BC's Indigenous Public Post-Secondary Institute

BUSM-223 - Human Resources Management - 3.00 Credits

BUSM-223 - Human Resources Management - 3.00 Credits

Course Details
An introduction to personnel management including organization of the personnel functions; recruitment and selection, interviewing and counseling, job descriptions and evaluation, compensation and salary administration, management development and performance appraisal, training and staffing planning, safety and occupational health. The course places particular emphasis on the practical applications of personnel policies and procedures, on personnel's relationship to management and management's responsibilities to employees.
Part of the:
  • BUSINESS Department
  • Available/Required in the following Programs:
  • Administrative Studies Diploma - Diploma Completion Plan
  • Aboriginal Community Economic Development Diploma - Diploma Completion Plan
  • First Nations Public Administration Certificate - FNPA Diploma (2Year) Completion Plan
  • Tourism Management Certificate - Certificate Completion Plan
  • Prerequisites : BUSM 222, or permission of instructor
    Transferability: BCOU Individual Assessment. UNBC as COMM (3) 2xx lev. For Business Administration majors, it will fulfill the COMM 330 requirement.
    Course Outline
    Instructors Qualifications: Relevant Master's Degree.
    Office Hours: 1.5 Per week
    Contact Hours: 45
    Student Evaluation
    Procedure:
    Assignments 50 - 70%, Final 30 - 50%, Total 100 %. Grading procedures follow NVIT policy.
    Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:
  • explain the basic terms and concepts of personnel management;

  • apply these terms and concepts in practice in areas such as recruiting, selection, performance appraisal, career development, etc; and

  • develop and implement human resource policies and practices which are in-line with organizational objectives.
  • Text and Materials: Stone, Thomas H. Human Resource Management in Canada. Current Edition. Holt, Rinehart and Winston of Canada, 1993.
    Other Resources:
    Transfer Credits: For more information visit: www.bctransferguide.ca
    Other Information: Education Council approved November 2006.