LER 524

Credit: 2 hours.

Provides students in professional science and engineering degree programs a comprehensive foundation of basic issues surrounding human resources management. Since graduates are confronted with organizational configurations that require teamwork, collaborative decision making, problem solving, leading and managing a diverse workforce, they need to build a basic framework of knowledge and skills surrounding human resources and how to motivate, manage, and lead employees in their technical roles. Covers a separate topic in each session pertaining to human resource management. Based on a model of discussion and group learning focused around case studies and group activities. The proposed components will include conceptual as well as practitioner oriented readings, relevant cases, in-class exercises and group work, educational videos, brief assignments, in-class handouts, and resource lists for each topic identifying important readings and sources of further information.