Associate Professional in Human Resources

  • Duration – 25 hours

This extensive module provides you with the opportunity to ensure that you are fully knowledgeable in all aspects of human resources operations, functions and processes before taking the aPHR Certification exam. In this course, you will find detailed information about HR department structure, human resource metrics, data collection tools, workplace organization and communication, job design and HR hardware and software programs. You will also review such topics as internal and external recruitment, staffing strategies, performance appraisals, employee rights, labor relations, disciplinary practices and employee health and safety regulations.

 

Associate Professional in Human Resources

Ch 1. Human Resource Operations

Lesson 1 – Human Resource Management: Definition, Objectives & Responsibilities
Lesson 2 – The Internal Structure of an HR Department
Lesson 3 – External Factors Impacting HRM
Lesson 4 – Types of Employee Classification
Lesson 5 – Human Resource Management vs. Personnel Management
Lesson 6 – Human Resources: Organizational Vision, Mission & Values
Lesson 7 – Aligning HRM and Organizational Strategy
Lesson 8 – The Role of HR in Organizational Branding
Lesson 9 – Developing & Maintaining an HR Budget
Lesson 10 – Human Resource Planning: Definition & Process
Lesson 11 – Human Resource Policies & Procedures

Ch 2. Human Resource Metrics

Lesson 1 – Five Phases of Strategic Human Resource Metrics Analytics
Lesson 2 – Strategic Human Resource Metrics: Human Capital
Lesson 3 – Strategic Human Resource Metrics: Recruitment & Hiring
Lesson 4 – Strategic Human Resource Metrics: Retention & Turnover
Lesson 5 – Strategic Human Resource Metrics: Labor & Revenues
Lesson 6 – Strategic Human Resource Metrics: Employee Benefits
Lesson 7 – Strategic Human Resource Metrics: Training Programs
Lesson 8 – Strategic Human Resource Metrics: Safety & Workers’ Compensation
Lesson 9 – Strategic Human Resource Metrics: Employee Satisfaction
Lesson 10 – Strategic Human Resource Metrics: Production & Sales

Ch 3. HR Data Tools & Collection

Lesson 1 – Strategies for Choosing a Data Collection Technique
Lesson 2 – How to Construct Graphs from Data
Lesson 3 – Application Software for Personal, Enterprise & Workgroup Objectives
Lesson 4 – Database and Spreadsheet Software: Excel, Access, dBase & Lotus 1-2-3
Lesson 5 – Presentation Software & Graphic Suites: Purpose & Examples

Ch 4. Business Records Management

Lesson 1 – Records Management Basics: Terminology & Examples
Lesson 2 – Records Management Process in Organizations
Lesson 3 – Records Life Cycle: Definition & Stages
Lesson 4 – Business Records Classification & Categories
Lesson 5 – Physical & Electronic Records Management
Lesson 6 – Maintaining Record Confidentiality

Ch 5. Technology & Information Systems for Human Resources

Lesson 1 – Human Resources: Service Delivery Tools
Lesson 2 – Human Resource Information Systems: Definition, Types & Examples
Lesson 3 – Human Resource Information Systems: Costs & Benefits to Employees, HR and Organizations

Ch 6. Job Design & Performance Metrics

Lesson 1 – Job Design: Definition and Purpose
Lesson 2 – Empowerment and Job Design
Lesson 3 – Types of Job Redesign: Job Enrichment, Enlargement & Rotation
Lesson 4 – Reengineering Jobs for Continuous Improvement
Lesson 5 – The Importance of Job Specifications, Job Descriptions, and Position Descriptions
Lesson 6 – Four Methods of Job Evaluation: Ranking, Classification, Point & Factor Comparison
Lesson 7 – Job Sharing: Definition, Advantages & Disadvantages
Lesson 8 – Analysis & Design in Performance Standardization

Ch 7. Workplace Organizational Structure

Lesson 1 – Organizational Design and Structure
Lesson 2 – Types of Traditional Organizational Designs: Simple, Functional & Divisional Designs
Lesson 3 – Types of Contemporary Organizational Designs: Matrix, Team & Network Designs
Lesson 4 – Strategy and Organizational Structure
Lesson 5 – What Are Organizational Goals? – Definition, Types & Examples
Lesson 6 – What is Organizational Culture? – Definition & Characteristics

