HRMT 300: Human Resource Planning is a three-credit course for senior–level undergraduate students. It examines the practice and theory of human resource (HR) planning in Canadian workplaces.
Outline
Unit 1: Introduction to Strategic Human Resource Planning (HRP)
Lesson 1: Strategic Management
Lesson 2: Aligning HR with Strategy
Lesson 3: Environmental Influences on HRM
Unit 2: Human Resource Forecasting and Planning
Lesson 4: The HR Forecasting Process
Lesson 5: Determining HR Demand
Lesson 6: Ascertaining HR Supply
Lesson 7: Succession Management
Unit 3: Strategic Options and Evaluations for Human Resource Planning (HRP)
Lesson 8: Information Technology for HR Planning
Lesson 9: Change Management
Lesson 10: Downsizing and Restructuring
Lesson 11: Strategic International HRM
Lesson 12: Mergers and Acquisitions
Lesson 13: Outsourcing
Lesson 14: HR Assessment and Analytics
Learning outcomes
After completing this course, you should be able to:
explain the types of strategic orientations that executives may choose and how HR may align with them.
outline the environmental factors that influence HRM.
identify and describe effective HR forecasting processes.
discuss the processes used to predict the supply of and demand for employees.
discuss effective techniques for succession management.
outline the role of information technology in HR planning.
explain why change management is important for HR planning.
describe the HR implications of strategic decisions to outsource, downsize, merge, restructure, and establish international operations.
explain the multiple methods for evaluating the effectiveness of HR practices.
Evaluation
To receive credit for HRMT 300, you must complete and submit all three assignments, pass the final exam with a grade of at least 50 %, and achieve a course composite grade of at least D (50 percent). The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:
Activity
Weight
Assignment 1 (Multiple-choice Quiz)
10%
Assignment 2 (Short Essays)
30%
Assignment 3 (Short Essays)
30%
Final Exam (Multiple Choice)
30%
Total
100%
The final examination for this course must be requested in advance and written under the supervision of an AU-approved exam invigilator. Invigilators include either ProctorU or an approved in-person invigilation centre that can accommodate online exams. Students are responsible for payment of any invigilation fees. Information on exam request deadlines, invigilators, and other exam-related questions, can be found at the Exams and grades section of the Calendar.
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University’s online Calendar.
Materials
Belcourt, M., & Podolsky, M. (2019). Strategic human resource planning (7th ed.). Nelson Education. ISBN-13: 9780176856816 (eText)
The challenge for credit process allows you to demonstrate that you have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university-level course.
Full information about challenge for credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.
Evaluation
To receive credit for the HRMT 300 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least D (50 percent) on the examination.
Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized study counterparts.