Human Resources Management (HRM)

Over the last several decades, the human resource function has evolved into an extremely complex profession requiring an understanding of how each facet of human resources management impacts another and the organization as a whole. The plethora of federal and state laws regulating all aspects of the employee/employer relationship, compounded by conflicting judicial interpretations, require professionals skilled in understanding and applying these laws to day-to-day management decisions. Wrong decisions, by any representative of the organization, in hiring, discipline, termination, or the way employees are treated, may result in a multimillion dollar lawsuit, costing thousands of dollars in legal fees, even if the company prevails legally.

Senior management has begun to recognize that human resource management professionals, skilled in human resource and labor law, labor relations, policy development and administration, compensation and benefits, and employee relations, make a positive impact on a firm’s bottom line.

Columbus State’s Human Resources Management Technology program teaches human resources management skills in a hands-on learning environment that bridges academic theory with “real world” applications. Students receive a foundational background in the many legal issues impacting human resources management, and they learn how to apply their comprehensive knowledge to a wide spectrum of human resources management functions.

Upon completion of the Associate Degree in Human Resources Management Technology, the graduate will be able to:

• Research and apply human resources laws, cases, and issues using the Internet and other resources
• Apply human resources laws impacting private sector employers’ day-to-day business operations
• Write, interpret, and communicate legal human resources policies, procedures, programs and employee handbook summaries for an organization
• Administer origination, retention, and disposal of manual and automated records to support the key tasks of the human resources department and meet the legislative requirements with which the organization must comply
• Develop protocol for and conduct the various types of interviews used in business
• Develop a job analysis questionnaire and write job descriptions and job specifications
• Develop/administer a monetary compensation system
• Develop/administer employee benefit programs
• Develop/administer a performance appraisal system
• Develop/administer workplace safety programs
• Develop and present employee training programs on human resources issues using in-person and computer based presentation methods
• Provide assistance in the union organizing, negotiating, grieving, and arbitrating processes.

Traditional Classes and Online/Distance Learning Choices

The Human Resources Management Technology program is proud to offer traditional and online/distance learning (DL) options for our students. The traditional classroom experience continues to provide students with high quality instruction in a small classroom setting, primarily on campus. The basic human resources course, HRM 121, and the Labor Relations course, HRM 220, are offered at off-campus locations at least once per year. The Human Resources Management Technology courses offered online/distance learning mode provide the same high quality learning as traditional instruction, yet with the flexibility of being able to complete course work online or through video-based instruction. Courses offered online include HRM 121 Human Resources Management, HRM 220 Labor Relations, HRM 224 Human Resource Records Management, HRM 225 Workplace Safety (Hybrid), and HRM 227 Voluntary Benefits.

 

Human Resource Management Major

Quarter 1

Course	Name	Credits
ENGL 101	Beginning Composition	3
MATH 103	Beginning Algebra II	4
CIT 102	PC Applications 2	3
BMGT 111	Management	5
BOA 101	Business Grammar	3
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS	.	18

Quarter 2

Course	Name	Credits
ENGL 102	Essay and Research	3
MATH 135	Elementary Statistics	5
HRM 121	Human Resources Management	4
COMM 105	Speech	3
LEGL 261	Business Law I	3
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS	.	18

Quarter 3

Course	Name	Credits
BMGT 211	Organizational Behavior	4
ECON 200	Microeconomics	5
HRM 122	Human Resources Policy and Procedure Writing	4
HRM 124	Personnel Interviewing	4
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS	.	17

Quarter 4

Course	Name	Credits
COMM 200	Business Communications	3
HRM 220	Labor Relations	5
HRM 221	Staffing Under the Law	4
HRM 224	Human Resources Records Management	3
HRM 228	Employee Training	4
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS	.	19

Quarter 5

Course	Name	Credits
HRM 222	Monetary Compensation	4
HRM 226	Mandatory Benefits	4
HRM 227	Voluntary Benefits	4
HRM 225	Workplace Safety	4
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS	.	16

Quarter 6      

Course	Name	Credits
NSCI 101	Natural Science I	5
HUM xxx	Humanities 111,112,113,151,152 (or) 224	5
HRM 240	Administration of HRM	5
HRM 242	HRM Practicum	2
HRM 243	HRM Practicum Seminar	2
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS	.	19
TOTAL DEGREE CREDIT HOURS	.	107