Department of Management, Marketing, and International Business

MGT 373 - Human Resource Management

College of Business, Stephen F. Austin State University

Note: This "standard" course syllabus is only a guide. Actual requirements for a particular course and section of this course are described in the course section syllabus, which should be obtained from the course instructor at the beginning of the respective semester. Requirements listed herein are subject to change without notice.

Catalog Description: - Introduction to human resource management; employment, placement, and human resource planning; training and development; compensation and benefits; employee and labor relations; health, safety, and security; human resource research.

Prerequisite: Junior standing

Course Objective: To increase student knowledge of theories and practices dealing with factors in people and in the work environment which influence people and problems.

Current Textbook: No textbook required. Assigned readings in class.

Evaluation: Student performance will be measured through multiple choice and/or short answer exams and in-class or case assignments. Other types of evaluation may be employed at the discretion of the professor.

Course Coordinator:  Dr. David E. Gunderson

Course Content:

Required Topics

• Human Resource Management in Perspective
• Human Resource Management and the Legal Environment
• Recruitment, Selection, and Human Resource Planning
• Training and Development
• Compensation and Benefits
• Employee and Labor Relations
• Safety, Health, and Security
• Global Human Resource Management
• Human Resource Research
• Future Considerations and Issues for Human Resource Management

Optional Topics

• History of Human Resource Management

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