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Program Requirements
This Diploma in Human Resources Management includes a broad range of courses covering concepts, practices, current issues and areas of specialization in the field of human resources management (HRM). Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will have met the academic requirements of the Quebec Human Resources Professional Association (ORHRI) and will normally be eligible to write the certification exam toward the Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation (subject to experience requirements).Required Courses (24 credits)
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CORG 551 Behaviour in Organizations (3 credits)
Overview
Organizational Behaviour : The implications for management and the essential concepts of social psychology such as motivation, perception, attitude change and organization. Group and organizational dynamics will be the major emphasis of the course. Classroom discussion and student participation is encouraged.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012
Instructors: Callender, Shauna; Fraser, Linda (Fall) Callender, Shauna; Fraser, Linda (Winter) Fraser, Linda (Summer)
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CORG 552 Finance and Accounting Principles for HR Management (3 credits)
Overview
Organizational Behaviour : Understanding financial statements and financial consequences of human resources management (HRM) decision-making on an organization and its bottom-line; examination of HRM implications of strategic finance issues: due diligence in mergers/acquisitions, financial commitments and liabilities associated with equity disputes and labour contract negotiations; legal and ethical implications of quantitative HRM issues.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012
Instructors: Cohen, Thierry (Fall) Cohen, Thierry (Winter) Lapointe, Deirdre (Summer)
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Diploma in Human Resources Management, Diploma in Management (Human Resources concentration), & Grad. Certificate in Human Resources Management.
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CORG 553 Employee and Labour Relations (3 credits)
Overview
Organizational Behaviour : Industrial relations framework, its legal, political, social, economic, ecological and ethical subsystems. Processes governing union-management relations, collective bargaining and dispute resolution, and the roles of executives, supervisors, employees, employee representatives, HR-IR professionals in effective employee relations in unionized and non-unionized environments.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: Westgate, Chantal (Fall) Westgate, Chantal (Winter)
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Diploma in Human Resources Management, Diploma in Management (Human Resources concentration), & Grad. Certificate in Human Resources Management.
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CORG 554 Managing Occupational Health and Safety (3 credits)
Overview
Organizational Behaviour : How to develop, implement and manage effective health and safety programs; competencies and roles of employees, supervisors, executives and HR; strategic, legal and ethical implications of legislation, risk behaviour; socio-psychological aspects of mental and physical health and safety issues; communications and training strategies.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: Castonguay, Jean-Louis (Fall) Castonguay, Jean-Louis (Winter)
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Diploma in Human Resources Management, Diploma in Management (Human Resources concentration), & Grad. Certificate in Human Resources Management.
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CORG 555 Strategic Human Resources Management (3 credits)
Overview
Organizational Behaviour : Linking HRM and business strategy; role of HR in the organization and alignment with strategic management. Overview of HR functional areas and the competencies required to become a successful HR professional; impact of HR policies, processes and practices on employees, teams and organizations, including legal and ethical implications.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: Burney, Sema (Fall) Burney, Sema (Winter)
Prerequisite: CORG 551
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Diploma in Human Resources Management, Diploma in Management (Human Resources concentration), & Grad. Certificate in Human Resources Management.
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CORG 560 Staffing Organizations (3 credits)
Overview
Organizational Behaviour : HR planning and succession planning; organizational and job analysis; recruitment and selection processes which enhance individual performance and organizational effectiveness; recruitment and selection planning; validation and evaluation measurements. Strategic, legal and ethical implications of staffing practices and decisions will be analyzed.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: Brosseau, Ann (Fall) Brosseau, Ann (Winter)
Prerequisite: CORG 555
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Diploma in Human Resources Management, Diploma in Management (Human Resources concentration), & Grad. Certificate in Human Resources Management.
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CORG 561 Developing Human Resources (3 credits)
Overview
Organizational Behaviour : Human performance technology and organizational learning models address individual, team and organizational performance problems: diagnosing workplace situations, identifying causes, selecting appropriate interventions, implementing change, and evaluating results; increasing client capability delivering results while considering internal and external factors affecting performance (competing pressures and resource constraints); strategic, legal and ethical implications.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: Marzo, Angela (Fall) Marzo, Angela (Winter)
Prerequisite: CORG 555
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Diploma in Human Resources Management, Diploma in Management (Human Resources concentration), & Grad. Certificate in Human Resources Management.