Ch 8. Functions & Types of Business Management

Lesson 1 – Four Functions of Management: Planning, Organizing, Leading & Controlling
Lesson 2 – Operations Management: Definition & Fundamentals
Lesson 3 – Sales Management: Definition & Function
Lesson 4 – The Functions of Marketing Management
Lesson 5 – What is Data Management? – Definition & Tools

Ch 9. Workplace Communication Techniques

Lesson 1 – Why Communication Matters in the Workplace
Lesson 2 – Elements of Effective Communication in the Workplace
Lesson 3 – The Communication Process
Lesson 4 – Organizational Communication
Lesson 5 – Choosing Your Channel of Communication: Oral, Written, Visual & Electronic
Lesson 6 – What Are Cultural Barriers to Communication in the Workplace? – Definition & Examples

Ch 10. Hiring, Recruiting & Outsourcing for Human Resources

Lesson 1 – Human Resource Management: Hiring and Staffing
Lesson 2 – The Hiring Process: How Human Resource Managers Recruit and Hire Employees
Lesson 3 – Using Recruitment Events to Reach Candidates
Lesson 4 – Internal Recruitment: Definition, Methods & Process
Lesson 5 – External Recruitment: Advantages, Disadvantages & Methods
Lesson 6 – Common Staffing Selection Methods: Definitions, Interview Types, Pros & Cons
Lesson 7 – Outsourcing Human Resources: Pros & Cons
Lesson 8 – Abiding by HRM Laws Regarding Recruitment & Selection
Lesson 9 – Work Authorization: Laws & Regulations for Non-US Citizens
Lesson 10 – Role of HR in Pre- & Post-Offer Activities

Ch 11. Compensation Systems, Benefits & Incentive Programs

Lesson 1 – Common Compensation Systems: Salary, Hourly, Contractor, Pay-For-Performance
Lesson 2 – Wage and Hour Laws: Overview of the Fair Labor Standards Act
Lesson 3 – Compensation Equity: Definition & Importance
Lesson 4 – Mandatory vs. Voluntary Benefits: Definition & Examples
Lesson 5 – Insurance & Flexible Benefits for Employees
Lesson 6 – Affordable Health Care Act: Description, Overview & Relevance to HR Management
Lesson 7 – Retirement Compensation Systems: 401(k) and Pensions
Lesson 8 – Incentive Compensation Plans: Merit Pay, Piece Rates, Commissions, Bonuses & Skills-Based
Lesson 9 – Organizational Incentive Programs: Profit Sharing, Gain Sharing, and Employee Stock Ownership
Lesson 10 – HR Compensation & Benefits: Definition & Policies
Lesson 11 – ERISA Law: Explanation & Importance
Lesson 12 – COBRA: Overview and Importance
Lesson 13 – Workers’ Compensation: Overview and Description
Lesson 14 – Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
Lesson 15 – How Organizations Promote Work-Life Balance: Definition and Common Practices

Ch 12. Role of HR in Employee Training & Development

Lesson 1 – Assessing Training Needs of an Organization
Lesson 2 – What Is Employee Training? – Benefits, Effects & Importance
Lesson 3 – Types of Employee Training Programs
Lesson 4 – New Hire Orientation: Importance of Training Design & Content
Lesson 5 – Methods for Training Employees: Mentoring, On-The-Job & Job Rotation
Lesson 6 – What Is Career Management and Development? – Definition and Purpose
Lesson 7 – Performance Management: Definition & Process
Lesson 8 – Role of HR in Succession Planning
Lesson 9 – Training Programs: Evaluation Techniques & Metrics

Ch 13. Performance Appraisal in Business Management

Lesson 1 – Performance Appraisals: Benefits and Challenges
Lesson 2 – Uses of Performance Appraisals: Administrative and Developmental
Lesson 3 – Importance of Reliability, Acceptability, Sensitivity & Practicality in Performance Appraisals
Lesson 4 – Types of Performance Appraisal: Trait, Behavioral & Results
Lesson 5 – Common Appraisal Methods 1: Critical Incident, Graphic Rating Scale & BARS
Lesson 6 – Common Appraisal Methods 2: Narratives, Forced Choice & Forced Distribution
Lesson 7 – Performance Appraisal and 360 Feedback
Lesson 8 – What Is Management by Objective? – Defining the MBO Process
Lesson 9 – Job Dissatisfaction: Causes, Reasons and Employee Responses

