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ILRHR 2600
Human Resource Management

Intended to introduce students to the field of human resource management (HRM). Students learn theories and applications involved in effectively managing people in organizations. In addition, this course ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 13929 ILRHR 2600   LEC 001

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ILRHR 2630
Human Resources: Current Issues and Trends

Designed to develop key competencies and skills for researching, writing, and presenting information in a manner that will ensure academic and managerial success.  Emphasis is given to hands-on training ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 14220 ILRHR 2630   SEM 101

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  • Fulfills the ILR Advanced Writing Requirement. Enrollment is restricted to sophomores or others with permission who have not satisfied their ILR Advanced Writing Requirement.

ILRHR 2660
Essential Desktop Applications

Provides skills in the use of personal computers that run the Windows operating system. Covers fundamental technical concepts and time-saving techniques for Windows, and Microsoft Excel, Access, and PowerPoint. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 13930 ILRHR 2660   LEC 001

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 13931 ILRHR 2660   LEC 002

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 13932 ILRHR 2660   LEC 003

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 13933 ILRHR 2660   LEC 004

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 13934 ILRHR 2660   LEC 005

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ILRHR 3620
Career Development: Theory and Practice

Covers the components of career management, individual factors, and organizational realities in the development of both individual choices in careers and organized programs for career management. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 2 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 17854 ILRHR 3620   LEC 001

    • TR Ives Hall 108
    • Mar 11 - May 7, 2019

    • Gasser, L

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

ILRHR 3650
Organizational Consulting: Process and Results

Provides students with the insights and tools they need to work successfully as human resource management consultants, both as HR managers operating within a firm to improve organizational effectiveness ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 14152 ILRHR 3650   LEC 001

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ILRHR 4440
Forging the Future of Work in America

What is the future of work?  Is it what we want it to be?   If not, why not and what can be done about it?  This course addresses these questions, motivated by the concern that those just now entering ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second.  Combined with: ILRHR 6440

  • 2 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 14616 ILRHR 4440   LEC 001

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    • TR Ives Hall 215
    • Mar 11 - May 7, 2019

    • Dyer, L

ILRHR 4603
Work Groups and Teams

In recent years, there has been a shift from work organized around individual jobs to team-based work structures. This course examines the factors influencing the emergence of teams as basic building blocks ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 14597 ILRHR 4603   LEC 001

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ILRHR 4615
Socially Responsible Business

HR leaders are now being asked to lead the CSR function, to head the company foundation, or to create programs that engage employees in the community.  They are also asked to oversee compliance around ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second.  Combined with: ILRHR 6615

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 14613 ILRHR 4615   LEC 001

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    • MW Ives Hall 217
    • Mar 11 - May 7, 2019

    • Grasso, J

ILRHR 4635
Unemployment: Causes, Experiences, and Responses

Unemployment is damaging to individuals, families, and society. Governments around the world have attempted to mitigate these harms, in some countries through generous out-of-work benefits, intensive services ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRHR 6635

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 14260 ILRHR 4635   LEC 001

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ILRHR 4640
Business Strategy

The ability to evaluate and create business strategies is a critical skill for managers across industries, functions, and geographies.  This course introduces a variety of concepts and tools that help ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 13935 ILRHR 4640   LEC 001

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ILRHR 4675
Employee Benefits

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 2 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 17895 ILRHR 4675   LEC 001

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    • TR Kennedy Hall 103
    • Jan 22 - Mar 9, 2019

    • Spencer, S

ILRHR 4685
Managing for Social Impact: Analyzing Current Issues and Approaches

Awareness of the magnitude and devastating long-term effects of poverty, food insecurity, limited and unequal access to education, and numerous other social issues is at an all-time high.  There is also ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 14221 ILRHR 4685   LEC 001

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ILRHR 4699
Advanced Desktop Applications

This course will incorporate advanced topics in Microsoft Excel and Access. The Excel portion will focus on advanced use of functions, creating form controls, macros, pivot tables and organization and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRHR 6990

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 17298 ILRHR 4699   LAB 401

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRHR 6990

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 17299 ILRHR 4699   LAB 402

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

ILRHR 5607
Executive Compensation

This course will provide students with an overview of the design, structure, purpose and "fairness" of executive compensation as seen from the perspective of all stakeholders including executives, other ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second.  Combined with: NBA 6607

  • 2 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 14638 ILRHR 5607   LEC 001

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    • MW Ives Hall 215
    • Mar 11 - May 7, 2019

    • Dunn, B

  • This course will provide students with an overview of the design, structure, purpose and “fairness” of executive compensation as seen from the perspective of all stakeholders including executives, other employees, regulators, board members, institutional shareholders, independent advisors and the independent press. Students will learn the structure of all components of executive pay (including base pay, annual incentives, performance plans and equity based pay), understand how performance and pay levels are determined and investigate how the various stakeholders interact in the decision-making process. The course will examine each critical decision made in the executive pay determination process to uncover why decisions are made and the leverage applied by each of the constituent parties. The course will also examine the linkages between executive compensation and business strategy as well as the issues surrounding compliance with securities laws, tax regulations, accounting standards and corporate governance. Lectures will be supplemented with guest speakers representing the stakeholder groups.

