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Human Resources & Personnel Management in Aging Services

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
1/27/25 - 5/14/25
Th 7p.m. – 8:30p.m.
On-Line LMS Chat Time 3 $2557 (guest students)
Date
1/27/25 - 5/14/25
Time
Th 7p.m. – 8:30p.m.
Location
On-Line LMS Chat Time
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2557 (guest students)

Description

This course is designed to familiarize students with the concepts of human resources management as they are applied in primarily public, non-profit settings. In particular, the course will focus on human resources and personnel management as applied to the aging services field. The examples used in the course will come from organizations such as nursing homes, assisted living facilities, home health agencies, senior centers and councils on aging. Issues to be addressed will include hiring and supervision, performance appraisal, mentoring, career planning, equal employment opportunity, diversity and collective bargaining. Students will examine job design and pay systems, methods of personnel selection and training, issues of productivity and work hours, team building, effects of government regulations on working conditions and personnel administration.

This course is closed for registration.

Course Details