Organizational Behaviour (ORGB) 386
Introduction to Human Resource Management

This version of ORGB 386 closed Sept. 13, 2005. To current version.

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Delivery mode:  Individualized study or grouped study. Video component*.
*Overseas students, please contact the University Library before registering in a course that has an audio/visual component.
Credits: 3 - Applied Studies
Prerequisite: ADMN 232 is recommended but not required.
Precluded Course: ORGB 386 may not be taken if credit has already been obtained for HRMT 386.
Centre: Centre for Work and Community Studies
Téluq equivalency: ADM 1015
Challenge for Credit: ORGB 386 has a Challenge for Credit option

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Overview

ORGB 386 is designed to provide an introduction to the theoretical and practical aspects of human resource management (HRM) in contemporary organizations.

Outline

The course consists of the following nine units.

  • Unit 1 Introduction
  • Unit 2 Legal Environment
  • Unit 3 Job Analysis, Recruitment, and Selection
  • Unit 4 Orientation, Motivation, Training, and Development
  • Unit 5 Career Planning and Performance Appraisal
  • Unit 6 Compensation and Benefits
  • Unit 7 Health and Safety
  • Unit 8 Labour Relations
  • Unit 9 The New HRM

Evaluation

To receive credit for ORGB 386, students must achieve a course composite grade of at least a "D" (50 percent), a grade of at least 50 percent on the tutor-marked exercises and a grade of at least 50 percent on the final exam. The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:

Exercise 1
(after Unit 3)
 Exercise 2
(after Unit 5) 		Exercise 3
(after Unit 8) 		Final Exam Total
15% 20% 25% 40% 100%

Course Materials

Course texts and pamphlets include:

Falkenberg, Loren, E., Stone, Thomas H., and Meltz, Noah M. 1999. Human Resource Management in Canada, 4th ed. Toronto: Holt, Rinehart and Winston of Canada.

Province of Alberta. 1996. Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Act. Edmonton: Queen's Printer.

Province of Alberta. 2000. Occupational Health and Safety Act. Edmonton: Queen's Printer.

Province of Alberta. 1998. Labour Relations Code. Edmonton: Queen's Printer.

Province of Alberta. 2002. Employment Standards Code. Edmonton: Queen's Printer.

Other Material

Course materials include study guide, student manual, reading file, and forms.

Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice.
Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized-study counterparts.

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