Human Resource Management (HRM)

Director: Susan Nesbitt
Program Director: Mark Sullivan
Department Office: Room 133, Bishop Center

204. Employment Law

(Formerly offered as GS 204.) First semester. Three credits.

Addresses the applicable federal and state laws, the forums, and prevention of claims through diversity training, a system of reporting/handling disputes, and proper employer response. An overview of the laws, their interrelationships, forums, and factors involved in responding.

220. Work in the United States: Hollywood vs. History

Second semester. Three credits.

Explores how Hollywood has portrayed work in America over the last seventy years with an emphasis on the context within which it was produced.

221. Jobs, Work and Globalization

First semester. Three credits.

Introductory course on globalization provides understanding of the globalized economy and its impact on jobs and work both locally and globally.

222. Federal Law and Collective Bargaining

(Formerly offered as GS 222.) Second semester. Three credits.

Provides fundamental skills needed to understand the collective bargaining under federal law.

261. Issues in Contract Bargaining

(Formerly offered as GS 261.) Both semesters. Three credits.

This course provides the student with the introductory skills skills needed to participate fully in bargaining.

262. Introduction to Mediation and Arbitration

(Formerly offered as GS 262.) Second semester. Three credits.

This course provides the student with the fundamental skills needed to participate fully in any situation requiring dispute resolution capacities.

263. Introduction to United States Labor Law

Second semester. Three credits.

Provides the student with an introduction to the major laws that govern labor relations in the public and private arenas.

264. Labor and Work in the United States

(Formerly offered as GS 264.) Second semester. Three credits.

Organized chronologically using the high points of our country's history as guideposts for our study of working people.

265. Labor and American Politics

(Formerly offered as GS 265.) Second semester. Three credits.

Chronological study using the high points of our country's political history and labor's attempts to influence the political process.

266. Introduction to Labor Relations

(Formerly offered as GS 266.) Second semester. Three credits.

Introduction to the basic concepts and many of the needed skill areas associated with the ability to participate more fully in the arena of labor relations. The basics of labor relations including its history, the participants, how unions are organized, collective bargaining, contract administration, dispute resolution, discipline, union/management rights and what is happening in the public sector labor and politics.

298. Special Topics

Either or both semesters. Credits and hours by arrangement. With a change in content, may be repeated for credit. Prerequisites, required preparation, and recommended preparation vary.

299. Independent Study

Either or both semesters. Credits and hours by arrangement. With a change in content, may be repeated for credit. Open only with consent of instructor.