Instructor Name and Contact Information:        Dr. Bill Combs

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                                                                                       pwc5u@virginia.edu

 

Subject Area and Catalog Number:                    Human Resource Management – HRM 5340

 

Year and Term:                                                       Fall 2015

 

Class Title:                                                               Employee Development

 

Level (Graduate or Undergraduate):                  Graduate

 

Credit Type:                                                             Three Semester Hour

 

Class Description:

Participants will explore the fundamental concepts, theory, and technology involved in the development of personnel in the digital age. Technology organizations spend a significant amount on employee development and retention. Organizational success will be determined to a large extent by how well employees are recruited, trained, and rewarded. Therefore, emphasis will be on the processes necessary for successful recruitment, selection, development, and retention of knowledge-based employees. Guest presentations will be placed online during this session to afford you the opportunity to get a better understanding of the focus, interests, and needs of start-up companies, medium, and large size organizations. These presentations will center on the current environment for hiring and retaining critical personnel.

Required Text: 

Dessler, G.  A framework for human resource management (7^th Ed.)  New York:  Prentice Hall, 2001.   978-0132576147