help carry out essential business strategies. This course will go beyond technical aspects of HR and provide an introduction to how HR can strategically manage people as business resources to align with organizational goals and strategies to provide a competitive advantage for businesses.

Managing and participating in change is a business reality that requires self-awareness and accurate organization assessment skills to be effective. Change can be transformative and complex, or smaller, incremental actions. This course begins with having a personal understanding about how you process and act when faced with change. It then extends into understanding how others deal with and work through change. Foundational change processes will be reviewed and critiqued to act as a guide to develop your leadership and management skills.

Managing and participating in change is a business reality that requires self-awareness and accurate organization assessment skills to be effective. Change can be transformative and complex, or smaller, incremental actions. This course begins with having a personal understanding about how you process and act when faced with change. It then extends into understanding how others deal with and work through change. Foundational change processes will be reviewed and critiqued to act as a guide to develop your leadership and management skills.

Described as "the company behind the chart", social networks in organizations provide unique insight into how work gets done in organizations, who gets ahead, and why some policies thrive while others are doomed to fail. This course is designed to provide an in-depth look at how workplace relationships are embedded in virtually all elements of human resource management. The role of networks in the organizational entry, retention, and exit phases of the employee cycle will all be discussed.

Described as "the company behind the chart", social networks in organizations provide unique insight into how work gets done in organizations, who gets ahead, and why some policies thrive while others are doomed to fail. This course is designed to provide an in-depth look at how workplace relationships are embedded in virtually all elements of human resource management. The role of networks in the organizational entry, retention, and exit phases of the employee cycle will all be discussed.

Students confer individually with the instructor. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.