Ch 14. Employee Relations & Recognition Programs

Lesson 1 – What Is Employee Relations? – Definition & Concept
Lesson 2 – Role of HR in Meeting the Needs of Employees
Lesson 3 – How to Empower Employees & Improve Employee Performance
Lesson 4 – Employee Motivation Programs: Incentives and Reward Systems
Lesson 5 – Reward Systems & Employee Behavior: Intrinsic & Extrinsic Rewards
Lesson 6 – Financial Rewards for Employees: Definition & Types
Lesson 7 – The Fundamentals of Employee Recognition Programs
Lesson 8 – Types of Reward & Recognition Programs
Lesson 9 – Strategies for Successful Employee Recognition Programs
Lesson 10 – Benefits of Employee Recognition Programs
Lesson 11 – Avoiding Common Pitfalls of Employee Recognition Programs

Ch 15. Employee Feedback

Lesson 1 – Employee Feedback Methods: Surveys & Questions
Lesson 2 – Employee Surveys: Benefits & Examples
Lesson 3 – Employee Salary & Benefit Surveys: Uses & Importance
Lesson 4 – What Is an Exit Interview? – Definition & Examples

Ch 16. Overview of Employee Rights & Employment Law

Lesson 1 – Employee Rights: Employment-At-Will Doctrine & Exceptions
Lesson 2 – Equal Employment Opportunity: Title VII Law & Regulations
Lesson 3 – Equal Employment Opportunity: Title VII Requirements for Managers & Organizations
Lesson 4 – Equal Employment Opportunity: ADA Law & Regulations
Lesson 5 – Equal Employment Opportunity: ADEA Law & Regulations
Lesson 6 – Equal Employment Opportunity: PDA & Regulations
Lesson 7 – USERRA: Definition, Rights & Responsibilities
Lesson 8 – Tax Treatment of Health & Disability Insurance
Lesson 9 – The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act
Lesson 10 – Labor Relations & Unions: NLRA, Taft-Hartley & the Civil Service Reform Act
Lesson 11 – Sexual Harassment and the Hostile Work Environment
Lesson 12 – Human Resource Management (HRM): Laws & Regulations

Ch 17. Employee Behavior in the Workplace

Lesson 1 – Types of Workplace Harassment: Verbal, Nonverbal, Physical & Visual
Lesson 2 – Bullying in the Workplace
Lesson 3 – Abusive Conduct in the Workplace: Definition & Prevention
Lesson 4 – What Is Conflict Resolution in the Workplace? – Skills, Techniques & Methods
Lesson 5 – Absenteeism and Turnover in the Workplace: Definition & Effects
Lesson 6 – Employee and Workplace Grievances: Definition & Types
Lesson 7 – Harassment Complaint Procedure for Employees
Lesson 8 – Ensuring Privacy in the Harassment Complaint Process
Lesson 9 – Retaliation in the Workplace: Definition & Laws

Ch 18. Employee Discipline & Termination

Lesson 1 – Employee Discipline in the Workplace: Procedures & Principle
Lesson 2 – Written Warnings in the Workplace: Examples & Concept
Lesson 3 – Common Methods of Employee Discipline: ‘Hot Stove’ and Progressive Discipline
Lesson 4 – Terminating an Employee: Process & Best Practices
Lesson 5 – Types of Termination: Attrition, Layoffs, Resignation, Retirement & RIF
Lesson 6 – Types of Internal Organizational Change: Structural, Strategic, People, and Process
Lesson 7 – Organizational Downsizing: Definition, Strategies & Business Impacts

Ch 19. Employee Health, Safety & Security

Lesson 1 – Health and Safety Regulations: OSHA
Lesson 2 – What is HIPAA? – Definition, Requirements & Laws
Lesson 3 – Safe Working Conditions: Purpose & Concept
Lesson 4 – Health & Safety Regulations: Protection Requirements & Acceptable Risk
Lesson 5 – Employee Rights: Privacy & Safety
Lesson 6 – Workplace Violence: Trends and Impact on Human Resources
Lesson 7 – Injury & Crime Reporting in the Workplace
Lesson 8 – Risk Mitigation in Human Resources: Definition & Strategies
Lesson 9 – Deterring Business Crime: RICO, False Claims Act, & Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Lesson 10 – Computer Security & Threat Prevention for Individuals & Organizations

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