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312.635.20
Human Resources in Health Organizations

Location
East Baltimore
Term
4th Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2018 - 2019
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Saturday, February 9, 2019
End Date
Sunday, February 10, 2019
Class Time(s)
Sa, Su, 8:30am - 5:30pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Description
Develops a basic understanding of human resources trends and issues in health care organizations. Addresses the strategic role that human resources management plays in helping an organization meet its goals. Considers human resource challenges and recognizes alternative strategies for addressing these challenges. Examines elements most associated with employee engagement and motivation. Introduces legal principles relating to human resources and all component functions that make up human resources.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Describe the role Strategic Human Resources Management in creating a great work place environment
  2. Identify strategies to increase the health care labor supply and decrease labor demand
  3. Analyze how the multiple functions of Human Resources Management, e.g. recruitment, selection, compensation, benefits, training and development contribute to employee performance and productivity
  4. Recognize employment laws and how they affect Human Resource Management
  5. Explain the similarity and difference in employee and management relations in a unionized and non-unionized environments
  6. Apply motivation theories to enhance employee engagement
  7. Create and evaluate a compensation model that motivates employees and addresses legal concerns
  8. Apply Behavioral Event Interviewing to recruitment and selection
Enrollment Restriction
Enrollment restricted to DrPH/pt students in the Tsinghua cohort
Special Comments

This course will be offered over a 2-day period in Baltimore. Students are required to complete assignments prior to the start of class. The final paper will be due May 17, 2019