HUMAN RESOURCES
Formerly known as Personnel, Human Resources (HR) departments are fast becoming a significant player in organizations across the country. Previously, these divisions handled mainly administrative functions like managing employee benefits, recruiting, interviewing and hiring new staff as directed by management. Today’s
HR professionals, on the other hand, are increasingly involved in company initiatives and strategic planning.
CERTIFICATION: PHR
PROGRAM COSTS: Varies
COURSE CONTACT HOURS: 375
PROGRAM DURATION: 6 Months
EXTERNSHIP AVAILABLE: Yes
Tyler Junior College TJC-B-HPRO
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Texas A&M TAMIU-B-HPRO
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The Human Resources Professional
Formerly known as Personnel, Human Resources (HR) departments are fast becoming a significant player in organizations across the country. Previously, these divisions handled mainly administrative functions like managing employee benefits, recruiting, interviewing and hiring new staff as directed by management. Today’s HR professionals, on the other hand, are increasingly involved in company initiatives and strategic planning. With this evolving role, HR departments are now able to offers unprecedented opportunities for those entering the field. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of HR professions in the U.S. will rise faster than the national average over the next 10 years, making this a great focus for students looking to enter the business world
The Human Resources Professional Program
This program offers an in-depth view of the role of paralegals play within the American legal system. Examining the myriad of skills used by paralegals everyday alongside the typical legal working environment, students will explore the common areas of law in which they’ll likely be working, the various ethical considerations that may arise as well as the sources of law they’ll reference every day. Students will be offered an offered an overview of traditional state and federal courts as well as the implications and uses for alternative dispute resolution. Students will also be introduced to various career opportunities available to trained paralegals.
This program also provides students with a comprehensive understanding of professional responsibility in the legal field and how these laws apply to paralegals, specifically. In addition to the general legal ethical concepts presented in the course, students will research individual state professional responsibility rules as they apply to the overall field and to the paralegal role. Upon completion of this program, students will be able to recognize an ethical issue, categorize it, and research the possible solutions to the issue.
Education and National Certification
- Students should have or be pursuing a high school diploma or GED.
- There is a National Certification exam available to students who successfully complete this program:
Human Resources Certification Institution® (HRCI) Professional in Human Resources
(PHR™)
After completing this course, you should be able to:
- Analyze the role of the HR manager as a strategic partner to manage human resources in the organization
- Develop a strategic HR plan for an organization
- Determine the strategic HR requirements of a job along with its specific duties and requirements
- Develop a personnel planning and recruiting plan for an organization
- Develop and implement criteria for employee selection
- Identify key deficits in employee training and development programs
- Develop performance appraisal criteria for multiple positions in an organization
- Outline the process to create a ‘job ladder’ for employees to promote career development
- Determine which type of pay plan and benefits mix would be suitable to an organization’s strategic initiatives and employee base
- Apply employment discrimination and labor laws to deal effectively with employment issues on the job
- Identify legal, health, and safety issues in the workplace
- Manage ethical conflicts in an organization through discipline, grievance, and career management processes
- Identify the need for global HR expansion and develop a hiring strategy that best suits the new business environment
- Master Microsoft Office
Technical Requirements
- Windows 7, XP or Vista
- 56K modem or higher
- Soundcard & Speakers
- Firefox, Chrome or Microsoft Internet Explorer
MAC OS USERS
- Mac OS X or higher (in classic mode)
- 56K modem or higher
- Soundcard & Speakers
- Apple Safari
System will support the two latest releases of each browser. When using older versions of a browser, users risk running into problems with the course software.
- Windows Users: Firefox, Chrome, Explorer
- Mac OS Users: Safari, Chrome, Firefox
We recommend setting your screen resolution to 1024 x 768 pixels.
SUGGESTED PLUGINS
- Flash Player
- Real Player
- Adobe Reader
- Java
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