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This course reviews the driving characteristics of transformational leadership centred around inspiration, connection, encouragement and motivation. Students learn how transformational leaders inspire their teams to achieve goals, motivate them to be to be successful, and encourage them to be innovative. Students examine strategies to build team morale and develop rapport with a focus on a group's...
Specific focus is on the factors that affect the overall atmosphere in the workplace and that which contributes to an environment conducive to maximum productivity. Students will be introduced to effective strategies for hiring, motivating, managing, training, and retaining staff. Students will study the following topics: the strategic importance of Human Resources and the role of the HR Manager...
The focus is on human resources (HR) planning and includes the design of employee evaluation plans. Students learn how to forecast the human resources needs of an organization and to relate the requirements of the organization within ambient socio-political situations.
A common assumption is that high performing individuals will transition easily from being a team member to a supervisor/team leader, but effective leadership and management require a diverse skill set. The Supervisor & Leadership Basics microcredential provides those who supervise or lead teams with strategies for increasing their personal effectiveness as well as their team's overall performance...
It takes great leadership to keep volunteers engaged effectively. Gain the skills to manage volunteers throughout their volunteer commitment. You will discover strategies for every facet of the volunteer cycle, including pre-recruitment planning, supervision, performance evaluation, recognition and risk management. The National Occupational Standards for Managers of Volunteer Resources developed...
Students in this course will acquire and learn to apply the knowledge and skills necessary to work successfully in any organization. Organizational, team and individual relationships and processes and their impact on organizational outcomes will provide the framework for the course. Within this framework, various topics, including theories of organizational behaviour, decision making...
Organizations which are supportive of a positive ethical culture enjoy critical competitive advantages, such as a good reputation and the respect and support of their clients, employees and other stakeholders. This course is designed to assist employees in developing and understanding a framework with which to make ethical decisions. Cases will be drawn from real business situations. Research...
This course will provide students with an understanding of the process, issues, and techniques involved in administering a compensation system. Students will learn both the theoretical and applied aspects of the compensation function; the linkage between the compensation function and the organizational management process; and the compensation system design necessary to attract, retain and motivate...
Human Resources plays an integral role in the development of an organizational business plan and strategy. This course will provide an overview of the essential elements of the human resources planning process. Quantitative, as well as qualitative concepts, approaches and techniques will be discussed. This course is HRPA approved and is required to write the Comprehensive Knowledge Exam 1 (CKE1)...
The course examines topics in one of the three business core subject areas, mainly operations (the two others being finance and marketing). Students completing this course will have an in-depth knowledge of the responsibilities and current tools of operations managers in manufacturing and non-manufacturing organizations. Coverage includes inventory management, JIT, MRP, ERP, Intro to SAP, Quality...