BUHR 275 Strategic HR Mgmt & Organizational Strategy

4 credits

This course covers business strategies and human resource (HR) best practices and their application to all HR disciplines. Effective human capital strategies and practices that give business a sustainable competitive advantage are emphasized. This is the capstone course for the HR Generalist Program and should be taken the student’s last quarter.

Prerequisites: BUHR 260, or Professional in Human Resources (PHR) or Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) with instructor permission.

Quarters Offered: Spring

Student Outcomes/Competencies:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Explain how organizational strategies and culture contribute and are linked to HR management
Recognize organizational norms, values, and standards of the organization when making decisions that influence people and processes to achieve organizational goals
Examine issues surrounding HR outsourcing and management of outside consultants to better deliver HR services
Solve complex HR problems and issues involving the integration of one or more functional areas
Describe how strategic planning, budgeting, corporate social responsibility, corporate governance and ethics impact HR and the business

Total Hours: 40 Lecture Hours: 40