ILRHR 5620
HR Leadership: Views from the Top

Hands-on course offering students a unique opportunity to learn and develop key competencies required of HR leaders. The course will focus on developing an understanding of the role and responsibilities ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 14168 ILRHR 5620   LEC 001

  • Hands-on course offering students a unique opportunity to learn and develop key competencies required of HR leaders. The course will focus on developing an understanding of the role and responsibilities of modern HR leaders, and exploration of the key competencies tied to successful performance as an HR leader. The course will be taught in partnership with current or former Chief HR officers and will include the exploration of topics including setting and driving an HR strategy, coaching and influencing line leaders, setting and driving organizational culture, HR’s role in mergers and acquisitions, and driving change. Students will apply learnings from lectures and readings to complete an individual project related to how they will make a positive impact as a leader in the organization that they will work for after the semester. The goal of the course is to provide students with a model of HR leadership, learning on key competencies, and a personal development plan to prepare themselves to become HR leaders.

    Department Consent Required (Add)

ILRHR 5660
Strategic Human Resource Metrics and Analysis

The search for the ideal strategic HR metrics misses the larger issue of taking a more analytical approach toward HR decision making. Analytics requires understanding the process through which knowledge ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 17508 ILRHR 5660   LEC 001

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  • The search for the ideal strategic HR metrics misses the larger issue of taking a more analytical approach toward HR decision making. Analytics requires understanding the process through which knowledge is gained, and then applying the tools and techniques to gather and analyze the right kind of data relevant to the question at hand. This course covers topics such as philosophy of science, theory development, research methodology, and data analysis and interpretation, as well as data and practices commonly used to assess the effectiveness of HR activities. Consequently, the class simultaneously addresses the types of information needed for HR decision making, as well as the processes and techniques necessary to gather, integrate, and analyze the data.

ILRHR 5665
Organizational Consulting

Provides students with the insights and tools they need to work successfully as human resource management consultants, both as HR managers operating within a firm to improve organizational effectiveness ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 17359 ILRHR 5665   LEC 001

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ILRHR 5690
Managing Compensation

Helps students gain an understanding of how to make decisions about compensation. The strong focus is on applications and includes some discussion of recent theory and research. By the end of the course, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 2 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 14171 ILRHR 5690   LEC 001

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    • MW Ives Hall 219
    • Mar 11 - May 7, 2019

    • Dunn, B

  • Helps students gain an understanding of how to make decisions about compensation. The strong focus is on applications and includes some discussion of recent theory and research. By the end of the course, students should be able to design their own compensation system from scratch. Considers how compensation fits with an overall HR strategy, the internal focus on the firm (including alignment, job analysis, and job evaluation), making pay competitive with the outside market (including designing pay levels, types of pay, and pay structures), considering individual contributions (by examining performance appraisals, pay-for-performance and stock options), benefits (such as pensions, child care, and health care), management (including government regulation and managing budgets), and dealing with international issues in setting pay plans.

ILRHR 6440
Forging the Future of Work in America

What is the future of work?  Is it what we want it to be?   If not, why not and what can be done about it?  This course addresses these questions, motivated by the concern that those just now entering ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second.  Combined with: ILRHR 4440

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 14614 ILRHR 6440   LEC 001

  •  
    • TR Ives Hall 215
    • Mar 11 - May 7, 2019

    • Dyer, L

ILRHR 6615
Socially Responsible Business

HR leaders are now being asked to lead the CSR function, to head the company foundation, or to create programs that engage employees in the community.  They are also asked to oversee compliance around ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second.  Combined with: ILRHR 4615

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 14612 ILRHR 6615   LEC 001

  •  
    • MW Ives Hall 217
    • Mar 11 - May 7, 2019

    • Grasso, J

ILRHR 6616
Globalization and Human Resource Strategies

The globalization of product, labor, and capital markets has led to profound changes in the competitive environment in which firms operate. Yet, these global economic forces are filtered through national ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 18021 ILRHR 6616   LEC 001

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ILRHR 6635
Unemployment: Causes, Experiences, and Responses

Unemployment is damaging to individuals, families, and society. Governments around the world have attempted to mitigate these harms, in some countries through generous out-of-work benefits, intensive services ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRHR 4635

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 14261 ILRHR 6635   LEC 001

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ILRHR 6685
Fundamentals of Benefits and the Employee Value Proposition

More than ever before, employee benefits are at the center of the conversation as organizations look for ways to strengthen their Employee Value Proposition and create a "Great Place to Work" to compete ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 2 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 14607 ILRHR 6685   LEC 001

    • M Ives Hall 111
    • Mar 11 - May 7, 2019

    • Kasiarz, D

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

ILRHR 6990
Advanced Desktop Applications

This course will incorporate advanced topics in Microsoft Excel and Access. The Excel portion will focus on advanced use of functions, creating form controls, macros, pivot tables and organization and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRHR 4699

  • 2 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 14117 ILRHR 6990   LAB 401

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRHR 4699

  • 2 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 17293 ILRHR 6990   LAB 402

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

ILRHR 7451
Leadership Assessment for Managers

The purpose of the 3 ½ day course is to assess the leadership and management skills of students by providing an opportunity to gather feedback on their strengths and developmental needs. The first two ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 1.5 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 14403 ILRHR 7451   LEC 001

    • TBA
    • Jan 16 - Jan 19, 2019

    • Stepp, P

  • Letter Grade Option is available for MILR students only. All other students must take the class S/U.

    Department Consent Required (Add)

ILRHR 9600
Workshop in Human Resource Studies

Provides a forum for the presentation and critical discussion of current research being undertaken by graduate students, faculty members, and invited guests in the field of human resource studies. All ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 14271 ILRHR 9600   SEM 101

  •