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Course Syllabus

MGT580 - Strategic Human Resource Management

Credit Hours: 4

Course Description

The focus of Strategic Human Resource Management is organizational capacity building, i.e. the company’s infrastructural and extra structural resources, which is fundamental to developing and sustaining the company’s competitive advantage. Students examine, model, and play with the central elements of 21st century SHRM: organizational design (e.g. flexible organizations, boundary less organizations), inter-organizational cooperation (e.g. networks, strategic alliances, outsourcing), and organizational development (e.g. knowledge organizations, organizational change).

Course Prerequisites

MGT 510 or concurrent

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

Assessment of Outcomes

Specified on the course schedule/outline

Grading System
Letter GradeRangeDefinition
A 90-100 Excellent
B 80-89 Above Average
C 70-79 Average
D 60-69 Below Average
F 0-59 Failing
W Withdrawal during weeks 1 - 7
WF Withdrawal failing after week 7
NF Failing – Not actively engaged

For more details about the Grading System, please see the current catalog.

Active Participation

Students must be actively engaged in the course. For a definition of active engagement, please see the current catalog.

Academic Integrity

Cheating and plagiarism are serious offenses against the University’s academic integrity and are consequently strictly prohibited. All students must familiarize themselves with the University policy on Academic Integrity.

Penalties for cheating and plagiarism are described in the University policy on Academic Integrity in the catalog. They include failure of the assignment, failure for the course, or dismissal from the University. For the complete Cheating/Plagiarism policy, please see the current catalog.

Students with Disabilities

Students who have disabilities that may impact their performance in this course should follow the process described under the heading Accommodations for the Disabled in the current catalog.

Discipline (Program) Specific Information

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