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HRM 220 Employee Benefits

5 credits
This course covers strategic considerations that guide the design of benefit programs, as well as cost implications and strategies to control them.

Prerequisites: ABED 40  (or placement into MATH 87  or higher) and ENGL 99  (or placement into ENGL& 101 )

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

  • Define benefits and identify strategic benefit design considerations
  • Define and distinguish between mandated and voluntary benefit
  • Explain common benefits, including employee assistance program (EAP), healthy workplace, retirement, and pension programs
  • Describe current social trends in benefits 
  • Coordinate mandated and voluntary time-off benefits
  • Explain the importance of strategically managing benefit costs

Total Hours: 50 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 50