The Advanced Certificate Program in Human Resource Management will provide the educational background necessary to make informed decisions in management as related to human resource issues. The certificate holder will have the resources for strategic critical thinking necessary to optimize the human resources of an organization. This program is 100% online.
This credential can be completed as a stand-alone certificate or as a stackable credential within the Online MBA program. The advanced certificate consists of four courses:
Leadership and Organizational Behavior | OS603
Specific topics to be covered include organizational culture and structure, influencing others through formal and informal means, negotiations, and analysis of organizational congruence. The course uses business cases, videos, articles from the academic and popular press, as well as in-class exercises.
Current Issues in Human Resource Management | OS676
Current topics of importance in human resources (such as employee engagement, diversity/inclusion, work-life integration strategies, shifting employment relationships) will be addressed, discussing ways to manage human resources effectively in organizations' dynamic legal, social and economic environments. Course topics will be examined using a problem solving approach, through analyses of case studies and court cases, social science research, and federal/state/local legislation.
Negotiations and Relationship Management | OS667
This course provides an in-depth understanding of the theories of negotiation, conflict, complaint handling, and norms and ethics of fairness. The course also provides a foundation on labor relations, collective bargaining, and U.S. labor and employment laws, with an emphasis on the corresponding implications for union and nonunion workplaces. The course is intended to be applicable to a broad spectrum of work- or business-related relationship issues faces by managers and professionals.
Building and Managing Effective Teams | SB655
In today’s global workforce and “gig economy,” it is imperative that managers continually identify, organize, lead and assess the “intellectual capital” available for either short or long-term team commitments. The skillset needed to lead teams varies, depending upon organizational strengths and weaknesses. However, specific and agreed upon management behaviors assist managers in leading today’s diversified teams toward attaining – and exceeding – corporate goals. This course provides an examination of several important management KSA’s (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities) for those responsible for team development and direction.