Syllabus (Class Schedule and so much more)
In most for-credit college classes, the syllabus is distributed on the first day of class, while the course materials are announced in advance so you can buy them at the campus store. We've improved on that method!
When you attend the mandatory Orientation Session (6 to 7 pm, choose Monday, August 18 or Wednesday, August 27) at the Coastal Georgia Center in Savannah, you will receive the syllabus and your complete set of SHRM Learning System Course materials. You'll open the packet during Orientation, make sure you have your CD-ROM, SPHR Supplement, and all 6 workbook modules, and get your first reading assignment.
Please complete the reading for your first class meeting (September 2)
before the class begins.
Topics are listed below:
• Strategic Management COVERS the processes and activities used to
formulate HR objectives, practices and policies to meet the short- and
long-range organizational needs and opportunities, to guide and lead the
change process, and to evaluate HR's contributions to organizational effectiveness.
• Total Rewards COVERS the processes of analyzing, developing, implementing,
administering, and performing ongoing evaluation of a total compensation
and benefits system for all employee groups consistent with human resource
management goals.
• Employee & Labor Relations COVERS the processes of analyzing,
developing, implementing, administering, and performing ongoing evaluation
of the workplace relationship between employer and employee (including
the collective bargaining process and union relations), in order to maintain
effective relationships and working conditions that balance the employers
needs with the employeesrights in support of the organization's strategic
objectives.
• Workforce Planning & Employment COVERS the processes of planning,
developing, implementing, administering, and performing ongoing evaluation
of recruiting, hiring, orientation, and organizational exit to ensure that
the workforce will meet the organization's goals and objectives.
• Risk Management COVERS the processes of analyzing, developing, implementing,
administering, and performing ongoing evaluation of programs, practices,
and services to promote the physical and mental well-being of individuals
in the workplace, and to protect individuals and the workplace from unsafe
acts, unsafe working conditions, and violence.
• Human Resource Development COVERS the processes of ensuring that
the skills, knowledge, abilities, and performance of the workforce meet
the current and future organizational and individual needs through developing,
implementing, and evaluating activities and programs addressing employee
training and development, change and performance management, and the unique
needs of particular employee groups.
NOTE: Each module concludes with an in-class quiz that tests how well you
have learned the topic. These quizzes do not count toward the course grade.
The shortest module (Risk Management) is covered in one three-hour class
session. All other module topics are covered in two 3-hour class sessions.
Course Final & Review
FINAL exam reviews all six modules. The class administrator and one or
more instructors are present to review exam results, answer questions,
and provide study tips for PHR/SPHR exam.