This course is designed to acquaint the student with human resources management (HRM) in the nonprofit sectors. The goal of this course is to provide students with an understanding of the various HRM activities such as recruitment, testing, selection, performance management, labor relations, volunteer management, compensation, and training, so that they can become more effective managers. The topics in this course will be discussed from their technical and value-oriented perspectives. Practical exercises will be used to stimulate personnel/HRM tasks.

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Course Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, a student should be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the concepts, processes, procedures, techniques, etc., associated with nonprofit human-resources management.

• Demonstrate an understanding of the major challenges and issues that human resources managers are faced with.
• Identify and evaluate human resources problems and issues undercutting or undermining nonprofit organizational effectiveness.

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Course Activities: During the semester students are required to: