Overview
HRMT 386 is designed to provide an introduction to the theoretical and practical aspects of human resource management (HRM) in contemporary organizations.
Outline
The course consists of the following eleven units.
- Unit 1: Introduction
- Unit 2: Employment Relationships and the Law
- Unit 3: Workflow, Job Analysis, and Design
- Unit 4: HR Planning and Strategy
- Unit 5: Recruitment
- Unit 6: Selection
- Unit 7: Employee Orientation and Development
- Unit 8: Compensation and Benefits
- Unit 9: Performance Management
- Unit 10: Unions and Collective Agreements
- Unit 11: The Practice of HRM
Evaluation
To receive credit for HRMT 386, you must complete and submit all assessment activities, achieve a composite grade of at least D (50 percent)and a grade of at least 50% on the final exam. The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:
| Activity | Weight |
| Written Assignment 1 | 10% |
| Oral Quiz 1 | 30% |
| Written Assignment 2 | 10% |
| Oral Quiz 2 | 30% |
| Final Exam | 20% |
| 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
This course either does not have a course package or the textbooks are open-source material and available to students at no cost. This course has a Course Administration and Technology Fee, but students are not charged the Course Materials Fee.
Digital course materials
Links to the following course materials will be made available in the course:
Barnetson, B, and Foster, J. (2024). The Practice of Human Resource Management in Canada. Edmonton: Athabasca University Press.
Other Resources
All other learning resources will be available online
Challenge for credit
Overview
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 386 challenge registration, you must pass the project. Credit is awarded on a pass/fail basis only.
Challenge for credit course registration form