Human Resources Management Technology Associate Degree
 

Over the last several decades the human resource (personnel) function has evolved from a “hiring/firing paper processing” job to an extremely complex profession. Human resources management requires the ability to understand how all the facets of human resources management impact one another and the organization as a whole. The myriad federal and state laws regulating virtually all aspects of the employee/employer relationship, compounded by conflicting judicial interpretations, require professionals skilled in understanding and applying these laws to day-to-day management decisions. Wrong decisions, by any representative of the organization, in hiring, discipline, termination, or the way employees are treated may result in a multimillion dollar lawsuit, costing thousands of dollars in legal fees, even if the company should win.

In the last few decades, senior management has begun to recognize that human resource management professionals, skilled in human resource and labor law, labor relations, policy development and administration, compensation and benefits, and employee relations, make a positive impact on a firm's bottom line. Management has also come to realize that the human resource management “professional” is everyone in the human resources department, whether that staff consists of 2 or 25 people.

The purpose of Human Resources Management Technology program is to teach human resources management skills and provide hands-on application in a learning environment that bridges the necessity of academic theory with human resources management in “the real world.” Throughout, the program provides for a strong legal foundation in each area of human resources management; then it provides for application of that foundation to the human resources management functions.

Upon completion of the associate degree in Human Resources Management Technology, the graduate will be able to:

• Research human resources laws, cases, and issues using the Internet and other resources.

• Apply human resources laws impacting private sector employers to day-to-day business operations.

• Write legal human resources policies, procedures, programs and employee handbook summaries for an organization.

• Administer manual and automated records and information management systems to support the key tasks of the human resources department and meet the legislative requirements with which the organization must comply.

• Develop protocol for and conduct the various types of interviews used in business.

• Discuss the effects of chemical dependency on the work environment and identify the community resources available to the organization, employee, and family.

• Develop a job analysis questionnaire and write job descriptions and job specifications

• Develop/administer a monetary compensation system.

• Develop/administer employee benefit programs.

• Develop/administer a performance appraisal system.

• Provide assistance in the union organizing, negotiating, grieving, and arbitrating processes.

Traditional Classes and Distance Learning Choices at Columbus State

The Human Resources Management Technology program is proud to offer traditional and distance learning options for our students. The traditional class room experience continues to provide students with high quality instruction in a small classroom setting at our main campus and off-campus locations. Human Resources Management Technology also offers distance learning courses that provide the same high quality learning as traditional instruction, yet with the flexibility of being able to complete your course work online or through video based instruction.