3810 Human Resources Management. Three credits. Prerequisite: Junior standing. The organization, functions, and administration of a human resources management department, including selection, training, placement, promotion, appraisal, pay incentives, and laws affecting the human resource function.

4490 Industrial Relations Legislation. Three credits. (Same as BLAW 4490 and ECON 4490.) Prerequisite: Junior standing. Economic background and effects of government regulation of labor relations; emphasis on a detailed examination of the National Labor Relations Act as amended or expanded by the Labor Management Relations Act, the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosures Act, and Title 7 of the Civil Rights Act.

4500 Employment Discrimination Law. Three credits. (Same as BLAW 4500.) Prerequisite: Junior standing. A detailed examination of the legal rights and responsibilities of employers and employees with respect to fair employment practices; emphasis on significant statutes, administrative regulations, and judicial decisions forming the body of antidiscrimination law.

4510 Unions and Collective Bargaining. Three credits. (Same as ECON 4510.) Prerequisite: Junior standing. The decision-making processes in the industrial relations system and their impact upon the American economy. Particular emphasis on collective bargaining, contract administration, and impasse procedures both in the public and private sectors.

4620 International Human Resource Management. Three credits. Prerequisite: MGMT 3810. International human resource functions including compensation, labor relations, training, selection, and performance appraisal; impact of culture on IHRM activities.

4640 Human Resources Planning and Staffing. Three credits. Prerequisites: MGMT 3610 and 3810. Basic concepts, principles, and practices involved in the acquisition of human resources: identifying employment needs, forecasting human resource requirements, recruiting employees internally and externally, and selecting qualified candidates and matching them with appropriate jobs.

4650 Human Resource Development. Three credits. Prerequisites: MGMT 3610 and 3810. The role of human resource development in organizations including needs analysis; design, development, and implementation of programs in training and development; career development; management development; and executive development.

4660 Compensation Systems. Three credits. Prerequisites: MGMT 3610 and 3810. Formal organization compensation systems. Emphasis on the design, implementation, and administration of compensation systems utilizing wage theory, applicable analytical tools, research results from the behavioral sciences, and evaluations of actual practices currently utilized in the private and public sectors.

4690 Problems in Human Resources Management. Three credits. Prerequisites: MGMT 3610 and 3810. Contemporary problems and issues in personnel and industrial relations in industry, using research findings as a basis for more constructive action in government-labor-industry relations.

4830 Performance Appraisal. Three credits. Prerequisites: MGMT 3610 and 3810. Theoretical and practical issues related to HRM performance appraisal in organizations. Emphasis on job analysis, measurement of performance, judgmental measures of performance, rating biases, cognitive components in rating, feed-back process, performance appraisal training, perceived fairness and accuracy, and legal issues.

3810 Human Resources Management. Three credits. Prerequisite: Junior standing. The organization, functions, and administration of a human resources management department, including selection, training, placement, promotion, appraisal, pay incentives, and laws affecting the human resource function.

4490 Industrial Relations Legislation. Three credits. (Same as BLAW 4490 and ECON 4490.) Prerequisite: Junior standing. Economic background and effects of government regulation of labor relations; emphasis on a detailed examination of the National Labor Relations Act as amended or expanded by the Labor Management Relations Act, the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosures Act, and Title 7 of the Civil Rights Act.

4500 Employment Discrimination Law. Three credits. (Same as BLAW 4500.) Prerequisite: Junior standing. A detailed examination of the legal rights and responsibilities of employers and employees with respect to fair employment practices; emphasis on significant statutes, administrative regulations, and judicial decisions forming the body of antidiscrimination law.

4510 Unions and Collective Bargaining. Three credits. (Same as ECON 4510.) Prerequisite: Junior standing. The decision-making processes in the industrial relations system and their impact upon the American economy. Particular emphasis on collective bargaining, contract administration, and impasse procedures both in the public and private sectors.

4620 International Human Resource Management. Three credits. Prerequisite: MGMT 3810. International human resource functions including compensation, labor relations, training, selection, and performance appraisal; impact of culture on IHRM activities.

4640 Human Resources Planning and Staffing. Three credits. Prerequisites: MGMT 3610 and 3810. Basic concepts, principles, and practices involved in the acquisition of human resources: identifying employment needs, forecasting human resource requirements, recruiting employees internally and externally, and selecting qualified candidates and matching them with appropriate jobs.

4650 Human Resource Development. Three credits. Prerequisites: MGMT 3610 and 3810. The role of human resource development in organizations including needs analysis; design, development, and implementation of programs in training and development; career development; management development; and executive development.

4660 Compensation Systems. Three credits. Prerequisites: MGMT 3610 and 3810. Formal organization compensation systems. Emphasis on the design, implementation, and administration of compensation systems utilizing wage theory, applicable analytical tools, research results from the behavioral sciences, and evaluations of actual practices currently utilized in the private and public sectors.

4690 Problems in Human Resources Management. Three credits. Prerequisites: MGMT 3610 and 3810. Contemporary problems and issues in personnel and industrial relations in industry, using research findings as a basis for more constructive action in government-labor-industry relations.

4830 Performance Appraisal. Three credits. Prerequisites: MGMT 3610 and 3810. Theoretical and practical issues related to HRM performance appraisal in organizations. Emphasis on job analysis, measurement of performance, judgmental measures of performance, rating biases, cognitive components in rating, feed-back process, performance appraisal training, perceived fairness and accuracy, and legal issues.

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