STRATEGIC TALENT MANAGEMENT

MHR 775

Explore emerging and current human resources topics through applied learning experiences such as personal assessments, case studies, industry meetings, and exercises or workshops. Interact with leading human resources and business professionals to gain exposure to various leadership and communication styles. Focus on enhancing leadership and communication effectiveness.

MHR 614

Technological advances have led many organizations to adopt a more "data-driven" approach to managing their employees. It is therefore critical for managers to understand how to integrate data analytics into their organization's human resource management or risk being at a competitive disadvantage. Build hands-on skills to analyze data in ways that facilitate the development and evaluation of human capital policies, practices, programs, and strategies. Learn to take advantage of data and analytics in decision-making processes. Emphasis on experiential learning using data from various organizational contexts.

MHR 705

Two broad substantive areas are covered. (1) Evidence (theoretical and empirical) reviewed on the determinants of employee job attitudes and behavior. For example, the impact of compensation on employee satisfaction and performance. (2) Functional activities of personnel management and their impact on employee behavior evaluated. Sample topics: Selection, development, evaluation and compensation. Knowledge of Statistics strongly encouraged such asSTAT 301.

MHR 305

Policies and practices; principles and techniques applicable to problems such as employee staffing, training, labor relations, wages, communications, etc.

MHR 776

Conduct research, apply strategic human resources knowledge, and complete a capstone project for a local client organization, addressing a human resources business challenge or need.