Intro to Business • Human Resources Fundamentals
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In this course, we use everyday, easy-to-understand language to explain the fundamentals about the different elements of working with employees of all size companies.
While this course uses United States information as examples, the information and principles included apply to almost every country in the world.
Successful students will grasp the advantages, disadvantages, requirements, and some of the biggest concerns involved with writing Job Descriptions; hiring, training, and developing staff; preparing and conducting performance evaluations, the basics of compensation and benefits; and much more.
Throughout the entire course, quizzes and actual working “homework assignments” are used to reinforce the lessons as well as help the student understand what they are grasping or needing to restudy.
Some of the many areas covered in the course include:
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The Human Resources Process and why everyone level of employees have some impact on the Human Resources of an organization.
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What’s involved with determining exactly what a company’s staffing needs are, how to put those needs into a written plan, and how to use that plan to recruit, interview, and hire qualified staff members.
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Why not only Onboarding (orientation) training is important, but also ongoing development to enable staff to perform at their best.
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Designing and preparing Employee Performance Evaluations and how to use them to increase company performance and profits.
MANY other lessons are included such as:
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What is the ONE QUESTION every potential candidate should be asked in an interview?
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How to plan for losing key employees such as owners, directors, and long-term staff
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What are different compensation methods to consider and how do benefits play into the overall package
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What specific questions should NOT be asked during an interview
NOTE: This is one mini-course included in the Introduction to Business: Volume 1 series. It is a completely stand-alone course with no prerequisites to understand the content. However, all the separate courses combined provide a comprehensive understanding of introductory business concepts equivalent to a 16-week, 3-credit hour, college course.
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Overview of Master Course and IndividualA quick overview of what this course will cover and how this chapter fits into the entire series, Introduction to Business - Volume 1.
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Tips for the Experience
A few small tweaks and pieces of information can truly make the learning experience easier and more comfortable. We'll take a look at some of those tips in this lesson.
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What Are We Talking About?
Human Resources Management (or HR) can be a little confusing. Let's take a quick look at what we mean in THIS course.
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History of HR
No. This isn't a "HISTORY" lesson. Just a quick chat about how everything evolved to the current state.
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Part of Every Business (and every job)
Owner, manager, HR professional, line-level employee. Everyone has a part to play.
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The HR Process
From deciding IF you need help and how much, through compensation and benefits, let's look at the process as a whole.
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Homework - Section 2 -
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Quiz - Section 2
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Staffing Needs
Do you need staff? How many? How do you know?
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Job Analysis
While less heard of, the Job Analysis is an important step in deciding how a job should be structured.
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Job Descriptions
The Job Description lets a business make candidates aware of the actual position, but what should be included?
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Recruiting TALENT
Before the interviews, there needs to be a "pool" of candidates. How do you grow that pool size?
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Interviewing - Part 1 (Do's)
Let's take a look at the things interviewers SHOULD do...
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Interviewing - Part 2 (Dont's)
And let's take a look at the things interviewers should NOT do...
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Onboarding
What does Onboarding mean? Well, it's kind of like orientation, but more...
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Homework - Section 3
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Quiz - Section 3
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Ongoing Staff Training
Staff training doesn't stop as soon as the employee knows their job duties.
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For Organizational/Position Changes
Sometimes big changes happen. What to consider in how you handle that process.
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Career Planning
Developing your staffs' careers benefits YOU!
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Succession Planning
Losing a Key Employee can devastate a company if it's not planned out in advance.
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Homework - Section 4
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Quiz - Section 4
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An Introduction...
Time for a quick chuckle before we get serious again...
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What and Why?
What is employee evaluation and performance management? And why do we bother?
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When?
Planning WHEN can have a big effect on how the process goes.
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Who?
You mean the HR staff DOESN'T do the evaluations?
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How?
Being organized and planned out is essential to a smooth (and effective) performance evaluation.
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What's Next? - The Action Plan
Don't think you're done, just because the performance evaluation meeting has concluded.
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Homework - Section 5
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Quiz - Section 5
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Different Methods of Compensation
A brief look at four different methods an employee can be compensated.
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Benefits Include...
What is (and isn't) classified as a benefit? And what is REQUIRED?
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Fair and Competitive with Peers
Assume your employees know what everyone else is earning and what they can earn elsewhere!
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Homework - Section 6
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Quiz - Section 6
