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Course Descriptions
Program Orientation for students on Monday, Sept. 22.
Interested in taking a single class? Some courses (designated by a  below) may be open on a space-available basis to professionals who are not seeking the certificate. See Single-Course Enrollment for details.
Classes meet two evenings per week in on the UW Seattle campus.
Autumn Courses
The Human Resources Manager
Schedule: (10 sessions) Mondays, 6:00-8:30 p.m., Sept. 29-Dec. 1, 2008; $569; 2.5 CEUs.
Instructor: Michael Walters
This course presents a comprehensive overview of the role of the human resources professional and the HR function as a strategic business partner within an organization. Topics include:
- The history and development of human resource management
- The future of HR and the HR audit
- How to identify and measure strategic, or value added HRM practices and metrics
- Managing teams and projects
- The impact of technology on HRIS
- Outsourcing
- HR ethics and leadership
Employee Relations
Schedule: (10 sessions) Wednesdays, 6:00-8:30 p.m., Oct. 1-Dec. 10 (no class Nov 26), $569; 2.5 CEUs.
Instructors: Maureen Ryan and Rick Kaiser
This course emphasizes employment laws and practical skills for managing the employee relations function. Topics include:
- Anti-discrimination laws governing the employment relationship
- Investigation of discrimination and whistleblower complaints
- Progressive discipline
- Labor relations
- Workplace privacy and testing
- Employee handbooks
- State and federal employment laws governing the need for family and medical leave
Winter Courses
Training and Staff Development
Schedule: (10 sessions) Mondays, 6:00-8:30 p.m., Jan. 5-Mar. 9, 2009 and Tuesdays, 6:00-8:30 p.m., Jan. 20, 2009 & Feb. 17, 2009 (No class on Jan. 19 or Feb. 16), $569; 2.5 CEUs.
Instructor: Linda Callecod
This course explores the training "Best Practices" of leading industries, and provides strategies and tactics for managing training and staff development. You will build skills in understanding, performing and leading the development, creation, implementation, and management of an effective training and development program. Topics include:
- Needs and skills assessments
- Techniques
- Evaluation criteria
- Corporate positioning for increased resources
- Instructional design
- Setting training objectives
- Developing a sample training plan
How to sign up for single-course enrollment in this course
Benefits
Schedule: (10 sessions) Wednesdays, 6:00-8:30 p.m., Jan. 7-March 11, 2009, $569; 2.5 CEUs.
Instructor: Dennis Stevenson
This course provides an intensive overview of employee benefits, including characteristics of life, disability, health care and
retirement plans. Topics include:
- Cost of benefits
- Statutory coverages
- Design of medical benefit programs
- Funding employee benefit plans
- Employee benefit rights
- Tax considerations
- Current issues in employee benefits
How to sign up for single-course enrollment in this course
Spring Courses
Compensation, Reward Systems and Performance Management
Schedule: (10 sessions) Mondays, 6:00-8:30 p.m., Mar. 30-June 1, 2009 and Wednesday, May 27, 2009 (No class May 25); $569; 2.5 CEUs.
Instructor: Judy Clark
This course provides an in-depth investigation of the relationship between compensation, reward systems and performance review. Topics include:
- Compensation plan structure and design
- Job pricing and salary surveys
- Incentive compensation systems and non-economic rewards
- Development of criteria and standards for performance review
- Linking pay plans to strategic/business objectives
- Effective appraisal systems and how to link them
to management objectives and compensation
How to sign up for single-course enrollment in this course
Staffing
Schedule: (8 sessions) Wednesdays, 6:00-8:30 p.m., April 1-May 20, 2009; $454; 2.0 CEUs.
Instructor: Lorelee Bauer
This course provides an intensive introduction to recruitment, selection and hiring of staff. Topics include:
- Human resource planning
- Job descriptions and specifications
- Recruitment and the selection process
- Testing and employment interviews
- Evaluation of the selection process
- Compliance issues such as affirmative action and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
How to sign up for single-course enrollment in this course
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