EXMGT 5597 - Workforce Planning

Different organizational strategies require different human resource management policies and practices. This course is designed to help human resources plan and make decisions about the allocation of resources for the effective management of people. Topics include: environmental scanning, forecasting supply and demand for human resources, successions planning, career planning, and business strategies.

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

• 🗸 Understand the role and purpose of human resources and workforce planning, via strategic planning and HR service delivery.
• 🗸 Understand the importance of HR policy development.
• 🗸 Understand the external and internal business drivers impacting HR planning and HR service delivery.
• 🗸 Gain an understanding of contemporary HR issues and programs as they relate to downsizing, international HR, mergers, acquisitions, outsourcing, and HR IT/metrics.
• 🗸 Understand the concept of human resources as a “strategic business partner”.
• 🗸 Understand performance evaluation and explore some new concepts of performance management.
• 🗸 Explore the importance of succession planning and mentoring, and develop succession and mentoring plans.
• 🗸 Understand and develop effective training and development plans.

• 🗸This is a 39-hour online course accessible through eClass, the University of Alberta’s eLearning management tool.
• 🗸This is a graded course; assessment activities may include exams, projects, presentations, journals, or research papers.
• 🗸Additional learning materials are provided through eClass at no additional cost.