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Human Resources Management

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
1/27/25 - 5/14/25
Mo 5:30p.m. – 8:15p.m.		 McCormack M02-0211 3 $2557 (guest students)
Date
1/27/25 - 5/14/25
Time
Mo 5:30p.m. – 8:15p.m.
Location
McCormack M02-0211
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2557 (guest students)

Description

This course is designed to familiarize students with the major elements of human resources management in the public sector: personnel management practices and the practice of labor-management relations. The first half of the course examines the basic concepts of human resources management and the principles of planning and forecasting human resources needs. This part of the course examines career planning and management, job design, pay systems, selection, training, and equal opportunity. The second half of the course explores the nature and history of labor-management relations, focusing on the tactics and strategies of management and union representatives and the legal constraints on their behavior in: (1) the organization of public employee unions; (2) contract negotiation; and (3) contract administration and interpretation.

Prerequisites

Graduate degree student in Public Administration

This course is closed for registration.

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

1/27/2025 - 5/14/2025

Location

McCormack M02-0211

Enrolled / Capacity

11 / 20

Status

Closed

Instructor

Peter Federman

Tuition*

$2557 (guest students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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