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CORG 562 Total Compensation and Rewards (3 credits)
Overview
Organizational Behaviour : Strategic compensation management within a behavioural framework to understand rewards and motivation, work satisfaction and performance. Use of financial and non-financial rewards to attract, retain and motivate. Legal, economic, ethical and culture-fit issues in the design and implementation of direct and indirect compensation policies and systems.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: Courtois, Richard (Fall) Courtois, Richard (Winter)
Prerequisite: CORG 555
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Diploma in Human Resources Management, Diploma in Management (Human Resources concentration), & Grad. Certificate in Human Resources Management.
Complementary Courses (6 credits)
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CGM2 510 Project Management: Tools & Techniques (3 credits)
Overview
Management : Focus on main concepts and theories of project management from initiation to close-out. Topics include: project life cycle, planning, scheduling, implementing, monitoring, controlling, close-out and ethics. The concepts presented apply to projects of various sizes, types and degrees of complexity.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012
Instructors: Kamel, Michael Ezzat; Farha, Shadi (Fall) Kamel, Michael Ezzat; Farha, Shadi (Winter) Gauthier, Sylvain; Bartlett, Lloyd; Theopoulos, Spiro (Summer)
Restrictions: Open to students currently in a program. Not open to Special Students.
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CORG 565 Managing Human Resources Management Information (3 credits)
Overview
Organizational Behaviour : How to measure human resources management value and effectiveness; data sources relevant to strategic, operational, legal and ethical HR decisions: acquiring and analyzing data from HRIS, internet, surveys; methods to ensure validity of HR metrics. Survey of specialized computerized HRM applications.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Padilla, Luis (Winter)
Prerequisite: CORG 555
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Diploma in Human Resources Management, Diploma in Management (Human Resources Concentration), Grad. Certificate in Human Resources Management.
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CORG 570 International Human Resources Management (3 credits)
Overview
Organizational Behaviour : Managing the global workforce; focus on the strategic and legal impact of global competition, and cross-national human resources management (HRM) issues; management of expatriates; global mindsets which impact HRM policies and the various HR functional areas (e.g. staffing, compensation, management development); ethical issues in international management.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Padilla, Luis (Fall)
Prerequisite: CORG 555
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Diploma in Human Resources Management, Diploma in Management (Human Resources concentration), & Grad. Certificate in Human Resources Management.
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CORG 590 Topics in Human Resources Management (3 credits)
Overview
Organizational Behaviour : Specialized course covering advanced topics in the human resources management area selected from current issues or themes in literature.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- Prerequisite: Permission of the Director
- Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Diploma in Human Resources Management. Diploma in Management (Human Resources Concentration), Grad. Certificate in Human Resources Management.
- Note: Content will vary from year to year.
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CPL2 510 Communication and Networking Skills (3 credits)
Overview
Policy : This course will provide students with leadership skills pertaining to communication and networking in the workplace. Topics covered include influencing, appraising situations, business networking, teamwork and delivering effective presentations.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012
Instructors: Walsh, Brendan (Fall) Walsh, Brendan (Winter) Walsh, Brendan (Summer)
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CPL2 532 Leading Change (3 credits)
Overview
Policy : Leading and managing change issues, including the leader as a change agent and the change process itself. Various models of change and change leadership will be reviewed, as well as follower reluctance or resistance to change and strategies that leaders can use to gain follower commitment.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Cooper, John (Winter)
Prerequisite: CORG 551
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CPL2 533 Developing Leadership Skills (3 credits)
Overview
Policy : Role of leadership training and development in personal and organizational effectiveness. Assessing and developing personal leadership skills; developing leaders in organizational settings.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Hunter, James Beatty (Winter)
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CPL2 534 Transcultural Leadership (3 credits)
Overview
Policy : Exploring leadership within a global and diverse context. A variety of trends that have made managing workforce diversity an essential competency for future leaders are reviewed, as are the emerging skills that managers need to develop to succeed in a global environment.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Du Couturier-Nichol, Garrfield (Fall)
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School of Continuing Studies—2011-2012 (last updated Aug. 8, 2011) (disclaimer)